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As telecom carriers evolve, Carrier Evolution tracks the important developments in telecom and broadband which drive that evolution, including IP voice, unified communications, collaboration and consumer applications. Carrier Evolution offers original and curated content from external sources.

Carriers Offered Same Broadband CAF Funding As Last Year with New Terms

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The FCC yesterday offered the nation’s largest price cap carriers the opportunity to share up to $485 million in Connect America Funding to help bring broadband to households that cannot get broadband today. The program differs in several ways from a similar program last year...Learn More

Spectrum Drives Wireless M&A: What’s Next?

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There’s a major paradox in the wireless industry today. On the one hand it’s never been more difficult to compete. With subscribers heavily concentrated in the hands of the two largest carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless – a situation compounded by the advent of exclusive...Learn More

Canby Telcom to Launch Broadband TV Featuring Roku Channel

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Independent broadband provider Canby Telcom, based in Canby, Oregon, is set to launch a channel on the Roku OTT set-top-box, which features a package of live local broadcast channels and video-on-demand from its own local content channel CTV5. The move illustrates the emerging trend of...Learn More

Nex-Tech Wireless Opts for Cloud RCS Solution

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FORT MYERS, FL — May 21, 2013 — Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for advanced messaging, over-the-air handset management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that Nex-Tech Wireless will deploy its cloud Rich Communication Services (RCS) solution. The regional operator has also renewed...Learn More

Regulators Eliminate Incumbent Carrier Requirements

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Incumbent local exchange carriers will have to comply with fewer regulations as the result of an order adopted by the FCC last week. The commission also issued two notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that could lead to a further reduction in incumbent telco regulatory requirements....Learn More

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