News of the Day

• FairPoint trims Q3 losses, continues to rebuild
  Third-quarter net losses for FairPoint Communications were $37.3 million, an improvement over last year's Q3 loss of $279.4 million. The company, which provides telecommunications services to Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, emerged from bankruptcy in January 2011. Revenue from data and Internet services is up 12% from a year ago, even as overall revenue has declined. American City Business Journals/Charlotte, N.C. (11/2)     

Business & Industry Watch

• Telecoms still wrestle with Sandy; most cellular networks restored
  Verizon Communications says it may be a few weeks before all of its wired and Internet customers affected by Superstorm Sandy see their services fully restored, especially in areas still without power. Meanwhile, Verizon Wireless says 98.1% of its cell sites hit by the storm are up and running. AT&T has 96.5% of its sites restored in the affected areas, with more than 90% of its sites in New York City restored. Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.)/Dow Jones Newswires (11/5), PCWorld/IDG News Service (11/4)     

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• What could the transition to an all-IP network mean to your business?
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Hot Topics

Top five news stories selected by USTelecom dailyLead® readers in the past week.

• Telecoms deal with aftermath of superstorm Sandy in the Northeast (Reuters)

• Hurricane Sandy puts telecoms on alert (Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.))

• Massive storm tests Internet resiliency (The Business Times (Singapore))

• Alcatel considers asset divestiture in wake of second quarterly loss (Reuters)

• Verizon, others make case against broadband fee (Multichannel News)

• Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.

Video Upload

• Over-the-top TV ad revenue expected to decline by 2017
  Advertising share of over-the-top TV services' revenue is expected to decline to 51% by 2017, according to Global Information. OTT businesses, such as Hulu Plus, currently generate $6 billion in overall revenue. The report expects 480 million homes in 40 countries will be watching online television in the next five years, up from 182 million in 2010. MediaPost Communications/MediaDailyNews (11/2)     

• Amazon Prime Instant Video expands market share
  Netflix still dominates the video-on-demand industry, but Amazon Prime Instant Video is gaining ground, according to ChangeWave Research. Netflix's market share has declined 9% since December 2010, while Amazon's has increased 15%. Home Media Magazine (11/2)     

• Other News

• Australian online video ad sales grow by a record 58%
  Rapid TV News (U.K.) (11/5)     

Technology Trends

• Cyan gets into SDN with its Blue Planet platform
  Cyan today is introducing the Blue Planet platform for orchestrating software-defined networking. The platform could be used for monitoring service-level agreements or for controlling bandwidth allocated to Ethernet services, according to Cyan President Michael Hatfield. Light Reading (11/5)     

• Data centers turned to generators to stay online in New York
  As of Friday, many data centers in New York City remained without power, prompting companies to use generators to keep their networks up and running. Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.)/Dow Jones Newswires (11/2)     

IP Download

• RAD adds module for Carrier Ethernet demarcation
  RAD Data Communications has introduced the MiNID, a small-form pluggable interface that can serve as a network interface device in Carrier Ethernet networks. The product could go into base stations or Catalyst switches from Cisco Systems, among other network elements, noted RAD's Yacov Cazes. The MiNID is scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2013. Light Reading (11/4)     

• Avago is sued over laser module patent
  IPtronics has filed suit against Avago Technologies, alleging that Avago is using patented technology to suppress competition in optical networking modules. Avago filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against IPtronics in 2010, and IPtronics waited two years for procedural reasons to answer Avago's complaint by alleging breach of contract and fraud on Avago's part, according to IPtronics Chairman Martin Rofheart. Light Reading (11/2)     

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