July 15, 2008 - BT invests heavily in fiber to speed broadband delivery

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July 15, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders Search recent stories:       News of the Day  BT invests heavily in fiber to speed broadband delivery BT Group intends to invest $3 million to fund a fiber-based broadband service that will support interactive gaming, videoconferencing and more. The company expects to get the needed funds for the project by suspending its buyback program. "BT is setting up a completely new infrastructure. The game's changed," said Blaine Tantum, a telecommunications analyst with Blueoar Securities. Reuters (7/15) , Forbes (7/15) The Future Digital Home 'The Future Digital Home' provides unique insight into the winners and losers of the digital revolution. 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International Herald Tribune/Associated Press (7/15) , The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/15) Microsoft, Sony boost video content to their game consoles Looking to boost its presence in living rooms, Microsoft has announced a deal with movie-rental service Netflix that will allow Xbox 360 users to stream movies over the Internet and download them to the game consoles. Not to be outdone, Sony today is expected to announce its own service for downloading online theatricals to its PlayStation 3 machines. The Washington Post (7/15) , Los Angeles Times (free registration) (7/15) , The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/15) IPTV doubles worldwide customer base For the second year in a row, IPTV subscriptions have more than doubled worldwide, reaching nearly 15.5 million customers, according to a new study. Europe was the world's top region for total IPTV subscribers, followed by Asia-Pacific and North America. ipTVnews (7/15) LightGAIN is Optelian's complete DWDM, CWDM and hybrid solution, supporting 1 to 40 wavelengths of 10Mbps to 10Gbps traffic, SNMP managed and path protected. SFP and XFP transponders, tunable optics, and in-house manufacturing provide customers with short lead times, low cost, and customized solutions to fit their exact requirements. The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Eric Hoffman at 773-549-3868 or ehoffman@smartbrief.com. Voitel Wireless and Market America Launch Wireless Service   Technology Trends  Cisco, Ciena ink Sprint vendor deal Sprint is turning to Cisco and Ciena to enable modules to support 40gbps across existing 10gbps systems. "Deployment of 40gbps circuits throughout our IP core enables next-generation data, voice and video applications and allows Sprint to scale its IP network to address customer needs, as IP increasingly becomes the basis of communications services," said Kathy Walker, chief information and network officer for Sprint. xchange (7/15) YouTube watchers to be protected in Viacom-Google case Google, for the discovery portion of its YouTube unit's lawsuit with Viacom, will turn over an edited version of its database that does not show individual user information. Maintaining user privacy has been a central concern in the case, in which Viacom is charging YouTube with numerous piracy violations. The Washington Post/Reuters (7/15) , The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/15) Other News ECI Telecom secures contract to build nationwide WiMAX network in Denmark cellular-news (U.K.) (7/15)   IP Download  LG Electronics snags home-management contract in Dubai LG Electronics has secured a $38.1 million contract to provide home-management technologies to Goldcrest Properties' Smart City development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. LGE's HomNet products include systems for keyless home entry, video and audio communications, ultra-high-speed Internet access and parking and access controls. TMC Internet Telephony (7/14) Buzzwire expands Internet TV, original Web content Buzzwire, the mobile-streaming media company offered by most U.S. carriers, has added 22 partners to expand its content lineup, the company said. Among Buzzwire's features: Subscribers can see the most popular content, share their favorite sites and create their own channel. 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