Verizon's Seidenberg: Rapid Mobile Growth, OTT Threatens Cable TV

The mobile industry has entered a period of rapid innovation with step-function growth in services and revenues, said Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon's Chairman and CEO, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIX Conference.Seidenberg expects the smartphone penetration rate in the U.S. to rise to 70% by 2015. Meanwhile, the overall mobile penetration rate with pass 100% as more people carry 2 or more connected-devices wherever they go. Seidenberg...

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FCC Bolsters E-rate Program

Following recommendations of the National Broadband Plan, the FCC upgraded and modernized the E-rate program, which funds Internet access in public schools and libraries across the country. Although 97% of American schools and nearly all public libraries now have basic Internet access, the basic level of broadband connectivity is now too slow to keep up with traffic demands.The FCC said its E-rate Order makes it easier for schools and libraries to...

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FCC Opens "White Spaces" Spectrum

The FCC issued an order that opens up vacant airwaves between TV channels for new unlicensed applications such as "super Wi-Fi." Specifically, a Second Memorandum Opinion and Order (Second MO&O) resolves numerous legal and technical issues regarding unlicensed spectrum usage. Notably, the Order eliminates the requirement that TV bands devices that incorporate geo-location and database access must also include sensing technology to detect the...

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Nokia and AT&T Launch $10M App Development Contest

Nokia and AT&T are kicking off an app developer contest with US$10 million in cash and prizes. The 2010 Calling All Innovators, North America contest is open to developers from around the world to create apps for North American consumers. All submitted apps will be made available exclusively for download via the Ovi Store by Nokia. http://www.callingallinnovators.com/1...

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Verizon Business Partners with TDC for Nordic Coverage

Verizon Business and TDC announced a partnership agreement under which the companies will provide joint service and support to multinational companies based or operating in the Nordic market. The preferred partnership calls for TDC to deliver in-country network and information and communications technology services and for Verizon to provide global communication services. http://www.verizon....

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Verizon FiOS TV Expands International Programming

Verizon FiOS TV has added STAR India PLUS, India's No. 1 Hindi channel, to its extensive channel lineup, which now includes nearly 40 other international channels covering more than 20 languages. The new channel began launching on FiOS TV this week and will be in all markets by Sept. 27.FiOS TV's programming currently includes more than 520 all-digital channels with up to 140 HD channels and 18,000 monthly video-on-demand titles. http://www.verizon....

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BICS's Pan-European Network Trials NSN's 40G CP-QPSK

BICS, which is a joint venture of Belgacom, Swisscom and MTN, has successfully conducted trials of 40 Gbps optical transmission over its existing fiber network between Zurich and Frankfurt using Nokia Siemens Networks' new 40G transponders.The deployment features the Nokia Siemens Networks SURPASS hiT 7300 and hiT 7500 DWDM platforms, along with its new coherent detection 40G transponder, which uses CP-QPSK modulation technology. http://www.nsn....

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Marvell's ARMADA 3-core Processor Targets Mobile Devices

Marvell introduced a 1.5 GHz tri-core application processor designed for delivering dual stream 1080p 3D video for Smartphones and tablets. The ARMADA 628 features three ARM-compliant CPU cores (including one optimized for ultra low-power), along with six additional processing engines to support 3D graphics, 1080p video encode/decode, ultra high fidelity audio, advanced cryptography, and digital photo data processing -- for a total of nine dedicated...

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ALU to Resell Blue Coat's Content Delivery Products

Alcatel-Lucent will sell Blue Coat products, including Blue Coat ProxySG and CacheFlow appliances, to Alcatel-Lucent customers worldwide -- including tier-one telcos, managed service providers, regional ISPs and mobile operators. Blue Coat's CacheFlow appliance reduces the strain of bandwidth-consuming dynamic Web 2.0 and video content by transparently caching such over-the-top content, providing bandwidth savings for carriers and a better experience...

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