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FTTH is Needed Soon

April 8, 2008

I agree with Gary Kim that FTTH is needed, if not today, at least very soon. Unless a service provider is looking to sell out this year or next, they should be considering doing what rural Smithville Telephone did and deploy fiber to the home or FTTH.

This is one of those investments where Wall Street may be out of touch with Main Street as one day we will wake up and customers will want bandwidth which can only be achieved with massive amounts of photons traveling on glass strands.

When this transition will take place is impossible to know for sure.

What we can all be sure of however is that it will happen.

The question is, who will be left standing with thousands of miles of obsolete copper and cable when the music stops?

Posted in AT&T, Broadband, Cisco, FCC, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, Security, Technology, Verizon, Video, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

Communications Developer Call for Papers

April 8, 2008

Be sure to submit your call for papers entries for the Communications Developer show which will be collocated with ITEXPO later this year in the Los Angeles, California Convention Center.

The specific dates of the event will be September 16-18, 2008.

You know I have always been a huge fan of open APIs and the concept that communications will become embedded in other parts of our lives and software.

This trend is on the rise and we are happy that Communications Developer is the world's forum for software development in the communications space.

See Also
Tom Keating's Blog Press Release

Posted in AT&T, Avaya, Broadband, CRM, Cisco, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, Green, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, JITC, Microsoft, Musings, Nortel, Open Source, Patent, Personal, Podcast, Rates Technology, SIP, Science, Security, Skype, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, TMCnet, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

Bob Emmerson: TMC's European Editor

April 8, 2008

Bob Emmerson joins TMC as out European Editor. We are truly proud to have Bob join the team as he is a communications and technology veteran.

Previously, Emmerson was a designer of digital control systems, a journalist, and a copywriter.

For a number of years he ran his own advertising/pr agency in Brussels.

Posted in AT&T, Avaya, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, Green, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, JITC, Microsoft, Musings, Nortel, Open Source, Patent, Personal, Podcast, Rates Technology, SIP, Science, Security, Skype, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMCnet, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

TMCnet Podcast Library

April 8, 2008

Sure you have an iPhone or iPod or even a PC where you like to listen to your music. But have you had a chance to listen to TMCnet's high quality podcasts as of yet?

I know many of you have but for those of you who haven't, there are two pages to bookmark. My podcast page as well as the TMCnet podcast home page.

I hope you enjoy the interviews and other audio content which we will be providing

TMCnet Gets a Redesign

April 8, 2008

I am very happy to be the first to tell you TMCnet is in the midst of one of its largest graphical overhauls. We are very proud of our new look which emphasizes softer blue colors and shades.

There are millions of pages on TMCnet and half or more of these pages have been updated so far. We expect to be finished with the update in the next 48 hours or so.

We would love your feedback.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, Green, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, JITC, Microsoft, Musings, Nortel, Open Source, Patent, Personal, Podcast, Rates Technology, SIP, Science, Security, Skype, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, TMCnet, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

Recycle That Cell Phone

April 8, 2008

Verizon really wants you to recycle that old cell phone. The have partnered with HopeLine, who has helped keep 200 tons of electronic waste out of landfills to date. In order to take advantage of this program you can return your unused wireless phone to any Verizon store.

Hats off to Verizon for taking some initiative here and making the world a greener place.

[TMCnet]

Posted in Broadband, Green, Technology, Verizon, Wireless

ScanSource Wants its MTV

April 8, 2008

ScanSource, a company distributing specialty technology products in communications, POS and other spaces, has acquired MTV Telecom Distribution, a UK-based distributor of voice and data solutions. Many US distribution companies are looking to expand internationally. This is especially true as the US dollar is very weak and these deals can really boost the bottom line if the dollar stays at its current level or even decreases in value.

In addition, there is logic in expanding a company's business so it is not dependant on a few geographic areas for success.

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Posted in AT&T, Avaya, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, IP Communications, Microsoft, SIP, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Wireless

Google Becoming Evil?

April 7, 2008

Google's rumored ploy to get the service providers to pony up extra dollars for the 700 MHz auction seems to be more fact than fiction. I was just reading an article on TMCnet from Susan Campbell that outlines how Google ensured there was open access to the frequencies and that service providers had to start bidding against one another to drive up the price.

Is this behavior evil -- and subsequently in opposition to Google's corporate mantra; don't be evil, or is this just business as usual in corporate America?

Posted in AT&T, FCC, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Verizon

Sprint Pays Klausner

April 7, 2008

Sprint recently signed a deal with Klausner Technologies to enable them to use visual voicemail without the fear of being sued. This news is interesting as Sprint is one of the companies coming after VoIP providers who the company claims is infringing on their patents. It seems more than coincidental that Sprint decided to go after so many VoIP companies around the same time they were in negotiations with Klausner.

Sprint Nextel is the seventh company to date to license the Klausner visual voicemail patents. Other licensees include ISP’s such as Time Warner’s AOL, VoIP providers such as Vonage and the visual voicemail/voicemail transcription company, Simulscribe.

See also:

Apple, AT&T Re-Sued Over iPhone Voicemail
Apple Sued for Patent Infringement by Klausner Technologies Inc.">AT&T, Apple Sued for Patent Infringement by Klausner Technologies Inc.
Comcast, Cablevision and Ebay Sued for Patent Infringement by Klausner Technologies, Inc.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Nortel, Patent, SIP, Security, Skype, Speech Technologies, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless, Yahoo

EU Authorizes Fist Fights on Planes

April 7, 2008

OK I may be a bit over the top with this headline but allowing a plane full of passengers the ability to talk on the phone -- all in different languages... What is the EU thinking?

According to TMCnet's Mae Kowalke, we will have the ability to talk in the air very, very soon. Sure, there are challenges like how will you deal with the fact that rows and rows of people will be talking at the same time while you are trying to nap?

The answer is unclear to me but riding on the trains in New York it seems like yelling at the telephone screamer seems to get them to quiet down a bit.

How do you invest to take advantage of such a change in policy.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Broadband, Cisco, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Nortel, SIP, Science, Skype, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless, Yahoo

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