June 5, 2008 - Verizon heads to No. 1 with $28.1 billion Alltel agreement

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June 5, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day    Verizon heads to No. 1 with $28.1 billion Alltel agreement Verizon Communications today polished off its deal to buy Alltel, agreeing to pay $28.1 billion -- including debt -- to acquire the carrier from its private-equity owners. The deal creates nation's largest cell phone operator, with more than 80 million subscribers. Adding Alltel to its assets provides Verizon with substantial additional coverage in the Midwest and South by incorporating a carrier that uses the same CDMA technology. The New York Times (6/6) , PC Magazine (6/5)   Business & Industry Watch    Alcatel-Lucent unrolls enhanced Triple Play architecture Alcatel-Lucent has scaled up its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture for IP providers, the company said Wednesday. The platform's hardware and software upgrades are aimed at helping IP companies increase revenues by allowing them to offer consumers an expanded menu of broadband content and applications that gives them more choice over their menu of advanced media options. Light Reading (6/4) Sweden's TeliaSonera turns down France Telecom deal TeliaSonera has rejected France Telecom's $41.8 billion offer for the company, which operates throughout Northern Europe. The Swedish telecom said the bid significantly undervalued the company. The Times (London) (6/5) , Forbes (6/5) Taiwan's Global taps NextWave to launch WiMAX TV Global Mobile will develop a WiMAX TV system in Taipei, Taiwan, using the MXtv platform and V5 base station offered by NextWave Wireless. Global Mobile is the first company to use MXtv, which is based on the Time Division-CDMA multicast TV technology NextWave received when it bought IPWireless in 2007. Telephony Online (6/4) Using memory cards to secure movies for cell phones U.K.-based software provider Calton Hill says it has come out with a way to let people watch movies on mobile devices without running afoul of copyright laws while still allowing users to share files. To prevent hackers from making illegal copies of the films, the company has introduced its SecureSharing system, which uses security standards used by the military. cellular-news (U.K.) (6/4) 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 At NXTcomm08: On-demand content -- customized, bundled, accessible In the evolving multimedia-content world, the service provider's role is morphing to meet changing consumer patterns, including "content shifting." In "Consumer Freedom: On-Demand Content -- Customized, Bundled and Accessible Anywhere" in Las Vegas on June 19 at NXTcomm08, Qwest will look at mobility, user-generated content and direct access to content sources that are resulting in a movement toward "pulled" content and highly personalized consumption. Register today!  Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Verizon mulls FiOS expansion past original goal Verizon Communications may increase the number of homes served by its FiOS broadband and TV service beyond its original intended market of 18 million homes, according to a top company executive. With a network that passes about 10 million homes, the FiOS broadband service has 1.8 million subscribers and the TV service is in 1.2 million homes, according to Verizon. TeleClick (Canada) (6/3) SeaChange tailors on-demand for small video providers SeaChange is offering its on-demand and multichannel TV services to video providers with fewer than 20,000 customers. The Boston company said small clients would benefit from increased ad revenues from its VOD Now and Spot Now products. Light Reading (6/3) 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. This educational seminar will focus on the evolving market trends and solutions relative to IPTV service providers. Click Here for event details. 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 RGN-3GSF Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) The Optelian RGN-3GSF supports bandwidth provisioning, reach extension, and interface conversion applications, from 10 Mbps to 2.7Gbps, using SFP modules. The unit can operate stand alone or under network management. Visit Optelian at NxtComm2008, booth SL10411 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    Microsoft foretells the end of phone numbers Critics have dismissed Microsoft's contention that it can eliminate the need for phone numbers through its Windows Live Messenger. Yet some analysts say Microsoft's strategy represents another wave in a trend already under way. TMC Internet Telephony (6/4)   IP Download  Research: Most companies plan UC spending An overwhelming number of U.K. businesses -- 87% -- are studying whether to adopt unified-communications solutions even though they are concerned about economic conditions, according to a study conducted by Vanson Bourne for Interactive Intelligence. Driving the UC bandwagon: a strong demand for VoIP and other technologies such as SIP (Session Initiated Protocol), interactive voice response and presence management, the research revealed. Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) (6/4)   LeadQuote  A man without a vote is man without protection." --Lyndon B. 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