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News & Views Most Popular How Cablecos Can Turn From Victims to Victors By Jack S. Burton, Principal, Broadband Success Partners, 10/8/2018 In this last of a three-blog series, we will explore the potential for cable operators and other broadband providers to work with their OTT and access rivals. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris If memory serves me correct, WallStreet and analysists were talking about Comcast... Behind the Scenes at Disney's StudioLAB By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 8/21/2018 Disney is using tech from Cisco and other partners to reach consumers in new ways. We take you behind-the-scenes at the StudioLAB, where Disney execs explain how 5G networks will unlock new opportunities in storytelling and content distribution. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Get Off My Wireline Lawn! By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 7/17/2018 Consumers are now shifting away from wireline for broadband, as well as for phone, as more people either prefer wireless access or don't really care. Post a Comment \| Read (7 comments) Latest Comment: gregw33 If it's stationary use fiber and if it's moving use spectrum. Sounds... Advertisement FCC Poised to Gut '96 Telecom Act By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 7/3/2018 Smaller ISPs head to DC to fight for continued access to unbundled loops but compromise by large incumbents may spell doom for UNEs. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 The UNE-L & P requirements apply to the copper network and there is... Blocking China Mobile: Trump Team Is Missing a Trick By Robert Clark, 7/3/2018 Donald Trump's administration is denying China Mobile a US comms license on security grounds, but there's a much better reason to deny the giant Chinese operator access to the US market. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: [email protected] The Washington Post has weighed in with a story to fuel the flames... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/07/04/chinas-biggest-cellphone-company-censors-content-even-in-the-united-states/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4fd5a026f5c4 her's... Tackling the Fiber & CEM Gaps By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 5/29/2018 Spectrum Enterprise chief Phil Meeks spells out how his cable unit is addressing the connectivity and customer experience needs of businesses. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T CFO: Business Revenues Bouncing Back By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 4/26/2018 John Stephens tells financial analysts there's a positive trend in AT&T's business revenues, even with another quarterly decline. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: Ofcom Investigates VoIP Operator Vonage By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 4/5/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: TI Sparkle appoints key execs; Etisalat goes with Netcracker's NFV knowhow; Russian cable news. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: mendyk I learned to avoid gambling early in life. In fact, I learned it from watching... Leading Lights: Only Days Left to Enter! By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/19/2018 Never mind the days, there are only HOURS remaining before the door closes on this year's Leading Lights awards deadline... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Is Business Voice Rapidly Fading? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 3/15/2018 Voice is down significantly in the last two years, says one major consultant to Fortune 100 companies on communications. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: Michelle You would be correct. That was the question I meant to ask! I didn't realize... 8x8 Brings AI, Machine Learning to UC&C By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 3/12/2018 New X-series platform stresses smarter use of vast amounts of unstructured data to improve customer experience on all channels. Post a Comment \| Read (0) GTT Buys Canadian Operator By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 3/12/2018 Accelerated Connections is GTT's third acquisition of the year and extends its reach into the Canadian market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CenturyLink Lights Up Cisco Spark for UC&C By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 3/8/2018 Network operator plans significant push on unified communications and collaboration space, leveraging Level 3's enterprise base. Post a Comment \| Read (0) DT Demands Automation, Cloud Tech From Pan-Net Suppliers By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/6/2018 Automation, interoperability and standardization are among the German operator's demands as it continues to work on its pan-net transformation. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: microcaptechinvestor Here's how DT and other Tier-1s can proliferate the system. Put the vendors... Verizon Wraps Ribbon Around Virtual SBCs By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 1/25/2018 Operator rolls out SBCaaS as part of its Virtual Network Services portfolio using software from Ribbon Communications. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Mobile Workforce & IT Driving Hosted VoIP Adoption – CenturyLink Survey By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 12/26/2017 As more companies migrate to the cloud, CenturyLink's Eric Nowak says businesses are deploying VoIP to enable the use of more collaborative applications such as Skype, Spark and other integrated applications. