May 7, 2008 - Tech firms join forces for broadband venture

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May 7, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Tech firms join forces for broadband venture Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are reviving their WiMAX venture, along with a group of tech titans, including Google, Intel, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The $12 billion consortium will use Sprint's vast wireless spectrum to build a next-generation nationwide network that would provide high-speed access to multimedia content via cell phones, laptops and other devices. ClipSyndicate/Bloomberg (5/7) , The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (5/7) , The New York Times (5/7) , The Washington Post (5/7) From network planning through deployment and maintenance, Volt Telecom Group's Wireless Network Solutions division is the only nationwide single-source solution for your wireless infrastructure needs. Find out today how Volt Telecom Group can make it all happen for your business. Contact: salesinfo@volt-telecom.com for a free Wireless Solutions brochure today.   Business & Industry Watch  France Telecom still looking at mergers and acquisitions France Telecom had a slight bump in its revenue and margins during the first quarter, as its mobile business in Europe and Africa reported growth. The telecom operator continues to look for consolidation opportunities: "From our point of view, there's a favorable context for the group to look at consolidation opportunities," said Chief Financial Officer Gervais Pellissier. cellular-news (U.K.)/Dow Jones Newswires (5/7) Icahn takes a bigger stake in Motorola Carl Icahn has increased his Motorola stake to 7.6%. Before the move, Icahn held a 6.4% stake in the company. The activist investor withdrew his pending lawsuit against the company last month after it agreed to open up some of its board seats to Icahn's nominees. ClipSyndicate/Bloomberg (5/7) , Chicago Tribune/Dow Jones Newswires (free registration) (5/7) Expansion weighs on Bell Canada Bell Canada's move to extend the reach of its broadband network to more rural communities pushed profit down 45% during the first quarter. The Canadian telecom said The Bell Better Home winback marketing program was showing positive results, noting it ended the quarter with 4.5 million residential lines. The company ended the quarter with just over 2 million broadband customers. Bloomberg (5/7) , OneTRAK (5/7) AT&T joins undersea effort to connect U.K., India AT&T has signed on with 15 other telecom companies to construct an undersea cable that will, when complete, connect India and the U.K. CNNMoney.com/Dow Jones Newswires (5/6) Other News Indonesian telecoms aim to boost subscriptions, revenue Financial Times (5/7) USTelecom Spotlight NXTcomm08 Looks at the Future of Femtocells On June 18 at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas, industry experts will review how femtocells -- small, low-cost cellular base stations optimized for use in homes and small businesses -- and Wi-Fi technology can co-exist, rather than compete, to deliver a comprehensive digital home experience, and why mobile operators are looking at femtocells as a means to introduce new revenue-generating services in "Femtocells: Solving the Integration Challenge?" Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Multiroom DVRs make gains Verizon Communications' multiroom digital video recorder is being selected by about 10% of new FiOS customers, the telecom says. "The network in the home is as important as the one outside," said Ruchir Rodrigues, vice president of product design and development at Verizon, who noted at that Verizon statistics show that homes with DVRs have, on average, three set-top boxes. xchange (5/6) Humax introduces subscription-free HD box in U.K. Humax has shipped an HD set-top box designed for subscribers of the new Freesat digital-TV service, the BBC-ITV joint venture that offers viewers more than 80 digital TV and radio channels with no ongoing subscription fees. The FOXSAT-HD set-top includes a seven-day electronic program guide and an Ethernet port that -- while having no functionality today -- will enable Freesat users to take advantage of future interactive features, according to Humax. Pocket-lint.co.uk (5/6) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Looking for ways to get more out of your network? Only Juniper Networks offers JUNOS™ software, a single OS to reduce cost and complexity so that you can accelerate the pace of innovation. Start innovating with JUNOS today—register to win a free copy of the JUNOS Cookbook>> 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    Cisco's Advanced Technologies Group: New product sales up 17% Demand for routers pushed Cisco's Advanced Technologies Group to a 17% increase in sales and a 15% increase in services revenue for its fiscal third quarter, but company CEO John Chambers said some of its customers in the U.S. and Europe remained cautious about the future. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (5/7) Nortel puts 1% price on LTE patents Nortel on Tuesday laid intellectual claim to future 4G wireless networks by setting a flexible 1% royalty rate on handsets whose technology is based on its patents for long-term evolution. The company said it hoped that setting a "guideline" on costs to use the chipsets would encourage manufacturers to begin developing 4G devices. 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InformationWeek (5/6)   LeadQuote  Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it -- short-term pain for long-term gain." --George F. 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