Software defined networking and the PSTN sunset are among 5 hot topics we noted at the Big Telecom Event in Chicago this week.

The ViaSat NetNearU acquisition should bring new Wi-Fi backhaul business to the satellite broadband provider.


Microwave equipment revenue dropped 7% in the first quarter of 2014 in comparison with the same period in 2013, said Infonetics, which attributes the drop to

Regional carrier Lumos Networks is building a new Metro Ethernet Forum 2.0 certified Carrier Ethernet MPLS/IP fiber-to-the-tower network called Project Ark

