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- Study: Economy won't affect spending on media platforms
A new study from Amdocs indicates consumers have no intention of spending less on Internet, wireless or video services despite the economy. "Ultimately, what it's really saying is that customers are willing to pay for value," said Amdocs executive Anthony Piniella. "If there's a perceived value, even in difficult times, they're willing to pay for it." Broadcasting & Cable
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- Analyst: Euro telecoms have bright outlook
Even as it cut ratings Monday on a few companies, Morgan Stanley said that, as a group, European telecoms remained attractive investments because the credit crunch would help pare competitors as it spurs more mergers and buyouts. The brokerage -- citing its earnings momentum -- upgraded Portugal Telecom and asserted that the stronger telecoms are holding strong cards because lower-tier companies may be forced to sell to them at bargain prices. Reuters
(12/9)
- Level 3 pares 8% of staff
Network support provider Level 3 Communications said Monday that it would reduce its North American work force 8% by year-end and take a charge of about $12 million to $15 million in its fourth quarter. In cutting 450 jobs, Level 3 cited worsening economic conditions that have forced other telecoms to take similar actions. Reuters
(12/8)
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- Broadcom touts hi-res converter for upgrading video
Broadcom has introduced new technology that it says can improve lower-resolution video, such as pictures streamed online and from standard TV, and convert it into video that could be presentable on large HD sets. While it provided few technical details of its breakthrough, Broadcom did say the technology offers finer and sharper details, better spatial resolution and fewer glitches. CED Magazine
(12/2008)
- Cablevision's Rutledge says DVR deployment still on track
Cablevision, whose network DVR has stirred some controversy because of the way it allows subscribers to store programs, will proceed with plans to roll out the device in 2009 ... as long as it is not deemed illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Chief Operating Officer Tom Rutledge. "We have plans to begin deploying it some time next year," he said. "It has all the functionality of a DVR, it looks to you like a DVR. You can't really tell the difference." Reuters
(12/8)
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- AT&T offers new Cisco-based Telepresence system
Cisco Systems' latest Telepresence technology has found its way quickly into an AT&T unit's solution for companies who need to bring people in a number of locations inside and between buildings virtually face-to-face. AT&T Telepresence Solution, which delivers multipoint functionality, is said to offer inter-company connectivity via a "meet me" feature that uses a PIN code to provide security. xchange
(12/8)
- Ciena claim: We transmitted a true 100G wavelength
Ciena has touted an optical breakthrough, claiming it has transmitted the first real 100G single wavelength and insisting that previous 100G had combined or inversely multiplexed lesser signals to reach the milestone. Ciena said it sent 10 Gigabit Ethernet signals that it had electronically combined onto a single wavelength through its CN 4200 advanced platform and then received them from the same spot. CED Magazine
(12/2008)
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