August 6, 2008 - Verizon Business system allows early responders to connect

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August 6, 2008 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day    Verizon Business system allows early responders to connect Verizon Business has launched a new service designed to help police officers, firefighters and other emergency personnel to communicate with one another regardless of the communications device they are using. The initiative, dubbed the Verizon Communications Interoperability Solution, uses a private Verizon IP network and Cisco servers, and it enables early responders to connect whether they are using traditional radio sets, mobile phones, fixed-line phones or e-mail. The Washington Post/PC World/IDG News Service (8/5)   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.   ADVERTISEMENT   Business & Industry Watch  Frontier bullish on broadband Frontier Communications added more than 16,000 broadband customers during the second quarter of the year, a 17% improvement over the comparable period a year earlier. The company says it believes its gains can be attributed to its ability to segment the market. Telephony Online (8/5) Qwest records broadband gains, but cuts outlook Qwest Communications International reported positive results in the second quarter from its broadband unit, with subscriber totals up 14% and revenue from data, video and Internet services up 9%. Still, the company said it needed to trim its full-year outlook. The telecom reported solid gains from its business arm, but still felt the pinch from its mass markets and wholesale units, which experienced lower revenue. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (8/6) , MarketWatch (8/6) , Forbes/Thomson Financial News (8/6) Reject merger conditions, Sprint asks FCC The Sprint Nextel-Clearwire partnership told the FCC its ability to compete effectively against its wireless rivals would be undercut if the agency agreed to new conditions proposed by AT&T, which asserts the new entity has underrepresented the amount of spectrum it needs for its venture. In its filing, Sprint and Clearwire said that their plan to build a national wireless network based on WiMAX technology would "become a new, viable broadband competitor," and alleged that AT&T was trying to stifle new competition. CNNMoney.com/Dow Jones Newswires (8/5) , American City Business Journals/Kansas City, Mo. (8/5) Sprint Nextel continues to lose customers: Sprint Nextel lost 901,000 subscribers in the second quarter and expects customer numbers to continue to dwindle in the current quarter, leading some analysts to question the company's turnaround efforts. "When they're already down that much, that's problematic," said Walter Piecyk, an analyst at Pali Research. "At some point, you have to go out and attract new customers and they're not doing that." Overall revenue was down 11%, while wireless revenue slid 12.5%. Google/Associated Press (8/6) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (8/6) AT&T thinks globally with new service, campaign AT&T, which is sponsoring members of the U.S. Olympic team, is continuing its multiplatform global marketing push to establish itself as the go-to carrier for international voice and data coverage, claiming the biggest choice in phones and most reliable overseas service. MediaPost Communications (8/5) USTelecom Spotlight Are you maximizing your broadband potential? Your broadband and video deployments are front and center at USTelecom's Executive Business Forum in San Jose, Calif., this October. Learn more. Join your peers for dynamic sessions, networking opportunities and market insights that help you capitalize on today's converging worlds of communications, entertainment and technology. Register today to gain knowledge and industry resources to compete in today's competitive broadband and video marketplace.  Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  ZeeVee unveils ZvBox for streaming PC content to HDTVs ZeeVee is now shipping its ZvBox, which allows users to stream media content from a PC to multiple HDTVs. The ZvBox "localcasts" the content on a channel called Zv to all the HDTVs in the home, with no subscription required. The ZvBox, at a suggested retail price of $499, is sold at Amazon, Best Buy, J&R and other electronics stores. CEPro.com (8/5) The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS) Looking for ways to get more out of your network? Only Juniper Networks offers JUNOS™ software, a single OS to reduce cost and complexity so that you can accelerate the pace of innovation. Start innovating with JUNOS today—register to win a free copy of the JUNOS Cookbook>> 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  Cisco: Clients are investing in telecom Cisco Systems has announced that customers are spending more on equipment, which helped the telecom-equipment company achieve revenue of more than $10 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter. CEO John Chambers said the company expected to post a sales increase of about 8% in the current quarter. ClipSyndicate/Bloomberg (8/6) , Bloomberg (8/6) Telecoms using inQ service for live chat with customers Telecommunications providers such as AT&T, Sprint Nextel, Virgin Mobile and Vonage have started using the services of inQ, which builds live-chat connections that hook up companies with their customers. The service melds software and human agents, and clients pay inQ on a performance-based model. xchange (8/5) Google: We'll go it alone, without LiMo Google has no plans to ally its Android mobile platform with a similar open-source venture even though 21 mobile devices now run on rival LiMo's operating system, the company said Tuesday. "Instead of adding in compatibility for everything, we think it is important to clarify for developers the best possible direction and make it open source so it is available to more people," said Eric Chu, a group marketing manager with Android. InformationWeek (8/5)   IP Download  Vodafone gives Manchester fastest-city status Vodafone has announced a major upgrade in its mobile-broadband service in Manchester, England. "Manchester, along with five other major conurbations, is now the fastest network in U.K.," said Alec Howard, head of PC Connectivity for Vodafone UK. 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