TelecomWeb News Digest articles from February 2004

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Former USTA Honcho Neel Takes Over Dean Campaign.(U.S. Telecom Association)
February 2, 2004... Roy Neel, the former president of the U.S. Telecom Association, has been tapped by Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean to replace Joen Trippi as head of Dean's campaign. Neel, a long-time friend and political confidant of former Vice...

Tauzin Demands FCC Answer AT&T's Questions About IP Access Charges.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) Thursday sent a strongly worded letter to FCC Chairman Michael Powell, demanding to know whether the rules governing interexchange access charges apply to long distance calls...

Wireless Mobile Video Entertainment Drives $5 Billion Market.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... With operators now offering video content over relatively low-speed networks, UK-based market research and consultancy Strategy Analytics estimates that by 2008, more than 150 million users worldwide will be wirelessly accessing video clips...

U.S. Wireless Market to Reach $190.8 Billion by 2007.
February 2, 2004... Total spending in the United States on wireless communications will grow in 2004 by 7.6 percent, achieving a total of $144.7 billion, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA) newly released "2004 Telecommunications...

Appeals Court Upholds Injunction on Web Hosting Company.
February 2, 2004... The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an injunction barring a Web hosting company from accessing a registration service for Internet domains in order to harvest information for mass-marketing use. Supporting a measure sought by...

Verizon Invests $10 Million to Deliver Broadband to Additional Massachusetts Customers.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Verizon [NYSE: VZ] customers in more than 30 towns across Massachusetts now have improved communications as the result of a $10 million investment the company made in its local telecommunications network. Ironically, the company's announcement...

Vivendi Universal Withdraws its Case Against Messier and Licoys.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Vivendi Universal [Paris Bourse: EX FP; NYSE: V] withdrew its case against its former CEO Jean-Marie Messier and former COO Eric Licoys at the Paris Commercial Court after Messier's decision to relinquish his claim to 20 million euros (US$25.2...

Qwest Provides Advanced Network Services to The Principal Financial Group.(Qwest Communications International Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Qwest Communications International Inc. [NYSE: Q] has inked a multi-year contract with The Principal Financial Group, a diversified financial services company, for high-speed network services. The agreement provides The Principal with the...

Former CEO of Apple and Pepsi Joins OpenPeak Board of Directors.(chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... OpenPeak Inc., a software company focused on creating user interfaces for WiFi control of consumer electronics, digital media, computers and home systems, has elected John Sculley to its Board of Directors. Sculley, former CEO of Apple and the...

New Deloitte Reports Indicate Deepening of Current Wireline and Wireless Technologies.
February 2, 2004... Telecommunications executives can anticipate broadband adoption growth, new broadband appliances, rising VoIP subscribers, increased offshoring and rising penetration among cellular subscribers in 2004. Deloitte Research's "Wire-line...

Exminers Says MCI Can Sue Former CEO Ebbers.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... A court-appointed examiner looking into the debacle that forced WorldCom - now known as MCI - into bankruptcy on Monday said the company can sue former CEO Bernie Ebbers and other top executives if it desires to seek reparations for the parts...

Judge Postpones Trial of Former WorldCom CFO.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... A federal judge has delayed by two months the trial of Scott Sullivan, former CFO of WorldCom Inc. who is alleged to have played a key role in the $11 billion accounting scandal that plundged the long distance giant into bankruptcy. ...

'America's Most Wanted' Goes After Consensus-Plan Naysayers.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... John Walsh, host of TV's "America's Most Wanted," has launched a button on his Website ( http://www.amw.com ) that encourages regular, everyday people to become involved in the FCC's pending WT Docket 02-55, otherwise known as the "Consensus...

Broadwing Hires 25-Year Industry Veteran to Launch and Lead Government Services Initiative.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Broadwing Communications, a fully consolidated subsidiary of Corvis Corporation [NASDAQ: CORV], has tapped Diana Gowen to become its vice president of Government Solutions. In her new role, Gowen will expand the company's portfolio of...

