May 20, 2008 - Verizon Business expands professional services

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May 20, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon Business expands professional services Verizon Business is extending its professional services offering, expanding its portfolio of products to 50 professional-service capabilities. The services will be offered in 30 countries around the globe. Telephony Online (5/20)   Improve Margins, Operational Efficiency and Customer Experience Aricent is a global leader in OSS/BSS consulting and solutions for the telecommunications industry. Our extensive experience comes from consulting, managed service, systems integration and development engagements with large service providers worldwide. We offer products and services for IMS, WiMAX, 2G/3G, Femtocell and Fixed Mobile Convergence.   ADVERTISEMENT   Business & Industry Watch    Microsoft searches for new angle in Yahoo! negotiation Rather than acquire all of Yahoo!, software giant Microsoft is proposing a deal to buy the Web portal's search-advertising business. The deal would involve Yahoo!'s selling its Asian assets. If Microsoft were to acquire Yahoo! search, the combined entity would have about a 30% share of the U.S. search market. News of the possible deal comes as Yahoo! and Google are discussing a separate deal in which Yahoo! would outsource search advertising to Google. ClipSyndicate/Bloomberg (5/18) , Reuters (5/20) , The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (5/20) AT&T sees naked DSL growth AT&T reported that 30% of its broadband adds in the first quarter were naked DSL subscribers, the majority of which bundled services with the telecom's wireless offering. The bundle, according to one analyst, may enable AT&T "to get more average revenue per user out of the wireless side." Telephony Online (5/19) With Clearwire, Google's "dark fiber" to stay dark Google said its $500 million backing of Clearwire's planned Mobile WiMAX network is not a sign that the carrier will use Google's dark -- or unused -- fiber to reduce the cost of connecting Clearwire's cell sites to the wired Internet. A Google spokesman said its funding was purely for investment reasons rather than for getting involved in its network infrastructure. Unstrung (5/19) UAE's Etisalat boosts African telecom stake Etisalat has paid an undisclosed sum to increase its stake in African operator Atlantique Telecom to 82%. The move comes as Etisalat pushes to expand its international reach. Unstrung (5/19) Telecom switches emphasis: Preliminary analysis of the 2007 Telecom Executive Survey. To remain competitive as industry boundaries blur, telecom providers recognize the need for new business models and other capabilities beyond their traditional strengths. Learn more by downloading this IBM white paper. USTelecom Spotlight NXTcomm08 looks at IP network issues in emerging markets The investment in VoIP, triple play and other new services in emerging markets enabled by IP network advances carries substantial uncertainty, especially where economic growth and consumer demand are increasing and local firms are entrenched in core services. On June 17 in Las Vegas, NXTcomm08 will review the uncertainty, and solutions, in "Alternative Scenarios for IP Networks in Emerging Markets," using a case study from Brazil. Register today! Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload    Nokia Siemens Networks develops hosted IPTV service Nokia Siemens Networks is bringing a hosted IPTV service to market to better compete with its rivals in this space. "Hosting is one of the areas we would like to build further across the entire portfolio. We have experience in hosting networks and systems, mostly in the mobile sector ... and we're looking at offering hosting IPTV capabilities as well," said Thomas Werner, a NSN senior executive. Light Reading (5/20) Sundance ramps up VOD service The Sundance Channel will kick off an aggressive increase in its video-on-demand offerings beginning June 1. Sundance Channel On Demand, currently available in 29 million homes including systems offered by Verizon Communications and AT&T, will boost standard-definition VOD programming from 10 to 25 hours per month and HD VOD from six to 12 hours monthly. RBR.com (5/19) New pay-TV channel names top executive Mark Greenberg, a 25-year cable veteran who was most recently with Showtime, has been tapped to run a pay-TV channel being developed by Paramount, MGM and Lions Gate Entertainment. The new company, expected to launch next year, will face rivals such as HBO, Starz and Showtime. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (5/20) , The Boston Globe/Associated Press (5/19) 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  Intel sinks $16 million into Malaysian WiMAX effort Intel will invest $16 million to help Malaysia's Green Packet Berhad develop the country's maiden nationwide high-speed WiMAX network, the chip maker announced. The company plans to launch its WiMAX broadband service in June. International Herald Tribune/Associated Press (5/19) Other News Preview: NXTcomm 2008 to highlight technology, reach beyond telecom Telephony Online (5/19)   IP Download  ShoreTel updates unified-communications product suite ShoreTel has introduced ShoreTel 8, an updated version of its unified-communications software. Among the updates to the system is the addition of the ShoreWare Professional Call Manager, a high-end desktop client, according to the company. CRN/ChannelWeb (5/19) Wireless Web push proves lucrative to schools Educational institutions across America are reaping millions of dollars by leasing out their allocated radio spectrum to bandwidth-hungry telecom companies who are trying to build nationwide wireless Internet networks. "Our bandwidth ... is gold," said Warren Ashley, director of the Center for Mediated Instruction and Distance Learning at Cal State Dominguez Hills. 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