April 14, 2008

Broadband, bundles lure SMBs

By Carol WilsonApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Judging by the number of telecom companies targeting small- and medium-sized businesses, it would seem these are salad days for customers in the space....

Serving the underserved

By Carol WilsonApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Over the course of my 23 years of covering the telecom market, I have probably written some variation of the words "the underserved small- to medium-sized business market" hundreds of times...

Distilling CTIA Wireless

By Kevin FitchardApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Searching for a common theme at CTIA Wireless has become a tricky proposition...

Back-office play beneath the surface?

By Rich KarpinskiApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

AT&T Mobility will be the first commercial user of Microsoft's Surface technology, a table-sized touch-screen that AT&T will use to let customers learn about -- and eventually perhaps even provision -- new wireless devices...

In the spotlight: DVB's Peter MacAvock

Mobile television is a topic attracting global attention, but not a lot of traction to speak of, yet. DVB executive director Peter MacAvock spoke with associate news editor Sarah Reedy about what’s holding back digital TV services and what will drive them forward...

FTTMH: Fiber-to-10-million-homes

By Ed GubbinsApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

The number of North American homes connected to fiber is nearing 3 million, according to the latest data from RVA Market Research & Consulting...

Voicemail 2.0

By Rich KarpinskiApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Maybe it's because voicemail-to-text vendor SpinVox scored $100 million in funding last month, but suddenly, helping users better manage voicemails seems to be all the rage...

The high-def boardroom

By Sarah ReedyApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

LifeSize has taken the price point for high-definition communications lower than ever before, unveiling what it calls the world's smallest and most integrated HD camera/microphone system...

The Web is the Web and telecom is telecom

By Rich KarpinskiApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Since returning to Telephony last fall, I've set out to try to understand the intersection of the Web and telecom...

Come browse with me

By Kevin FitchardApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Last week StatCounter reported that the iPhone and iPod touch accounted for 0.23% of all U.S. Web browsing, leading all other platforms...

Say 'cheese' and send

By Sarah ReedyApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Consumers are reaching for their mobile phones instead of their cameras when the chance for a memorable picture arises, and Ontela is making sure the magic doesn't stop there...

Better service though better billing

By Carol WilsonApr 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Verizon Business is tansforming its billing processes to help make it easier for its customers to understand the complex world of telecom billing...

The big bandwidth lie

Vince VittoreApr 14, 2008 12:00 PM

Perhaps it all started with Brian Roberts. On a balmy Las Vegas morning, Roberts stood on stage and wowed the bleary-eyed crowd by downloading a 4 gigabyte collection of encyclopedias and dictionaries in just a shade under four minutes...