Network operators that leverage and converge optical network transport and IP technologies stand to reduce network capacity demands by 40 percent, according to a study by Bell Labs, the industrial research arm of Alcatel-Lucent. Operators can achieve this by integrating…
One strategy to lessen access line loss is to inject it with a variety of features powered by IP, and to the extent you can, integrate those features with wireless. This is exactly the strategy AT&T is pursuing with its…
We could all see this coming, right? Two blue chip Internet brands looking to work together and leverage their respective multi-hundred million user bases. The blogosphere is reporting that Skype and Facebook are in advanced discussions about integrating their respective…
Texas A&M, the College Station, Texas based university, will transition their current TDM telecommunications infrastructure to an all IP network over the next three years. The transition will be managed by Verizon Business under a new $20 million three year…
Sprint announced new initiatives to provide cable companies a more competitive converged IP voice product. The new services feature TV and PC caller ID and unified messaging and target cable companies of all sizes. Massilion Cable of Ohio and Blue…
AT&T offered a preview earlier this week of their vision for convergence. They demoed technology that’s not publicly available yet, including linking the iPhone to U-verse services. For example, the iPhone can turn into a remote control for U-verse video…
Cinergy MetroNet, an Indiana based FTTH triple play provider, has launched TV Caller ID and other converged applications, including call logs and a networked address book. Cinergy includes the service, marketed as Caller ID on TV, as a free value…
Comcast is joining the caller ID on the television party. While a little late to the party, they plan on moving aggressively into the converged communications arena with other services as well. Caller ID TV will be available in August,…
Panhandle Telephone (PTCI) of Guymon, Oklahoma has expanded their converged caller ID application, which allows caller ID integration with the television and the PC. The expanded applications include picture caller ID, custom tones, nicknames, fonts and colors for TV and…
The NFL Network and Verizon are providing glimpses into the future of sports on television through their NFL Network Game Extra package this year. The package offers eight Thursday/Saturday prime time games, which are viewed online through a broadband connection….
In what is sure to be one of many announcements to come, AT&T announced a realignment of its business product portfolio to include wireless packages and a new wireless VPN service. Previously, business customers had to interface with two separate…
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