Mobile TeleSystems (MBT), Russia and Eastern Europe’s largest cellular operator, has reportedly acquired a 50.91% stake in Comstar-United TeleSystems (Comstar-UTS), a leading integrated telecommunication solution provider in Russia and the CIS.   The incumbent Russian telecom carrier has acquired the stake from AFK Sistema, a Russia-based financial and industrial holding company, for RUR39.15 billion (US$1.32 billion) having received all the necessary regulatory approvals for the transaction.   Comstar-UTS comprises fixed-line operator Moscow City Telephone Network (“MGTS") and STREAM-TV, a leading Russian cable TV and Internet service provider. The company holds a major share in the broadband and IPTV markets in Moscow. Comstar-UTS also offers value-added “Triple-Play" bundled (voice, Internet and pat-TV) services to its customers.    Comstar-UTS currently operates in 70 Russian cities, covering a total population of over 48 million people. At the end of first-half 2009, the company served 4.4 million fixed telephony subscribers, nearly ...

Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC) has recently deployed its first next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 (also called Wideband) service in New York City. With this, TWC has established itself as a formidable player to counter the threat from high-speed FiOS network of Verizon Wireless (VZ). Earlier this month, the company has taken a decision to continue to roll-out switched digital video (SDV) in three major markets of Los Angeles, New York City (NYC) and Dallas. Deployment of SDV will free up bandwidth that can be used by TWC to offer 100 high-definition TV channels (HDTV), HD video-on-demand programs, and DOCSIS 3.0.   TWC will offer its residential tier Wideband service with 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream speed for $99.95. The company will also offer two commercial tier Wideband service. Together these services will cover 1.4 million subscribers in the NYC area.   The U.S. cable MSOs ...

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) are dying a slow death…

Investors who realize this fact early could cash in on a brand new tech boom that could produce a new generation of high-tech millionaires not seen since the 1990s.

Comcast, Verizon and other government-protected duopolies won’t be around for your grandchildren to enjoy — at least not in their current forms. You see, companies like these are selling outdated services. And they’re more than reluctant to change their business models.

First, consider the home telephone. This beast is becoming scarcer by the day. In fact, mobile phone-only households are becoming the norm. Yet despite huge increases in wireless sales by traditional telecoms, it’s the wireline segment that keeps these blue chips in the black. More than half of Verizon and (NYSE:T) AT&T’s revenue comes directly from wireline sales.

For the old-school telecom giants, it’s all about infrastructure. They want to milk

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AT&T (T) became the first US wireless service provider to deploy 3G femtocell base station. The company has already started selling home base station radios in some select domestic markets, thus beating its closest rival Sprint Nextel (S) that was claiming to become the pioneer in deploying 3G home base stations.

The U.S. is likely to undergo a massive wave of 3G femtocell from the end of this year. Sprint began providing 2G CDMA femtocell since 2007. Last January, Verizon Wireless (VZ) launched its first 2G femtocell that does not support 3G EV-DO networks for faster download at home.

Femtocell is quickly emerging as a fundamental technology enabler in the deployment of next-generation (3G/4G) wireless network infrastructure. A femtocell is a small cellular base station, typically designed for use in a residential or small business environment. This access point communicates to the wireless service providers’ network

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Comcast Corp., (CMCSA) has launched its first next-generation high-speed voice and Internet service for small and medium sized businesses (SMB) in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul . Leveraging on the DOCSIS 3.0 platform, this new service will provide downstream speeds of 100 Mbps and upstream speeds of 15 Mbps. DOCSIS 3.0 (also called Wideband network) is a digital channel bonding technique that creates one larger and faster logical pipe to support throughput of at least 100 Mbps.   Cable MSOs are facing fierce competition from telecom service providers. Telecom operators are quickly gaining market share from cable MSOs by offering Mobile TV and other high-speed broadband services to subscribers. Comcast alone lost 214,000 basic video customers in the previous quarter.  The U.S. telecom giants are gradually expanding their fiber-optic networks. Verizon Wireless (VZ) with FiOS network and AT&T (T) with U-Verse network ...

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Schering-Plough Corp (NYSE: SGP) said on Friday that U.S. regulators had approved its Saphris antipsychotic drug, adding a potential blockbuster product as the company is soon to be bought by Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK)

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has stopped production at a 787 Dreamliner facility in Italy that was making parts of the plane’s fuselage. The Chicago-based manufacturer ordered its subcontractor, Alenia Aeronautic in Naples, to stop work two months ago after structural flaws were discovered at where the wing and the fuselage meet,

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Verizon Communications (VZ) announced yesterday that it has entered into a major distribution agreement with Viacom (VIA)-promoted movie channel EPIX to offer multi-channel entertainment services. The deal was announced following Viacom's second-quarter earnings results.

Verizon will carry the TV channels and online services promoted by EPIX on its FiOS network (offering video and Internet services) starting from Oct 1. Verizon will offer EPIX-promoted TV channels via standard and high definition (HD) mode, broadband, video on demand and its V Cast wireless multimedia service. The deal makes Verizon the first distribution partner of the premium multi-platform channel EPIX.

Formed in April 2008, EPIX is an entertainment joint venture between Viacom (through its Paramount Pictures unit), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate (LGF). Viacom is the major investor in the joint-venture with 42% stake.

The EPIX deal represents a significant milestone for Verizon, enabling the leading wireless operator to broaden the service coverage

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Versant Corporation (Nasdaq:VSNT), an industry leader in specialized data management software, is pleased to announce that it has become a corporate sponsor for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (”AFCEA”), an international non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as a forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, IT, intelligence, and global security. Versant is looking forward to working with the AFCEA military, government, and industry membership to utilize Versant’s data management solutions with their leading-edge technology products.

inVentiv Health, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTIV), a leading provider of commercialization services to the global

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Tucows (TCX) is an international provider of Internet service and offers reseller services, including domain services, email services, personal names service, SSL service, platypus ISP billing solutions and blogware, and Web site builder publishing services. The company also provides retail services that include domain registration, email, and other Internet services. In addition, it offers a domain portfolio, consisting of various classes of domain names.

Tucows owns roughly 150,000 domain names, most of which came through an $18 million acquisition in 2006 of rival NetIdentity. Earlier this month, Tucows announced a partnership with Web.com to provide personalized email and Web services to small and medium-sized businesses. Canada-based Tucows works with a network of 9,000 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the globe to market its products and services. The company also offers services through resellers and Internet-based distribution network of Internet service providers, Web hosting companies, and other providers of Internet services, as

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China INSOnline Corp. (CHIO) is an Internet service and media company focusing on the Peoples Republic of China insurance industry. Trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, with a current market capitalization of $148.00 million, the company uses localized websites targeting greater China. They provide, through Soobao, a network portal through their industry website www.soobao.cn. They offer online automobile, property and life insurance services through this site.

Soobao’s goal is to raise the national insurance consciousness and reduce the cost of national security in China. They do this by constructing and maintaining their network to integrate and optimize business flow throughout the insurance sales and related client services process. China INSOnline Corp., via Soobao, provides this portal to insurance companies, agents, and consumers for advertising, online inquiry, news circulation, online transactions, statistics analysis and software development.

Headquartered in Beijing, the company represents major insurance underwriting firms in China. China INSOnline

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