August 15, 2008 - Chang will lead company formed by Chinese phone merger

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August 15, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    Chang will lead company formed by Chinese phone merger Chang Xiaobing, currently the chairman and CEO of China Unicom, will remain in that role after his company completes its merger with China Netcom later this year. The deal will bring about the convergence of wireless carrier China Unicom and fixed-line operator China Netcom, which, Chang said, will enable the new company to "become a world-class provider of broadband communications and information services." The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (8/15) 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  Cisco takes coordinated approach Cisco's decision earlier this week to try to capitalize on strategic synergies in the SMB sector by reforming its SMB product-engineering teams into one unit is part of the company's evolving process. "The SMB market continues to present tremendous growth potential for Cisco and our channel partners," said Andrew Sage, vice president of small-business sales for Cisco. "We believe that taking a coordinated approach across technology and go-to-market strategies is a natural evolution that brings greater synergies to our customers and channel partners alike." Computer Business Review (8/14) Verizon Wireless CEO: Alltel territory a perfect fit Verizon Wireless' acquisition of Alltel, expected to be wrapped up in the fourth quarter of this year, is a great complement to Verizon Wireless' existing footprint, according to Verizon Wireless Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam. The carrier has decided to make Little Rock, Ark., a regional headquarters for Verizon Wireless, but McAdam said it would take about a year to access staffing numbers in the state. The Boston Globe/Associated Press (8/14) Report: T-Mobile USA to debut Android phone this year T-Mobile USA will reportedly begin offering a smartphone featuring Google's highly anticipated mobile operating system Android as early as October. The phone is expected to come from HTC and include an touch-screen interface similar to the iPhone's. International Herald Tribune (8/15) Other News Vodafone looks to Poland, settles deal for majority stake in Ghana telecom Financial Times (8/14) USTelecom Spotlight Examine Progressive Business Strategies Disruptive technologies, increased competition and today's tough investment environment require a fresh perspective on how you run your business. Register today to join your peers at Disruptive Technology, Demanding Consumers and Your Broadband Future -- USTelecom's Executive Business Forum to learn more about the business strategies driving growth in broadband, communications and entertainment. View the agenda for all three days. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  EMarketer cuts Web video forecast by 64%, but sees healthy climate EMarketer, citing changes in methodology based on "historical data" from the IAB, has lowered its 2008 online video ad estimate of $1.4 billion by 64%, to $505 million. The new projection is still 55% higher than online video ad spending posted in 2007, according to this article. Mediaweek (8/14)   Technology Trends  IBM, Microsoft get unified-communications help from Covergence Covergence has announced an upgrade to its Covergence Collaboration Gateway that will enable interoperability between IBM Sametime 8.0 and Microsoft's unified-communications platforms. Rod Hodgman, vice president of marketing at Covergence, said his company would continue to provide upgrades as the two tech titans work together on a unified-communications platform. Network World (8/13) System supports texting to fixed-line phones TeleMessage, of Acton, Mass., has come up with a new text-to-speech system that allows users to send text messages to wireline phones. The service converts the text into short voice mail messages and then notifies the sender whether the message was picked up by a person, an answering machine or not at all. PCWorld/Network World (8/14) Analysis: In search of IMS connectivity IMS may be making industry strides, but according to this analysis, there still are a number of technological obstacles to be overcome before the industry reaps the full benefit of a converged IP architecture. xchange (8/14) Other News Analysis: Bundled DSL delivers savings TMC Internet Telephony (8/14)   IP Download  Intel, Jajah team up for PC wake-up calls via VoIP "Remote Wake" will let users remotely contact their PC through Jajah's online telephone service to access data, even if the computer is off. The product will be available next month for certain PCs running on the Intel 4 Series Express Chipset. 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