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Light Reading: When you've gotta have more cowbell. Heck of a slogan, no? Have a look this short LRTV our outtake reel, as introduced by Larry the Monkey and a special guest voiceover guy, and you'll understand why it concludes with the line: 'I've seen mimes with a better command of the language.'
Light Reading: When you've gotta have more cowbell. Heck of a slogan, no? Have a look this short LRTV our outtake reel, as introduced by Larry the Monkey and a special guest voiceover guy, and you'll understand why it concludes with the line: 'I've seen mimes with a better command of the language.'
Connie Wong, CEO of Vidiator, explains what her company does (sort of) and describes how the online video market is evolving and how TV programmers can broadcast live to mobile phones using multicasting technology
Chris Ruff, President of UIEvolution, says handset technology and the ability for carriers to think beyond the first generation of wireless services are some of the issues holding up a real boom in the mobile video market
Tellabs CTO Tom Gruenwald talks about the evolution of fiber access equipment, the growth of IPTV, and what services we might see in 10 years, if bandwidth growth continues
CEO Christian Pinion opines on GlobeCast's role as a global content aggregator for the delivery of TV to today's, and tomorrow's, networks and platforms. What impact does MPEG 4 have on the business, and what plans are afoot for expansion in the US?
When Michael O'Hara, a guy who has spent most of his career with telecom equipment firms, makes the hop to Microsoft, it's worth asking what he's up to, why he's there, and what he's seeing from inside the software world that might help carriers better plan for new services, like IPTV
In this June 7th interview, Nortel Networks' good-natured chief strategy officer, George Riedel, explains how IMS, IPTV, and WiMax are only first steps to where the company sees its technology opportunities
Alcatel's Basil Alwan talks about the importance of edge routing technology, market share, and design as carriers scale their networks to include video applications at every level
David Croslin the chief product architect at Verizon Business discusses the challenge of dealing with enterprise mobility, what IP convergence really means, and fills us in on Verizon's quest for IMS
AT&T's Robin Bienfait says it wasn't a mistake to launch Project Lightspeed without HD, disaster recovery is more than a PR exercise, and she wants a flawless network, dammit!
Mass migrations aren't just for the birds. Paul Reynolds, CEO of BT Wholesale, discusses what his company has to accomplish so that, in the coming months, it can start migrating 150,000+ customers a week to its 21st Century Network
Oh, boy are we, um... tired. (Yeah, that's it.) So we present this final show from Globalcomm 2006 in highlight form, hitting on some of the most interesting telecom insights and sound bites from the show. Guests in this special show include TIA President Matt Flanigan, Nortel's George Riedel, Globecast's Christian Pinon, Cam Cullen of Reef Point Systems, and retired Ciena mascot, Lightworks Lou
Our final day at Globalcomm 2006 features breaking news from Nortel's George Riedel, as well as insights on the broadband market from BT Wholesale's Paul Reynolds, AT&T's Robin Bienfait, Alcatel's Basil Alwan, and Patrick Esser, President of Cox Communications
LRTV's second day at Globalcomm 2006 features interviews with Microsoft's Michael O'Hara; Vividator's Connie Wong; and UIEvolution's Chris Ruff. Also, we have an interview with ADVA's Brian McCann about his company's bid to buy Movaz
LRTV's first day at Globalcomm 2006 features interviews with TIA president Matt Flanigan, UIEvolution president Chris Ruff, Heavy Reading's Rick Thompson, and commentary by special correspondent Ed Wrankle
Verizon Business product manager Peter Konings discusses the changes in enterprise customers' demands for Ethernet services. Months ago, Ethernet access to applications was good enough. Now, Konings says, big businesses are demanding the kind of flexibility that only end-to-end Ethernet services can provide.
Colt CTO Alireza Mahmoodshahi explains what will change as we head for a world where customers can have one phone number and use one device to do business. Also, he weighs in on why free VOIP isn't always worth the money.
Zohar Zisapel, Chairman of the RAD Group, won't tell us which of the 27 companies he's started is his favorite. But he does have some interesting opinions on what telcos should really be doing in the broadband business.
Hundreds of service provider employees came to Light Reading's Ethernet Expo: Europe 2006 to discuss and debate Ethernet's progress inside of carrier networks
Larry Lang, VP and GM of Cisco Systems Inc.'s Mobile Wireless Group, talks about how the company's acqusitions have boosted its enterprise and service provider wireless business.
Craig Farrill, CEO of Kodiak Networks, talks about how the right kind of voice applications can drive mobile minutes usage up and give carriers a big advantage over free calling services, such as Skype.
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) continues to build marketing momentum as a critical element in carriers' NGN strategies, providing the platform from which to launch new services to residential and enterprise customers more rapidly and more cheaply than has previously been possible.
Bud Basu, Vice President, Product Management, at Global Crossing, discusses the hot issues surrounding convergence today. Specifically, how to simplify the implemention of a network and service environment where all applications – including voice, data, and rich media – are delivered on a single, end-to-end IP infrastructure. He also discusses what Global Crossing is doing to address convergence concerns.
US LEC SVP Jeffrey Blackey looks at the challenges of the next-generation network and how carriers can help business and enterprise customers take full advantage of their own network investments. He also looks at the new services that carriers can now provide for enterprises and the benefits of being able to dynamically allocate resources with an all-IP network
Joe Weinman, VP of Strategy and Emerging Services at AT&T, delivers his view of the Next-Generation Network, discussing the issues facing both service providers and enterprise users and how AT&T is developing new and innovative solutions for its network and customers. Included are exclusive insights into new developments in enhanced network intelligence and the development of intelligent routing service control points, plus how the Network may become the enabler for Next-Generation Search.
