June 19, 2008 - NXTcomm: Sprint eyes WiMAX launch for Baltimore in September

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June 19, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    NXTcomm: Sprint eyes WiMAX launch for Baltimore in September Almost a year after first deploying its WiMAX network, Sprint Nextel has set September as the launch of commercial service in Baltimore, followed by Chicago and Washington later in the year under its new Clearwire brand, Sprint CEO Daniel Hesse announced during his NXTcomm keynote address. Hesse also used the speech to tout the advantages of using WiMAX as the 4G technology of choice over the Long Term Evolution standard favored by the major competing carriers. Light Reading (6/18) , Telephony Online (6/18) , xchange (6/18)   NXTcomm 2008 News  CTOs talk network management Chief technology officers from AT&T, Verizon Communications and Qwest Communications all tackled the issue of growing Web traffic, the demand for more robust applications and what it means in terms of network management at NXTcomm this week. "There will always be a need for some sort of rational network management," Verizon's Mark Wegleitner said, adding that finding ways to avoid congestion may eventually be needed. Canada.com (CanWest News Service)/Reuters (6/18) McNealy: Sun sees value in telecom's embracing open source Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy touted the importance of open-source networks to telecoms, saying during his NXTcomm keynote that "sharing is not just about open networks, it's about having the implementation, the actual zeros and ones, of [key software elements] on the network being open source." As part of its effort toward wooing telecoms, Sun introduced an upgrade of its MySQL Cluster product aimed at the telecom market. Telephony Online (6/18) Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Router gets the call BT is using more of Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Router in its 21CN network, under the undisclosed financial terms of a deal that will eventually see more than 1,000 Alcatel-Lucent routers used in the network. BT selected the routers to help deliver its wholesale Ethernet services. Light Reading (6/18) Other News IPTV: Ericsson demonstrates 10 Gb/s GPON system Telephony Online (6/18) Ethos Networks stages U.S. debut at NXTcomm xchange (6/18)   Business & Industry Watch  Report: Vodafone exits bidding for Italy's Tiscali Shares in Tiscali plummeted today after reports that Vodafone pulled out of the bidding for the Italian broadband provider. Vodafone had been considered a likely buyer for the company, but reports now cite the U.K.'s BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse, Italy's Wind and Swisscom as the remaining contenders for Tiscali. Vodafone and Tiscali did not provide comment on the reports. Reuters (6/19) , Financial Times (6/18) AT&T calls in Dish debt AT&T has asked marketing partner Dish Network Corp. to buy back $500 million in debt, a move that analysts say reflects the reality that AT&T is in competition with Dish, now that AT&T is marketing U-Verse, a fiber-optic-based subscription-TV service. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (6/19) Greece OKs giving OTE stake to Deutsche Telekom Greece's parliament narrowly approved a deal that could eventually cede control of the country's largest telecom company from the government to German-owned Deutsche Telekom. DT will acquire a 25% stake in OTE, followed by a period of joint control after which the government may sell off more of its stake. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (6/18) Other News Ambani brothers continue fight over proposed Reliance-MTN pact The Wall Street Journal (6/19) USTelecom Spotlight New technologies shaping the way services are delivered Don't miss USTelecom's Third Annual Engineering Summit in Washington, July 23 and 24, sponsored by ADTRAN. Learn about new technologies to optimize your network and get ideas for new service opportunities. Presentation topics will cover SIP Security, server Virtualization, IP Network Simulation, New Web Advertising paradigms, Metro Ethernet Technologies, IP-PBX extension over mobile networks, and much, much more. Telecom service providers only. Learn more. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Verizon: New York should approve FiOS plan in July The New York Public Service Commission will likely approve Verizon Communications' FiOS video-service rollout in July, said Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl in a speech at NXTcomm. "Our plan is to cover all of the 3.1 million households in all five boroughs in the next five to six years," Strigl said. Reuters (6/18) Survey says ads whip up excitement around Web TV previews A study from Yahoo! and Deep Focus shows that ads directing consumers online to preview new TV series increases Web chatter and subsequent viewership of the program. The study, titled "Engage and Entertain," reports that 55% of respondents went to the Web to learn more about a program because they saw or heard an ad about the new show. Multichannel News (6/18)   Technology Trends    Embarq to offer master contact list Embarq is rolling out the FusionOne Network Address Book Service, a service that gives users the ability to put together master contact lists. "The FusionOne Network Address Book is a natural progression from our traditional backup and restore service offerings," said Tamara Steffens, senior vice president of customer operations for FusionOne. TMC Internet Telephony (6/19) Time Warner Cable's new-product philosophy Time Warner Cable is working on a range of new product services in North Carolina -- including on-screen caller ID, wireless Internet and video on demand, according to Carol Hevey, executive vice president for the company's Carolina region. TMC Internet Telephony/The News & Observer (6/18) 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   IP Download  French regulators take on illegal downloaders France is calling on ISPs to cut off broadband service to users who have illegally downloaded content three times, under the terms of a new anti-piracy "three-strikes-and-you're-out" law. Those who take issue with the new law contend that consumer privacy may be breached. The Times (London) (6/19) , The Independent (London) (6/19)   LeadQuote  Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." --Thomas A. 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