FCC Sets Final Details for Rural Satellite Forum.(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the agenda and final details for the Rural Satellite Forum, "Making the Rural Connection," to be held at the Commission on Jan. 27. The forum is part of ongoing FCC efforts intended to...

Brightstar Corporation Continues Extraordinary Growth In The Americas In 2003.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Brightstar Corporation, a provider of value-added wireless distribution services in the Americas, has achieved record sales in 2003 with consolidated revenues surpassing $1.2 billion. This represents more than 51 percent growth over 2002's...

D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in TRO Case.(data communications circuits)(Triennial Review Order)
February 2, 2004... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Wednesday (Jan. 28) heard oral arguments on various challenges to the FCC's controversial Triennial Review Order (TRO). Regardless of the court's decision in the case, which isn't expected to...

Phoenix Center Study Upholds Necessity Of 1996 Telecom Act.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Although provisions of the 1996 Telecommunications Act continue to spur a great deal of heated debate, the law's pro-competition elements are clearly functioning as intended. A compelling new study from the Washington, D.C.-based Phoenix...

XM Satellite Radio Closes Public Offering.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.[Nasdaq: XMSR] on Wednesday (Jan. 28) closed the underwritten public offering of 20 million shares of its Class A Common Stock, including 7,million shares offered by the company representing new financing, and...

Future of Private Line Services in Jeopardy as IP Takes Hold, In-Stat/MDR Says.(internet protocol)
February 2, 2004... Once the cash cow of data transport, the future of private line services is in jeopardy as the world slowly migrates to Internet Protocol (IP), reports market researcher In-Stat/MDR. While the bottom has not yet fallen out on private line...

Optical Transport Equipment 5-Year Forecast Points to Market Recovery, Dell'Oro Group Says.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... According to market research firm Dell'Oro Group's just released "5-Year Optical Transport Forecast," a stable market environment is forecast for optical equipment in 2004 (0-1% Y/Y growth), with a return to sales growth anticipated in 2005....

FCC Continues Fielding Complaints About Jackson's Super Bowl Stunt.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... The FCC says it is continuing to receive thousands of complaints about the broadcast of this year's Super Bowl halftime show. Late last week, the commission said it had received more than 200,000 complaints on this subject. On Feb. 2, the...

SEC Selects Duke Professor To Distribute $400M To Aggrieved Investors.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tapped a Duke University law professor has to distribute some $400 million to aggrieved investors who purchased stock based on the advice of overly bullish analysts. The SEC has selected...

PBI Media's Telecom Group Announces Winners of Telecom Marketing Awards.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... A break-from-the clutter ad campaign, a remarkably effective public affairs program and an anniversary celebration to remember put BellSouth, Verizon and Motorola among the winners of PBI Media Telecom Group's Telecom Marketing Awards...

Officials Continue to Reject Calls for Official Probe of USTA, Bell Companies.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Despite urging from five telephone service providers and two major trade groups, state and federal officials are continuing to reject the idea of mounting a full-scale investigation into whether the U.S. Telecom Association (USTA) and three of...

FY 2005 Federal IT Spending Request Indicates Slow Growth Trend.(Federal Year)(information technology)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... The president's FY 2005 proposed budget contains a $59.8 billion request for information technology spending, an increase of less than 1 percent over the previous year's request, indicating a major slow-down in the pace of growth in the federal...

ACE*COMM's NetPlus Tapped by FAA to Manage Communications Functions.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... ACE*COMM Corporation [NASDAQ: ACEC], a provider of advanced operations support systems (OSS) technologies, has been selected by federal systems integrator RS Information Systems Inc. (RSIS) to provide the telecommunications systems, software,...

Policy Expert Explores Possible Regulation of VoIP.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... The initiatives from major telecommunications firms to deploy Internet Protocol technology for voice telephone calls properly demand fresh analysis and clarification of public policy for inter-carrier compensation rules that technology makes...

