July 21, 2008 - With IP traffic soaring, tenants 'can't do without' being connected

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July 21, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day  With IP traffic soaring, tenants "can't do without" being connected Projections from Cisco Systems predict 400% growth in IP traffic from 2006 to 2011, and "fiber-optic and wireless technologies are the solution" for handling that growth, according to a company official. As traffic increases, the price of installation is coming down: An all-optic network in an office building costs just $1 to $1.25 per square foot, compared with $20 a square foot for utilities such as water, gas and electric. Buildings magazine (7/2008)   Business & Industry Watch  Reliance failure could spell trouble for Africa's MTN With the soap opera that was the MTN Group-Reliance Communications merger talks ending in failure, shares of the South African telecom are expected to slide, but analysts predicted that the company could draw suitors. MTN Group said the talks were terminated last Friday, and most observers cited squabbling between the brothers who control Reliance Communications and Reliance Industries for the breakdown in negotiations. Bloomberg (7/21) Analysts ponder economy and telecom With AT&T set to report earnings Wednesday, analysts are waiting to see what effect the economy is having on the telecom sector as consumers look to shore up their expenses. AT&T warned in January that it expected the economy would hurt its wireline and Internet broadband units, but some analysts are upbeat about the telecom company's prospects for the third quarter, when revenue from sales of the new iPhone will kick into the earnings picture. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/21) Icahn, Yahoo! come to terms Activist investor Carl Icahn will take a seat on Yahoo!'s board of directors after the two parties reached a deal that will, according to The Wall Street Journal, help return some stability to Yahoo! "While I continue to believe that the sale of the whole company or the sale of its Search business in the right transaction must be given full consideration, I share the view that Yahoo's valuable collection of assets positions it well to continue expanding its online leadership and enhancing returns to stockholders," said Icahn after the truce was called. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (7/21) USTelecom Spotlight Got content? Now what are you going to do with it? Gain insight into IPTV content management at USTelecom's Executive Business Forum. Learn how TM Forum's groundbreaking initiative, Content Encounter -- designed to manage the creation, delivery and consumption of content and multimedia services -- is enabling communications and media-business partners to achieve market success. Register today. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Hot Topics  Top five news stories selected by USTelecom dailyLead readers in the past week. BT invests heavily in fiber to speed broadband delivery (Reuters) AT&T executive who led firm's rebranding is stepping down (Brandweek) SK Telecom, Sprint chat up possible partnership, sources say (ClipSyndicate) Verizon wireline resellers gain access to wholesale wireless (xchange) Verizon gets green light to bring FiOS to New York (OneTRAK) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.   Video Upload  Showtime eyes more originals Showtime, coming off the success of "Dexter" and "Weeds," plans to keep its focus on original programming. "In terms of subject matter and complexity of character development, it has to be really out on the edge," said Entertainment President Robert Greenblatt in an attempt to detail what will make the Showtime programming cut. Forbes (7/20) AT&T grows U-Verse in the Sunshine State AT&T said that it had introduced its U-Verse TV and broadband services in parts of a major southern market: Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The telecom company also announced plans to expand U-Verse to Palm Beach County next Monday. RTT News (7/21) Home-video revenue eclipses $10 billion in first half Despite a troubled economy, consumers spent $10.1 billion on home-video discs during the first half of the year, according to Video Business magazine. Titles such as "I Am Legend," "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "Enchanted" helped the market remain basically flat with year-ago revenue figures. Variety (7/20) 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 "An International Calling Solution"   Technology Trends  Grammy overseers want FCC to test "white-space" devices The Recording Academy is asking the FCC to test mobile wireless devices that use available digital-TV spectrum at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago on Aug. 1. The request from the group that runs the Grammy Awards comes as the FCC has already begun conducting field tests of the devices around Washington. Broadcasting & Cable (7/18) ABI: Wi-Fi hot spots to grow 40% this year The number of Wi-Fi hot spots around the globe will increase 40% in 2008, with the most growth to be found in Europe, especially France, Germany and Russia, according to an ABI Research study. ABI said the hot spot business model was rapidly changing, with more places offering them as a cost of doing business rather than as a profit center. cellular-news (U.K.) (7/17)   IP Download  Qatar official: Citizens may make VoIP calls Looking to clear up confusion, a Qatar official for the Supreme Council for Information and Communications Technology announced that residents may legally make VoIP calls. "Any person or business in Qatar may use VoIP services for their own use, but nobody may sell VoIP calls or services to the public or businesses without a valid license," said the representative. Gulf Times (Qatar) (7/21)   LeadQuote  Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not alone." --C. S. 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