P2P NEWS: Australian court rules against Kazaa a Free P2P file sharing...

Daily Telecom News By Luis Galarza

P2P News.- An Australian judge has ordered file-swapping software producer Kazaa to alter its software to hinder the easy downloading of copyrighted content, because as you already know Kazaa in one of the most popular P2P file sharing in the world. Kazaa is owned by the privately held Australian company Sharman Networks. The suit was brought by the Australian unit of Universal Music Group. For more information about this topic go to: The Washington Post/Associated Press, The New York Times

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WIRELESS NEWS: Wireless TV hits big in Europe

Daily Telecom News By Luis Galarza

Wireless & Cell Phone News.- Cell phone TV is a reality in South Korea, but in Europe it is being held back by a row over technical standards. There also is the lingering question of whether consumers really want to watch TV on small screens. That's the same questions hitting the wireless companies in the US. From a geek point of view, I say "Bring it on!", but a lot of people think is just stupid trying to watch TV on their cell phone, and for others is a good entertainment tool for long trips and waiting rooms. What do you think?. For more information about this topic go to: Reuters

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DAILY TELECOM NEWS: Cognigen.better.ws Praises Efforts of Telecom Service Providers in Katrina Aftermath. What a good job!

Daily Telecom News By Luis Galarza

Telecom Spotlight.- LD.net/?ecomdeals President and CEO Luis Galarza praised the efforts of communications service providers who are working furiously to restore service in response to Hurricane Katrina. "We applaud our member companies for their tireless commitment to restore service. The telecom industry stands firmly with those displaced by Hurricane Katrina and our telecommunication members will continue to work diligently to restore the critical communications infrastructure in the region as soon as possible."

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WIRELESS NEWS: Sprint to sponsor the 2006 Super Bowl show

Daily Telecom News By Luis Galarza

Wireless & Cell Phone News.- Sprint reportedly will sponsor the 2006 Super Bowl halftime show in Detroit, with those sponsorship rights valued at around $10 million, they really want everyone to know that now Nextel and Sprint is one company. Neither Sprint nor the NFL would confirm the deal, however we all know that with their merge with Nextel they have to market their new brand, products and services. More information about this topic at: Brandweek.

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DAILY TELECOM NEWS: Who was after the GSA contract?

Daily Telecom News By Luis Galarza

Business & Industry Watch. - Sprint Nextel, Lockheed Martin to bid on GSA contract: Sprint Nextel said it is joining forces with Lockheed Martin to bid for the General Services Administration's 10-year Networx telecommunications and IT services contract. AT&T Government Solutions and MCI also have formed teams to bid on the contract, and Qwest Communications and Verizon Communications also may get into the mix. For more info about this go to The Washington Post. Also visit the GSACOM.com.

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WIRELESS VIEWS: How many features do people want on their cell phones?

Daily Telecom News By Luis Galarza

Wireless & Cell Phone News.- Minimal interest in flashy handsets, data show: Many consumers may not be interested in buying phones with features such as music playback video, video cameras, MP3 playback, Fash storage, wireless TV, and others.

A lot of consumers think that most of this features are stupid, and it will only atract computer geeks, and fashion freaks. Personaly I'm a little bit of both. Data from research firm In-Stat shows.

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DAILY TELECOM NEWS: Analysis: Motorola's iTunes phone highlights music market

Daily Telecom News and Views By Luis Galarza

Business & Industry Watch.- Motorola's new Rokr phone should be a hot seller for Cingular Wireless, but it will face stiff competition from other MP3 handsets entering the marketplace, analysts say. Major cell phone carriers including Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless are planning their own music services to compete with Apple Computer's iTunes. For now keep using your regular MP3 player. More about this at: San Jose Mercury News.

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DAILY TELECOM NEWS: USA Storms puts telecoms to the test

Daily Telecom News By Luis Galarza

BellSouth estimated that 1.1 million of its lines were out in the region covering New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and that repairs would cost $400 million to $600 million. The carrier has made progress in restoring service since the last storm hit the state, when 1.75 million lines were dead. A major logistical challenge is a lack of electricity, plus most of the wireless antenas were destroy or damage during the storms.

Lack of power a major cause for phone networks' failure. Fixed-line and wireless communications networks broke down in the wake of Hurricane Katrina after power generators ran out of juice.

Satellite phones come through in a pinch: Satellite phones proved to be a vital mode of communication in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, USA TODAY reports.

After all, look like telecoms did a good job in providing the necesary help to the cause. For more information about this topic go to: The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

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DAILY TELECOM NEWS: Technicians take on new challenges in fiber era

By Luis Galarza

Business & Industry Watch.- The ongoing switch from copper to fiber has reduced the need to have a large number of technicians working in the field and also has raised the bar for people seeking work in the telecom industry. Many of today's telecom workers have a high degree of technical proficiency in areas such as electronics and engineering -- a trend that reflects the complexity of new technologies driving change in the industry. More about this at: The New York Times

For anybody who wants to jump on a new telecom business venture, I'll recommend to get your technicians on countries from Central and South America, their up to date with technology, they work hadder for less (a lot less), and they can get train for less at their own countries. If Microsoft get programmers from Ecuador why not you...

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DAILY NEWS: WWP raises $25.5M in funding round

By Luis Galarza

Business & Industry Watch.- World Wide Packets, a company that sells fiber-optic infrastructure to municipalities, has brought in an additional $25.5 million in VC funding. The new round brings WWP's total funding to about $140 million. For more information about this topic visit: Red Herring, Light Reading

Hope they use this funding the right way on their business...

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DAILY NEWS: NTL may buy part of Virgin Mobile

By Luis Galarza

Business & Industry Watch.- British cable operator NTL is in talks to buy Virgin Mobile's British business. The deal, which values Virgin at about $1.4 billion, could be announced this week. Virgin Mobile USA would continue operating separately. For more about this topic go to: The New Yorker, The Scotsman (Edinburgh)

Looks like the UK don't want American's to own their biggest players in the telecommunication market in that country. You can also visit Cognigen.better.ws to compare regular and prepaid cell phones, they have the best deals on the net for the US.

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DAILY NEWS: Verizon Directory Unit For Sale...

By Luis Galarza

Verizon Communications announced plans to either spin off or sell its directory unit, a strategy that indicates the company wants to focus more on its Internet and TV businesses. A sale could bring in as much as $17 billion.

I don't blame them, specialy now that their Residential and Business DSL Service include a Yahoo or MSN Plus account at no extra charge. Also, they given new residential customers a full year of DSL service for only $14.95/Month, this promotion is getting a lot of people sign up, taken market from their biggest competitor "Comcast". Click here to check who's offering the best deal on DSL, Broadband, T1, T3, or faster.

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