Global Crossing gets mixed results in Q2
Global Crossing reported second-quarter results today that saw the service provider suffer a net loss despite higher revenues...
EarthLink unwires Corpus Christi
Today at 10:30 a.m., the wires will be cut in Corpus Christi, as EarthLink announces the completion of the citywide Wi-Fi network there. What began as a city-run network to enable more efficient reading of gas meters now becomes a privately owned network, as Corpus Christi’s city government becomes both the anchor tenant and the fiber network provider to EarthLink’s wireless Internet access service...
Cisco touts collaboration, Web 2.0 as earnings rise
Cisco reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, and boosted its guidance for the year, driven by emerging video, collaboration and Web 2.0-style applications that CEO John Chambers said are increasing the demands placed on enterprise and carrier networks...
Microsoft Silverlight scores with MLB
Microsoft rolled out its first high-profile deployment of a Web site based on its Silverlight rich media platform this week at MLB.com...
Google adds ads to Map mashups
Google has quietly released new functionality for its Google Maps API that lets developers add AdSense text ads to Google Maps they create...
After profits tumble, Sprint sees better days
Sprint Nextel saw its second quarter profits fall 95% over the second quarter of 2006, but Sprint Nextel Chairman and CEO Gary Forsee emphasized the company’s position for growth in addressing industry analysts...
Smoothstone adds call routing to IP services
Smoothstone IP Communications, a provider of converged IP services for mid-sized enterprises, this month will unveil new tools to enable its users to control how calls are routed and queued over its network...
AT&T expands U-verse to Oklahoma City
AT&T announced the launch today of its U-verse service for parts of the Oklahoma City area...
NXTcomm draws 15,000+
NXTcomm officials will release their audited attendance numbers next week, showing that the first-ever event in Chicago in June drew 15,273 people in total, 8202 of which conference and exhibit attendees...
Muni Wi-Fi: Its limitations
The recent spate of criticism regarding municipal Wi-Fi networks falls into two different categories: technology and business case. Read part three of this special report on muni Wi-Fi...
AT&T pledges IPTV network overhaul in BellSouth territory
AT&T today announced plans to bring its U-verse video broadband service to South Carolina, a state formerly in BellSouth territory...
Study claims telcos can overtake cable
A new consumer satisfaction study by the Cloes Fornell International Group reports that consumers say they will consider a service bundle sold by a telecom company over one sold by a cable company, and casts some doubts on whether the first-mover benefit is as significant as conventional wisdom would dictate...
EarthLink posts Q2 loss
EarthLink reported a second-quarter loss today as its revenues fell to $312.2 million--down 6% compared to the same period last year--linked largely to a drop in subscribers and the company’s ailing joint wireless venture, Helio...
AT&T posts second-quarter gains
Buoyed by wireless and IP-based services growth, AT&T reported second-quarter revenues of $29.5 billion—up from the $15.8 billion it posted in the same period last year. But the numbers reflected only a small taste of what could (or could not) come from iPhone sales...
AT&T expands Video Share to 160 markets
AT&T announced today that it has expanded its Video Share product to 160 markets, up from the three announced in June, enabling its wireless users to share live video while on a voice call...
Google makes $4B pledge to 700 MHz
Google said today it has promised to spend a minimum of $4.6 billion in bidding for spectrum in the FCC’s upcoming 700 MHz auction – provided the commission agrees to Google’s version of auction rules...
Muni Wi-Fi: Proceed with caution
Even as U.S. municipalities, small and large, continue to plan and build out municipal Wi-Fi networks, new independent research is challenging the return on investment those cities will reap, as well as the wisdom of assumptions being made about economic development benefits...
Sprint to buy ZTE WiMAX CPE
ZTE USA and Sprint Nextel today announced they have signed a master purchase agreement under which ZTE will supply its WiMAX PC cards and home networking gear to Sprint for its national WiMAX rollout...
Qwest announces ULH upgrade
Qwest Communications today said it has jumped into the ultra-long-haul pool, upgrading its national fiber-optic network to provide up to 40 gigabits of service. As part of the upgrade, Qwest has tripled the number of ad/drop ports for ultra-high-speed services, and made its QWave services available in more communities and to more customers...
Comptel: U.S. lagging in promoting competition
By European standards, the U.S. is now lagging in promoting competition and consumer choice in the telecom industry, according to a report released yesterday by Comptel, the trade/lobbying organization that represents competitive carriers...
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