June 16, 2008

Building the 21st century central office

By Ed GubbinsJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

For more than a century, the central office is where the telecommunications industry has hung its hat. But the job for which these unassuming but ubiquitous brick houses were built, and the technology within them, are changing dramatically...

Telcos living in the clouds

By Rich KarpinskiJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

While telco COs are being affected by IT trends, the real revolution is happening in the data and hosting centers at large global telcos...

Central to change

By Carol WilsonJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

My first up-close look at a central office was an unusual one: The Hinsdale, Ill., CO had been badly burned in the infamous 1988 Mother's Day fire...

Cogent throws down pricing gauntlet

By Carol WilsonJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Three-year contracts, higher-volume customers net discounts...

The iPhone Economy 2.0

By Rich KarpinskiJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

The new version of the iPhone rolled out by Apple last week represents more than just a new phone. ...

In the spotlight: Covad's Lisa Graham

Covad Communications made a major addition to its wholesale service footprint last week, adding T-1 service to 285 additional cities through its relationship with New Edge Networks, a division of EarthLink. Lisa Graham, vice president of marketing for Covad, spoke with Telephony Editor-in-Chief Carol Wilson about the development...

Communication still top mobile priority

By Sarah ReedyJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Despite a slew of new multimedia-gaming- and video-centric mobile services, communication still trumps all else. Very few mobile services have really...

Power: More than electricity

By Carol WilsonJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

The push to make the edge of the network more intelligent is taking on a new dimension at Emerson Network Power...

Alltel may boost VZW's data growth

By Kevin FitchardJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

When Sprint bought Nextel in 2005, it saw its average data revenue per user plummet as it absorbed Nextel's voice-centric subscribers. At first glance,...

Carrier Ethernet vendors preview new wares

By Ed GubbinsJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Vendors target mobile backhaul, wholesale data at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas...

Verimatrix adds mobile to the mix

By Sarah ReedyJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Software-based security protects broadcast and streaming TV on myriad devices...

Arbor beefs up threat management

By Carol WilsonJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

This week at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas, Arbor Networks is unveiling new capabilities for its Arbor PeakFlow SP Threat Management System, which protects networks from a new breed of attack that targets servers and other network resources...

Best-effort: Weakness or strength?

By Rich KarpinskiJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

There's an absolutely fascinating dynamic in play right now one that without a doubt will determine the shape of the industry for years to come...

The shortest path not taken

By Ed GubbinsJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

It's been nearly 50 years since Dutch computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra created the algorithm that would form the basis of the widely used routing protocol...

Bernstein's bottom-line man

By Carol WilsonJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Craig Moffett is no fan of FiOS, but he thinks YouTube may boost AT&T and Verizon...

From MySpace to the office space

By Sarah ReedyJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Social networks have become so pervasive, everyone's feeling social...

IP's customer advantage

By Michael HowardJun 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Most operators around the globe are engaged in next-generation network transformation projects or IP transformation projects, moving from multiple single-service TDM networks to a single multiservice packet network...