Fox Moves All U.S. Programming to PanAmSat Fleet.
February 9, 2004... PanAmSat Corporation [NASDAQ: SPOT] on Tuesday (Feb. 5) unveiled one of the largest deals in the company's 20-year history with a multi-year, multisatellite, multi-transponder agreement with Fox Entertainment Group Inc. Under the terms of the...

Sprint Will Offer Customers EchoStar Satellite TV.(Sprint Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Sprint Corp. [NYSE: FON], the nation's fourth largest long distance carrier, is preparing to bundle satellite TV service -- courtesy of EchoStar Communications Corp. [Nasdaq: DISH] -- with its local telephone service offerings. Company...

BlackBerry Surpasses One Million Subscriber Milestone.
February 9, 2004... Research In Motion (RIM) [Nasdaq: RIMM] [TSX: RIM]) on Tuesda (Feb. 5) said its BlackBerry wireless platform surpassed another major milestone with more than 1 million active subscribers. RIM's achievement tangibly illustrates the growing...

CWA Gives $100,000 to Support Striking California Grocery Workers.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... The Communications Workers of America is donating $100,000 to aid 70,000 locked-out and striking grocery workers in California. The workers went on strike last October when the state's largest grocery chains wanted to shift more...

CTIA WIRELESS 2004 Spotlights Wireless Technologies for Persons with Disabilities.(Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association )
February 9, 2004... Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), in cooperation with the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) of the Georgia Institute for Technology, is planning a half-day seminar focused on Mobile Wireless...

Dingell Signals Support for Regulating VoIP.(Voice over internet protocols)
February 9, 2004... A powerful member of the House is sending a clear signal to his lawmaker colleagues, cautioning them to avoid treating Internet telephony as something other than a telecommunications services. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the ranking member...

TIA VoIP Policy Statement Urges Regulatory Restraint.(Voice over internet protocol)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the primary trade group representing telecom equipment manufactuerers, has adopted a policy statement on the regulation of VoIP) that urges regulators to avoid embracing policy that harm the...

FCC's Powell Not Amused By Flashing Janet Jackson.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime antics of singers Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake have infuriated the nation's top telecom regulatory, Michael Powell, chairman of the FCC. The baring of Jackson's breast during the closing seconds of the...

Consumer Group Hosts Discussion of Broadband Technology.
February 9, 2004... The National Consumers League hosted consumer and worker advocates, government regulators, think tanks, and industry representatives, to a Washington forum on Jan. 29 on the current state of broadband in the U.S. Attendees discussed issues of...

Central Command Releases 'Dirty Dozen' -- Top 12 Computer Viruses for January.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Central Command, a provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security services on Monday (Feb. 2) released its monthly listing of the top 12 viruses reported for January 2004. The report, dubbed the "Dirty Dozen," is based on the number...

Air Force Selects RS Information Systems for Telecom Work at Andrews AFB.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... RS Information Systems Inc. (RSIS) has been awarded a $4 million contract to provide telecommunications and other technical services to the Air Mobility Command's 89th Communications Group at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The team...

Ericsson Wins Contract with TeliaSonera for Ethernet DSL Broadband Access.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Ericsson [NASDAQ: ERICY] and TeliaSonera have signed a contract for the delivery of Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Broadband Access equipment and related services. According to the contract, TeliaSonera will introduce Gigabit Ethernet technology into...

AT&T Nabs Top Honors for Customer Satisfaction Among Business Local Telephone Customers.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... AT&T [NYSE: T] has received the award for highest customer satisfaction among business local telephone customers in the J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Major Provider Business Telecommunications Services Study. Local voice business customers...

Regulatory Challenges and Business Opportunities in the Brave New World of VoIP.
February 9, 2004... An exclusive "Web-enabled Virtual Seminar" From Telecom Policy Report Wednesday, February 25, from 1:30 - 3:00 PM EST Right from your desktop or conference room Sign your whole team up for only $279! ...

