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Alcatel-Lucent CMO: How we get there from here

 Sprint tops AT&T and Verizon in 3G network speed test

 Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent lead fast growing service delivery platform market

 Plan calls for $44 billion in broadband spending

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How YouTube, Hulu (almost, but not quite) make money

By Rich Karpinski

Over-the-top video providers like YouTube and Hulu are likely losing money today, but that could change with tweaks to their ad and distribution strategies, according to consultancy STL Partners.

STL is best known for its Telco 2.0 advisory practice, event and blog, which in turn are best known for forwarding new "two-sided" business models for service providers that place them in the middle of partner-driven digital value chains. The over-the-top estimates are a preview of its upcoming Online Video Distribution study, by report author Alan Patrick.

According to a report preview on the Telco 2.0 site, STL estimates that Hulu is losing around $9 million this year on revenue of $52 million, and YouTube will lose about $91 million on revenues of $118 million. The two sites are probably the most closely watched online video sites, with YouTube dominating the user-generated and -posted side of the business while Hulu has had breakout success working closely with content partners to post full shows and movie titles.

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Alcatel-Lucent CMO: How we get there from here
Last week, Alcatel-Lucent's new chief executive officer spelled out a new strategy for the equipment vendor, part of which was a focus on improving the role that telecom service providers play in a world of over-the-top Internet applications and services.
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Sprint tops AT&T and Verizon in 3G network speed test

From Sprint Connection
The words grueling and Sprint were used, and this time they weren't used in the context of the wireless company's financial performance.
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Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent lead fast growing service delivery platform market

From Infonetics Research
CAMPBELL, Calif. — Following a 53% increase in 2007 and an expected 28% increase in 2008, the worldwide service delivery platform software and integration services market is forecast by Infonetics Research to top $3.5 billion in 2011.
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Plan calls for $44 billion in broadband spending

From eWeek
President-elect Barack Obama should spend $44 billion in broadband stimulus funds over the next three years as part of his immediate economic program, according to a new study from the media reform group Free Press.
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