Turin, Force10 merger follows Ethernet migration
Turin Networks’ stock-based merger with Force10 Networks combines a vendor of legacy migration equipment with one whose gear represents the ultimate destination of that migration: Ethernet....
AT&T, Verizon facing 2009 slowdown
Both companies beat the market in the dismal closing months of 2008, but a reality check is needed heading into next year, research firm says...
NYC competitors combine wireless, fiber networks
Two competitive New York City service providers are combining forces to create an end-to-end network solution...
Ovum: Optical market to shrink 5% in 2009
Ovum has revised its outlook for the global optical equipment industry to account for changes in the global economy seen since the research and analysis firm’s last report in June....
Recession and VoIP: Good and bad news
Industry analysts expect consumers and small businesses to be drawn to cheap voice-over-IP offers as they try to cut costs...
E-Signatures Get SaaSy
When it comes to electronic signatures, the biggest innovation isn't in the technology which has been around for years but in finding a way to use them....
40G's short life begins
Early last year, some carriers complained that if the price of 40 Gb/s technology didn't come down, they would skip it and go from 10 Gb/s straight to 100 Gb/s...
AT&T brings U-verse to the SMB market
As expected, AT&T today announced U-verse services for small businesses in the 70 markets in which it is rolling out its fiber-to-the-node network...
Neglecting Web-based customer care hazardous
Telecom service providers looking to improve customer service should concentrate on providing a consistent level of care across all platforms...
Overture's Ceterus buy mixes carrier Ethernet markets
Overture Networks announced today it has acquired equipment vendor Ceterus Networks for an undisclosed sum...
CloudShield announces DNS deployment
CloudShield today announced deployment of its CS-2000 network services platform by Dynamic Network Services...
Cbeyond revamps SMB Web hosting
Cbeyond today announced an enhanced Web-hosting service aimed at helping its small-business customers do more with their Web sites, including e-commerce...
Ciena: Mid-sized telcos milking legacy networks
Ciena reported seeing a divergence in carrier spending patterns in its most recent quarter, as its largest customers cautiously continued network upgrades at a slower pace while smaller carriers showed less willingness to make similar upgrades....
Surviving the Recession: Business Services
As telecom carriers look to tailor their residential consumer offerings for an increasingly budget-conscious mass market, they may find an even less forgiving environment among business customers...
Sierra Wireless moves to M2M with Wavecom buy
Sierra’s acquisition of Wavecom rescued it from a hostile takeover, but the deal will benefit Sierra the most...
The long tail and other business myths
The Web was supposed to change how the service game works. But now critics are questioning some of the very tactics that were supposed to turn the status quo on its head....
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