August 18, 2008 - XO feels the need for more Ethernet speed

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August 18, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    XO feels the need for more Ethernet speed XO Communications has rolled out new Ethernet speeds in several of its markets, which now have access to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 200, 300, 400 or 500 Mbps at on-net fiber locations. Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York; San Jose, Calif.; Seattle; Philadelphia; and Washington are the first markets to gain access to the higher speeds, although additional markets are set to follow. xchange (8/18) 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  VoIP sales take off, even among business users More than one-quarter of VoIP's 75 million worldwide users are businesses, a share that is expected to grow to 41% by 2011, according to a new report from Infonetics. "While VoIP services are being embraced by consumers worldwide, businesses have been comparatively slower in their adoption due to various roadblocks," an Infonetics analyst said. "This is about to change, though, as technical issues are resolved." TWICE (8/15) AT&T hooks up call tents to keep golf crowd connected As an adjunct to its "Be Sensible" campaign to promote civility and courtesy among cell phone users, AT&T is sponsoring a call center tent for spectators to make calls at this week's Barclays 2008 golf tournament in New Jersey. By installing a 3G mobile network, AT&T said it was providing a separate environment for those who needed to keep in touch without distracting those watching the tournament out on the course. TMC Internet Telephony (8/15) Former head of Finland to join Nokia as EVP The Finnish prime minister in the early 1990s will join Nokia Group in November and become a member of its executive board in January, when he steps into the post of executive vice president, Corporate Relations and Responsibility, Nokia said. Esko Aho will replace Veli Sundback, who will retire in May 2009. cellular-news (U.K.) (8/18) USTelecom Spotlight Put innovative technology to work for your business Join your industry peers at Disruptive Technology, Demanding Consumers and Your Broadband Future, USTelecom's Executive Business Forum, and explore how to use cutting-edge technologies and progressive business strategies to drive growth in customers and revenue. Leave the Forum with fresh ideas and insights to stand out and succeed in today's competitive broadband entertainment and communications marketplace. View the complete agenda.  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. Windstream sees more consolidation in telecom's future (The Wall Street Journal) Unified communications provide business value (Techworld) Nortel acquires Pingtel from Bluesocket (Google) AT&T still looking for a legal definition of U-verse (Multichannel News) AT&T's U-verse makes Wichita debut (American City Business Journals) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.   Video Upload  DTV transition weighs on U.S. delivery of free live mobile TV The U.S., compared with other nations, provides fewer TV signals to cell phones, largely because of the pending transition to an all-digital TV platform, according to this analysis. The Washington Post/Associated Press (8/17) The evolution of the TV business model Comcast's Fancast.com, according to Amy Banse, the president of Comcast Interactive Media, represents the next generation of the way people will be able to view just about any content across a number of media platforms. "If you're a Comcast customer and you buy a package of content from us, you should be able to consume and manage that content across screens," she said. Multichannel News (8/17)   Technology Trends  Patent office rejects Dell's effort to patent term "cloud computing" Cloud computing is a generic term and may not be patented, according to an initial ruling from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that goes against Dell, which was looking to register the term. PCWorld/IDG News Service (8/18) Taiwan carrier offers $29 3G-enabled Eee PC In what observers see as part of a global trend, Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications has begun offering contract-holding subscribers an Eee PC for $29 that can link into the carrier's 3G network. Mobile operators looking to lure new wireless-broadband customers to their upgraded networks are expected to start launching these sorts of promotions with the low-cost PCs. Network World/IDG News Service (8/18)   IP Download  China embraces wireless broadband Construction of wireless Internet networks in China shows no signs of letting up with reports from a state-run newspaper that prosperous Guangdong province wants to build a 358-square-mile network that would cover the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan at a cost of about $145.6 million. The report issued no time frame for its development, nor did it hint on a standard, although WiMAX was considered an unlikely option because that protocol competes with the 3G services China's mobile carriers are preparing to launch. Network World/IDG News Service (8/15) Battle over "white spaces" comes to a head next month The pitched battle over so-called "white spaces" in the TV spectrum, which firms such as Google and Motorola want to use to build wireless networks, will come to a head next month when the FCC releases its findings on tests of "smart radios," according to this report. The "white spaces" debate is a hot one right now because TV providers are concerned that their use would cause major interference with airwaves they'll still be using after the DTV switch. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (8/18)   LeadQuote  A leader takes people where they want to go. 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