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3G Base Stations Hit Home
TIA - In the crosshairs | 2/2/2007 | Post a comment
A new category of ultra-low-cost home base-station equipment could be about to redefine the cost structure of 3G services

Will New England Ever Have a Cisco?
TIA - In the crosshairs | 1/26/2007 | 12 comments
Boston VCs rarely show real courage, and pull out of companies too quickly, while Silicon Valley will stick with a company

PBT's Ethernet Appeal
TIA - In the crosshairs | 1/19/2007 | Post a comment
PBT is sufficiently different from IP/MPLS to make it worthy of consideration for use as a transport technology within metro networks.

Outlook 2007
TIA - In the crosshairs | 1/11/2007 | Post a comment
Could consolidation trump everything this year, and make telecom a battlefield?

IMS Apps in Anarchy
TIA - In the crosshairs | 1/5/2007 | 1 comment
Resolving issues in the IMS applications layer will be key to making real progress on IMS in 2007.

Why Size Should Matter to the ITU
TIA - In the crosshairs | 12/8/2006 | Post a comment
In a shrinking industry, does anyone really need a Telecom World tradeshow?

IPTV: Inactive or Interactive?
TIA - In the crosshairs | 11/17/2006 | Post a comment
Content providers have loads of ideas on how to make IPTV more interactive – someone should listen to them

SDP & SOA: Progress Report
TIA - In the crosshairs | 11/10/2006 | Post a comment
Operators need a fast and flexible way to glue together the many processes and systems that support service delivery.

IPTV's Partner Channel
TIA - In the crosshairs | 11/3/2006 | Post a comment
Now is a crucial time for IPTV content delivery infrastructure vendors to decide which partners to side with.

It's a Small U-Verse
TIA - In the crosshairs | 10/27/2006 | Post a comment
AT&T touts the uptake of its U-verse IPTV service when reporting its third-quarter results

AT&T: We're Sticking With FTTN
TIA - In the crosshairs | 10/20/2006 | Post a comment
Carrier says its FTTN plans are solid and its new HDTV trials are going well

Ethernet Service Provider of the Year Finalists
TIA - In the crosshairs | 10/17/2006 | Post a comment
Awards will be announced at Light Reading's Ethernet Expo in New York City on Wednesday, October 25

Going Private, Cable's New Weapon
TIA - In the crosshairs | 10/13/2006 | 1 comment
Hoping the second time is a charm, the Dolans have made another bid to take Cablevision Systems Corp. private

Cable Has Plenty of Capacity
TIA - In the crosshairs | 10/5/2006 | Post a comment
HFC networks have plenty of capacity, but most of their spectrum is clogged with analog cable TV channels

ION & On & On
TIA - In the crosshairs | 9/26/2006 | Post a comment
Bill the Web builder remembers Sprint's ION service and his brief stop in bandwith nirvana

Packing 'Em In With PacketCable
TIA - In the crosshairs | 9/22/2006 | Post a comment
Cable companies made some smart tech choices for voice

Bundles of Joy: Playing Lowball
TIA - In the crosshairs | 9/12/2006 | Post a comment
Is the communications biz bundling itself to death?

Broadband Traffic Cop Needed
TIA - In the crosshairs | 9/1/2006 | Post a comment
Deep packet inspection has emerged as the go-to tool to fight P2P traffic inflation.

Hunting Project Lightspeed
TIA - In the crosshairs | 9/1/2006 | Post a comment
Here's how to tell if U-verse is coming to your 'hood

Stalking Verizon FiOS in the Jersey Jungle
TIA - In the crosshairs | 8/25/2006 | 1 comment
Our intrepid team tracks down the fearsome FiOS in its natural habitat – New Jersey

Security, the Perfect Birthday Gift
TIA - In the crosshairs | 8/18/2006 | Post a comment
The PC is much more powerful than it was 25 years ago, and way more vulnerable to attack

Huawei: File Under Travelogue
TIA - In the crosshairs | 8/4/2006 | 1 comment
Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale – a tale of a fateful trip to Huawei HQ in Shenzhen, China

Cable's VOIPal Blade
TIA - In the crosshairs | 8/2/2006 | Post a comment
Cable VOIP growth should continue to accelerate throughout the rest of this year and into 2007.