Coverage of House, Senate Hearings on Broadcast Decency Enforcement.
February 16, 2004... The House hearing on decency enforcement centered on the Super Bowl halftime incident. Opening statements from Members of Congress took two hours. Viacom's Mel Karmazin and NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said they had no prior knowledge of...

Conference Explores International Impact of Spam.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a workshop on spam in Brussels last week to allow representatives of OECD member state governments, the European Commission, consumer groups, and business stakeholders...

St. Bernard Software Technical Advisory: Critical Windows Vulnerability.
February 16, 2004... St. Bernard Software Inc., a provider of security solutions that protect against data loss, system threats and Internet abuse, today advised users of its UpdateEXPERT patch management and remediation solution to verify that they have installed...

Symbol Technologies Announces Final Approval of Telxon Corp. Class Action Lawsuits.( )(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... Symbol Technologies Inc. [SBL] today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio gave final approval to the pending shareholder class action lawsuit against Symbol's wholly owned subsidiary, Telxon Corporation, and...

FCC to Examine Directory Assistance Competition.
February 16, 2004... Responding to the pro-competition elements of the 1996 Telecom Act, the FCC has begun focusing on the issue of opening up the $6 billion retail directory assistance (DA) market to competition. Sources closely following the proceeding say the...

AT&T's Dorman Urges Preservation of Telecom Competition.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... Upcoming policy decisions will have a profound impact on the communications industry, consumers, businesses, and the U.S. economy for decades to come, AT&T [T] Chairman David Dorman said in speech Wednesday (Feb. 11) at the New America...

Westell Unviels New Portfolio of VoIP Products.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... Westell Technologies Inc. [WSTL], a systems developer and manufacturer of high-speed broadband/DSL technology access, has unveiled a new family of VoIP products in a strategic step beyond its core DSL modem technology roots. The TriLink...

VoEx Names John Belanger Vice President of Sales.(VoEx Inc)
February 16, 2004... VoEx Inc., a provider of VoIP integration and network services for the large enterprise marketplace, has tapped John Belanger to become vice president of sales. In this role, Belanger will oversee all direct sales and customer support...

Local Search Now Percent of Internet Commercial Activity.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... The findings of a new survey of more than 5,000 online buyers conducted by The Kelsey Group and BizRate.com reveal that local commercial searches --those seeking merchants "near my home or work" -- represent 25.1 percent of all searches being...

FCC Moves on Controversial VoIP Proceedings.
February 16, 2004... The FCC on Thursday (Feb. 12) initiated a major proceeding to examine opportunities that allow consumers greater choices created by voice services provided over the Internet. It is also designed to provide a measure of regulatory stability to...

FCC Proposes Rules for Broadband Over Power Lines.(D)
February 16, 2004... The FCC on Thursday (Feb. 12), sweeping proposed changes to technical rules that the commission claims will foster broadband deployment using the significantly untapped capabilities of the nation's power grid, while safeguarding existing...

Politics and the Internet -- Not Exactly a Good Mix.
February 16, 2004... How exactly does one go through $41 million running for president? Ads, ads and more TV ads. For candidate Howard Dean, those ads haven't helped him win a single primary yet. But did they help campaign manager Joe Trippi? He was both the...

Roy Disney Mum on Comcast Offer for Disney.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Roy Disney, the dissident former director of The Walt Disney Co. [DIS] who is now leading an independent campaign to oust Chief Executive Michael Eisner, on Wednesday (Feb. 11) remained mum on Comcast's [CMCSA] bid Wednesday...

GAO Wire-Based Study Not Realistic, PFF Officials Says.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... The General Accounting Office's new study, "Wire-Based Competition Benefited Consumers in Selected Markets," contains some interesting observations concerning the benefits that may result from one form of competition in the subscription...

