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Sidera Shifts Up a Gear


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December 21, 2012 : 3:15 AM New strategy targets cloud service providers, content companies and mobile operators, promising data center connections and more

Peeling the Digital Banana


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December 19, 2012 : 10:30 AM Is 'digital' the new black? Wasn't it the old black?

Candidates Ignore Telecom Issues


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November 1, 2012 : 5:00 PM Obama hasn't made any friends in telecom, and Romney doesn't seem to care

5 Key TelcoTV Takeaways


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October 30, 2012 : 1:00 PM Here's the view of the show from behind the podium

3 Faces of Cloud


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September 27, 2012 : 11:20 AM Cloud services are like dogs: They can take on the personality of their owners, even if they all have four legs and a tail

When Facebook Met Netflix


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September 7, 2012 : 6:00 PM Startup Dijit thinks it has an answer - an iPad app that uses Facebook to help you find content on TV or the Internet

Pay TV's Existential Crisis


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August 29, 2012 : 10:00 AM Content owners may realize the current pay-TV model is broken, but that doesn't mean they'll give it up, says Heavy Reading analyst

Remembering Rob Pullen


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July 2, 2012 : 1:20 PM The late Tellabs CEO was a rare combination of intelligence and easygoing likeability that the telecom industry is going to miss

Consolidation Won't Save Small Telcos


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June 18, 2012 : 8:00 AM Those companies who used to buy rural telcos are now investing elsewhere -- in service provider IT (SPIT) expertise and CLECs

IPv6 Hoopla Not Over Yet


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June 7, 2012 : 2:15 PM Launch day is just the beginning, and what's to come may actually be more interesting than the deployment process

AT&T Bucks IPv6 Trend


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June 6, 2012 : 5:00 PM While cable competitors are going dual-stack, AT&T is choosing the 6rd approach, and plans to reach 5M homes this year

FastWeb: Another IPTV Flameout


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May 31, 2012 : 5:25 PM Italian company pioneered IPTV in 2001 but is pulling the plug this year as subscribership wanes

Back to the Future on Unbundling


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May 29, 2012 : 11:50 AM TM Forum's Willetts sees US and Western Europe failing at broadband because regulators and financial analysts are stuck in old patterns

The Cloud Backlash


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May 22, 2012 : 9:05 PM Service providers and large customers are deploying cloud services but avoiding calling them 'cloud services.' And the point is?

What I'm Looking for in Dublin


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May 21, 2012 : 2:30 PM It's not the Guinness brewery tour or the ghosts of the 1916 Easter Rising but some cloud management solutions

It's Gut Check Time


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April 12, 2012 : 12:25 PM If the FCC has declared war on small, less efficient telcos, are they ready to fight back?

Clouds Roll In Over Wholesale


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April 5, 2012 : 4:05 PM Competition is heating up as ISPs, telcos and MSOs seek easier paths to offering cloud services

Terremark Packs Portability Into Private Cloud


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April 4, 2012 : 4:15 PM Others offer private clouds, but Terremark will try to set itself apart with the promise of easy movement of apps and data

NTCA Fights Back Against FCC


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March 14, 2012 : 5:10 PM Group plots political response to perpetual threat of change from regulators that are unsympathetic to the plight of rural telcos

5 Takeaways From Carrier Cloud Forum


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February 14, 2012 : 3:00 PM Standards are needed and there are challenges in addition to the cost savings businesses see when adopting cloud services

IPv6 Global Event Gets Real


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January 17, 2012 : 5:20 PM The 2012 global IPv6 event isn't about testing, but about proving permanent deployments

5 Things that Changed Cloud in 2011


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December 28, 2011 : 8:20 PM The cloud market is shifting rapidly, and telecom service providers have to be prepared to shift as well

Quantifying Cloud


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December 1, 2011 : 7:30 AM Cisco has launched a new index to measure cloud traffic and chances are it will become the new industry standard for counting clouds

Smart Is in for 2012


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November 16, 2011 : 1:40 PM Whatever else service providers want to do, they have to build smarter networks and offer smarter services

Are 'Carrier' Ethernet Exchanges Dead?


