EarthLink taps Level 3 for VoIP
EarthLink has come to terms with Level 3 Communications on a deal to have Level 3 provide backbone-network support for EarthLink's VoIP service. Multichannel News (4/20)  
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Lucent wins big IPTV deal with Telefonica
Lucent Technologies won a contract with Telefonica to develop and deploy the Spanish carrier's IPTV middleware platform. Under the deal, Lucent will be charged with introducing new features, as well as marketing the technology to service providers. Lucent also will serve as the network integrator for Telefonica's IPTV solution. Telephony Online (4/19)
Sprint Nextel buys affiliate
Sprint Nextel Corp. has bought wireless reseller UbiquiTel Inc. for about $1 billion. UbiquiTel serves 452,000 customers in nine states. Reuters (4/20), The Wall Street Journal (4/20)
Cisco looks to college students for broadband content ideas
Cisco Systems has formed a partnership with mtvU, a subsidiary of MTV Networks, to fund projects by college students that focus on digital content for broadband. Cisco, which is pushing aggressively into the entertainment arena, believes young people may have good insight into what people really want out of digital media. CNET (4/19)
Amazon, InPhonic team to sell mobile phones, service plans
Amazon.com has formed a partnership with InPhonic to sell mobile phones and service plans via Amazon. Under the deal, Amazon will integrate Inphonic's WireFly online store into its site by the third quarter of this year. MarketWatch (4/20)
EarthLink, BellSouth, Nokia report earnings
EarthLink: EarthLink posted a first-quarter profit of $16.4 million, compared with a year-earlier profit of $33.3 million. The company said it lost 179,000 premium dial-up Internet subscribers, but it added 125,000 low-cost dial-up subscribers and 85,000 broadband/digital phone customers. Reuters (4/20)
BellSouth: BellSouth reported a first-quarter profit of $784 million, compared with a year-earlier profit of $1.06 billion. The Washington Post/Associated Press (4/20)
Nokia: Nokia said its first-quarter profit was $1.3 billion, up 21% from a year earlier, and that sales jumped nearly 30% to hit $11.73 billion. The company also said its share of the global handset market rose to 35%. BusinessWeek/Associated Press (4/20)
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Study: Web access via mobile devices becoming commonplace
Mobile device users are more routinely accessing the Internet using their handhelds, according to a study by Ipsos Insight. Older users and users in France, the U.K. and Japan account for much of the growth. Yahoo!/Associated Press (4/20)
NBCU, affiliates to launch broadband venture
NBC Universal and its affiliates are teaming up to create The National Broadband Co., which will market video to Web portals and for syndication. The new company, majority owned by NBC Universal, will feature hundreds of hours of video created daily by affiliate newscasts and other video. Broadcasting & Cable (4/20), The Hollywood Reporter (4/20), Mediaweek (4/19)
Motorola touts wireless mesh
Mesh networking based on the 802.11s standard is poised to become mainstream, an executive at Motorola's Mesh Networking Group said. EE Times (4/19)
Pennsylvania looks to catch up in E911
Pennsylvania is ramping up its push to install mobile phone tracking technology for E911 services. Only about a third of state residents live in regions capable of locating E911 callers precisely, putting Pennsylvania behind most other states. USA TODAY (4/16)
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