April 4, 2008 - Report: British broadband providers eye Tiscali unit

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April 4, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Report: British broadband providers eye Tiscali unit BT Group, British Sky Broadcasting and Carphone Warehouse Group are considered possible suitors for the U.K. arm of Tiscali, although some analysts say they believe there are hurdles that need to be cleared before any deal could come to fruition. Carphone, BT and BSB declined comment on the reports. Financial Times (free content) (4/4) , Reuters (4/4) Telecom switches emphasis: Preliminary analysis of the 2007 Telecom Industry Survey. To remain competitive as industry boundaries blur, telecom providers will require new sets of capabilities beyond the traditional strengths that telecom executives continue to emphasize. Learn more by downloading this IBM white paper.   Business & Industry Watch  Verizon, AT&T say spectrum buys will boost mobile broadband Verizon Wireless and AT&T say their recent spectrum purchases in the 700-MHz auction will help grow their broadband businesses by supporting the rollout of fourth-generation networks. "This is all about fourth-generation growth," said Verizon spokesman Jim Gerace. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (4/4) Motorola to lay off additional 2,600 workers Motorola will pare its work force an additional 2,600 employees, bringing to 10,000 the number of total job losses at the cell phone manufacturer since the onset of 2007. The company, which has proposed turning its handset division into a separate company, said Thursday that severance costs would force the company to take a pretax charge of about $104 million in the first quarter. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (4/4) Hesse: Sprint will hang on to Nextel network Sprint Nextel will continue using the Nextel network, according to CEO Dan Hesse, a change from the company's prior strategy of shifting Nextel customers to the Sprint backbone. While analysts maintain that running both networks is too costly, Hesse said he wanted to retain customers on the Nextel network "as long as they'll stay." Bloomberg (4/3) Tellabs committed to PONs, company says Tellabs says it has no plans to abandon passive optical networking, despite its decision to cancel a contract to supply Verizon Communications with gigabit passive optical networking, or GPON, gear. But analysts said Tellabs' move could signal a desire to quit what has become an unprofitable business. Telephony Online (4/3) Publish Press Releases in USTelecom dailyLead USTelecom dailyLead has joined with Business Wire to allow customers to post press releases. 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Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Web video pioneers are today's gold prospectors The Internet video business has become the Wild, Wild West of media with vast numbers of people with Web video equipment producing ad-friendly content in hopes of being among the winners in a modern-day Gold Rush. "It's like the early days of cable. We're inventing new business models, new talent and new programming models," said Herb Scannell, the former president of Nickelodeon who now heads Next New Networks, which invests in and advises Internet video companies. USA TODAY (4/3) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Volt Telecom Group's Wireless Network Solutions Division has an immediate opening for Wireless Operations Manager. 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Light Reading (4/3) Alcatel-Lucent sets first North American WiMAX build With experience gained overseas, Alcatel-Lucent will erect its first WiMAX network in North America for Craig Wireless in Palm Springs, Calif., the company said this week. Alcatel, which claims to have commercial WiMAX contracts signed in 22 locations, will build an 802.16e-2005 network that will feature base stations, wireless access controllers, as well as an operations and maintenance hub. InformationWeek (4/2)   IP Download  AT&T offers VoIP options to wholesale clients With IP-based telecom services reaching into the majority of businesses, AT&T has introduced VoIP services for its wholesale customers through AT&T Voice Over IP Connect Service (AVOICS) and AT&T Global Hubbing IP Access (GHIA). For AVOICS customers, AT&T has launched a Gigabit Ethernet connectivity interface; and for GHIA users, the company unveiled the AT&T BusinessDirect portal, both of which are aimed at helping companies reduce costs by reducing hardware needs while making it easier to manage their networks. iTnews.com.au (4/4) Genesys offers VoIP solution for collaboration Genesys Conferencing has introduced Genesys Meeting Center 4.5, an upgraded system that the company said would enable businesses to link their corporate IP network with the Genesys Service Platform, a global collaboration solution. Company President Jim Huzell said formation of the VoIP platform would enable the company to greater customize for enterprise users its Web-conferencing and collaboration products. TMC Internet Telephony (4/4)   LeadQuote  If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." --John F. 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