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November 8, 2011 : 3:30 PM Equinix and Telx say yes, because they're increasingly focused on data centers and cloud connectivity, not just carrier services

Five TelcoTV Takeaways


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October 28, 2011 : 2:45 PM OTT, sports programming, and multi-screen all were hot topics at this year's event

Wailing the Wireless Broadband Blues


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October 17, 2011 : 12:00 PM Clearwire's WiMax service can't survive a two-block move -- how reliable can it be?

New Service Part of Verizon's National Brand Play


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October 12, 2011 : 1:05 PM Home monitoring and security service initially targets Verizon's FiOS and DSL customers, but is likely to go national

Are Service Provider Cloud Goals Too Lofty?


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October 5, 2011 : 2:00 PM Cloud will succeed better on a use-case basis, say enterprise experts at LR Live!'s Cloud Carrier Forum

IPTV Struggles Don't Negate Video's Importance


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September 30, 2011 : 1:05 PM The traditional telco model of delivering video services is profit-challenged, but that doesn't mean telcos need to abandon video

FTTH's Benefits Are Not That Easy to Prove


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September 28, 2011 : 3:30 PM Calix executive admits his efforts to prove the economic impact of FTTX buildouts went somewhat awry

Strike Rhetoric Benefits No One


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August 10, 2011 : 1:25 PM Verizon strike is playing out against divisive political climate, making arguments more strident, agreement harder to find

The Empire Fights Back


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August 5, 2011 : 2:00 AM Telcos: Think you're the ruler of Cloud City? Amazon is 'altering the deal'

Broadband Is a Commodity


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August 2, 2011 : 2:15 PM An FCC speed test shows FTTH delivers the most reliable and predictable broadband, but really, the whole industry is doing better

Dumbing Down IPv6


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July 29, 2011 : 11:25 AM If NPR can't explain IPv6, can service providers expect their consumers to understand it?

The Brave Old Frontier


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July 28, 2011 : 11:50 AM Telco is building broadband where Verizon wouldn't. Will that be enough to satisfy cranky consumers?

Clouds Gathering: It's Consolidation Time


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July 13, 2011 : 10:45 AM This summer's been a hot one as the cloud race shows no signs of slowing. But who will come out on top?

Cable Execs Debunk Netflix Bogeyman


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June 17, 2011 : The video services market still belongs to cable and content -- and it's theirs to lose, execs say

FCC Fail: Not the Time for a Lovefest


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June 15, 2011 : 11:30 AM Old buddies Michael and Julius shared an on-stage reunion at the Cable Show, but it lacked the punch of any real issues

Now the Real IPv6 Days Begin


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June 8, 2011 : 5:15 PM The World IPv6 Day test has gone well, but the bigger exams loom as the Internet industry faces a long transition period ahead

Mgmt World: Here's That Rainy Day


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May 27, 2011 : 8:00 AM Dublin's stormy weather was the perfect backdrop to a trade show designed to address the rough times ahead for telecom

Mgmt World: Battle of the Cloud Gurus


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May 26, 2011 : 1:00 PM -- Joe Weinman and Randy Bias are both very pro-cloud but are forecasting very different weather ahead

Mgmt World: It's the Network, Smartie


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May 24, 2011 : 8:05 AM AT&T's Kevin Peters urges telecom operators to focus on their best assets for offering cloud services and mobility

What Color Is Your Cloud?


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April 25, 2011 : 12:30 PM Telecom players are chasing the cloud market, but will they embrace the real cloud model, or fall back on old (bad) habits?

What Verizon DMS Isn't


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April 11, 2011 : 3:10 PM Not a cloud. Not a CDN. But a little of both

Who Do You Trust?


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March 28, 2011 : 1:00 PM Major wireless providers have a mountain to climb when it comes to convincing consumers to hand over personal info needed for new services

Ambeault: The Answer Man


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February 24, 2011 : 5:50 PM When Verizon customers complain, exec Joe Ambeault answers. What kind of subversive is this guy?

Will USF Reform Include Muni Networks?


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February 7, 2011 : 5:15 PM Do 'public-private partnerships' include county and muni participation?

Ready to Join the IPv4 Cops?


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February 4, 2011 : 12:30 PM It's up to the Internet community to make sure the dwindling resource of numbers isn't missed

Is This Really Innovation?


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February 2, 2011 : 1:30 PM AT&T's new mobile PBX service draws heavily from what RingCentral has been selling for years
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