July 17, 2008 - Verizon gets green light to bring FiOS to New York

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July 17, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    Verizon gets green light to bring FiOS to New York New York's Public Service Commission has authorized Verizon Communications to offer its FiOS TV service in all five boroughs of the city. "Already, interest by the average New Yorker has been staggering," Verizon said in a statement. Verizon will compete with cable providers Time Warner Cable and Cablevision in the market. OneTRAK (7/16) , Reuters (7/17)   Business & Industry Watch  SK Telecom denies interest in Sprint SK Telecom disputed reports that it is interested in buying a controlling stake in Sprint Nextel. Talks between the two companies were said to center on technology rather than investments, according to Reuters' sources. The Washington Post/Reuters (7/17) AT&T taps Indianapolis as latest U-verse voice market AT&T has introduced its U-verse voice service in Indianapolis. The telecom's triple-play service is available in the Indiana communities of Indianapolis, Bloomington, Muncie and Anderson. OneTRAK (7/17) Nokia market share up to 40%, despite 61% profit drop Nokia increased its global share of the handset market to 40% from 38% in the second quarter, which also included a 61% slide in profit. Nokia is bullish on the mobile-phone market, upping its full-year forecast for market growth slightly, saying it could increase 10% or more this year. "Looking at the rest of the year, we are optimistic and have had good feedback about the broad range of new products we expect to sell in our device business," said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the chief executive officer of Nokia. The Washington Post/mocoNews.net (7/17) , Reuters (7/17) , International Herald Tribune/Associated Press (7/17) Report: Microsoft, AOL sit down to chat With its Yahoo! acquisition options seemingly limited, Microsoft Corp. reportedly escalated its talks on Wednesday to possibly snatch up Time Warner's AOL, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing people close to the matter. Yahoo! also reportedly is eyeing a possible deal for AOL. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/17) AT&T executive who led firm's rebranding is stepping down Wendy Clark, who as senior vice president of marketing at AT&T led the rebranding of the telecom giant, is leaving her post. The company has launched a search for her successor. Brandweek (7/16) USTelecom Spotlight Is It the End of Advertising as We Know It? USTelecom's Executive Business Forum is the place to learn how your IPTV service can take advantage of the evolving content-distribution and advertising industries. Learn more. IBM Global Business Services' Judith List provides insight into how IP platforms can follow and profit from the consumers' shifting time-of-day, location and individual preferences. Find out how to get your piece of the advertising pie. Register today. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Book it: Amazon gets into the TV biz Amazon.com today is expected to debut an online video-on-demand service with about 40,000 streaming movies and TV programs, The New York Times reports. "For the first time, this is drop dead simple," said Amazon's Bill Carr, the company's vice president for digital media. "Our goal is to create an immersive experience where people can't help but get caught up in how exciting it is to simply watch a movie right from Amazon.com with a click of the button." The New York Times (7/17) TiVo brings YouTube to some DVRs TiVo today is expected to announce that some of its users -- those with the Series3 and TiVo HD DVRs -- will be able to view YouTube videos on their home TV sets. Only a small number of TiVo's 3.8 million subscribers have those models, but the company hopes that the new feature will attract additional customers. The Washington Post/Reuters (7/17) Vogue's Web series goes beyond the runway "Model.Live" is a new Web-based reality show that tracks the fortunes of three young fashion models, slated to debut Aug. 19 on Conde Nast-owned site Vogue.tv and be syndicated on video sites including Veoh.com and hulu.com. The show is produced by IMG Media; clothier Express reportedly ponied up more than $1 million to be a featured advertiser. Viewers will be able to click and buy clothes worn by the models. The Wall Street Journal (free content) (7/17)   Technology Trends    Channel Five promotes service with new campaign Channel Five uses humor in its new campaign to promote its broadband-TV catch-up service, Demand Five, the company says. Channel Five is said to be the last of the major broadcasters to introduce a broadband catch-up service in the U.K. The Guardian (London) (7/17) Wireless social networking to power next tech wave Wireless social networking, driven by the iPhone and other devices, over the next decade will have a transformational effect on technology, media and telecommunications, according to new research from iSuppli. Starting next year, new wireless social networks and businesses will spring up, and by 2020, users will have established nearly 7 billion wireless accounts, iSuppli reports. InformationWeek (7/16) 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  IPSO Alliance to promote IP networking The Internet Protocol for Smart Objects Alliance has been formed to promote the use of IP networking in wireless-sensor networking applications such as urban infrastructure, building automation and utility metering. Dust Networks of Hayward, Calif., is a founding member, and the Fremont, Calif.-based Internet Engineering Task Force is an associate of the IPSO alliance. 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