CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - November 28, 2007

CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - November 28, 2007

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Verizon to Open Up Wireless Network to Devices and Software
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/27920?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/27918?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/27916?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/27914?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/110/27913?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/27907?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/27903?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/27901?11228

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
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/27899?11228

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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