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Epsilon: Future Wholesale Markets Need Better APIs By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/1/2017 ORLANDO, 12/1/2017 – Wholesaler Epsilon developed its own system for delivering connectivity to CPaaS players and others, but longer term, the industry needs a plan, says Mark Daley, director of digital strategy and business development. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Masergy Tidies Up UCaaS Collaboration By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/31/2017 New Hub option pulls together contextual information from multiple places, including social media, IMs, emails and chats. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can Carriers Make Money on CPaaS? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/26/2017 Twilio and the like are cleaning up selling communications platform as-a-service offerings – two vendors say CSPs can as well. Post a Comment \| Read (0) How immmr Is Innovating in the Voice Comms World By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/28/2017 LONDON, 9/29/2017 – immmr, a German startup spun out of Deutsche Telekom's T-Labs, is looking to gain ground in the digital comms market with a multimedia app that offers virtual numbers and lets anyone communicate from any device, explains CEO Judit Andrasi. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards Clifton K Morris, 10/9/2018 1:44:20 AM How Cablecos Can Turn From Victims to Victors Re: I shared this on Wireless Week First... If memory serves me correct, WallStreet and analysists were talking about Comcast making a tender offer to buy Verizon about three years ago. Instead of buying Verizon, SpectrumCo (the company originally formed for... gregw33, 7/19/2018 8:28:51 AM Get Off My Wireline Lawn! Re: Fiber and Wireless If it's stationary use fiber and if it's moving use spectrum. Sounds logical. Carol Wilson, 7/18/2018 12:27:49 PM Get Off My Wireline Lawn! Re: Re: Hold the phone! I think the economic decision you describe is exactly the one many people are making, especially younger folks. Given where wages are, relative to the cost-of-living, I don't see the shift reversing. One current barrier... brooks7, 7/18/2018 11:40:28 AM Get Off My Wireline Lawn! Re: Re: Hold the phone! Agreed Carol. I think the biggest challenge in Consumer Broadband is that we now have relatively large pipes compared to the actual usage in the wireline world. Given the emphasis on Mobile at most formerly wireline... Carol Wilson, 7/18/2018 11:24:48 AM Get Off My Wireline Lawn! Re: Re: Hold the phone! Seven, I agree with what you are saying, I think what this notes is a significant shift away from dependence on the wireline piece. And I suspect most households that have consumption of HD video by multiple... Carol Wilson, 7/18/2018 11:19:16 AM Get Off My Wireline Lawn! Re: Re: Hold the phone! Kevin, You make several good points. For clarification, the IIA's "corporate agenda" is to influence the FCC, by making the agency include mobile broadband alongside wired broadband in its reports to Congress. It... brooks7, 7/17/2018 4:34:14 PM Get Off My Wireline Lawn! Re: Re: Hold the phone! I think that Wireline and Wireless are not mutually exclusive. Especially for now. How many home users use Fixed Wireless or Mobile Only strategies? For high volume consumption of HD video on... Kevin Mitchell, 7/17/2018 3:50:40 PM Get Off My Wireline Lawn! Re: Hold the phone! For a single person on a single device, I get that "Consumers See Mobile and Fixed Broadband as the Same." But, once you have a household of devices and people simultaneously using those devices, there is no sameness. There's... dannygar, 7/5/2018 11:45:40 AM ATIS, SIP Forum Announce VoIP Interconnect Milestone Re: Very Cool It's very cool about the creation of a standardized IP based NNI mentioned in theis article. These are the kind of advancements needed among North American Service Providers. Virtual phone numbers very important... [email protected], 7/5/2018 5:35:53 AM Blocking China Mobile: Trump Team Is Missing a Trick Re: China Mobile Censors Content in the US - Washington Post The Washington Post has weighed in with a story to fuel the flames... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/07/04/chinas-biggest-cellphone-company-censors-content-even-in-the-united-states/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4fd5a026f5c4 her's... mendyk, 7/3/2018 1:22:38 PM Blocking China Mobile: Trump Team Is Missing a Trick Re: Re: WTO? It also helps when the "wins" are self-proclaimed and not necessarily wins in fact. d66dd23b, 7/3/2018 1:10:44 PM Blocking China Mobile: Trump Team Is Missing a Trick Re: WTO? It's a little difficult to believe that an administration unhappy with the WTO would want to use it as a justification for anything... In any case, the security argument is simpler for the general public to understand,... brooks7, 7/3/2018 12:59:43 PM FCC Poised to Gut '96 Telecom Act Re: Copper Only The UNE-L & P requirements apply to the copper network and there is a thriving business in the fiber wholesale market (see Zayo) as an example. So, who does this really hurt? Carriers trying to sell Ethernet-over-Copper? ... mendyk, 7/3/2018 12:20:22 PM FCC Poised to Gut '96 Telecom Act Re: Job fare It's more than a little funny how companies seize on job protection when they are facing threats to their business. Those same companies usually don't have a problem cutting jobs when it suits their purpose. kristiallen939, 5/11/2018 8:46:27 AM Vonage Adds Virtual Assistant Chatbox Re: Will be helpful People who have queries regarding their virtual phone number can get the resolution with this assistant chatbox feature, especially in the case of business customers. 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