Callipso Selected for Internet Caucus Tech Fair on Capitol Hill.
February 16, 2004... Callipso, formerly CNM Network, has been selected to demonstrate new voice over IP (VoIP) applications and Internet protocol services at the Congressional Internet Caucus Tech Fair in Washington, D.C. The annual event brings cutting-edge...

IPVoice Communications to Acquire a Homeland Security Technology Company.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... IPVoice Communications Inc. [IPVO] today announced entering into a Letter of Intent to acquire 51 percent of Digital Integration Corp. (DCI). DCI is a 14-year-old corporation located in Plano, Texas, that specializes in the development of...

Editor's Note.
February 16, 2004... When the above news story first appeared last week in the "Top of the Day" headlines section of TelecomWeb, we mistakenly used an incorrect stock symbol to identify L-3 Communications. The correct symbol, LLL, appears in the above version of...

Jackson's Antics Force Martin to Cancel 'Live' Appearance at CompTel Show.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... ANAHEIM, Calif. -- FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin, who was on tap to be a featured keynoter at the CompTel/ASCENT Alliance Spring Convention & Expo here, was called back to Washington Monday morning (Feb. 9) to "attend to FCC business,"...

Corvis Corp. Agrees to Private Placement of $225M of Unsecured Convertible Notes.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Using the Comptel/ASCENT Alliance's Spring Convention & Expo as a forum, optical network solutions provider Corvis Corp. [CORV] on Monday (Feb. 9) revealed that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the private...

USA Datanet Selects Global Crossing's VoIP Platform.
February 16, 2004... USA Datanet, an integrated communications provider using advanced VoIP technology, on Monday (Feb. 9) tapped Global Crossing's [GLBC] VoIP service as the platform of choice to deliver voice, data and enhanced services to its U.S. residential...

SaveDisney Campaign Rewriting the Rules in Shareholder Activism.
February 16, 2004... The Internet is now being used by SaveDisney ( http://www.savedisney.com ) to reach and mobilize thousands of supporters and friends through targeted email communications. Online technology developed by Kintera Inc. [KNTA], a provider of...

FCC Continues Fielding Complaints About Jackson's Super Bowl Stunt.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... The FCC says it is continuing to receive thousands of complaints about the broadcast of this year's Super Bowl halftime show. Earlier last week, the commission said it had received more than 200,000 complaints on this subject. On Feb. 2,...

SEC Selects Duke Professor To Dole Out $400M To Aggrieved Investors.(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tapped a Duke University law professor has to distribute some $400 million to aggrieved investors who purchased stock based on the advice of overly bullish analysts. The SEC has selected...

Broadcasters Try to Pacify FCC's Indecency Concerns.(Federal Communications Commission)
February 23, 2004... Responding to FCC Chairman Michael Powell's entreaty urging broadcast networks to voluntarily curb indecent programming, Fox has undertaken a six-week print and public service announcement (PSA) campaign asking parents to employ the V-chip, a...

Group Urges FCC to Move Carefully on Digital TV Transition.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... Meredith McGehee, the director of the Alliance for Better Campaigns (ABC), is calling on the FCC to complete proceedings to define the public interest obligations of digital broadcasters before the agency finalizes its rules on completing the...

Martin Eyes Inclusion of Broadband in Universal Service.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... As part of the FCC's proceeding on universal service reform, FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin has floated an idea that each phone number -- whether connected by traditional copper lines or wireless -- be assessed a $1 per month fee to fund...

Senate Commerce Committee to Examine VoIP.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... A hearing focusing on VoIP has been scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 9:30 a.m., before the Senate Commerce Committee. The panel will hear testimony on the appropriate federal and state regulatory treatment of Internet telephone service,...

Record Industry Targets 531 More Filesharers.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... In response to the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) announcement last week of five new lawsuits targeting 531 more unnamed alleged music filesharers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) renewed its efforts to ensure that...

