April 28, 2008 - Verizon reports video, wireless growth

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April 28, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon reports video, wireless growth Profit rose at Verizon Communications in the first quarter as the company's wireless division netted 1.5 million new subscribers, more than a sample of analysts had expected. Verizon also reported adding 263,000 net new FiOS TV customers -- to 1.2 million -- and 262,000 net new FiOS Internet subscribers -- to 1.8 million. Forbes/Thomson Financial News (4/28) , Reuters (4/28) , Google/Associated Press (4/28)   Business & Industry Watch  Foiled with 3Com, China's Huawei plots U.S. entry After the U.S. government's denial on national-security grounds of China's Huawei Technologies' proposed investment in 3Com, officials at the telecom-equipment company said it still planned on leading a parade of Chinese manufacturers who want to compete with the likes of Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks and Alcatel-Lucent. Boston Herald/Associated Press (4/28) Brazil's Oi pays $3.5 billion for control of smaller telecom Tele Norte, known as Oi, has agreed to buy a controlling interest in Brasil Telecom Participacoes, Brazil's fifth-largest operator for $3.5 billion, but the deal can only go through if regulator Anatel approves a change in the country's telecom laws. Oi, Brazil's largest telecom carrier, needs to grow bigger in a consolidating market where scale is becoming increasingly important, according to analysts. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (4/26) AT&T, Starbucks set Wi-Fi launch date Starting May 1, latte-lovers who subscribe to one of AT&T's broadband services can access the Internet via Wi-Fi at the 7,000 Starbucks nationwide under a deal that previously brought Barnes & Noble, McDonald's and some airports under AT&T's Wi-Fi umbrella. AT&T's agreements cover a total of 17,000 U.S. outlets. American City Business Journals/Cincinnati (4/28) , Daily Herald (Chicago) (4/27) USTelecom Spotlight Sprint Nextel's Daniel Hesse to address NXTcomm08 on June 18 "There are few leaders in the communications industry as forward-thinking as Sprint Nextel's Daniel Hesse," NXTcomm Executive Director Wayne Crawford said. "We're excited to have him share his thoughts on the future of converged communications and what it means for Sprint Nextel and others in the service provider, manufacturer, enterprise and entertainment communities at NXTcomm08." NXTcomm08 comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 16 to 19. Register today! Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Hot Topics  Top five news stories selected by USTelecom dailyLead readers in the past week. AT&T executive: World must invest in Internet infrastructure (The New York Times) Level 3 sees growth ahead (Telephony Online) Consumers open to "quad-play" bundles from telecoms (Telephony Online) Qwest tech chief opines on wireless issues (Telephony Online) AT&T sees video, broadband and wireless gains (The Wall Street Journal) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.   Video Upload  TeliaSonera posts IPTV customer additions TeliaSonera added 400,000 customers for its IPTV services during the first quarter, the company reported. TeliaSonera ended the period with 2.4 million broadband customers. Broadband TV News (4/28) KT gets home-video window for Sony movies Sony Pictures Television and Korea Telecom have agreed on a deal that gives KT's Mega TV IPTV service access to movies for its on-demand platform at the same time they are released to home video in that country. Mega TV, which launched nationally in July 2007, has 590,000 subscribers. Variety (4/27) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Addressing profitability challenges in Advanced Fiber Management for FTTP networks Successful fiber management plays an increasingly important role in eliminating potential problem areas that can become both costly and time consuming over the life of the network. Register for ADC's Next Gen white paper series. Call for free 45-day equipment trial and let ZyXEL make your transition to next generation IP Network painless. 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Light Reading (4/28) Polling CTO on Qwest's technology choices Qwest Communications Chief Technology Officer Pieter Poll details his company's views on new technologies, such as VDSL2 bonding and PBT, in the second part of an in-depth interview with Telephony Online. Telephony Online (4/25) Wi-Fi and WiMAX boosters move toward merger A pair of groups that represent Wi-Fi and WiMAX interests -- the Wireless Broadband Alliance and the WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance -- have put plans to merge into motion starting with cooperative efforts on global roaming and inter-standards for bridging Wi-Fi and WiMAX. The WBA, whose membership includes carriers that operate Wi-Fi hot spots, would eventually become the surviving entity after the WiSOA merges its roaming activities into its larger partner. iTWire (Australia) (4/28) Ethernet Mobile Backhaul Scores a Perfect 10 – 10x the bandwidth at 1/10th the cost. 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