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FCC Ends the Separation of LD from ILEC Services

Posted Saturday, September 01, 2007 12:07 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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It was barely mentioned in the paper, but on August 31, the FCC announced that companies such as Verizon, AT&T, and Qwest would no longer need separate local and long distance service operating companies. " The old framework included requirements Read More...

The Road to WiMAX

Posted Friday, August 31, 2007 9:04 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Here's a question for you... What do Samsung, Nokia, Sprint, Clearwire, Motorola, Bell Canada, and the IEEE have in common? I know. You are thinking it's WiMAX . That's partially correct. But the real answer is Intel Corporation's Executive Read More...

Adios Cingular; Hello iPhone and AT&T Mobility

Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 1:22 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Just a few days since it received FCC approval , and one month before it makes the iPhone available to the mass market, AT&T begins the third and final phase of its rebranding of Cingular to AT&T. As everyone knows, the new AT&T was created Read More...

And The Networx Winners Are....

Posted Friday, March 30, 2007 10:56 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Two weeks ago, I reported on the much anticipated pending award of the largest-ever Federal telecommunications contract called Networx. This 10-year deal massive upgrade program is worth up to $48 Billion (which is the spending cap limit.) And yesterday Read More...

Eenie, Meenie, Minee, Mo... Who Will Get Networx?

Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 9:15 AM by msteinberg :: 1 Comments
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There are four very anxious telcos that are eagerly waiting to hear if they will be awared a long-term government contract worth as much as $48 billion. That will make Networx Universal the largest telecom contract ever awared. So far, mum's the word. Read More...

Another Definitive Collection of the Electronic Age - AT&T's Archives

Posted Friday, March 09, 2007 5:23 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Remember what it was like to climb up those rickety stairs to your grandparents attic (or down in to the basement). That old musty smell. What was lurking there? Would there be any really cool old stuff? Well, locked away in Warren, New Jersey warehouse, Read More...

Crystal Balling (with help from TIA)

Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 12:41 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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The Telecommunications Industry Association recently released their annual Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast report. (It is always nice to have large groups like this validate our thinking.) There are some things worthy of note: The worldwide Read More...

tHAWT Episode #40: It's Cold In Them Thar Networks

Posted Sunday, January 28, 2007 5:07 PM by ntodd :: 0 Comments
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In this episode , Dave, Paul, and Todd huddled together around a burning copy of Telecommunications Magazine for warmth as they discussed whether cable can snatch part of the SMB pie, and how disruptive that might be. Paul also hinted with his usual subtlety Read More...

FCC Chairman Pushing for Increased Security Measures

Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:48 PM by msteinberg :: 1 Comments
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We have reported on security consistently on this site. Identity theft is absolutely a problem. (See my white paper on the medical industry, which mentions this BusinessWeek report on medical identity theft, as well as the PodSnack on Phishing .) So, Read More...

It Goes Without Saying - Growth in VoIP in 2006; More in 2007

Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:23 AM by msteinberg :: 2 Comments
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Everyone knows that VoIP deployment is gaining rapid acceptance and growing accordingly. And as reported in Network World in Dec 2006 , it seems the technology has definitely reached critical mass. Here are some interesting statistics from Keynote Systems Read More...

How Fast Can We Go?

Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 9:02 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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I've discussed the commodization of bandwidth some time ago in a Podcast entitled " The Perfect Storm ." And still we get closer to having even more and faster throughput with the announcement of a new integrated photonic chip set from Infinera, Read More...

Cable vs. Carrier: The Battle Rages On

Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:05 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Three information-related services come in to the typical residence: voice services, Internet services, and video or entertainment services. Voice has long been the domain of the common carriers and the baby bells. Video has long been the domain of the Read More...

Will AT&T's offer be enough to satisfy the FCC?

Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 11:09 AM by msteinberg :: 1 Comments
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In what looks to be a holiday present after all, AT&T is offering concessions to the FCC in an effort to try and push through the acceptance of their acquisition of BellSouth. The intent is obvious... to appease the commissioners who are locked in Read More...

First, Do No Harm?

Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:58 AM by ntodd :: 2 Comments
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BizWeek has an interesting take on yesterday's FCC ruling: The FCC tried to make it easier for the phone companies by requiring local regulators to vote within 90 days on TV franchise applications. It also said the local regulators can't impose Read More...

tHAWT Episode 32: Veni, Vidi, Vista

Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 4:50 PM by msteinberg :: 2 Comments
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It has been a busy week for us. So, since everyone is otherwise preoccupied, Mark Steinberg flies solo in this episode of tHAWT on the day after the announcement that Microsoft’s new operating system, Vista, is now available after a five year development Read More...
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