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BellSouth CEO addresses convergence challenges
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
BellSouth CEO Duane Ackerman gave a broad-sweeping view of his company's broadband plans in his keynote speech at Supercomm 2005 yesterday, addressing IPTV and fiber capabilities and the challenges of wireless/wireline convergence. In an interview following his address, Ackerman admitted that the convergence of wireline and wireless could be more difficult for BellSouth...
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Regulators bemoan outdated laws
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
State and federal regulators are caught between outdated laws and up-to-date technology, two regulators told a luncheon audience at TIA's Convergence: Roadmap to Growth conference yesterday...
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Telcos get video vote
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Telephone companies will be viable competitors to the cable companies in video services, according to the Supercomm 2005 attendees surveyed by Tellabs and Telephony magazine...
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Alvarion to enter licensed U.S. spectrum
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
At Supercomm 2005 this week, broadband wireless equipment manufacturer Alvarion announced that it will extend its BreezeMAX product line to encompass the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 to 2.7 GHz frequency bands...
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The MDF made simpler
Jun 9, 2005 9:44 AM
After five years of development since its launch in 1999, Simpler Networks launched a product this week aimed at the heart of the central office: the main distribution frame...
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Security, services top CEOs state of network concerns
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Network security and reliability issues and the ability to provide unified services are major blips on the radar of the CEOs who summed up the state of global communications networks and services during Wednesday morning's keynote address...
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ZTE claims Canadian wireless win
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
ZTE's aggressive moves into the North American market may be paying off. Yesterday, ZTE executives said they have secured a CDMA contract with an unnamed wireless carrier for a ground-up EV-DO overlay, giving the company its first entry point into the highly competitive North American CDMA market...
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SBC: We will differentiate video
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
SBC's soon-to-be-launched video service will answer critics of telco video strategies by being clearly different than traditional cable and satellite offerings, according to Edward Cholerton, vice president of broadband marketing for the carrier...
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Chambers champions interaction, integration
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
The telecommunications industry is just beginning to get its arms around the impact IP is having on networks, services and business trends, said John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems, when delivering Tuesday afternoon's keynote address...
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Tellabs launches ONT interop program
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Tellabs has mitigated what had been a concern raised by some industry observers about multivendor FTTP interoperability by announcing at Supercomm that it is launching its optical networking terminal interoperability initiative...
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Martin setting FCC's course for convergence
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Establishing a regulatory environment that will stimulate the deployment of broadband infrastructure and create a level playing field for service providers are the top priorities of Kevin Martin, the new chairman of the FCC...
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Expedient rolling on
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
If you see Segways zooming around your city, it might mean Expedient has come to town...
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Telefonica going all-Ethernet
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
By the end of 2005, Telefonica will be operating a single optical Ethernet network to serve its business customers and to deliver triple-play service to its residential customers as well...
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Staying competitive getting tougher
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
North American equipment vendors can remain competitive globally, even if this section of the globe falls behind in broadband penetration, but they will be forced to make some difficult decisions, Nortel President and CEO William Owens said this week...
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Home of the future
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Last fall, 20 families in Boston got a glimpse of the future, right in their own kitchens...
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NFC puts RFID in operators' hands
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
It has generated buzz as a means for tracking everything from cattle and pets to those cumbersome pallets of product clogging up warehouses...
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Fixed/mobile converge by baby steps
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
As vendors are outfitting telcos and cable TV companies to support new triple-play or quadruple-play service initiatives, they are doing so in an environment in which network foudations are continuing to evolve and converge...
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Tracking industry influencers
Jun 6, 2005 12:00 PM
Name: Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Web address: www.atis.org Mailing address: 1200 G Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C....
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BT's Ward guides MultiService Forum
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Roger Ward, head of network evolution strategy for BT's Chief Technology Office, has been integrally involved with the MultiService Forum since its inception...
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Getting the max out of WiMAX
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Sorry to start off with such a corporate clich as this, but there are a couple of take aways that we can, uh, take away from the existence of a WiMAX pavilion at this year's show...
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New Products
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
Entrisphere (booth #12030) recently announced the BLM T100 Single Family Unit optical network terminal (ONT)...
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How to eat (and drink) like a Chicagoan
Jun 9, 2005 12:00 AM
One of the greatest things about Chicago is that no one here does anything halfway. When Chicagoans have a particular interest — whether it's music, art, theatre, sports, architecture, literature, street festivals, their ethnic backgrounds, their neighborhood, their booze or their entire city — they immerse themselves fully in it...
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