May 22, 2008 - AT&T: On target for June on 3G cell network

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May 22, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    AT&T: On target for June on 3G cell network AT&T says that it will complete deployment by next month of its high-speed uplink packet access technology, which provides upload speeds of 800 kbps and download speeds of 1.4 Mbps. The company said six markets still needed to be connected to the 3G mobile-wireless system. InformationWeek (5/21) , Telephony Online (5/21) Whitepaper: Migration Strategies for Success Given the slow adoption rate of IMS, how should carriers consider transforming their networks in order to support SIP, VoIP and multimedia services? This paper, jointly prepared with Frost & Sullivan, provides an overview of industry trends and issues impacting the evolution of wireless and wireline networks. Tekelec Whitepaper   Business & Industry Watch    Judicial ruling blocks Bell Canada takeover The $51.8 billion leveraged buyout of Bell Canada was blocked by a Quebec Court of Appeal ruling siding with bondholders. Bell promised to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. The New York Times (5/22) Bell Canada opens online video store Bell Canada is stocking more than 1,500 titles at its Bell Video Store, which the company opened Wednesday to become Canada's first online retailer to offer movie downloads the same day they are released in stores on DVD. Users can rent or buy titles for playback on Bell's video software and ARCHOS-compatible players. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (5/22) In U.K., small towns surpass cities for broadband British country dwellers have for the first time surpassed their big-city mates over the percentage of those attached to broadband connections, according to Ofcom, the U.K.'s telecom overseer. Ofcom reports that 59% of rural folk enjoy broadband access compared with 57% among city rats, with the highest penetration, 66%, in Sunderland and the lowest, 32%, in Glasgow. Pocket-lint.co.uk (5/22) Other News New Zealand earmarks $275 million for broadband builds The New Zealand Herald (5/22) Job cuts continue at Avaya Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)/Associated Press (5/21) 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 Telstra's Sol Trujillo to address NXTcomm08 Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo will address NXTcomm08 in a keynote scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. "Sol Trujillo has led Telstra's tremendous transformation from a telecom provider to a media-communications company," said NXTcomm's Wayne Crawford. Trujillo joined Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications company, from London-based Orange, where he was CEO, becoming the first American to lead a CAC-40 company. Register today! Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  BBC reaches 75-million mark with iPlayer The BBC's online iPlayer "catch-up" TV service has passed 75 million downloads, according to the U.K. broadcaster. The service enables viewers to watch BBC shows they might have missed in the past week, but Internet service providers are unhappy with the glut of traffic the site has generated. IPTVwatch (5/21) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) MOTOROLA presents FREE Seminar, The Dynamics of IPTV, June 17 in Las Vegas. Motorola's IP Video Solutions invites you to attend this seminar Tuesday, June 17, 11:30am to 3:00pm in conjunction with NXTcomm. This educational seminar will focus on the evolving market trends and solutions relative to IPTV service providers. Click Here for event details. Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com.   Technology Trends  Chinese telecom awards contract to Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent will supply the next-generation network to Beijing Netcom in the Chinese capital, the telecom-equipment company has announced, adding that the China Netcom subsidiary will offer video telephony. Forbes/Thomson Financial News (5/22) Femtocell standards pass key approval hurdle Members of the Femto Forum have agreed on a body of standards covering how femtocells should interface with mobile core networks, fueling hopes that final standards can be worked out in a matter of months. The results are expected to allow any femtocell -- small wireless home base stations -- to work with any mobile network. Unstrung (5/21) Security questions linger as Cisco patches IOS Cisco Systems has recently been forced to issue patches to repair a denial of service error for Cisco's Internetwork Operating System routing software. Experts, including the SANS Internet Storm Center, have aired increased concern about IOS networks. Techworld/IDG News Service (5/22)   IP Download  South Korean IPTV mired in disputes, inaction Ambitious plans to establish live real-time IPTV broadcasting in South Korea have hit a major snag as government regulators have had to wade through arguments from numerous interests in the debate. Most of the dispute is centered on rivals' objections that IPTV providers such as KT, Hanarotelecom and Daum Communications deserve special treatment from the government. The Korea Times (5/22) Broadweave keeps up Utah buying spree Utah's Broadweave Networks has reportedly agreed to buy a pair of Provo, Utah, broadband-service providers, Mstar Metro and Nuvont Communications. Broadweave's move is in line with its aim to acquire the iProvo network, the largest municipally owned fiber-to-the-premises network in the U.S., as both sellers serve customers on the iProvo network. 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