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Big 3 making themselves right at home 

AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon are all taking initiatives to ingratiate themselves more completely with consumers by offering more help. ...

COMPTEL: Aktino CEO sees Ethernet-over-copper tipping point 

In an interview on the Comptel trade show floor this week, Martin exuded confidence that the technology differences between Aktino and the EoC leaders are beginning to play out to his company’s advantage...

FTTH Con: FTTP providers need not fear DOCSIS 3.0, says cable guru 

Fiber-to-the-premises providers don’t have much to fear from DOCSIS 3.0 technology, which boosts the bandwidth of cable broadband networks...

FTTHCon: Embarq slashes FTTP deployment costs 

Embarq has dramatically reduced its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployment costs in recent months...

Rim Semiconductor goes up for sale 

Rim Semiconductor is seeking acquirers after the company defaulted on its loans and was locked out of its own offices for failing to pay rent....

FTTHCon: Calix lets carriers hedge bets on GPON 

Calix introduced two new products today aimed at extending the reach of its access gear and addressing a rapidly growing demand among carriers...

Cable Eyes FTTH 

When Verizon Posted second-quarter subscriber adds in late July that were lower than some analysts expected for its FiOS fiber-to-the-home video and Internet services, Tier 1 cable companies may have breathed a sigh of relief....

Broadweave's Busy Summer 

Until This Year, most people probably had never heard of Broadweave Networks....

FTTH with European Flair 

Asia has Long Been the Hotbed of fiber-to-the-home technology, but that is in the process of changing....

Lighting Up Next-Gen Nets 

For service providers, powering next-generation networks, particularly the outside plant, is becoming a real headache....

CTIA: VZW looks to long-form video 

V Cast begins streaming full-length episodes of TV series...

FastTCP could speed IPTV over copper 

A new version of Total Control Protocol or TCP, which governs most Internet traffic, could be a major new weapon for telecom companies....

Alaska Communications goes to 40G, lower 48 

Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) is upgrading parts of its network with 40-Gb/s links in anticipation of traffic increases enabled by a pair of new network routes it is building that connect it to the continental United States....

NCTC to lift membership moratorium, but are telcos eligible? 

NCTC will end its membership freeze in January, potentially creating an awkward mix of cable and telco companies – if they are welcome...

Cindy Christy leaves Alcatel-Lucent 

Alcatel-Lucent has confirmed to Telephony that Cindy Christy, who leads the company’s Americas region, is leaving the company....

Ciena reports tier-one spending slowdown 

Ciena lowered its expectations for its fiscal year today, citing a broad slowdown in spending among tier-one carriers, particularly in North America, that the company believes could last a few quarters....

Broadweave to compete with rivals on its own FTTP network 

Broadweave Networks will compete for customers over the same fiber network its rivals use – the network Broadweave now owns....

Zhone offers VDSL2, bonded ADSL2+ 

Zhone Technologies unveiled new IP DSLAMs this week in accordance with the vendor’s strategy of using two technologies to help carriers offer advanced services over their current copper infrastructure....

FiOS TV getting small-business traction 

When Verizon came along with FiOS TV, Bob Malone was quick to sign up – the first business to do so, in fact. ...

Foundry adds PB, PBB to the edge 

Foundry Networks today introduced a new line of Ethernet switches that brings provider backbone bridging (PBB) to edge and aggregation networks...

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