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| March 20, 2007 |
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Top vendors, operators form IPTV group
Vendors and operators, including AT&T, Samsung and Ericsson, have joined forces to create an industry consortium for IPTV specifications. The group will focus on defining end-to-end specifications for the delivery of IPTV services. PC Magazine (3/19)
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AT&T eyes multiple HD streams
AT&T expects to have multiple HD streams to the home this year and is illustrating its commitment to advancing the HD market by making all of its new set-tops and digital video recorders HD-enabled. Telephony Online (3/19)
Microsoft's new phone system targets SMBs
Microsoft has unveiled a speech-recognition phone system designed for use with traditional or VoIP phone lines and can be managed from a PC. The Microsoft Response Point phone system will hit the market some time this year as a PBX alternative. InfoWorld/IDG News Service (3/19)
Verizon bolsters VoIP network with new service
Verizon Business has added Carrier IP Termination Transport to its VoIP portfolio. The new network service will allow Verizon to carry VoIP calls between IP networks and the public telephone network. Converge! Network Digest (3/19)
XO's NextLink arrives in Phoenix
XO Communications has brought its NextLink wireless system to Phoenix as the company looks to expand its footprint. The company will initially deploy services in downtown Phoenix, although it plans to eventually extend the rollout to the entire metropolitan area. Telephony Online (3/19)
Yahoo! unveils oneSearch for mobiles
Yahoo! is taking aim at rival Google in the mobile space with the launch of oneSearch, a local search feature that delivers targeted, information-rich results to the handset. Search results are prioritized into categories and are displayed on a single page. 
Bloomberg1/ClipSyndicate (3/20) The Washington Post/Reuters (3/20)
Alltel aims to extend brand through cable sponsorships
Alltel has inked sponsorship deals with several networks, including ESPN, the Discovery Channel and USA Network, as part of its effort to deliver its brand message. RCR Wireless News (3/19)
IBM, Cisco to unveil emergency-services partnership
The companies are expected to announce that the IBM Management Services for Crisis Response emergency-services system will make use of Cisco's networking hardware and IBM's services approach. Cisco and IBM will tap into Wi-Fi, WiMAX and satellite technologies to deliver the service to government and corporate customers. USA TODAY/CNET (3/20)
Apple TV will be more popular than TiVo, analyst predicts
Apple's soon-to-be-released Apple TV device is expected to surpass TiVo and Netflix in popularity, according to industry analyst Jonathan Hoopes. "As a digital media content delivery vehicle positioned in users' living rooms, we think the Apple TV/iTunes combination could become as disruptive to legacy video purchase-and-consumption behavior as the iPod/iTunes combination has been to the traditional music business model," Hoopes said in a report. Electronic Engineering Times (Asia)/InformationWeek (3/19)
Q&A: AT&T Labs exec talks home networking
Vernon Reed, principal member of technical staff AT&T Labs, says the Home Phone Network Alliance (HPNA) v.3.1 standard enables telecom providers and their technicians to diagnose a problem on a customer's network to an exact location. Telecommunications (3/19)
Survey: HSDPA market surging
A new survey reveals that 100 HSDPA networks have launched commercial mobile broadband services in 54 countries and that nearly 40 HSDPA networks support 3.6 Mbps peak data throughput. Europe is leading the HSDPA charge, according to the survey, with networks up and running in all but two EU countries. cellular-news (U.K.) (3/20)
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Samsung to release wireless HD set-top box for IPTV
Samsung has partnered with STMicroelectronics and Metalink to build a wireless HD set-top box. The box is designed to receive high-definition Internet TV signals over a 802.11n-based home network. Electronic Engineering Times (Asia)/InformationWeek (3/19)
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