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Alcatel-Lucent Cuts 4,000 More

October 31, 2007

Yesterday I wrote a blog entry titled Alcatel-Lucent May Cut More based on an article from the Financial Times. Today, unfortunately there is a story from the Wall Street Journal saying the recently formed company will cut 4,000 extra jobs and target a further 400 million euros ($577 million) in cost savings as part of a new accelerated restructuring plan. The company also announced that Chief Financial Officer Jean-Pascal Beaufret is leaving the company. The disclosure came as the company reported a third-quarter net loss of 345 million euros, compared with a pro forma net profit of 532 million euros a year earlier.

Posted in Broadband, Call Center, Cisco, FCC, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, SIP, Security, Speech Technologies, Technology, Unified Communications, Video, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

Google Negotiates with Sprint Nextel

October 30, 2007

In what seems to be a never-ending story, CNBC now reports Google is in talks with Sprint Nextel about a possible Google Phone. Apparently Google is talking with everyone but AT&T. Just recently I blogged about Google and Verizon and earlier today I mentioned the company is working with T-Mobile. Perhaps we will all wake tomorrow and learn that AT&T is in talks with Google as well.

Posted in Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, IP Communications, Open Source, SIP, Technology, VoIP, Wireless

Alcatel-Lucent May Cut More

October 30, 2007

It is a shame to hear that Alcatel-Lucent may be cutting more people than expected. I was really impressed with the wireless security device the company recently rolled out with Sprint and I’m saddened to see great new products accompanying job loss. But then again if the customers are merging, so too must the equipment providers. Here is the scary news. The company is planning on cutting 12,500 but at least one analyst thinks the company needs to cut 30k to be as efficient as Ericsson. Ouch! The Financial Times has more on this story.

Posted in Broadband, Call Center, Cisco, FCC, IMS, IP Communications, Musings, SIP, Security, Technology, Video, VoIP, Wireless

Google Phone

October 30, 2007

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is close to unveiling the plans for its much anticipated mobile phone. Apparently in the US, T-Mobile will be a likely network partner. What will make the phone different from other devices is not fully known at this point but it is likely safe to say the device will be great at mapping, searching and probably showing videos of the YouTube variety. Speculation coupled with past comments from Google execs lead us in the direction of thinking the new phone will be open and have seamless access to Google services. The article is interesting as it includes a quote from Microsoft which basically says mobile phones are already open and you can currently develop programs for them. To some degree this is true but by the same token, Google has been quite an innovator in the arguably mature desktop software business. Examples? Well there is Google maps and the whole mashup concept.

Posted in Apple, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Open Source, SIP, Technology, Video, VoIP, Wireless

NexTone/ReefPoint Merger

October 29, 2007

Light Reading is confirming the news Greg Galitzine first broke last week regarding NexTone and ReefPoint merging. FYI.

Posted in Broadband, Call Center, FCC, IMS, IP Communications, SIP, Technology, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

Verizon Wireless Settles on Deceptive Marketing

October 24, 2007

I have extremely favorable ratings regarding Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess. The speed of the system has been great over the many years I have used it. Lately, whenever I am on the service, I feel uncomfortable. Why?

Posted in Broadband, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, IMS, IP Communications, Skype, Technology, Video, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless

Skype Mobile Phone

October 23, 2007

Skype will soon have a mobile phone on the market and more exciting VoIP news there cannot be. I would imagine it will be a dual-mode device which auto-senses WiFi networks and sends calls on its service. Why would you want such a thing? Well for one thing, audio quality will be better with this device over a WiFi network when calling other people on Skype.

Posted in Broadband, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, IP Communications, Skype, Technology, Video, VoIP, Wireless

More Bad Motorola News

October 19, 2007

You may recall Motorola was a partner with Apple in developing the ROCKR phone which was supposed to be the best of Apple and Motorola technology in one sleek device. The only problem was the device was not the best of anything and subsequently didn’t sell. Oh and by the way – it wasn’t even sleek. The experience taught Steve Jobs that Apple needs to develop its own phone if it wants to do the job (no pun intended) right. This is how the iPhone came to be. Now, the iPhone is about to overtake Motorola’s best-selling RAZR phone. This is sad because if Motorola had played its cards right it might still be an Apple partner instead of getting annihilated by the Apple onslaught.

Posted in Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, IP Communications, Microsoft, SIP, Technology, Unified Communications, Video, VoIP, Wireless

Big Brother Service Provider

October 19, 2007

If I told you a book distributor with a virtual monopoly in most of the US was blocking the distribution of books it found inappropriate, what would you say? What would our government do if such a practice took place? I realize today this scenario can’t happen because we have open access to information on the internet but what if it happened fifteen years ago when the internet did not exist? Wouldn’t you be horrified? Would you speak out against such practices?

Posted in Broadband, FCC, IP Communications, Technology

AT&Tâs Alternative Spectrum Buy

October 9, 2007

As you likely remember, Google was pushing the FCC to ensure the winner of the 700 MHz auction permitted open access to devices. Verizon was vocal about this being a bad idea but AT&T was more quiet. Now it may seem the reason AT&T was quiet had to do with the fact they were in the process of purchasing alternate spectrum from Aloha Partners. This was a smart move by AT&T. An impressive strategy. What is most interesting perhaps is the nation’s largest phone company hasn’t actually decided on what they will do with this newly acquired spectrum. Only in telecom do companies spend billions of dollars on things they aren’t sure how they will use.

Posted in Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, SIP, Technology, Video, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

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