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November 5, 2009 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Read more at SmartBrief.com News for telecom industry leaders       News of the Day  Embarq merger boosts CenturyTel in quarter Economies of scale from the Embarq merger sparked CenturyTel's profit to more than triple in the third quarter, outpacing analysts' forecasts as revenue grew almost 200%, the rural telecom carrier reported. The telecom, which will soon change its name to CenturyLink, earned $280.8 million on revenue of $1.87 billion. Reuters (11/5) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (11/5)   Business & Industry Watch  Data center, wireless services drive Cincinnati Bell's growth Cincinnati Bell's data-center business grew 7% in the third quarter, and the company gained 6,000 smartphone subscribers, which helped drive data revenue higher from a year earlier, the telecom said Wednesday. Net income, also helped by a cost-cutting program, increased 5% as the regional carrier also reorganized its long- and short-term debt to under $1.9 billion, a 10-year low. The Cincinnati Enquirer (11/4) NSN said to mull joining Ciena in hunt for Nortel unit Nokia Siemens Networks may pursue Nortel Networks' optical-network unit, according to published accounts, which say other companies are also eyeing the division. Ciena has entered a $510 million reserve price in advance of next Friday's auction. Nortel will take bids for the assets until Monday. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (11/4) , Light Reading (11/4) Deutsche Telekom moves closer to 1 million IPTV subs Tighter cost controls, consolidation at its Greek unit and stabilization of its T-Mobile U.K. division helped Germany's Deutsche Telekom increase revenue 5.2% in the quarter compared with a year earlier. The telecom also reached 885,000 IPTV installations and appeared to be in position to meet its goal of topping 1 million IPTV customers this year. The Wall Street Journal (11/5) , Google/The Associated Press (11/5) , ipTVnews (11/5) Cisco signals recovery as sales beat forecast Despite a 19% drop in profit, Cisco outperformed analysts' expectations in the last quarter. CEO John Chambers said the numbers offered proof the economy and the technology sector are on the mend after this year's steep downturn. The Wall Street Journal (11/5) , The New York Times (11/4) , eWEEK.com (11/4) Other News New bid signals Telefonica's intent to land Brazil's GVT The Wall Street Journal (11/4) USTelecom Spotlight USTelecom Webinar: Computing, Storage and Communications in the Cloud Register now. Join USTelecom and Jesse Hurley, CEO of ShiftResearch, on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. Eastern time, for a free webinar addressing today's cybersecurity concerns. Hear about the underlying technologies and solutions available in the cloud space for deploying secure and reliable computing, storage and communications resources across diverse operating systems and storage pools leveraged in multi-domain, multi-homed networks. Register now. Learn more about USTelecom -> NXTcomm  |  News  |  Join USTelecom  |  NextGenWeb  |  Webinars   Video Upload  Comcast announces more day-and-date VOD films Comcast announced that it soon would offer its video-on-demand subscribers 10 major Hollywood movies on the same day that they become available as DVD releases. The so-called day-and-date strategy has turned out to be an important initiative for the company, which has struck such deals this year with top studios, including Warner Bros./New Line, Fox and Universal. CEDMagazine.com (11/4) Other News Time Warner sees early success of TV Everywhere The Hollywood Reporter (11/4)   Featured Content    The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Billing Michelle V. Rafter Network-Attached Storage Is the New "Multifunction Printer" for SMBs Jon Stokes from Ars Technica Proper Credit Policies & Procedures Can Help Minimize Your Cash Flow Denise O'Berry 6 Desktop Apps for Better Organization & Focus Behance Team Five Keys to Sales When You Hate to Sell? Susan L. Reid   Technology Trends  Experts say firms to wed internal, external clouds Presenters from EMC, AT&T and Unisys predicted the growth of blended internal-external clouds at a cloud-computing event being held this week. Mike Feinberg, chief of EMC's Cloud Infrastructure Group, said the trend increasingly would allow enterprise users to coordinate data between external cloud services and internal systems. InformationWeek (11/4) Ericsson executive wants telecoms to go own way on app stores A senior Ericsson executive says wireless companies should move beyond Google and Apple by developing cross-industry mobile app stores. "[Android] is a step in the right direction, but we think that we have to go even further to get applications across different devices," Ericsson Senior Vice President Jan Uddenfeldt said. The Register (U.K.) (11/4) Other News Bell Labs sets world record for fiber transport TV Technology (11/4) Exclusive Advertising Opportunity! Reach 35,000 telecom industry decision-makers as the sole sponsor of the USTelecom dailyLead Year-End Report. This great branding opportunity includes 12 ad placements and detailed campaign reporting. Interested? Contact Amy Abbey at (202) 737-5500 ext. 250   IP Download  European lawmakers compromise on Web piracy, rights The European Parliament today agreed on compromise legislation that sought to strike a balance between governments demanding stiff penalties for illegal file-sharing and groups calling for Internet access to be considered an unalienable right. The deal could finally lead to approval of a major overhaul of Europe's telecom laws. . The New York Times (11/5) Bill would require ISPs to block certain online scams: The House Financial Services Committee has approved a measure that would require Internet service providers to block online material containing fraudulent references to the Securities Investor Protection Corp. CNET/Politics and Law blog (11/4) Other News Vonage quarterly results a mixed bag The Seattle Times/The Associated Press (11/4)   LeadQuote  The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do." --Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. president       Subscriber Tools       Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Advertise Sales Account Director:  Amy Abbey (202) 737-5500 x250 Download Media Kit   Read more at dailyLead.com A powerful Web site for dailyLead readers including: Breaking News Industry Home Competitor News Readers' Choice Press Releases Search Archive Get this RSS Feed Publish your Press Release       Recent USTelecom dailyLead Issues: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Monday, November 02, 2009 Friday, October 30, 2009 Thursday, October 29, 2009     Lead Editor:  Susan Rush       Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 1100 H ST NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005     © 1999-2009 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information