Via Licensing Issues Call for Long Term Evolution Patents

Via Licensing Corporation issued a call for patents that are essential to the practice of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) platform. Any entity with a patent or patent application that is found to be essential by an independent patent evaluator is invited to join a group of essential patent holders that plan to convene to discuss the commercial terms of a joint patent license to be offered under reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms. http://www.vialicensing....

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T-Mobile USA Adds 415K Mobile Customers, But Revenue Falls

In the first quarter of 2009, T-Mobile USA added 415,000 net new customers, down from 621,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 981,000 in the first quarter of 2008. Service revenues were $4.77 billion, compared to $4.90 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, and up from $4.57 billion in the first quarter of 2008. The sequential decrease in service revenues in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008 was primarily due to the fall in contract ARPU.Blended Average Revenue Per User was $48 in the first quarter of 2009, compared...

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ClearSight Releases Network Time Machine 7.0

ClearSight Networks released a new version of its network capture appliance, Network Time Machine (NTM), that enables network administrators to quantify voice quality on 3G mobile networks. The NTM 7.0 captures and analyzes data from audio and visual network transmissions -- such as video conferencing, multimedia entertainment services, telemedicine, surveillance, live video broadcasting and video-on-demand -- and makes measurements using MOS, R-values and other metrics.ClearSight recently expanded the NTM feature set into the 10 Gb/s Ethernet...

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Level 3 Expands Operations in Select U.S. Markets

Level 3 Communications is expanding its operations in Nashville, Seattle and Washington, D.C., areas, as well as upstate New York (Buffalo, Syracuse and Rome/Utica) and Colorado (Denver, northern Colorado and Colorado Springs). The company plans to expand this initiative to additional markets in 2009. http://www.level3....

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European Commission Pushes for Cost-Basis in Setting Mobile Termination Rates

The European Commission issued guidelines for EU telecoms regulators on the cost-based method to be used when calculating termination rates -- the wholesale fees charged by operators to connect the call from another operator's network.The guidance is in the form of a "Recommendation" that national regulators are obliged to take "the utmost account" of. The Recommendation indicates specifically that termination rates at national level should be based...

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Cisco Signs China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Construction Bank

Cisco signed new framework agreements with China Telecom, China Mobile, China Construction Bank at the China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue held last month in Washington. Financial terms were not disclosed."In the face of a challenging macro-economic environment, our commitment to China remains unchanged," said Owen Chan, president of Cisco Asia Pacific Operations. "We are highly honored to be one of the main companies involved in this round of China-U.S. economic cooperation, and these agreements are a testament to our commitment to and confidence...

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ST Develops Ultra-thin Lithium Batteries for Micropower Devices

STMicroelectronics has signed a commercial agreement with Front-Edge Technology (FET), a California-based developer of next-generation rechargeable batteries, enabling ST to bring FET's NanoEnergy ultra-thin lithium battery technology to a wide range of new markets and applications.brThe new devices leverage solid-state thin-film technology to store energy for "micro-power" devices, such as high-end 'One-Time-Password' smartcards; battery-assisted RFID (Radio-Frequency ID) tags; wireless sensor networks; real-time clock (RTC) back-up batteries;...

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TELUS Revenue Rises 1% in Q1, Worsening Conditions

Canada's TELUS reported Q1 revenue of $2.375 billion, an increase of $25 million or one per cent. The increase was driven primarily by three per cent growth in wireless revenue and six per cent growth in wireline data revenue, more than offsetting the ongoing declines in local and long distance wireline revenues. Net income in the first quarter was $322 million and earnings per share (EPS) were $1.01, an increase of 10 and 12 per cent respectively. Net income and EPS included favourable income tax-related adjustments of approximately $62 million...

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Bosch and Siemens Hausgerate (BSH) Renews with AT&T

BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgerate GmbH (BSH), one of the world's leading producers of household appliances, has renewed its global networking agreement with AT&T. Under the contract, AT&T will operate and monitor a BSH wide area network, which includes more than 800 network nodes throughout the world. This will link BSH's data centres, production sites and distribution centres in 25 countries spread throughout Europe, USA, Latin America and...

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Qwest Teams with AT&T for Free Wi-Fi for DSL Customers

Qwest has begun providing its broadband subscribers with complimentary, unlimited nationwide access to 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including popular coffee shops, bookstores and restaurants. The service is provided through an agreement with AT&T. All current and new Qwest High-Speed Internet customers are automatically eligible and can look for the "QwestWiFi" service set identifier or SSID, which will be rolling out to venues over the next couple of weeks. http://www.qwest....

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Cablevision Sees Telecom Revenues Rise 5% in Q1

Cablevision, which serves the NY metro area, reported that its Telecommunications Services net revenues for first quarter 2009 rose 5.3% to $1.328 billion. Cable Television revenues increased 4.8% to $1.272 billion, principally driven by the growth in digital video, high-speed data, and voice customers as well as higher rates reflected in first quarter 2009 results. Some network highlights:Basic video customers down 6,300 or 0.2% from December 2008 and down 23,100 or 0.7% from March 2008 iO: Interactive Optimum digital video...

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Veraz Releases ControlSwitch IPX Compliant Platform

Veraz Networks announced the general availability of its IPX compliant solution, Release 5.8 of the ControlSwitch VoIP switching platform. Release 5.8 delivers improved interconnection, enhanced security and reduced OPEX for wholesale operators and their mobile operators, and is being deployed in service provider networks.ControlSwitch R5.8 includes Veraz's Global Multimedia Exchange (GMX) offering, which is used by service providers building GSMA-compliant...

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Deutsche Telekom Reports Stability Despite Economic Headwinds

In the first three months of 2009, Deutsche Telekom generated revenue of EUR 15.9 billion, 6.2 percent more than in the first quarter of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 2.7 percent to EUR 4.8 billion. Without the inclusion of recently acquired OTE (Greece), revenue in the first quarter was stable at EUR 15.0 billion and adjusted EBITDA declined 4.8 percent to EUR 4.5 billion. DT's Fixed-network business in Germany and abroad, mobile business...

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