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10/26/2009  -  A closer look at the Supercomm show reveals some tried-and-true booth gimmicks, some top telco talkers, and lots of wide open spaces
Most Recent Post: gocowboys... What sport could fit between the aisles? Yodeling. Don't tell me that Yodeling is not a sport. Yodeling is a sport if this...
10/26/2009  -  Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO of Telus, shares his nearly stream-of-consciousness view on network neutrality and makes a distinction between when a carrier should support a service end-to-end and when it should hand off that responsibility to another party
Most Recent Post: Phil Harvey... thanks stan. so you're the one guy who watches cspan on saturday mornings, eh? :)
10/23/2009  -  Even if companies didn't spring for fancy booths, they at least paid for beer
Most Recent Post: firstmile... Agree!  The Adtran party was a lot of fun, right down to the light-up ice cubes! And the Adva Octoberfest was a nice...
10/23/2009  -  The 'broadband' show included a lot of core-network talk from chip vendors
10/23/2009  -  Coming out of optical hibernation, Hitachi is readying a new packet-optical platform that targets North America. Oh, and it mentions 100-Gig, too
10/23/2009  -  The MEF is making progress on specifications that could ease the creation of Ethernet exchange points
Most Recent Post: CDPlayer... The E-NNI work is great, but there is a need for something which would encorage individual Network Operators to align key...
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SANTA CLARA, CA: Extreme Reports Q1 - 10/26/2009
SUNNYVALE, CA: Juniper Posts Prelim Q3 - 10/23/2009
CHICAGO: Aneesh Chopra Talks Broadband - 10/22/2009
CHICAGO: Verizon Goes All-IP With Content - 10/22/2009
CHATSWORTH, CA: MRV Debuts Pro-Vision - 10/21/2009
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10/28/2009  -  6:35 PM Another Recovery Act delay isn't all that surprising
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Craig Matsumoto
Supercomm vs. BBWF
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10/26/2009  -  4:35 PM Save the date! For one or the other...
Most Recent Post: Craig Matsumoto... Ha!  You know, the reason I worded it that way was because I've used the Cubs-in-October joke two or three times now...
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Gridpoint Going Off-Grid?
Craig Matsumoto
10/23/2009  -  11:05 AM PBB-TE loses another fan
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Phil Harvey
Supercomm 2009: Day Three
Phil Harvey
10/23/2009  -  10:45 AM Don't be for or against net neutrality. Just plainly state the kind of world you want and think about the consequences
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Phil Harvey
Supercomm 2009: Day Two
Phil Harvey
10/22/2009  -  4:00 PM The service providers want to measure network efficiency in a new way
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Bernie Arnason
Are Telcos Missing the Boat With Broadband Video?
Bernie Arnason
10/22/2009  -  2:20 PM Are telcos making the same kinds of mistakes newspapers have with the Internet?
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