CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - November 28, 2007

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Verizon Wireless, widely noted by users as the company most likely to lock down devices and disable handset functionality, as well as the staunchest assailant of the open access rules in the forthcoming 700-MHz auction, has surprised the industry by announcing that it will now allow subscribers to bring any device, software, or...

MTS, VimpelCom to Launch BlackBerry in Russia

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Russia's two leading mobile operators, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and VimpelCom, have been given permission to sell BlackBerry smartphones in Russia, according to press reports. Previously, Russia's security service, the FSB, had prohibited the sale of BlackBerrys as the manufacturer, Research in Motion (RIM), had been...

FCC Chairman Backs Down over Cable Reform

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FCC chairman Kevin Martin has been forced to back down on attempts to drive through increasing regulation of the cable TV industry. Martin had attempted to apply the "70-70 rule". This is section 612(g) of the Communications Act and states that when "cable systems with 36 or more activated channels are...

Information Please

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FastCall411 wants to bring the trusty Yellow Pages-type telephone directory into the 21st century by helping shoppers not only find relevant businesses, but local merchants who are available to talk immediately. Phone books, whether printed or online, require users to search for merchants, call multiple businesses, leave ...

SIP, VoIP Will Be Mainstream In Three Years

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IP networks deployed by both wired and wireless carriers will lead to mainstream Voice over IP (VoIP) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) services, driven by the increasing popularity of such devices as PDAs and smartphones. Says ABI Research principal analyst Ian Cox, "New, affordable price points and ease of use will...

Analyst: Multimedia Phones Will Dominate in 2008

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Shipments of multimedia mobile phones will exceed 300 million units - surpassing television purchases - in 2008, according to a research report released today by MultiMedia Intelligence. The report predicted that worldwide unit shipments of multimedia feature-rich mobile phones would bring revenue from these handsets to...

Top Ten: Emerging Markets Carriers

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The growth of telecom services in emerging markets has attracted the interest of the biggest worldwide carriers, all of them grappling with mature markets at home, including the likes of Vodafone Group plc, France Telecom SA, and Portugal Telecom SGPS SA. But who is their competition? And which are the largest carriers operating solely...

Carrier Scorecard: T-Mobile

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Now that we've digested Deutsche Telekom AG's third-quarter results, it's time to take a closer look at its mobile business, T-Mobile International AG , and grade its performance as we like to do. Last quarter, Unstrung lowered T-Mobile's grade from a B+ to a B because it was not able to stem falling revenues...

DoE Issues Green Storage Warning

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NEW YORK CITY -- The United Nations -- Storage and server vendors must start delivering on their promises of "green" technology, according to Alexander Karsner, assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). Delivering the keynote at the IT Infrastructure ...

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