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Global Warming, Earth Day &... IPTV?

April 18, 2006

So it seems that global warming is responsible for much of what ails us. In fact Global Warming is getting worse and worse every day, and the best thing that we can do about it — aside from selling off our SUVs and moving to a warmer climate — is to go watch Al Gore’s new movie where he tells us that he was once the next president of the United States and that a vast right-wing conspiracy is responsible for the ill effects of carbon…   Or something like that.   Right as they might be — and the science has become so politicized it’s no longer possible to tell who’s right and who’s frankly LESS right — the shrill voices from both sides of the this argument are polarizing the fanatics and losing many people who regardless of their political viewpoints want to leave behind a better planet for their kids to inhabit.   I mean, who actually maintains as a goal on their ‘To-Do’ list to leave this place worse off for future generations?   Let me point out that for whatever reason — humanity-induced global warming or natural warming/cooling cycles of the Earth — I recognize that there is a lot wrong with our planet: We’ve overfished our oceans, polluted our water, misunderstood so much about nature and exacerbated the situation with greed, and so on. Humans are an odd bunch.

Introducing the IP Communications Business Summit

April 17, 2006

TMC and Robins Consulting Group are teaming up on a brand-new initative aimed at bringing together the industry's best and brightest vendors and service providers with investors and members of the media.   I asked Marc Robins, Chief Evangelism Officer at RCG to describe the new entity. Here's what Marc had to say:   Developed as an integral part of the upcoming VoIP Demo show, slated for August 8-10, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Santa Clara, CA, TMC and RCG are partnering on a new event designed to bring members of the financial and investment community together with vendors and service providers developing innovative IP communications products and services.   The IP Communications Business Summit is geared to VCs, investment bankers, financial industry analysts and angel investors interested in evaluating the leading trends and technologies in the IP communications marketplace. In addition, the IP Communications Business Summit will also provide a unique opportunity for attendees to see firsthand demonstrations of industry-leading products and services, meet and network with top executives from IP communications companies seeking investment, and gain invaluable insight from leading independent industry analysts and professionals.

Siemens, Motorola Next to Pair Up?

April 17, 2006

ABI's New Quad Play Report Available

April 12, 2006

Triple play services — bundled offerings of TV, phone and Internet—have proven effective for operators and service providers in reducing customer churn and delivering operational economies. According to a new study from ABI Research, some operators believe that adding a fourth element — wireless — will improve the equation still further.   According to the release announcing the new offering from ABI Research, “In the United States, Sprint Nextel has announced that it will partner with several of the big North American MSOs to offer this ‘quadruple play.’ In the UK, cable operator NTL is buying Virgin Mobile. Verizon is rolling out its FIOS (Fiber Optic Services) and expects that, with a wireless division already part of the company, consolidation of services and networks will be that much easier.”   Michael Arden, Principal Analyst, Broadband and Multimedia at ABI Research, says that in many cases “the marketing of triple or quadruple-play services to customers will precede integration of the networks and their equipment. True network integration takes time.

Netcentrex Announces Second Annual Triple Play Symposium

April 6, 2006

Netcentrex today announced that it is again the lead sponsor for the 2nd Annual Triple Play Symposium.

The Triple Play Symposium, a multi-city event with venues in Dallas, Boston, and Paris, was launched in 2005 as a forum for triple play executives and technologists to learn and share best practices for successful triple play deployments.

Registration details and other information can be found by following this link.

Rick Thompson from Heavy Reading, Light Reading’s market research division, will serve as the host and moderator and provide an overview of the evolving triple/quad play market.

Speaking With Equinix’s Lane Patterson

March 30, 2006

I had the chance recently to interview Lane Patterson, Director of Research and Development of Equinix. Equinix is a global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services for global enterprises, content companies, and network service providers. The company offers co-location, traffic exchange, peering, and outsourced IT infrastructure services.

Equinix Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centers serve as core hubs for critical IP networks and Internet operations worldwide.

Voice Peering Forum Underway

March 30, 2006

The Voice Peering Forum Spring 2006 is underway. The Forum will be held today and tomorrow (March 30-31, 2006) at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort, in Miami, Florida.

Our own Rich Tehrani is keynoting the event tomorrow morning at 8:30 am. I’m sure Rich will have some interesting comments in his blog over the course of the next two days.

Korea's Broadband Lead Is Slipping

March 29, 2006

Point Topic is reporting that Korea, the oft quoted “standard measure” of a country when it comes to successful broadband penetration, is in danger of slipping from the global top spot.

According to a release, “South Korea is close to losing its position as the world leader in broadband take-up. After several years when Korea was far ahead of other countries in number of broadband lines per 100 population, Denmark and the Netherlands are now very close to catching up.”

South Korea maintains slightly more than 25% penetration of broadband by population. But Denmark and The Netherlands are only a fraction of a percent behind.

IMS Market To Reach $4.5B by 2010

March 29, 2006

According to a just released report from Informa Telecoms & Media, the IMS market is expected to peak during 2010, when investments on IMS equipment are expected to reach US$4.5bn

According to IMS: Opportunities and Challenges, 39 million users will adopt IMS-based services in the fixed market, by 2011. This compares with the 188 million in the mobile sector. Key early services will include VoIP and IPTV in the fixed environment and Push over Cellular and Instant Messaging in the mobile market.

IMS: Opportunities and Challenges, posits that the next two years will be pivotal to the adoption of IMS worldwide.

Cloudmark for Anti Spam

March 28, 2006

As I was sifting through my Inbox this morning, cleaning up the spams and scams, I felt a severe sense of frustration. No matter what solutions we employ, the spammers and scammers are always one step ahead. They figure out how to bypass any filtering system.

I recently met with Vipul Ved Prakash, founder and chief scientist at Cloudmark, a provider of real-time anti-messaging abuse security solutions.

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