Archive for August, 2009

Telecom giants focus on health care business opportunity

August 31, 09 by Telecom News from TELEPHONY Magazine
Recognizing that the health care industry is a major opportunity for new service revenue, telecom service providers are tailoring their sales approach and, in many cases, creating new sales and customer service organizations designed specifically to create solutions for health care operations. Lo...

Smart Grid Series, Part 2: Making money on the grid

August 31, 09 by Telecom News from TELEPHONY Magazine
Smart grids are both an expensive and potentially extremely lucrative undertaking. That is the reason the market has a bevy of players looking to get involved, but also carefully weighing the best path to do so.Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not avail...

Calix raises $100M, eyeing stimulus

August 31, 09 by Telecom News from TELEPHONY Magazine
Calix has raised $100 million in new funding in part to help the privately held access equipment vendor take advantage of the federal government’s broadband stimulus program.Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds.

Peter Mandelson in talks to boost UK’s fast broadband access

August 31, 09 by David Goldstein

The bosses of the UK’s five mobile phone networks have been summoned to a meeting by Lord Mandelson, as he attempts to salvage the government’s ambition that everyone in the country will be able to get fast broadband internet access by 2012.

The meeting on Tuesday is the sec...

US Safety Group to Call for Ban on Texting While Driving

August 31, 09 by David Goldstein

An organization of state highway safety officials on Monday plans to call for a ban on texting while driving, joining a growing chorus of legislators and safety advocates endorsing such a policy.

The group, the Governors Highway Safety Association, whose members are appointed by state g...