Omnicity Corp., known for bringing wireless broadband services to rural America, is on top of one of the biggest waves in telecommunications, the rapid expansion of broadband services outside of the traditional urban and suburban base areas.

It goes without saying that the communications industry is the nervous system of today’s economy, generating global annual revenues of nearly $2 trillion. North America remains the largest telecommunications market, with revenues of over $½ trillion. Much of this, of course, is due to the continued growth of the Internet. Worldwide, there are now nearly 1½ billion Internet users. Data-intensive Internet applications such as Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) and video are key drivers in the telecommunication industry’s growth, providing increased demand for high-speed broadband capabilities.

The number of broadband connections is increasing rapidly as vendors and consumers require the ability to share large files, download

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Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) announced that it has reached a crucial milestone in the development of its next-generation wireless broadband solution following validity certification from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The company became the first vendor to have FCC-certified next-generation base stations available, a key requirement for selling in the U.S. market. To meet the needs of service providers in the U.S., Alcatel-Lucent has developed a high-performance compact base station designed to help operators launch services quickly to take advantage of their recent investments in digital spectrum bands. Alcatel-Lucent’s solution complies with the latest 3GPP standards and incorporates innovations from Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs such as Self-Organizing and Self-Optimizing (SON) capabilities that enable seamless introduction of services and ensure optimization of resources. Based in Paris, Alcatel-Lucent is a diversified global manufacturer of telecom equipment with over 77,000 employees in 130 countries worldwide. Alcatel-Lucent leverages the technical and scientific ...

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) recently announced that it has reached a crucial milestone in the development of its next-generation wireless broadband solution following validity certification from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The company became the first vendor to get FCC certification for next-generation base stations, a key prerequisite for sale in the U.S.

To meet the needs of service providers in the U.S., Alcatel-Lucent has developed a high-performance, compact base station designed to help operators launch services quickly to take advantage of their recent investments in digital spectrum bands. Its solution complies with the latest 3GPP standards and incorporates innovations from Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs such as Self-Organizing and Self-Optimizing (SON) capabilities that facilitate seamless introduction of services and ensure optimization of resources. The company’s next-generation base stations also offer a superior level of integration, thus avoiding traditional losses in feeders and cables.

Based in Paris, Alcatel-Lucent is a diversified

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NuMobile, Inc. is a company that keeps up with technology, and as a result, is advancing faster than others in the communications industry. The company just went into high gear pushing them forward. Emerging markets are a proving ground as to how much business they can actually create. The economies of these areas are stable enough and the customer base is vast, creating a strong desire to catch up with the rest of the world with modern communication technology.

The U.S. is saturated with technology that makes our lives more efficient and productive. We as a society rely heavily on our ability to communicate. Whether it is families, corporate and industrial, law enforcement, medical, or the military, the list is endless. What most don’t realize is that this technology still has yet to reach the rest of the world. Not everyone lives the way we do.

Different countries are working

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China Voice Holding Corp. is a company with a portfolio of next-generation communications products and services doing business in mainland China as a licensed telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides VoIP telephone services, office automation, wireless broadband, unified messaging, video conferencing, mobility services and other advanced voice and data services.

China Voice Holding is managed by a team of professionals with experience in the communications industry both in the US and in Asia. Here is the company’s management team:

Hin Hiang Khoo, Chairman of the Board – Mr. Khoo is an international business advisor and entrepreneur who has assisted many companies in their public flotation around the globe during the last 40 years. He is also chairman of VolUM Technologies, a communications software company based in Singapore. Mr. Khoo was a partner in Softgen, a telecom software company that was purchased by a US

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – July 28, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Amdocs Limited (DOX), Convergys (CVG), CSG Systems (CSGS), Oracle (ORCL) and Comverse (CMVT).

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Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

Amdocs Remains a Buy

Amdocs Limited (DOX), the global leader in customer management and billing software for the communications industry, has declared third quarter of fiscal 2009 financial results, well above our estimates. The company continues to benefit from the telecom carrier industry’s long-term trend towards network consolidation &

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Amdocs Limited (DOX), the global leader in customer management and billing software for the communications industry, has declared third quarter of fiscal 2009 financial results, well above our estimates. The company continues to benefit from the telecom carrier industry’s long-term trend towards network consolidation & convergence. Third quarter revenue of $690.3 million was down 15.9% from the year-ago quarter and down 2.9% sequentially. But this was above our expectation of $680 million and at the high-end of the company’s guidance. Adjusted diluted EPS (excluding special items) during the third quarter was $0.52 compared to $0.53 in the prior-year quarter and $0.48 in the previous quarter. This was also better than our estimate of $0.44. Gross margin (excluding stock-based compensation expenses) in the third quarter 2009 was 36.8% compared to 36.2% in the prior-year quarter and 36.5% in the previous quarter. After a big reduction of operational ...

BT Group Plc (BT) announced that it will transfer its consumer & small business broadband and voice customers to Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) and will also provide wholesale network services to Vodafone over a seven-year period.

BT Group’s aim is to become the leading provider of networked IT services to mid and large-sized businesses and the public sector in general in Ireland. Vodafone will become the number-two player in the fixed broadband market and enjoy a 15% market share of the fixed broadband market. The value of the gross assets that are the subject of this transaction was 4.8 million euros at the end of March 2009.

In all its business segments, BT Group has been transforming itself from being a traditional telecom operator to a innovative provider of telecom solutions, and it is now taking advantage of future growth prospects, as it moves away from traditional businesses and into

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TerreStar Corporation

(Public, NASDAQ:TSTR)

With the recent launching of TerreStar-1, TerraStar Corporation looks to break through and become a leader in the communications industry. AT&T Mobility along with TerreStar Corporation will market a hybrid prototype terrestrial/satellite hand set yet this year. The technology will allow the new hand set to operate on ground-based phone networks. In dead zones, the customer could use the device via satellite if they can access the southern sky similar to a satellite dish. The TerreStar-1 has a life expectancy of 15 years. StocksHaven Investments sees this price point of $0.958 as an extremely undervalued play based on financial and potential product analysis.

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TerreStar Corporation, formerly Motient Corporation, is the controlling shareholder of TerreStar Networks Inc. and TerreStar Global Ltd., and a shareholder of SkyTerra Communications. TerreStar is

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Amdocs Ltd. (DOX), the global leader in customer experience system and billing software for communications service providers, continues to benefit from the telecom carrier industry’s long-term trend towards network consolidation and convergence. Amdocs is currently generating more than 70% of its revenue from managed services and other recurring sources.

Communication service providers implement billing and customer care systems to enable quick responses to customer requests, ensure proper billing for services, validate network users and optimize sales and marketing operations.

The Telecommunications Software Management System (TSMS) market is highly competitive. More than 100 vendors provide customer management and billing system solutions throughout the world. In addition to Amdocs, other major players include Convergys (CVG), CSG System (CSGS), Oracle (ORCL), and Comverse (CMVT).

Despite competition, Amdocs has the largest customer base and broadest product line in the industry. The company’s Customer Experience Systems portfolio (CES 7.5)

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