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A. Michael NollVoice speaks softly on social networks
The integration of social networks and VoIP click-to-call offerings recently began to seem like a viable new possibility for increasingly marginalized voice services, giving them both direction and
Telecom Italia awaits new leaders
The controlling investors of Telecom Italia have nominated a new chairman and a new CEO to lead the telco, and their choices will be up for board of directors approval later this week. The
Irish eyes see 800,000 broadband subs
With a last name like O'Shea, it's my sworn duty to keep you posted on the progress of the broadband market in Ireland, and I'm happy to say that a regulator with Ireland's Commission on
SPOTLIGHT: Ethernet, IPTV move East
As the Carrier Ethernet market matures and broadband growth begins to slow in the U.S. and Western Europe, there's still a lot of room to grow if you head a little further East. That's what some
ALSO NOTED: Sycamore faces SEC heat; Virtual servers are vulnerable; and much more...
> SEC investigators are recommending civil action against Sycamore Networks. Article > Server virtualization may
Gobble, gobble, etc.
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Verizon shifts speeds, eyes higher TV prices
Verizon made good on its plan to expand higher, symmetrical speed tiers for FiOSÂ broadband access that also include a higher 20 Mbps ceiling for uploads speeds and 50 Mbps for downstream in
OEN shuts down FTTH service
While Verizon is expanding symmetrical broadband offerings, one of the service providers that pioneered the concept commercially has discontinued service. The Houston Chronicle reported late last
AT&T hit by 9-1-1"swatters"
Here's a new social networking trend that hopefully won't go any further: an Ohio man pled guilty to a scheme in which he and co-conspirators who met in online chat rooms used information --in some
Nuclear plant claim targets Verizon
A group of employees for a magazine distribution company intend to file a lawsuit against Verizon Communications, alleging they were exposed to nuclear toxins. They allege this occurred during
TXP offers ONT help
TXP, a Texas-based company which had acquired a family of optical network terminal products from Siemens, is fast becoming a third-party choice for both carriers and vendors looking for ONT help. The
SPOTLIGHT: Telefonica leads Euro pack
IPTV and broadband continue to excel in Europe, and all four major telco incumbents in western Europe--BT, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and Spain's Telefonica--have made news with strategic
ALSO NOTED: UI, Freenet end deal talks; Wind will carry IPTV; and much more...
> German ISP United Internet and telco Freenet broke off merger discussion. Brief > Italy's Wind
AT&T's telework future questioned
AT&T reportedly is pulling back on its extensive and much-celebrated telecommuting program. Network World reports that some AT&T employees are being told they must come back to traditional
Study sees 2010 bandwidth bottleneck
Several years back, when a bandwidth glut seemed imminent, the telecom industry got in the habit of asking "how much bandwidth is too much?" Now, there's no such thing as "too much," and only fears
Dell'Oro: Ethernet switch sales hit $4.8 b
New market research from Dell'Oro Group says that Power over Ethernet (PoE) port shipments rose 80% during the third quarter and drove total Ethernet switch sales to reach $4.8 billion. PoE port
Vivendi/Oger investment talks end
Discussions between French media giant Vivendi and Middle East firm Saudi Oger that were expected to result in an investment by Vivendi in Saudi Oger's Oger Telecom unit have ended without a deal.
Feds fight Nacchio info request
Michael McConnell, the nation's top intelligence officer, is looking to block any efforts by lawyers in former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio's civil fraud case to gain information about government contracts
Verizon tests 100 Gbps
What: Verizon pushed 100 Gbps over a single wavelength in a field test using Alcatel-Lucent gear. Why you should care: Verizon, long assumed to be the first one to 100 Gbps, originally had a goal to
SPOTLIGHT: Vuze wants FCC to stop P2P blocking
Online video content provider Vuze last week appealed to the Federal Communications Commission to stop broadband service providers from blocking or delaying peer-to-peer Internet traffic. Comcast's
