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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 â€" 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

Furniture Retailer Improves Quality of Service With XO MPLS IP-VPN Service

J.D. Garber Furniture operates home furnishing stores under the brand names of Lane Home Furnishings and D&D Home Furnishings in the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The company wanted to implement an IP-VPN solution that would accommodate expansion plans for J.D. Garber Furniture and improve quality of...

Tags: QoS, XO Communications Inc., J.D. Garber Furniture, Branding, Networking, Telecommunications, Marketing

Case studies 2007-10-05

The Bandwidth Demand Surge: Drivers & Solutions for Network Operators

The surplus network capacity that characterized the post-bubble telecom environment has quickly evaporated, due to a confluence of market factors. Peer-to-peer networking traffic, characterized by high-bandwidth file sharing, is placing a growing strain on network resources. The emergence of Voice Over IP VOIP as a mainstream telecommunications service is putting...

Tags: Bandwidth, Network, Online Game, XO Communications Inc., Telephony, Games, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

White papers 2007-02-01