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A. Michael NollBT plans initial FTTH roll-out
Looking to help the U.K. catch up to countries where fiber-to-the-home is quickly becoming the norm for broadband connections, BT Openreach is building an FTTH network at a development of 10,000 new
Report: OSS spending to reach$63 billion
Insight Research, in an exclusive story by Telephony, says OSS spending by service providers will surge from $42 billion last year to $63 billion in 2012. That 2012 figure is double Insight's
SPOTLIGHT: Vonage expects 2007 revenue of $800 million
Vonage said it expects to tally $800 million in revenue for 2007, and also anticipates adjusted positive income for 2008, after payments made to settle patent lawsuits. The company said it also
ALSO NOTED: Qwest outage affects 24,000; Kennedy joins Rivulet; and much more...
> A fiber cut by a power company caused a Qwest network outage in Southern Arizona. Article > Ex-Tellabs official and Icular Networks founder
AT&T sees consumer market slowdown
AT&T, which seemed to be surging on all fronts over the second half of 2007, fell back a step or two yesterday, after CEO Randall Stephenson told the Citi Entertainment, Media and Telecom
CES: Martin pledges Comcast investigation
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told attendees at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the FCC plans to investigate alleged blocking of some peer-to-peer
FairPoint re-gains momentum in Vermont
FairPoint Communications earned new support in Vermont for its proposed $2.7 billion acquisition of Verizon Communications properties in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. By agreeing to spend $40
House committee begins FCC review
The House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee has launched its review of the Federal Communications Commission's regulatory procedures and practices. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has
Ciena joins packet optical fray
Ciena Corp said it is adding Ethernet switching and aggregation functionality to its CN 4200 FlexSelect optical transport gear, becoming the latest in a lengthening line of transport equipment
Southern Light joins PBT crowd
Who: Southern Light Vitals: The carrier, founded in 1998 and based in Mobile, Ala., began as a dark fiber construction firm and now operates a fiber network serving enterprise customers, government
SPOTLIGHT: FiOS scores high in Consumer Reports
The February edition of Consumer Reports magazine reviews TV, telephone and Internet bundles and the results include high scores for Verizon FiOS-based services, according to several published
ALSO NOTED: Verizon Business enhances security; 700 Mhz to be vacated in 2009; and much more...
> Verizon Business launches new threat management service. Article > FCC Chairman Kevin
Carriers still waiting for Networx payday
Remember when government services were starting to look like a healthy market opportunity for telecoms service providers. Between the federal government's Networx Universal project and the potential
CES: EchoStar's Sling Media targets carriers
EchoStar Holdings isn't wasting any time taking advantage of the new freedom after being spun off from EchoStar Communications and apart from its DISH network sibling. At the International Consumer
CES: Comcast touts telephony, boosts video
Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts is scheduled to give the keynote speech this morning at the International Consumer Electronics Show. As of this writing, the keynote hadn't begun yet, but
Cinci Bell acquires data back-up firm
Cincinnati Bell announced it is acquiring GramTel USA, an Indiana-based company that manages four data centers in the Midwest, and provides data back-up and disaster recovery services. The deal is
Nokia Siemens becomes a buyer
Could Nokia Siemens Networks be in the market as an instigator of more M&A activity? It seems hard to believe that the joint venture which so disappointed 50% owner Siemens earlier would actually
RFOG picture is coming clear
What: RF Over Glass; also referred to as "cable PON" How it works: Instead of traditional hybrid fiber-coaxial cable infrastructure, cable TV companies could deliver RF-based video over fiber all the
SPOTLIGHT: Tech issues won't guide N.H. votes
Can technology issues such as Net neutrality and rural broadband be important issues in this year's presidential race? The early indication in today's primary in New Hampshire is that many people
ALSO NOTED: AT&T wins an Emmy;Alca-Lu exec turns Turin CTO; and much more...
> AT&T wins Technical and Engineering Emmy award for 75-year-old coaxial cable invention. Press
