August 20, 2008 - Embarq Business taps MetaSwitch

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August 20, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    Embarq Business taps MetaSwitch Embarq's business arm has signed on to use a host of MetaSwitch offerings, including its softswitch, media gateway and MetaSphere applications. The agreement will enable Embarq to offer the Embarq Smart IP Enterprise suite, which includes click-to-dial integrated with Microsoft Outlook, advanced voice mail, rules-based call-forwarding, Auto Attendant and Music on Hold, SimRing, sequential ring and remote click-to-dial. Telephony Online (8/20) Volt Telecom Group's Integrated Technologies - Global Solutions (ITGS) division provides the full spectrum of design, engineering, construction, installation and maintenance for data, security, voice and video infrastructure. Contact us today to see how ITGS can make it all happen for your business. E-mail salesinfo@volt-telecom.com. Or go to www.volt-telecom.com.   Business & Industry Watch    Verizon: FiOS deployments paying off Verizon Communications says that the cost of fiber deployment for its FiOS service is already falling and that it is more successful than the telecom's original targets. "I have yet to see a market where penetration has stopped growing," said Robert J. Barish, Verizon's senior vice president and the chief financial officer of its wired communications division. The New York Times (8/18) Hutchison Telecom mulls future of available cash Even though Hutchison Telecom reported that its profit sank 98% in the first half of the year, it still has $4.6 billion in cash, thanks in large part to the sale of its Indian unit last year to Vodafone. The telecom has considered using the cash for acquisitions, but the company "could not agree on shareholding structure, management and price," Chief Executive Officer Dennis Lui said. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (8/20) , Financial Times (8/20) India's Reliance looks to play mobile games in the U.S. Reliance ADA Group, a growing player in the international media community, is looking to acquire U.S. companies that can help it gain a beachhead in the potentially lucrative mobile-content market. The Mumbai, India, firm already has made forays into the Hollywood entertainment community and is primarily interested in acquisitions related to mobile gaming, which is expected to become a $4.5 billion business this year. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (8/20) Other News Google's telecom ambitions skew wireless Telephony Online (8/19) FTC puts limits on telemarketers' prerecorded sales calls The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (8/20) Enjoy crunching numbers? Then click here to check out the GolfQuest - a cool way to find the perfect course. 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Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  AT&T extends U-verse reach To mark its one-year U-verse anniversary in Sacramento, Calif., AT&T has expanded the availability of the service in the area. The U-verse footprint in Sacramento now spans 250,000 living units. OneTRAK (8/20) Research firm finds that HDTV is a game-changer Knowledge Networks has selected its first "Game Changing Media Technology of the Year," and it's high-definition TV. "We picked HDTV because it is in so many homes now, and is really impacting the way people are watching television, which is still the most dominant medium," said David Tice, vice president and group account director at Knowledge Networks, a research firm that tracks how quickly consumers adopt new media technologies. MediaPost Communications (8/19) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Register to win a free MPLS book by Juniper experts By combining intelligent routing and script automation, MPLS Plug-and-Play from Juniper Networks gives you the ability to proactively adapt to changes, detect potential problems, and take corrective action. Learn more about MPLS-enabled applications and register to win a free book >> 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    Study: Femtocell activity to ramp up in 2010 Femtocell launches in the second half of next year or by the close of 2010 are on tap for 54% of respondents to a survey questioning their femtocell-rollout plans. Commercial femtocell launches are being pushed to 2011 or later for 33% of survey participants. Unstrung (8/20) Optimum Lightpath unveils satellite-video alternative Optimum Lightpath has developed Lightpath Managed Video, a service that delivers encoding and decoding of digital video as well as connectivity. The company, which says it is leveraging its optical-fiber network, sees the new offering as a more economical option to satellite. xchange (8/19) Text-messaging campaign may help Obama mobilize voters Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's decision to announce his vice presidential running mate via text message may prove fruitful on Election Day as the Democrats look to get young voters to the polls, according to this analysis. "What Obama is creating is this army of individuals, these grass-roots activists, who are out there trying to change the world in 160 characters or less," said David All, a Republican strategist who specializes in technology. Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Associated Press (8/20) Cox throws its hat into the wireless-phone ring Cox Communications positioned itself as a major player in the wireless-phone market when President Patrick Esser announced at a conference that the cable provider was developing a mobile device that will integrate the company's full suite of services and make its content and applications portable. Cox Wireless spent more than $304 million earlier this year in the government's wireless-spectrum auction. PC Magazine (8/19) 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.   IP Download  FCC head calls for total broadband access Chairman Kevin Martin says high-speed Internet is as essential as the telephone to the future prosperity of the U.S. and must be made available nationwide. Martin is planning on reserving a swath of broadcast spectrum on the AWS-3 auction for free wireless broadband, especially to connect rural users. USA TODAY (8/20)   LeadQuote  A good hockey player plays where the puck is. 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