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A. Michael NollCiena 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
Another trade show year begins
Another trade show year has begun. Oh, another calendar year has begun, too, but the 12 months and four seasons that characterize it are so less significant to the telecom industry's health and
CES: Microsoft makes IPTV announcements
In his final keynote speech opening the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a tradition that began 11 years ago, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates touched on several areas, including
3Com update: Huawei ownership mystifies
Following up on some news from last week, Congress' Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reportedly is set to extend its review of the proposed acquisition of 3Com by Bain Capital and
Supreme Court to hear payphone appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal requested by AT&T and Sprint Nextel in a lawsuit that had been filed against them by pay phone aggregators. The aggregators filed the suit on
CES: Comcast moves toward portable DVR
Cable TV giant Comcast Corp announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it had teamed up with Panasonic to introduce an AnyPlay portable DVR device that can also
CES: Vonage, Skype step up efforts
While Microsoft, Comcast and others made a big splash at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, VoIP service providers Vonage and Skype were not to be out-done, despite what has
SPOTLIGHT: Verizon plans big-city FiOS push
Last week, Verizon acknowledged that in 2008 its FiOS TV services is likely to press its previous market boundaries by moving into at least a couple big-city markets and the multi-dwelling units
ALSO NOTED: Qwest tests bonded DSL; IDT shuffles management; and much more...
> Qwest takes closer look at DSL bonding to improve broadband speeds. Article > IDT
