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Will telcos accept an open source switch?: Will telcos accept an open source switch?Yeswhen they can call it their own, make loads of money off of it, patent what they can to make their part future payment secure, and piggyback the rest like a free ride.RE: Will telcos accept an open source switch?How does this this product...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FS developer, Asterisk PBX, open source, telecommunications company, FreeSwitch; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Will telcos accept an open source switch?: Over at Team Think our own David Greenfield right has the intriguing story of an open source "Class 5" switch dubbed FreeSwitch. One unasked question is whether telcos will ever embrace this kind of open source and the savings it brings. Based on...; Tags: Telecommunications Company, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Part 1: Does DC have a place in the data center?: I try to make a point of keeping promises, even though I may not always keep them right away. So, in response to a gentle e-mail earlier today from a kind reader, this is the first of a couple columns about using direct current DC as an energy option in...; Tags: Data Center, Telecommunications Company, AC, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-02-08
Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?: Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?Telcos Being Behind the Curve Worries MeDoes it worry anyone else that the Telcos, the underlying architecture of the Internet is so being the curve when it comes to emerging trends in technologies.The are so burdened by their traditional way of thinking they...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Mobile Phone Technology, Salesforce.com AppExchange, telecommunications company, British Telecommunications, software-as-a-service; Discussion threads 2008-01-14
Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?: If the world is converging on The Big Switch to utility computing, then where are the telcos? As utility providers of the access and transmission infrastructure of the Internet, you'd think they'd be at the forefront of the SaaS revolution. But they're not. The history of software-as-a-service — especially if...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Telecommunications Company, Customer, TELUS Corp., Jamcracker, XO Communications Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-01-14

Saving Internet freedom - for users - from telcos: Saving Internet freedom - for users - from telcosA little thing called competitionTelcos have to compete with cable broadband providers. Competition is the best regulator. Government regulation never works. We pay way to much for our phones due to government regulation, taxes and fees all meant to...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, QoS, telecommunications company; Discussion threads 2007-12-13
Saving Internet freedom - for users - from telcos: Mighty Google is worried about getting the shaft from telcos. Shouldn't you be too? Larry Downes imagines the worst Larry Downes' arguments against net neutrality are button-pushing propaganda designed to inflame, not illuminate. I expect better from a University of Chicago trained lawyer. ...; Tags: QoS, Internet, Network, Adobe PDF, Telecommunications Company, Broadband, Mr., Net Neutrality, Briscoe, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2007-12-13
Lessons learned from Kim tragedy: Lessons learned from Kim tragedyNot the detective's responsibility to know the technologyThis is clearly the telco's fault. When a police detective calls up and says they're trying to find a missing and endangered person, the telco should know how to do that without sitting on their thumb waiting for the...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, tragedy, Lessons Learned, telecommunications company; Discussion threads 2007-12-07
Big Telco wants to ream you with "deep packet inspection": Big Telco wants to ream you with "deep packet inspection"You just don't get itWhat's good for AT&T is good for America. Internet traffic isn't the only potential gold mine, by the way: monitoring your telephone calls has vast potential for revolutionary new services.For instance, if you call an auto...; Tags: Government, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Eternal Vigilance, Big Telco, deep packet inspection, packet inspection, telecommunications company, MSE; Discussion threads 2007-12-06
Big Telco wants to ream you with "deep packet inspection": You may experience mild discomfort The extremist "free market" crowd wants to toss hundreds of years of common and public law in the toilet so a few near-monopolies can maximize their profits and minimize your choices. Should you care? Only if you use the Internet. "We...; Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Telecommunications Company, Cell Phone, Information, Nothing, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Corporate Governance, Cellular Phones, Federal Government, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2007-12-06
Verizon and telco revolutions: Verizon and telco revolutionsFeeding the goose that lays golden eggsThe devil's in the details, of course, but it does look like Verizon is moving in the right direction; if so and it turns out to be profitable, then look for other providers to follow suit.The irony of all of this...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Verizon Communications Inc., telecommunications company, Carterphone, phone, regulation, VZW; Discussion threads 2007-11-28
We'll see more acquisitions that meld telcos with IT vendors: News from London that Deutsche Telekom may make a bid to buy IT services giant EDS. This is only the opening volley in a forthcoming period of acquisitions that meld telcos with IT vendors. I recently suggested that BEA Systems, as it spurns Oracle's initial bid, may...; Tags: Acquisition, Information Technology, Telecommunications Company, Iona Technologies, Information Technology Company, Fact, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-11-21
Raptor codes will defeat rapacious telcos: Raptor codes will defeat rapacious telcosYour assumption on saving in retransmits is incorrect...Most video streaming in this world uses UDP. While FEC may be able to help video quality - it is not going to help reduce bandwidth use because udp never retransmits dropped packets.don't see the real innovationI...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, NETWORKING, Raptor, rapacious telco, Federal Election Commission, telecommunications company, UDP; Discussion threads 2007-11-20
Telco Manager (EXE): Telco Manager is designed to help you accurately record your business telephone line and data services. The program includes a database that can be used for multiple customers such as a vendor may wish to maintain or for a single end-user with multiple locations. The relational databases include the following...; Tags: Telecommunications Company, TelcoMgr, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2007-11-20
Vonage users ask: how about Selective Call Block?: Vonage users ask: how about Selective Call Block?Its cheap soWhy would you expect all the features you might pay a AT&T-Verizon or any of the so-called monoplies...For $14.95 i can do my own blocking...jeez; Tags: Selective Call Block, Vonage Holdings Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-11-08
The governmental-communications complex: net neutrality now!: This isn't about technology George Ou ought to be in marketing: his impassioned apology for Comcast's intrusive "network management" see A rational debate on Comcast traffic management almost makes sense. By dragging the discussion down into the details of cable's technical inadequacies he glosses over the...; Tags: Telecommunications Company, Liberty, Net Neutrality, Government, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2007-11-07
Fixing our fraying Internet infrastructure: Fixing our fraying Internet infrastructureThe FCC has given Telco's...everything they want. There is no reason for any infrastructure issues. UNLESS, maybe what the telco's want is totally self serving regardless of its effect on the rest of us. In my opinion the FCC's policies regarding telco's need to...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Internet-infrastructure, telecommunications company, bandwidth, Internet, FCC; Discussion threads 2007-10-11
Lawmaker urges FCC clampdown on access charges: Lawmaker urges FCC clampdown on access chargesWhy are these dirty socialists so unethical?What do they have against humanity that makes them want to impoverish everyone?; Tags: Federal government, FCC; Discussion threads 2007-10-02
EFF sues DOJ for lobbying data: The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a Freedom of Information Lawsuit against the Department of Justice to obtain records on telecom lobbying efforts, Ars Technica reports. EFF is seeking documentation of lobbying around amendments to the FISA law and the granting of immunity for surveillance activities. What connections and...; Tags: Ars Technica, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Telecommunications Company, Government, U.S. Department Of Justice, Bush Administration, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-09-28
Google reportedly in talks to lay undersea cable: Google reportedly in talks to lay undersea cablePretty smart for them to be investing here. They need the world-wideinternet to be faster and more reliable for their business model to have the most success. On the other hand, MS has a vested interest in the internet being slower and less...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., telecommunications company, broadband, cable, Internet; Discussion threads 2007-09-22