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| January 26, 2007 |
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AT&T expands IPTV service
AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre discussed the company's plans to roll out IPTV. He said that AT&T's U-verse service will reach 8 million homes by the end of the year. CNET (1/25)
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Siemens shares surge despite fine
Even as the EU fines Siemens $550 million for power transmission price-fixing, the company's shares are up 6 percent. The company announced that its fourth-quarter profit grew 51 percent to $2.1 million, that it will spin off its VDO auto electronics unit in an initial public offering and that it will acquire Plano, Texas-based UGS for $3.5 billion. Bloomberg Businessweek (1/25)
U.K.'s C&W going into long-distance business in India
The new entity Cable & Wireless Networks India, incorporated earlier this month, will be 74% owned by the U.K.-based Cable & Wireless. The balance of ownership, 26%, is held by an Indian partner, in keeping with that nation's ownership rules. Forbes/AFX News Limited (1/26)
Nokia and Motorola grab greater shares of global market
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics slipped, while Nokia grabbed 35.2% of the global market in the fourth quarter, up from 34.1% a year earlier, and Motorola held 21.9%, up from 18.2%, according to the London-based research firm Strategy Analytics. International Herald Tribune/Bloomberg (1/25)
China Mobile brings change to the Asian hinterlands
The world's biggest cellular-phone company is China Mobile, a spinoff of fixed-line provider China Telecom, and it is changing the way a nation's people communicate, work and live. Bloomberg Businessweek (2/5)
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Cisco issues security fixes for IOS, IOS XR
Cert warns that Cisco IOS and IOS XR devices are vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks against Web sites. Cisco says it has issued security advisories about the vulnerabilities, and offers free software to fix them. Silicon.com (U.K.) (1/25)
Cable, satellite DVRs to kill off stand-alone versions, analyst says
The stand-alone DVR, pioneered by TiVo, will disappear by 2010, according to Yankee Group analyst Joshua Martin. Cable and satellite versions of the product will replace the stand-alone box, Martin said, although the TiVo brand may survive. Reuters (1/23)
Social networking tops 2007 predictions for global wireless
Look for mobile social networking and TV, cheaper multifunctional devices, and GPS-enabled handsets, according to inCode Telecom Group top 10 global wireless predictions for 2007. www.3G.co.uk (1/26)
FCC commissioners prepare for first oversight hearing
The Republican-controlled FCC is about to come face-to-face with the Democratic-controlled Congress. Issues such as media-ownership diversity, Internet access and broadcast decency standards are the focus of many Democrats' interest. The Washington Post (1/26)
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