June 4, 2008 - Mexico's Telmex spinning off international operations

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June 4, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Mexico's Telmex spinning off international operations Telmex, Mexico's leading fixed-line voice provider, will spin off its foreign operations into a new company, Telmex Internacional, as of June 10, the company said Tuesday. The spinoff's assets will include fixed-line telecoms, cable TV operators and ISPs in five Latin American countries. Reuters (6/3)   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    Verizon decides against PBT system Verizon Communications has opted to continue using its virtual private LAN service in its long-haul intercity networks instead of a Provider Backbone Transport system that was being championed by suppliers such as Nortel. The company's decision follows a similar move by Britain's BT Group and adds fuel to speculation that PBT will not catch on with large Ethernet providers. Light Reading (6/3) Jott adds RSS feeds to phone service Jott Networks, an online/phone-based service that allows users to leave messages and reminders for themselves, has begun offering RSS feeds. "We've known for some time that Jotters want to have access to their information sources while on the go," said Jott founder and CEO John Pollard. "But we wanted to be very careful about not complicating the Jott user experience." mocoNews.net (6/3) Mobile first in line for new Microsoft telecom play Microsoft launched its Connected Services Accelerator Program on Tuesday as a way to bring new telecom services to market. First on the agenda for the new unit: a collaboration with SingTel and other third-party vendors to create vertical industry mobile services. Telephony Online (6/3) Comcast starts test of bandwidth-management system Comcast said that it would begin a 30-day test Thursday of a "protocol-agnostic" method of managing bandwidth in two of its Virginia and Pennsylvania systems. The cable operator will measure aggregate bandwidth consumption as a way of identifying those who are using more than their fair share of the network load. 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"Mobile Backhaul -- Technology vs. Reality", a NXTcomm08 session scheduled for June 17 in Las Vegas, will address various backhaul approaches, including wireline and wireless options that mobile operators can consider. Register today!  Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Verizon adds Long Island, N.Y., town to FiOS lineup The Babylon, N.Y., Town Board has approved a franchise for Verizon Communications' FiOS TV service, adding to the other local communities that agreed on a similar move last month. Verizon, which gained access to an added 69,000 homes with the Babylon franchise, has now reached agreement with 119 municipalities in New York. Multichannel News (6/3) Verizon will double HD carriage in June Verizon's FiOS TV will add 23 high-definition services to its lineup in at least two communities beginning June 30, bringing its total HD carriage to 48 channels, according to a Web site report, which noted that of the new services, 16 will be "basic" cable networks and seven will be premium channels. OneTRAK (6/3) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) NXTcomm08: Virtual Products Reign -- Schedule Demo Now Numerous companies are NOT shipping telecom equipment to NXTcomm08. Rather, they're weaving together virtual product demos, interactive flow diagrams, video, PDFs and PowerPoint presentations, on a high-definition touch-display monitor, called the Kaon v-Brief. Schedule Kaon v-Brief Demo at NXTcomm08. LightGAIN Optical Fiber Amplifier The Optelian OFA-210/230 are gain-flattened, low noise C-Band amplifiers, designed for +17 dBm output power. 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Two Way Media, a veteran partner of Turner, will create interactive games based on children's shows from Cartoon Network and Boomerang. 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