August 14, 2006
EDITOR'S LETTER
Risk and reward
Bankruptcy, one way or another, usually is a CEO killer. Not many CEOs have followed companies into bankruptcy, guided them throughout the recovery process, emerged from the process still at the helm and continued to stay on as the specter of bankruptcy has faded further into the past...
FORWARD MOTION
WiMAX move adds new wrinkle
Will Sprint's decision to adopt WiMAX alter the evolution of mobile networks?...
Sprint WiMAX choice a mixed bag for vendors
Sprint’s decision to launch a nationwide Mobile WiMAX network may not have shaken up wireless vendors yet, but it certainly gave them a rattle...
Survivors turn hunters in telecom jungle
As competitive carriers get financially healthy, speculation grows as to how they'll spend their millions...
Spending, revenue diverge
North American carriers surprised analysts in the second quarter by upping spending on wireline networks beyond previous expectations, and curiously cutting spending on wireless networks...
Consolidation threatens SBC market
From the time they hit the market in the late 1990s, session border controllers were labeled short-timers. Experts said they wouldn't last as a standalone network element...
Feeling left out by A-IMS? Not Ericsson
Vendor giant Ericsson has more IP multimedia subsystem contract wins--19 as of earlier this summer--and trials in progress--at least 40--than any other major infrastructure vendor...
MVNO returns counter hype
Sprint and Verizon Wireless reported some surprising wholesale subscriber figures in the second quarter. The two are the leading providers of network...
Bob Egan on MVNOs
TowerGroup Emerging Technologies Research Director Bob Egan has been one of the industry’s biggest naysayers on MVNOs, which didn’t exactly make him popular among what was expected to one of mobile’s hottest sectors. But a lot of signs are now pointing to Egan being right...
Telephony's IPTV Workshop
Telephony is teaming up with VON for the first time to produce a one-day, one-track pre-conference on IPTV. A varied collection of sessions and keynotes will delve into multiple aspects of IPTV and how it factors into the future of service providers...
OPINION
The case for original thought
I'm going to miss Dan Moffat. The founder and CEO of New Edge Networks is one of many smart, interesting people with whom I've had the pleasure to speak on a regular basis...
Opportunity rocks
Market opportunity. It's the first figure cited in every hopeful business case, the apparition that pops the eyes and the banquet that waters the mouth of every entrepreneur...
Untethering the bundle
erizon Wireless has untied its Vcast Music service from its overall Vcast package. That may not sound revolutionary, but it holds plenty of significance. Carriers are growing wise to the fact that many data services can't be sold in a bundle....
THE PRAGMATIST
Visionary vs. reactive strategy
Changes in the telecommunications industry are relentless, fast and furious. From disruptive technology announcements to colossal mergers, industry observers are continuously challenged to sort out the truly revolutionary from the merely mundane...
INNOVATION
Improving mobile video
As mobile technology users become more sophisticated, text messages and still images won't always suffice...
SOFTSWITCH
A-IMS won't change softswitch market goals
IMS, the IP multimedia subsy - IMS Technologystem standard from 3GPP, has been a godsend for ailing network equipment-makers. No new standard will change that...
IPTV
The home network, rewired
IPTV is helping the telecom industry envision a new type of home network involving service to multiple devices and content-sharing between all of them. Yet a single vision for the in-home wiring necessary remains elusive...
COVER STORY
Global Crossing charts a new course
The one-time high flyer gets practical--and profitable--in the post-boom telecom reality...
WHAT'S NEXT
Network of abstractions
As network operators transition from voice-only to multi-application service providers, they will have to make more efficient use of network resources...
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