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Open Neutral Fair

November 20, 2009

There are a bunch of debates raging over the telecommunications infrastructure.

Congress has looked at Open Access bills for cellular networks. By this we mean that a consumer can use any available handset or device on any cell network. This is kind of the Carterphone concept for cellular.

The 700 MHz auction had open access provisions built right in, so VZW's 4G/LTE network will need to incorporate Open Access.

Spectrum is a finite resource. TV, radio, public safety and the cell companies all share access to various licensed spectrums.

Posted in FCC, Internet, cellular, communications, politics, spectrum, technology, telco, telecommunications, voip, wireless, wireline

How to Optimize a WAN

October 9, 2009

My buddy, Derek Thompson, just started at Fishnet Security. Besides peddling Bluecoat and SonicWall Managed Services, he is also selling WAN Optimization. While I have heard of this, I had no idea what it was or how it worked. So Derek invited me to sit down with Doug Kruger of Riverbed.

Posted in Internet, apps, bandwidth, data center, technology

Ma Bell Versus Google

September 28, 2009

It's funny to watch Ma Bell fight Google, because Bell isn't used to fighting another company that also has billions of dollars - and millions of users. No CLEC was ever this big - nor cable company. And Google is kind of both -- or at least that is what Ma Bell is crying to the FCC about.

Google has more video on YouTube than any DVR or cable company can match currently. Google Voice is the online VoIP service many people wish that an innovative telecommunications services company would have delivered years ago. But Ma Bell isn't innovative.

Posted in FCC, Internet, cellular, fiber, voip

Leveraging CDNs to Maximize Network Efficiency

August 20, 2009

At IT EXPO WEST I will be moderating a panel on Leveraging Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to Maximize Network Efficiency. Our panelists will be Zeugma Systems, Voxeo and Voxel dot Net.

While we hear discussions all the time about CDN, not many folks know what they are, how they are designed, or what it means to the customer experience.

The session description explains that "the network throughput has become the bottleneck in delivering high quality video.

Posted in Internet, expo, technology, video

Leveraging CDNs to Maximize Network Efficiency

August 14, 2009

Posted in Internet, technology

Occam Podcast about the NOFA

July 21, 2009

Posted in FCC, Internet, broadband, economy, politics, telecommunications

What Are You Selling?

June 26, 2009

While speaking at the FISPA meeting this week, I kind of focused on sales and marketing. Why? Mainly the E-Myth. Most of the ISP owners are technical but are very uncomfortable talking about business, marketing and especially sales. One point that is important is that ISP's are NOT selling Internet Access.

Posted in Internet, Marketing, apps, email, organizations, sales and selling, voip

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