August 11, 2008 - Windstream sees more consolidation in telecom's future

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August 11, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    Windstream sees more consolidation in telecom's future Windstream is not shying away from a potential merger, according to the telecom, which sees consolidation in the telecom space as an integral part of its strategy. "The industry saw a good bit of consolidation over the last couple of years," Chief Executive Officer Jeff Gardner said. "We hope that we'll have more opportunities going forward." The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (8/11) Bharti Airtel grows at a stunning pace by keeping its focus on the customer. IBM helped Bharti Airtel - India's fastest-growing telecom company - discover ways to launch new products in days instead of weeks. Find out more by reading this IBM case study.   Business & Industry Watch  Q-and-A: A&T executive talks HD Dan York, AT&T's executive vice president of content, outlined the telecom's commitment to HD, touching on plans to offer HD VOD in the near future. "We provide more HD linear channels than our cable competitors in almost every market [more than 45, depending on how many local HD channels are available]," York said in assessing the competition. Multichannel News (8/9) BSNL's IPO may not fit with current economic climate Intentions by the India government to take Bharat Sanchar Nigam public may be off in the timing because of the state of the economy, according to this analysis of the phone company's planned IPO. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (8/11) Sprint Nextel reportedly on the lookout for iDEN suitors Sprint Nextel may be ready to sell its iDEN wireless-network service, according to several published reports. The technology, acquired by Nextel in 2005, has a walkie-talkie feature that is popular with public safety and construction workers, but Sprint Nextel has been unable to effectively integrate it into its business. Yahoo!/Reuters (8/8) , Unstrung (8/8) Other News Telecom Corp. of New Zealand disputes analyst call to separate company The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (8/11) USTelecom Spotlight USTelecom Webinar: Investing Your Marketing Dollars With Confidence Tomorrow, Aug. 12 -- 1 p.m. Eastern time Register for tomorrow's free webinar to learn how to maximize your marketing dollars by investing them with confidence. Learn how to use market research to quantify customer demand and forecast sales. Based on more than a decade of IOC research and benchmarking, Cronin Communications provides the information and confidence you need to eliminate the guesswork often associated with marketing. Learn more. 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. AT&T invests in "cloud computing" (The Wall Street Journal) Dallas smooths way for AT&T relocation (The Dallas Morning News) Verizon Business system allows early responders to connect (The Washington Post) Big business putting its computing needs under a cloud: (BusinessWeek) Analysis: Alcatel looks globally for top executives (The Wall Street Journal (free content)) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. H&M NetWorks National Accounts is an industry leader for installation, maintenance, and service whenever clients have multiple locations throughout the United States. Whether your project is a rollout as part of a company wide technical upgrade or related to the everyday needs of a corporate help desk, no job is too big and no need is too small.   Video Upload  Study sees surge in home networks According to Parks Associates, 168 million homes worldwide will have networking capabilities by the end of the year, a gain of 54 million from the past two years. The upward trend promises more opportunities for multimedia and entertainment services such as IPTV. CEPro.com (8/8) Is mobile video ready for its "watershed moment"? Calling it a "watershed moment" for the nascent mobile-video market, Nielsen Mobile released a new study showing that nearly 45% of U.S. mobile-video users will watch the Beijing Olympics during the next two weeks. "In general, the event-driven and around-the-clock nature of the Olympics make the next few weeks a really important testing ground for the state of mobile media," said Nicholas Covey, director of insights for Nielsen Mobile. MediaPost Communications (8/8) Other News Starz's Encore HD extends its reach Multichannel News (8/9) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Report IDs Top Communications Technology Industry Performers Two communications technology companies have consistently posted positive financial results, even as the industry has struggled with commoditization and shrinking prices. Who are they and how do they do it? Read Accenture's latest report, Achieving High Performance in the Communications Technology Industry, to find out. Download the report. 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  New 911 program will incorporate texting, photos The Houston area is looking to implement Next Generation 911, an upgrade that will allow people to use text messages in emergencies and to send photos of criminals or an accident scene. Next Generation -- which may be rolled out in two to five years -- is software-based and will be able to communicate with all wireless devices, regardless of format. Houston Chronicle (8/10) Study: Wireless broadband set to explode, though WiMAX will lag A new study from Analysys Mason predicts a 2,400% growth rate for wireless broadband by 2015, reaching 2.1 billion customers and $784 billion in revenue. But Alastair Brydon, the report's co-author, says the "vast majority" of mobile-network operators will opt for LTE over WiMAX, leaving the latter technology with just 98 million customers by 2015. ZDNet (8/6) Letter: Dingell asks FCC to look at licensing spectrum The FCC should explore whether a portion of the unused digital spectrum should be licensed to alleviate worries by broadcasters and users of wireless mics over the impact of unlicensed devices, according to a letter from House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich., to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. Broadcasting & Cable (8/8)   IP Download  AT&T keeps customers in the Olympic know AT&T is pulling together its various divisions to not only keep customers abreast of Olympic happenings but also its services, via its mobile-TV services, as well as its YellowPages.com offering. 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