AT&T Wireless, Cingular Set Limit on Divested Assets.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... As predicted by TelecomWeb's sister publication, Telecom Policy Report, AT&T Wireless [AWE] and Cingular Wireless will, in fact, divest some assets in order to facilitate their planned merger. However, the two companies have decided to limit...

Citel Technologies and Mitel Networks Introduce 3300 CITELlink Gateway.
February 23, 2004... Citel Technologies and Mitel Networks have introduced the Mitel Networks 3300 CITELlink Gateway, a co-branded gateway that makes it easier for Nortel Networks Norstar and Business Communications Manager (BCM) customers to migrate to the Mitel...

Asia-Pacific Leads the Way for Hotspot Growth.
February 23, 2004... The Asia-Pacific region witnessed the most dramatic spread of wireless LAN hotspots of anywhere in the world during 2003, seeing a more than tenfold increase in hotspot numbers. According to figures from the BWCS Wireless LAN Continuum service,...

Gartner : Hot Spot Users Worldwide to Triple in 2004.
February 23, 2004... The number of hot spot users worldwide will total 30 million in 2004, up from 9.3 million users in 2003, according to market research firm Gartner Inc. With such a large increase in hot spot users, Gartner analysts said, enterprises must take...

NTT Com Offering New IP Telephony Service.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... NTT Communications has begun offering a new IP telephony service, .Phone Personal (pronounced: dot phone personal). The VoIP telephony service with videophone capability enables users to make a videophone call for free with members of .Phone...

Coalition Calls for Security Clearance Process Reforms.
February 23, 2004... With the security clearance process for private sector personnel seeking to perform classified government work taking over a year to complete, a broad coalition of leading industry groups that includes elements of the telecom sector has...

Group Prepares For Long, Hard Fight to Keep VoIP Regulation-Free.
February 23, 2004... Even as the debate over Internet telephony continues to gather steam, major players within the telecom industry and its related subsets are preparing for a long-haul battle to keep the emerging technology free from burdensome regulation. ...

Global Enterprise Spending on Firewall, VPN solutions to Reach Nearly $6B by 2007.
February 23, 2004... A new report by independent London-based market analyst Datamonitor predicts global enterprise investment in firewall and virtual private network (VPN) solutions will reach nearlyt$6 billion in 2007, double that of 2003. Increased...

Telkonet Gets Behind FCC's Broadband Over Power Line Initiative.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... In the view of top executives at Telkonet Inc. [TKO], a provider of commercial power line communications (PLC), by facilitating access to Broadband over Power lines (BPL), the FCC takes an important step in expanding the reach of broadband...

FCC Logs Nearly 10,000 Complaints Since Implementation of Do-Not-Call Registry.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... Since implementation of the National Do-Not-Call Registry on Oct. 1, 2003, the FCC has received 9,884 informal complaints about violations. This reflects complaints processed as of Tuesday, Feb. 17. The commission has issued eight citations...

OSS Through JavaT Initiative to Form Service Provider Advisory Council.(operations support system)
February 23, 2004... The OSS through JavaT Initiative (OSS/J) is preparing to form an advisory council that will include Vodafone, BT, Deutsche Telekom/T-Systems, QinetiQ and other leading service providers. The council will shape the strategic direction of the...

Telecom Opportunities Abound in Emerging World Markets, says RHK.
February 23, 2004... Today's telecommunications solutions address roughly one third of the world's population, leaving nearly 4 billion others un-served or underserved. Yet, rather than regarding the other two thirds as part of a larger "rest of world" where a few...

VoIP Seen as Key to Boosting Broadband Adoption.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... Internet telephone service could be crucial in promoting the adoption and development of broadband, according to a new white paper from Parks Associates. Titled "VoIP: At Last a Killer App?", the paper found the average narrowband...

Cramer Wins Contract With Largest Cable Operator in Spain.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2004... Cramer Systems, an independent provider of telecom inventory management solutions, has nailed its first contract win in Spain with ONO, an integrated communications provider and the largest cable company in the country, offering telephone,...