Verizon Announces 4.5% Increase in Second-Quarter Earnings

6:15 am on July 31, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services

Verizon Communications Inc. announced a slight increase in second-quarter profit yesterday, helped along by growth in its wireless and fiber-optic broadband businesses.

BSkyB to Offer Video-On-Demand Content to Sony PSP Users

4:22 am on July 31, 2007 | Category: Wireless Technology, Mobile Devices, Television, Wireless, Multimedia

British satellite television giant, BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting), has reached a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, to give Sony PSP users access to a wide selection of Sky's Video-On-Demand content.

8×8 CEO Tries to Minimize Pure-Play VoIP Negativity

6:55 am on July 30, 2007 | Category: Business, VoIP

The CEO of independent VoIP carrier, 8x8, did his best to downplay negativity about the pure-play VoIP sector in an interview with the editor of Telephony Online last week.

SunRocket VoIP to Shut Down “No Later than August 5″

6:05 am on July 30, 2007 | Category: Business, VoIP, Telecom Services, Telephone

Failed VoIP provider, SunRocket, has announced a temporary reprieve for its subscribers, by reconnecting its service and giving users until August 5 to move their phone numbers to another carrier.

AT&T Spends Millions to Extend Georgia Wireless Coverage

5:45 am on July 30, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless

America's largest telecommunications provider, AT&T Inc., plans to invest over $50 million in its Georgia wireless network this year, adding 50 new cell towers and extending coverage within the state.

European FTTH Networks to Reach 14 Million Customers by 2012

1:00 am on July 30, 2007 | Category: Telecom Services, Internet

Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) telecom networks will reach more than 14 million European households by 2012, according to a recent report by Frost & Sullivan.

TV-Internet Networking in High Demand, Says iSuppli

7:00 am on July 29, 2007 | Category: Wireless Technology, Internet, Television, Wi-Fi

Almost two thirds of U.S. consumers want televisions that are linked to the internet; a trend that will drive strong sales of network-enabled consumer electronics, according to a recent iSuppli report entitled, “Home Networking: In Search of a Killer Connection.”

Google and Sprint Sign Mobile WiMAX Search Pact

6:55 am on July 28, 2007 | Category: Business, Web Services, Wireless Technology, Wireless, WiMAX

Google Inc. has taken another big step into the U.S. mobile internet market, agreeing to provide online search and other web services to compliment the nationwide Mobile WiMAX network planned by wireless giant, Sprint Nextel.

Ofcom Proposes New Regulations for VoIP Emergency Access

12:55 am on July 28, 2007 | Category: VoIP, Web Services, Telephone, Regulation

VoIP providers in the United Kingdom could soon be required to offer 999 emergency functionality, under a new set of rules proposed by Ofcom this week.

Comcast Extends Pivot Cell Phone Service in Oregon and Washington

7:00 am on July 27, 2007 | Category: Telecom Services, Wireless

America's leading cable provider, Comcast, has extended its mobile phone service throughout northwestern Oregon, and southwest Washington state, covering more than three times as many customers as its its initial trial launch in Portland, Oregon.

Rogers May Buy Shaw for $70 per Share, Analyst Speculates

6:30 am on July 27, 2007 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Television, Corporate

Canada's leading cable company, Rogers Communications, could be in talks to buy out its western rival, Shaw Communications, for as much as $14.4-billion, one analyst said on Wednesday.

AT&T Wireless Offers Mobile Backup of Contact Information

6:00 am on July 27, 2007 | Category: Web Services, Telecom Services, Wireless, Cell Phones

AT&T Wireless has released a new mobile backup service, which stores contact data from wireless handsets, eliminating the need to spend hours re-entering names and numbers if a phone is lost or stolen.

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