| News for telecom industry leaders |  |
| News of the Day |  |  |
|
| Business & Industry Watch | | |
|
- AT&T tests usage caps in Texas town
AT&T has disclosed plans to begin trials in Beaumont, Texas, of charging high-speed Internet customers a surcharge for exceeding limits placed on downloading bandwidth each month. AT&T began a similar test a few weeks ago in Reno, Nev. CED Magazine
(12/2008)      
- Alcatel-Lucent: "No intention" of selling mobile unit
With speculation on its plans rampant, Alcatel-Lucent said it had "no intention" of selling its mobile operations, as a company spokesman pointed to CEO Ben Verwaayen's recent comment that Alcatel must take a leading role in the transition to next-generation Long Term Evolution technology. Analysts have mused about Alcatel's next moves ahead of the equipment maker's planned Dec. 12 disclosure of its plans for reversing losses that have coincided with the fading of its core telecom market. Reuters
(12/1)
- New BT finance head vows "greater pace" on costs
BT Group's newly named finance director Tony Chanmugam hinted broadly Monday that he would accelerate the U.K. telecom's cost-cutting regimen, saying: "First of all, I'm looking at the cost transformation here. I want to work at a greater pace." BT CEO Ian Livingston tapped Chanmugam, a BT Retail executive, for the company's chief finance post, saying he wanted Chanmugam to replicate his retail post strategies at his new job. Financial Times (free content)
(12/2)
- Verizon makes FiOS strides
Verizon Communications won approvals Monday to provide FiOS service in two New York towns, pending state approval: Lackawanna, located near Buffalo, and Atlantic Beach, a Long Island community. Meanwhile, Comcast is reportedly challenging Verizon's application in Philadelphia for a citywide video franchise to launch its FiOS TV and broadband services there. Multichannel News
(12/1), CED Magazine
(12/2008)
 | Tunable Transponders Change Cost Equation
It used to be that the cost of tunable transponders was too high to justify, but not anymore! Optelian tunable transponders now compare favorably to fixed wavelength. Optelian tunable
transponders are tunable over the full C-band with greater than 100 km reach. |
 |
|  |
| The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
Mid-Band Ethernet is one of the fastest growing segments in the telecommunications market today. Visit www.hatterasnetworks.com to get expert insight from top industry analysts to learn what the key business drivers and market opportunities are that are making Mid-Band Ethernet so popular with business customers today.
Interested in learning more about advertising in the USTelecom dailyLead? Contact Mark Lasser at 202-737-5500 x317 or mark.lasser@smartbrief.com.
 | |
 |
|  |
| Technology Trends | | |
|
- Russian carrier TTK sets $1.5 billion broadband push
TransTelecom, now operating as TTK, revealed plans to pump $1.5 billion in the Russian market to reach its goal of being a major retail provider of broadband service there. "We have 17 regional divisions that are already working on building out our metro networks and the access infrastructure -- we have 40 metro networks already," said Sergey Shavkunov, head of international market analysis at TTK. Light Reading
(12/1)
| IP Download | | |
|
- Microsoft halts work on service-delivery platform
Microsoft, delivering a blow to the concept of Telco 2.0, has abandoned its Connected Services Framework program, the company's next-generation effort at a service-delivery platform that let telecom operators oversee and manage combined communications services for customers on any network or device. xchange
(12/1)
| LeadQuote | | |
|
 | When you're angry, never put it in writing. It's like carving your anger in stone. That makes implacable enemies."
|
| |
| Advertise |
|
Account Director:
Mark Lasser (202) 737-5500, ext. 317
|
|
|
| |
|
Read more at dailyLead.com |
|
A powerful website for dailyLead® readers including:
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| | Recent USTelecom dailyLead® Issues:
- Monday, December 01, 2008
- Wednesday, November 26, 2008
- Tuesday, November 25, 2008
- Monday, November 24, 2008
- Friday, November 21, 2008
| | | Lead Editor: Susan Rush
Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 1100 H ST NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005 | |
| |
|
| © 1999-2011 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information |
|
