April 15, 2008 - Telecoms see value in broadcaster partnerships

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April 15, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day  Telecoms see value in broadcaster partnerships Executives from AT&T and Verizon Communications detailed the benefits awaiting telecoms, broadcasters and content owners when they work together to serve the IPTV sector. Cooperation will foster market expansion, they said at an industry trade show Monday. Telephony Online (4/14)   Business & Industry Watch  Study: Ethnic groups to spend almost $60B on telecom services this year Ethnic residents in the U.S. -- particularly Hispanics -- will spend $59.8 billion on telecommunications services this year, according to a new study from Insight Research. "The purchasing power that the Hispanic-American, African-American, and Asian-American communities exert in the telecommunications industry is not being ignored," Insight's Robert Rosenberg said, but noted that each "Hispanic community must be addressed with nuanced messaging appropriate to its internal diversity." InformationWeek (4/14) FCC rules in favor of Verizon Verizon Communications is not in violation of privacy laws when it works to keep customers from switching to other providers, as alleged by several players in the cable sector. "The cable industry's effort in this complaint to suppress communications would reduce consumer choice, and the bureau's recommendation to reject it is legally correct and good policy," said Verizon Executive Vice President Tom Tauke. CED Magazine (4/14) AT&T debuts BusinessTalk for small companies AT&T is offering a small-business wireless plan patterned after its FamilyTalk plan. The BusinessTalk plan allows five users to share 700 "anytime" minutes during a month for $60. A step up in the plan lets as many as 40 users share 20,000 minutes. TMC Internet Telephony (4/14) , American City Business Journals/Albuquerque, N.M. (4/14) Other News Telecom Italia management says no thanks to Telefonica deal Reuters (4/14) USTelecom Spotlight NXTcomm08 to feature Content Showcase One of five pavilions set for the NXTcomm08 exhibit floor in Las Vegas, June 16 to 19, the Content Showcase will give service and content providers a venue to demonstrate state-of-the-art content-related technologies and advances in voice, music, games, photos and video. The Content Showcase is expected to attract the attention of wireless, wireline, LEC and Internet service providers. Register today using code USTE8 to get complimentary keynote and exhibit-floor access. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload    TV viewers ready for the next big thing Worldwide television audiences are looking for new devices and delivery systems that help them watch the programming they want, when they want, according to survey results released by Accenture. Younger respondents expressed a particular interest in new viewing options. Accenture's David Wolf said, "Today's youth are more dissatisfied with the traditional television experience and increasingly excited by the availability of new choices." Broadcasting & Cable (4/14) FiOS expands channel lineup in Northeast FiOS subscribers in the Northeast will now have access to The Worship Network, qubo and ION Life channels. The new additions will be available in Boston, New York and northern New Jersey. Multichannel News (4/14) MTV teams up with French telecom on mobile content MTV and French telecom SFR have announced that on April 23 they will begin offering 3G MTV 3.3, a mobile network aimed at young French users. The service will include access to MTV's four French channels as well as two channels being developed for 3G MTV 3.3, "MTV Scan" and "MTV Shake ton booty." The Hollywood Reporter (4/14) LightGAIN is Optelian's complete DWDM, CWDM and hybrid solution, supporting 1 to 40 wavelengths of 10Mbps to 10Gbps traffic, SNMP managed and path protected. SFP and XFP transponders, tunable optics, and in-house manufacturing provide customers with short lead times, low cost, and customized solutions to fit their exact requirements.   Technology Trends  Genband buys NSN's media gateway portfolio Genband has forged a reseller agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks that calls for the company to become the exclusive provider of fixed-line trunking media gateways for NSN. The purchase of the Surpass HiG media gateway portfolio marks the fifth such agreement Genband has sealed in a few years' time. Light Reading (4/14) VTech phone aims to make IM more accessible VTech has introduced the DECT cordless phone, the IS6110, with a full QWERTY keyboard to facilitate communication via instant messaging from any location in the house. Electronic House (4/15) Cisco, Linksys teams work together Cisco is working to reduce brand confusion over the Cisco and Linksys-branded products, according to Vice President of SMB Solutions Marketing Rick Moran, who said he believed the move to a single brand might happen sooner than was originally thought. The New York Times/IDG News Service (4/15)   IP Download  Verizon takes smartphone services unlimited Verizon Wireless is rolling out new offerings for smartphone users that encompass unlimited e-mail and Internet access. "There is a limit to how much people can talk in a given month, yet the industry took 25 years to sort of get to an unlimited voice," Chief Technology Officer Tony Melone said. "With data, there's virtually no limit on ... consumption." 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