Telecom industry news from across the web:
@FierceTelecom RT @Forrester Research: Cisco Systems acquired CompositeSW. @nyuhanna says it's all about bringing data intelligence to the networks. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom
> The TIA is exploring the "end of the public switched telephone network" today at an event featuring panel discussions with representatives from the FCC, AT&T, Verizon, XO, tw telecom and others. Release
> AT&T will release its second quarter earnings results on July 23 after the market closes, followed by a 4:30 p.m. conference call. Release
> Cameron Brett of QLogic discusses how caching SAN adapters can accelerate Oracle database performance. Article
> Businesses in Hungary demanded that the government withdraw a planned Aug. 1 tax hike on phone calls and text messages. Article
Cable News
> Cable engineers will look at faster adoption of DOCSIS 3.1 at an October symposium in Atlanta held by SCTE and CableLabs. Article
Wireless News
> Dish Network has formally given up all attempts to buy Sprint Nextel, clearing the way for SoftBank to take control of the carrier. Article
> Intel has thrown its weight behind relative newcomer A4WP (Alliance for Wireless Power) as the battle for a wireless charging standard heats up. Article
And finally … Georgia- based startup Pindrop Security says it has found a way to "fingerprint" phone calls using an acoustic analysis method. Article