News of the Day

• Survey: Network infrastructure spending set to rise
  Ninety-six percent of telecom professionals expect the second half of 2007 will bring an increase in network infrastructure spending, according to a Tellabs survey conducted with telecom professionals at NXTcomm 2007. Of that group, roughly 47% predict spending will rise as much as 10%. Telephony Online (7/9)

Business & Industry Watch

• AT&T unveils first municipal Wi-Fi project
  AT&T will launch its first Wi-Fi wireless broadband Internet service today in Riverside, Calif. Financial Times (7/9)

• Vodafone integrates encrypted SMS for businesses
  Vodafone U.K. will integrate Broca's SAMS-encrypted SMS messaging service into its portfolio of corporate messaging services. The SAMS service will provide secure SMS messaging and data capture for corporate customers on a value-added basis. cellular-news (U.K.) (7/9)

• NextWave Wireless acquires WiMAX Telecom AG
  NextWave Wireless has announced that it has acquired 65% of Switzerland's WiMAX Telecom AG through its majority-owned subsidiary, Inquam Broadband GmbH. WiMAX Telecom currently has 8,500 wireless broadband customers in Austria and Slovakia, where it has nationwide concessions to provide service. Forbes/Associated Press (7/6)

• DirecTV launches HD satellite to reach 100-channel goal
  On Saturday, DirecTV went to work on its stated goal of reaching 100 HD channels with the launch of a new satellite from Kazakhstan. DirecTV, which plans to deliver 100 HD channels by year's end, said the new satellite would also help it expand local HD channels in up to 75 markets. Multichannel News (7/8)

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• Reports: Virgin Media bankers approached Comcast, DirecTV
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Technology Trends

• Telecoms, cable battle with bundled services
  Consumers looking at telecom and cable companies for their entertainment needs may end up making their decisions on a wider variety of options thanks to the increased availability of bundling services, according to this article. Verizon Communications, for example, recently introduced a quadruple bundle which includes DirecTV, Internet, phone and wireless service. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (7/8)

• Motorola plans mobile-WiMAX trials in Vietnam
  Motorola and VNPT Group's Vietnam DataCommunication Co. have signed an agreement to conduct a two-phase mobile-WiMAX trial in Hanoi and HCM City. The trial will use Motorola's wi4 WiMAX to roll out IP services designed to meet the cities' broadband demands. cellular-news (U.K.) (7/9)

• Telecoms aim to improve Silicon Valley's connectivity issues
  Many consider Silicon Valley to be the world's technology capital, but the Bay Area faces challenges in upgrading its own telecommunications systems. Executives from telecom and other technology-based companies, as well as municipal leaders from the area, are set to meet today to discuss ways to improve the region's broadband capacity. Converge! Network Digest (7/6)

• Electronic test and measurement sector benefits from telecom
  U.S. sales in the markets for electronic tests and measurement instruments are expected to reach $1.4 billion by 2010. Establishing new networks within the telecommunications field has helped the market grow. www.3G.co.uk (7/9)

IP Download

• Cable & Wireless, Inuk sign IPTV pact
  Cable & Wireless has inked a deal with Inuk Networks to enable the delivery of nationwide IPTV services via broadband. The deal calls for Cable & Wireless to give Inuk access to the U.K.'s nationwide multicast network. Indiantelevision.com (7/9)

Regulatory & Legislative

• San Diego police consider text-message crime alerts
  San Diego is considering following in the steps of Boston law enforcement by creating a text-messaging system for anonymous crime tips. The key to a successful system is technology that gives the sender of the message anonymity. San Diego Union-Tribune (7/9)

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