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Verizon gets favorable ruling in Vonage case

A federal jury has ruled that Vonage Holdings infringed on patents held by Verizon Communications and awarded the telecom company $58 million, plus future royalties. Vonage plans to appeal, but first it will face another hearing later this month to consider an injunction request made by Verizon.  Bloomberg1/ClipSyndicate (3/8) The New York Times/Reuters (3/8)

Business & Industry Watch

AT&T aims to advance global delivery of IP services
AT&T created the position of president of AT&T Global Operations to extend the reach of its IP services. AT&T veteran Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. was tapped to fill the new position. Telecompaper (The Netherlands) (3/9)

Verizon authorized to offer video service in California
California's Public Utilities Commission authorized Verizon Communications to offer its FiOS video service to 45 communities. Verizon's video service, which includes 26 HD channels, will compete against Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications. TVPredictions.com (3/9) New York Post (3/9)

Hutchison Telecom shareholders greenlight Hutchison Essar sale
Vodafone Group's planned Hutchison Essar stake purchase cleared a hurdle after the deal was approved by Hutchison Telecom shareholders, many of whom were attracted by the special dividend clause. cellular-news (U.K.) (3/9)

• Idea steps up its game in India: Idea Cellular hopes to increase its market share in India by investing $2 billion over a two-year period to beef up its network. The network-investment news comes as Vodafone plans to move into India through its purchase of a stake in Hutchison Essar. Bloomberg (3/9)

Arris throws in towel on Tandberg purchase
After being outbid last month by Ericsson, Arris Group said it would no longer pursue its purchase of Tandberg Television. While losing out on Tandberg, Arris does gain a termination fee of $18 million. American City Business Journals/Atlanta (3/8)

Technology Trends

CPE market gets a boost from broadband demand
The broadband CPE market posted revenue of $5.6 billion in 2006, according to Infonetics Research, which found that the growing pool of broadband subscribers worldwide spurred the 15% year-over-year increase. North America holds the largest share of the broadband CPE market, at 39%, the report found. CED Magazine (3/2007)

Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel announce WiMAX wins
Chunghwa Telecom has tapped Alcatel-Lucent for a mobile WiMAX network in Taiwan, while pay TV firm TVA has called on Nortel for a trial network based on WiMAX technology in Brazil. Wireless Review (Chicago) (3/8)

Samsung ultra-mobile PC supports Vista
Samsung is looking to extend its reach in the UMPC market with the launch of the Q1P for Windows Vista. The device features 1GB of memory, an Intel Pentium processor and a 60GB hard drive. DMasia.com (3/9)

Alliance inks first WiMAX roaming deal
Members of the WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance have signed the world's first WiMAX roaming agreement in addition to partnering with service providers MACH and Trustive. The deal is expected to foster in a "GSM-like" roaming experience across WiMAX networks. cellular-news (U.K.) (3/9)

IP Download

IPTV customers fond of PVR/DVR equipment
DVRs and PVRs are attracting customers to IPTV services, according to a new report by Forrester Research. "Only two percent of PVR users eventually abandon them," David Burks, a senior manager at hardware manufacturer Seagate, said about the trend, which is helping to bring in more revenue for IPTV providers. Telecommunications (3/7)

IPv6 facilitates worldwide VoIP interoperability
The IPv6 Forum has announced that IP version 6 technology was used to connect VoIP calls between a company in Canada and one in Spain, without having to do network address translation. VoIP providers can make use of IPv6 to route calls without traversing the public Internet. Telephony Online (3/8)

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