Texas grants first state-issued cable franchise
Guadalupe Valley Communication Systems, a subsidiary of Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative, has won Texas' first state-issued cable and video franchise, Light Reading reports. Verizon Communications and Grande Communications also have applied for franchises in the state. Light Reading (10/5)  
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Sprint Nextel sues Vonage
Sprint Nextel filed a lawsuit against Vonage Holdings and Voiceglo Holdings, a unit of Theglobe.com, alleging the VoIP providers infringed seven Sprint patents for transmitting phone calls over data networks. The suit seeks an injunction against the companies. Los Angeles Times/Associated Press (10/5), CNET/Reuters (10/5), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (10/5)
Covad snaps up NextWeb
Covad Communications Group said it is buying NextWeb, a broadband service provider, for $23 million. Covad said the deal will accelerate its push into the wireless broadband market. CNNMoney.com/Associated Press (10/5)
Denmark's TDC gets another offer
A group of four U.S. and U.K. private equity firms has made an offer for TDC, Denmark's dominant phone company. The offer is thought to be in the $12 billion range, which makes it comparable to a rival bid by another group of firms. TDC operates fixed-line, wireless and Internet services in Denmark, Switzerland and Poland. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (10/5)
Telefonica taps Nominum for DNS
Spain's Telefonica said it plans to begin using the Foundation Caching Name Server from Nominum, which also claims several other large customers including BT Group, Colt Telecom Group and Telecom Italia. The Spanish carrier has been using open source software BIND but said the upgrade was necessary to accommodate increased domain lookup requests from more IP traffic. Light Reading (10/4), Telephony Online (10/4)
Report: Rokr sales lukewarm
Motorola's Rokr music phone isn't selling particularly well, despite the hype surrounding its launch, according to a report by Piper Jaffray & Co. Neither Motorola nor Cingular Wireless, the phone's exclusive carrier, have released sales figures. Chicago Tribune (10/5)
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WiMAX holds promise, but obstacles remain
A new breed of companies are betting that WiMAX will become a popular alternative to existing high-speed Internet options. But while the technology is getting support from some big names, companies with previous experience running fixed wireless networks say WiMAX may only get a piece of a growing market that includes technologies such as EV-DO. Small companies that don't hold spectrum licenses for WiMAX services also could get squeezed out, industry experts say. Bloomberg Businessweek (10/5)
Study: SMS overflow could jam mobile phone networks
New research expected to be released to today at Penn State University says hackers could disable a mobile phone network by sending text messages into the network at a rate of 165 messages a second. Wireless carriers say they are aware of the potential threat and have developed methods to prevent effective assaults. NYTimes.com (10/5)
Alcatel announces "universal" optical metro switch
Alcatel took the wraps of a new switch that puts Layer 1 and Layer 2 Ethernet, TDM, and WDM switching capabilities on one platform. The product, called 1850 TSS, is expected to become available by the end of the year. Light Reading (10/4)
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Qwest adds BellSouth to Networx bid team
Qwest Communications said BellSouth has joined a Qwest-led team in its bid to run the federal government's Networx program, which will serve as the main telecommunications network for federal agencies. The contract is potentially worth $20 billion over 10 years. Denver Rocky Mountain News (10/5)
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