August 12, 2008 - AT&T's U-verse makes Wichita debut

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August 12, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day  AT&T's U-verse makes Wichita debut Forget about Peoria, AT&T's U-verse is playing in Wichita, Kan. The IPTV service currently offers 45 high-def channels and give viewers the ability to customize weather, stock, sports and traffic info. American City Business Journals/Wichita, Kan. (8/11)   Business & Industry Watch    Deutsche Telekom wants to partner with mobile-TV startup Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecom, is looking to acquire 17% of Devas Multimedia, an Indian startup that wants to be a content conduit for satellite-terrestrial programming to mobile phones. Devas currently is working with the Indian Space Research Organization to launch mobile-TV channels in 2009-10. The Economic Times (India) (8/11) Leap Wireless asks for stipulations to Verizon Wireless-Alltel deal Verizon Wireless' $28.1 billion bid to acquire Alltel will stifle competition and hamstring the roaming agreements of other cell phone carriers, according to a petition filed with the FCC by Leap Wireless. Leap, which currently has roaming agreements with both companies, said the regulatory agency should predicate approval of the acquisition on whether the firms agree to develop a nationwide roaming agreement that will not leave mobile-phone users without a signal. Reuters (8/11) Northern Ireland program to stimulate broadband growth The government is investing $3.6 million to support the expansion of broadband Internet in rural areas. The Northern Ireland Broadband Fund aims to encourage competition among providers and the development of new technologies and services in the region. ZDNet (8/12) Other News India's Quippo Telecom seeks $185 million for new infrastructure The Economic Times (India) (8/12) 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.   Video Upload    AT&T still looking for a legal definition of U-verse AT&T has filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to determine, from a legal standpoint, whether its U-verse IPTV service is a cable product. The definition will determine whether the service is subject to franchising laws. Multichannel News (8/11) Other News Charter inks VOD deal with Disney American City Business Journals/Los Angeles (8/11) 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.   Technology Trends  Cisco Systems hits a major crossroad Networking giant Cisco Systems has a dilemma: It needs to aggressively expand into new markets to counter tepid long-term forecasts, but the most likely new markets, such as the telecom industry, are presenting fewer opportunities. The company, according to this analysis, needs to start thinking and acting like a software company, but that strategy has its challenges too: Eventually Cisco will be butting heads with the Googles and Microsofts of the business world. BusinessWeek/GigaOM (8/11) Airspan to build Ecuadorian WiMAX Airspan will work with government-operated Pacifictel on a WiMAX network in Guayaquil, the country's largest city. This wireless-equipment provider says it has done steady business in Ecuador over the past year. cellular-news (U.K.) (8/11) Verizon Wireless gets visual with voice mail service Verizon Wireless has joined competitors such as Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Instinct in offering visual voice mail. Verizon's system, which works off a voice mail platform from Comverse's InSight, enables users to create 10 custom greetings, 20 distribution lists and 50 distribution members. Telephony Online (8/11) , CED Magazine (8/2008) Other News Ovum: Switching/routing equipment sales increase in Q2 xchange (8/11)   IP Download  DoD signs off on Foundry Networks' routers and switches Looking to demonstrate its commitment to federal government clients, Foundry Networks said its latest routers and switches had been tested and certified for interoperability by the Department of Defense. The certification enables the company's products to work seamlessly with, among other things, the department's VoIP systems. TMCnet.com (8/11) Lawmakers ask FCC to move forward with free wireless Net Reps. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., sent a letter to the FCC asking that it not allow further delays on an upcoming 25MHz-spectrum auction, part of which the winner would be required to use in building a free wireless Internet system. Well-established telecoms that are interested in participating have said they need more time to study the technical issues. 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