Cellular Looks to Converged Access Networks
TIA - In the crosshairs | 7/28/2006 | Post a comment
Cellular operators must rethink the role of leased-line transmission as they seek more cost-effective backhaul

Startup Shortage
TIA - In the crosshairs | 7/20/2006 | Post a comment
How much user-generated content do we need?

XML Networking's Carrier Appeal
TIA - In the crosshairs | 7/14/2006 | Post a comment
As companies of all types rush to adopt SOA and build applications based on Web services, the growth of the XML market is undeniable

Saved by the Watermark
TIA - In the crosshairs | 7/6/2006 | Post a comment
Enterprises must prepare for the realities of a blog-driven, NDA-riddled business world.

FTTH Hits Mainstream
TIA - In the crosshairs | 6/30/2006 | 3 comments
Fiber has arrived, but service providers and vendors will need to adapt to very different approaches being taken around the world.

Backdating Blues
TIA - In the crosshairs | 6/21/2006 | Post a comment
The backdating issue isn't going away. Get used to it.

Grids & Web Apps: Accidental Convergence
TIA - In the crosshairs | 6/13/2006 | Post a comment
Grid computing and Web services represent two separate but concurrent trends, running into each other at an opportune time.

When Your Vendor Is Your Problem
TIA - In the crosshairs | 5/31/2006 | Post a comment
Market dominance makes Symantec and Microsoft vulnerable, but also creates opportunity for improved security.

Net Neutrality Dollars and Sense
TIA - In the crosshairs | 5/26/2006 | 6 comments
Broadband operators stand to benefit if they can capture a slice of the value of content delivered over their networks.

Custom Trojans: The Next Big Thing
TIA - In the crosshairs | 5/19/2006 | Post a comment
Zombies and bots are just the opening parries from an emerging form of malware.

MicroTCA Looks Like a Winner
TIA - In the crosshairs | 5/12/2006 | Post a comment
MicroTCA systems pack significant functionality into a compact platform.

Microsoft, Divide Thyself
TIA - In the crosshairs | 5/2/2006 | Post a comment
Windows' omnipresence is actually a disservice to Microsoft. Here's why.

IPTV MiddleWARs: Far From Over
TIA - In the crosshairs | 4/27/2006 | Post a comment
Those thinking that Microsoft has sewn up the IPTV middleware space should think again.

Why Session Management Matters
TIA - In the crosshairs | 4/20/2006 | Post a comment
The move to converged services based on IP networks requires nothing less than a complete rethinking of network design and management.

Can VOIP Unify the Enterprise?
TIA - In the crosshairs | 4/13/2006 | Post a comment
A number of issues need to be resolved for unified communications to become an enterprise reality.

Here Comes AlcaLu
TIA - In the crosshairs | 4/4/2006 | Post a comment
Lucent's gonna disappear? What are we all going to do?

MSOs to Fight IPTV With IPTV
TIA - In the crosshairs | 3/31/2006 | Post a comment
Cable operators won't sit idly by while the telco IPTV threat mounts -- they'll fight back with own flavor of IPTV.

Battling Mobile Backhaul Costs
TIA - In the crosshairs | 3/22/2006 | Post a comment
Reducing mobile backhaul costs will be the key to profitability for next-generation services.

IP Video: In the House
TIA - In the crosshairs | 3/16/2006 | Post a comment
The IPTV battlefield isn't in the last mile anymore; it's in the last few feet within the home.

Enterprise Mobility's Long Memory
TIA - In the crosshairs | 3/9/2006 | Post a comment
Wireless carriers have years of bad will and broken promises to mend

Carriers on IMS: Fear, Uncertainty & No Doubt
TIA - In the crosshairs | 3/3/2006 | Post a comment
While telecom operators express fear and uncertainty about IMS, they remain convinced that it will be an integral part of their future

All Hail CESR!
TIA - In the crosshairs | 2/24/2006 | Post a comment
Sales of carrier Ethernet switch/routers (CESRs) tripled in 2005. Yeah, they're for real.

Telcos vs. Cable: The Wrong War?
TIA - In the crosshairs | 2/16/2006 | Post a comment
Like Vice President Dick Cheney, cable MSOs are shooting at the wrong target.

The DSL Gateway Dilemma
TIA - In the crosshairs | 2/10/2006 | 1 comment
How far do service providers want to get into your house?

IPTV's Middleware Mandate
TIA - In the crosshairs | 1/12/2006 | Post a comment
IPTV middleware is necessary for telecom carriers that want to compete with today's cable television and on-demand video services

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