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Globalcomm Digest
June 8, 2006
Tom has the best Globalcomm digest I have seen. He has links to lots of other sources as well. Lots of news broke at the show but exhibitors said there was no press there. I did get to write a story about Lucent after a press conference they had on the first day. Many exhibitors were screaming bloody murder as they paid for big booths at TelecomNext and Globalcomm and each was competing to be the worst show. Ouch.
Some exhibitors had good shows – the few on the left hand side in the front and those that marketed well in advance for themselves. I also heard the Outside Plant area was better than Globalcomm in general.
The word on the street is that this show may not happen again. I find that hard to believe though. It will likely just be scaled down significantly instead. I do sense what happened to Comdex now happening to Supercomm.
Some exhibitors had good shows – the few on the left hand side in the front and those that marketed well in advance for themselves. I also heard the Outside Plant area was better than Globalcomm in general.
The word on the street is that this show may not happen again. I find that hard to believe though. It will likely just be scaled down significantly instead. I do sense what happened to Comdex now happening to Supercomm.
Here are Brough Turner's comments and photos:
Just back from Globalcomm There's been a lot of comment in telecom newsletters, so I'll be brief. The organizers announced 17,200 cumulative attendance as of Wednesday morning, but many of those people must have come for just one or two days, mainly Tuesday. Monday and Wednesday traffic was very low. Here's a view of the show floor on Wednesday around 11:30am.
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Stories of Interest
June 8, 2006
Here are recent stories of interest. My favorite has to be Survey: IPods More Popular Than Beer followed by QUALCOMM's VoIP news and of course how often do I get to talk about JFK. The VoiceGenie news is old but the deal is closed and Google's spreadsheet news is analyzed in some detail.
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Texas to Install Border Web Cameras
Tandberg Television Helps Japan's On Demand TV Upgrade its Networks to MPEG 4
TECH BRIEFS: AOL security, Ad subbing tech, `Wii' defense, Hurricane phones, Chancellor vidcast
Cincom Synchrony Included in ScionASP's Hosting Services
JFK Papers, Photos to Be Put on Internet
Directing Traffic to Your Website: You Built It, But Will They Come?
Rivermine Launches Software Powered TEM Services Suite
Intel's Viiv Expanding beyond Entertainment
TIA Presses U.S. Government for Federal Funding for Basic Telecommunications Research
China: Internet Cos. Must Obey Its Laws
Allegiance Improves Internal Service Quality of Dri Eaz
Konica Minolta Improves Business Process with AirClic
Manx Telecom Gains BABT Approval with Cerillion Billing
Ascom VoWiFi Solution Deployed by Virginia Healthcare System
Glenayre Messaging Introduces VoiceSMS
Cisco's CEO to Take on Chairman Duties
Genpact to Open New Business Processing Center in the Philippines
QUALCOMM Demonstrates VoIP Mobility across Multiple Test Environments
Envox Ships Latest Incarnation
Cisco Introduces Intelligent Services Gateway at GlobalComm 2006
VoiceGenie Acquired By Genesys
RFID News for 8 June: Microsoft BizTalk RFID, Intermec, Alien, G2
Cisco Introduces Intelligent Services Gateway (ISG) at GlobalComm
Soffront Releases CRM V8.6 to Offer Enhanced Capabilities
Net Promoter Industry Report Reveals Customers' True Feelings
Kapow Picks Maximizer (Not, Ahem, Salesforce.com) for CRM
Avaya Builds on one X Family; Launches New IP Phones
Employees Increasingly Getting Canned for Abusing Company Email
Frost & Sullivan Report Predicts 800 Million Mobile Users in Asia by Year End
South Korea's SK Telecom Seeks Stake in China Unicom
CRM News for 8 June: Avectra, Herbert, LexisNexis, CIsco, GATI
Company Results Announced: eOn Communications, Comtech, ViryaNet
Pitney Bowes Picks A3 SmartClient for Europe
NetSuite Offers Canadians Tax Help
Beijing says Internet companies in China must abide by its laws
NTT DoCoMo to sell RIM's BlackBerry portable devices
Miami Man Arrested for Theft of VoIP Calls
Yahoo Touches Up Photo Sharing Service
Survey: IPods More Popular Than Beer
Spammer, Partners Agree to $10M Settlement
For $4,995, Hurricane Phone Available
ZTE Helps Skytel Build World's First Commercial CDMA2000 EV DO Rev.A Network
Google Takes on Desktop Application Market with Web Based Spreadsheets
Microsoft Plans Better Disclosures of Tool
German Chancellor Starts Video Podcast
Hurricane Phone Available for $4,995
Networks Battle Ad Subbing Technology
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George Ou on Net Neutrality
June 8, 2006
George does a great job explaining his views on net neutrality.his views on net neutrality.The amount of political rhetoric coming from the Net neutrality crowd is at a fever pitch. From MoveOn.org to SaveTheInternet.com practicing their brand of scare the public to a self-interest driven "do-no-evil" Google, the consistent message we're getting is this:
Internet Telco providers will control what you see on the net
There will be a two tiered Internet
Google or other websites might respond at a snails pace or work at all
Voice over IP telephony providers will be shut out
What's needed is an intelligent and balanced debate on this topic, but the issue as represented by many in the media has been largely one sided. Instead of seeing this as a battle of large corporations between companies like Google and AT&T, we are suppose to believe that it is just the "evil" Telco companies and the "evil" politicians they paid off opposing Net neutrality against the people. If we are suppose to start with this premise, then we may as well not even have a debate since we've demonized any and all opposition to begin with
Continued.
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Apple's Creative Lawsuit
June 8, 2006
Apple is using its brains on this one. They are counter suing Creative Labs for the lawsuit creative brought against them. In fact they are countersuing twice. Apple has virtually unlimited money and they have to do whatever it takes to protect the cash cow.In the 8-page complaint, the iPod maker said "Creative has caused Apple substantial damage and irreparable injury by its infringement" and that it "will continue to suffer damage and irreparable injury" unless a court steps in.
The company is seeking cash damages "adequate to compensate for Creative's infringement" and a court order banning further patent infringements.
Apple's first counter-suit was filed last month in a district court in Wisconsin and charged Creative with infringing on four of its patents.
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VoIP Security Breach
June 8, 2006
At least 15 Internet phone companies were victimized, with one suffering as much as $300,000 in lost fees, prosecutors said.
Pena allegedly was able to secretly route 500,000 calls through a Newark-based provider identified in the complaint as "N.T.P.," which appears to be Net2Phone. Messages seeking comment from the company, and its corporate parent, IDT Corp., were not immediately returned Wednesday.
Pena operated two telecommunications companies, Fortes Telecom Inc. and Miami Tech & Consulting Inc., according to federal prosecutors. The companies, acting as wholesalers, sold more than 10 million minutes of Internet telephone service for as little as 0.4 cents a minute.
Pena was charged with wire fraud, which carries up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and computer hacking, which carries up to five years and a $250,000 fine. Moore faces a conspiracy charge, which could bring five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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