by Pivot
Tag: Carrier Evolution
European Mobile Cos. See Revenue Weakness, Opex Increases
More than one observer at the recent IP Possibilities meeting of rural and independent telcos pointed out that many in the industry are focused on lobbying efforts to preserve the existing pattern of inter-carrier compensation…
LTE Performance “As Good as Fixed Line”
Tests recently conducted by Epitiro on TeliaSonera Finland’s Long Term Evolution network confirm what some hope, and some fear: “Based on our observations, this LTE rollout is directly comparable to high-speed fixed line services,” said…
Verizon Digital Media Services
Verizon is unveiling new “content-to-consumer” delivery capabilities, allowing content owners to distribute live and on-demand, personalized video content to users of smart phones and tablets. You might well characterize the move as one way a…
Level 3 Communications Buys Global Crossing
Level 3 Communications is buying Global Crossing, a move that will bolster the half of Level 3’s business that represents retail services to enterprises and mid-market customers. About 48 percent of Level 3 Communicatons revenue…
Comcast, Verizon Likely to Lead HD Voice Deployment in U.S. Market
Comcast and Verizon are likely to be among the first U.S. service providers to introduce high-definition voice features, with trials occurring as early the end of 2011, according to Doug Mohney, HD Voice News editor.…
Study Highlights Importance of Social Media
There are some tantalizing clues about how the growing importance of social media in a new study of 1,000 college students around the world, conducted by the International Center for Media & the Public Affairs,…
UC Deployment Doubles Over Last Year
Over the past year, the percentage of U.S. businesses have doubled their unified communications deployments has doubled from eight percent to 16 percent, a new survey by CDW indicates. The survey of 900 information technology…
4 Business Models for Telcos
Just four fundamental business models lie ahead for global communications service providers, say researchers at Booz & Company. Half the models essentially are wholesale in orientation; one requires global operations and one is the traditional…
Kansas City, Kan. to Get Google 1-Gbps Fiber to Home Network
Kansas City, Kansas will get a Google-built 1-Gbps fiber-to-home access network as part of a Google test of what can be done when such networks are available. IP Carrier: Kansas City, Kan. to Get Google…
39% of SMBs will Be Buying Cloud Services in 3 Years, Microsoft Study Suggests
Some 39 percent of small and medium-sized businesses say they expect to be paying for one or more cloud services within three years, an increase of 34 percent from the current 29 percent, according to…
Carriers, App Providers to Develop Software Defined Networking
gigaomtv on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, and Yahoo! have formed a new standards group, the Open Networking Foundation, a nonprofit organization to promote”Software-Defined Networking.” SDN hopes to allow data…
Too Much Content? Carrier Evolution at South by Southwest
NPR producer Benjamen Walker’s show from South by Southwest included interviews with Carrier Evolution. You can listen to the show here: Too Much Internet by Benjamen Walker