May 9, 2008 - SureWest sees triple-play growth

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May 9, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day  SureWest sees triple-play growth SureWest Communications, fueled in part by its completed Everest Broadband acquisition, saw the number of its triple-play marketable households jump 103% in the first quarter. The telecom experienced 77% growth in its residential subscribers and a 56% uptick in broadband business-related revenue. "Continuing to grow our broadband segment, with an emphasis on increasing residential revenues and generating new business customers, remains a cornerstone of our growth strategy," said President and CEO Steve Oldham. xchange (5/8) , American City Business Journals/Sacramento, Calif. (5/8)   Business & Industry Watch  Deutsche Telekom CEO: We'll study Sprint buyout Germany's Deutsche Telekom is mulling whether to pursue Sprint Nextel, said CEO Rene Obermann, who explained that Europe's largest telecom company and parent company of T-Mobile USA had an obligation to consider a buyout. "We can't rule out acquisitions which, when evaluated under strict financial and business criteria, would bring a clear profit and return on investment," he said Thursday. International Herald Tribune (5/8) Intel wins Swedish auction for WiMAX license Intel will reportedly build a national wireless-broadband network in Sweden using WiMAX technology after the company's successful $26 million bid for a 15-year license, although the company will take on partners for the effort, according to a published report. Despite facing resistance to WiMAX technology from some carriers, Intel would benefit from sales of WiMAX-enabled chips designed to power a number of electronics products, this article says. The Boston Globe/Associated Press (5/8) Report: Greek government's OTE decision expected soon The Greek government is expected to rule next week on Deutsche Telekom's proposed acquisition of a 20% stake in Hellenic Telecommunications Organization, or OTE, according to a senior finance ministry official. cellular-news (U.K.)/Dow Jones Newswires (5/8) Other News Data growth propels Telus The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (5/8) USTelecom Spotlight USTelecom Webinar May 15 at 1 p.m.: IPTV Integration -- The Lessons Learned Register now -- there is no fee. Mariner Partners President and CEO Curtis Howe describes the challenges his team has faced in a decade of IPTV deployments. Whether launching a new IPTV service, or upgrading an existing service, the integration of new IPTV technologies and features can be risky and difficult. Hear the techniques and practices used to successfully develop and deploy innovative IPTV services. Learn more. NXTcomm08 Looks at the Future of Fiber to the Home In "Future of the FTTH Technologies" on June 19 in Las Vegas, NXTcomm08 will review larger carriers' efforts in selecting Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) as the basis of their FTTH (Fiber to the Home) deployments and prospects for helping move service providers beyond delivering voice, video and data. Also: Hear an overview of different approaches from various equipment vendors. Register today using code USTE8. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Verizon on track in wiring New York for FiOS Bendable fiber is helping Verizon Communications overcome the technical challenges of wiring high-rise buildings in New York for its FiOS TV service. Verizon says it has passed 20% of the city and plans to reach 50% by 2010, with completion scheduled for 2014. Bendable fiber overcomes the problem of signal loss when cable is bent in installations at high-rise and multiple-dwelling units. Light Reading (5/8) IPTV set-tops will generate $3 billion in revenue Revenue from shipments of IPTV set-top boxes will experience growth of 37.1% through 2012, according to a study from IMS Research. "HD IP set-top box shipments are forecast to grow as uptake of HD IPTV services in the U.S., Korea, Japan, and Western Europe begins to accelerate in the near to intermediate term," said study author Shane Walker. 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Contact Amy Abbey at 202-737-5500 ext 250 or aabbey@smartbrief.com.   Technology Trends  HomePNA ships 5 millionth chipset To become the recognized standard for home networking using existing wiring, the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance said it had shipped its 5 millionth chipset for HomePNA 3.1 -- a jump of 3 million in less than six months. "These chipset orders show the strong enthusiasm for the well-adopted home-networking standard," said Rich Nesin, president of HomePNA. "Millions of chipsets have been shipped in certified products, including IP set-top boxes, residential gateways, bridges, ONTs and test equipment for IPTV deployments." TMC Internet Telephony (5/8) Verizon Business keeps U.S. troops in Iraq connected Verizon Business has announced that its Iraq-based mobile-communications vehicle will enable U.S. troops based in the country on Mother's Day, Father's Day and over the July Fourth holiday to make free calls to family members in the U.S. TMC Internet Telephony (5/8) Cablevision to blanket New York region with Wi-Fi Cablevision announced it would spend about $300 million to build a wireless-broadband network that will cover its footprint in the New York City region. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (5/9) , Light Reading (5/8) , Google/Associated Press (5/8)   IP Download  Covad delivers DSL to Vonage Vonage Holdings has inked a deal to enable the delivery of Covad Communications' DSL services to its VoIP customer base as a Vonage-branded offering. Pricing details have yet to be released for the Vonage Broadband service. 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