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- Strong video gains drive Bell Canada revenue in Q3
Bell Canada's revenue increased in the third quarter after the carrier added 40,000 video customers compared with 7,000 a year earlier and 20,000 in the prior period, the telecom said. Video revenue jumped 10.2% from a year earlier, and the company added 22,000 broadband subscribers. Cartt News Service (subscription only)
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- France Telecom stands by 2009 outlook
France Telecom said today that it remained on course to reach its full-year estimates even after suffering through a harrowing month of personnel tragedies. Chief Executive Officer Didier Lombard told reporters that "we are exactly in line with what we have said at the end of the year, and I consider that we will be able to deliver the performance we have promised to." Reuters
(11/13)
- TelCentris, once Skype rival, enters CLEC field
TelCentris has won regulatory approval in five states to begin operating as a CLEC -- competitive local exchange carrier -- based on experience and facilities the company obtained trying to compete against Skype with its VoxOx service. The CLEC is counting on its home-built service-delivery platform to save costs. "That's our competitive differentiator. We can pass those cost savings on to our customers," said CEO Bryan Hertz. Telephony Online
(11/13)
- Google acknowledges deal with Gizmo5, VoIP provider
The reports were true: Google said Thursday that it had bought VoIP provider Gizmo5 and would merge its engineering team with Google Voice, the service that lets users access multiple phones using a single number. Industry observers are speculating Google might create a Skype-like VoIP service or use Gizmo5's software to enhance Google Voice's features. The Register (U.K.)
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- Internet-connected TV will be on holiday wish lists
Manufacturers expect Internet-connected television sets will be the hot item this holiday season. Once consumers embrace these sets, television will become "a completely new ballgame," said Matthew McRae, Vizio's general manager of advanced technology products. USA TODAY
(11/13)
- Study: Online video viewing has doubled since last year
More than 25 million broadband households in the U.S. watch full-length TV shows via the Internet and about 20 million regularly watch movies online, according to a study from Parks Associates. The report went on to say that the number of households that watch streaming video has doubled since 2008, and Jayant Dasari, an analyst at the research firm, said the trend gave content distributors a major opportunity "to upgrade subscribers into higher tiers of services." CEPro.com
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- Report: Huawei top candidate for Motorola set-top, network unit
China's Huawei Technologies is seen as a leading candidate to buy Motorola's home and networks mobility division that is reportedly up for sale, according to an Internet report that quoted industry executives attending an event this week. They noted that Huawei has the cash to buy the unit -- which could cost roughly $4.5 billion -- and has designs on breaking into the North American market. Cable Digital News
(11/12)
- Cisco-HP competition heats up
Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it will buy 3Com indicates the company plans to challenge Cisco for dominance of the network-management and security-gear enterprise markets, Jon Fortt writes. Cisco has been steadily edging into additional markets, including servers -- an HP specialty -- and now HP is fighting back, he argues. CNNMoney.com/Fortune Brainstorm Tech/Big Tech blog
(11/12)
- With new standard, big changes in store for Wi-Fi
Approval of the new 802.11n wireless standard will lead to a wave of innovation for Wi-Fi products over the next three to five years, according to industry executives. This report predicts some of the new technologies that might come down the pike. Network World
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