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1. Verizon lets small firms set up websites with a few clicks
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 30, 2010
Verizon has begun offering small businesses a package of services aimed at simplifying the process of designing and establishing their own Internet sites. A second service, called Web Listings, ensures the companies are listed on more than 100 search engines such as Google, Yahoo! and Bing. The service is free for a year, after which companies pay $15 to $20 a month depending on their needs. PC Magazine (08/30)
2. LightSquared will launch a challenge against Clearwire
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 31, 2010
LightSquared will begin its attempted assault on Clearwire and other 4G services next year, with plans to enter up to nine U.S. markets -- including Chicago and Dallas -- with its wireless service backed by Philip Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners. "There is a big demand-supply gap and we are trying to step in and fill some of that. In terms of wireless penetration, the United States today is nowhere near the top countries," said LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja. Bloomberg (08/31)
3. AT&T: Slow and steady is the best approach in moving to IPv6
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 27, 2010
Taking a slow and steady migration route in moving to IPv6 is a smart approach, says AT&T, as it allows enterprises to make sure it's done right. The big challenge in moving off IPv4 is understanding the scope of the work. "There's just a lot of parts. It's amazing how broad IP addressing is with all the sub-networks that are active in our own internal systems," said Dale McHenry, vice president of enterprise networking for AT&T Business Solutions. Network World (08/26)
4. How VoIP will invade smartphone's turf
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 30, 2010
The traditional cell phone model, in which voice service entails about two-thirds of the bill, could soon come under pressure, according to a Street.com analysis that aims to describe VoIP's changing role in the smartphone market's future. TheStreet.com (08/27)
5. Verizon turns up the dial on DSL speed
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 31, 2010
Verizon Communications is providing a speedier online-access option, Internet speeds of 10 to 15 Mbps, to customers unable to use its FiOS technology. Light Reading (08/30)
6. Google VoIP service hits 1 million calls on day one
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 27, 2010
More than 1 million calls were placed through Google's VoIP service in the first 24 hours, says the search giant, as Gmail users called one another for free via their desktop from anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. CRN (U.K.) (08/26)
7. Internet growth poses promise amid market challenges
USTelecom dailyLead® | Sep 02, 2010
There are more Internet users than ever, and emerging markets will boast 1.2 billion users by 2015, but technology companies working in these markets have some formidable challenges that are quite different from the ones U.S. market posed. Most users don't have PCs and rely on mobile devices for broadband access, and there is little desire to pay for online content, according to this analysis. Wall Street Journal, The (09/01)
8. Verizon, VMware offer a cloud platform to enterprises
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 31, 2010
Verizon Communications has announced a partnership with VMware on a software platform designed to make it easier and safer for companies to move some of their computing functions to the cloud while maintaining their in-house systems. Verizon will host the VMware platform in some of its data centers starting early next year, an executive said. Enterprises will be able to use "existing tool sets and frameworks that they use internally and use them to move [workloads] into the Verizon cloud," said Verizon IT executive Joe Crawford. ConnectedPlanetOnline.com (08/31) American City Business Journals (08/31)
9. Wilderotter outlines a $40M plan for Frontier's Ill. systems
USTelecom dailyLead® | Sep 01, 2010
Frontier Communications CEO Maggie Wilderotter told a Bloomington, Ill., audience Tuesday that the telecom will invest $40 million in the state over the next year, mainly to bring broadband services to rural and small towns. State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.), The (08/31)
10. AT&T expects $800M gain in selling off Sterling
USTelecom dailyLead® | Aug 30, 2010
AT&T shares were up slightly Friday after the completion of its $1.4 billion sale of Sterling Commerce to IBM, and the telecom predicts a pretax gain of $800 million. SBC Communications, which is now AT&T, bought the collaboration-network provider in 2000 for $3.9 billion. Wireless Week (08/27) Reuters (08/27)
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