In its NCTA v. Brand X decision, the Supreme Court was comfortable with different regulatory regimes for cable broadband and DSL, but the FCC was not. The Commissioners have ...

There has been a dry spell for announcements in the Ethernet switching market, but this gives customers and vendors alike time to prepare strategies for getting the most out of ...

Standards without certified products are meaningless - making the WiMAX testing this month particularly important. Yet, momentum within the WiMAX hypesphere has shifted to 802.16e, making the development of Pre-E ...

PON vendors have learned to compromise on the ideal of implementing fiber to the user. Complementing PON-based optical access technology with copper-based DSL leverages available copper riser cable to increase ...

The open source craze has reached the shores of middleware, as vendors either turn to open source for application servers, ESBs, and even BPM type of software. Vendors should realize ...

40G had hard times, but better times are on the way. There are still barriers to widespread short-term adoption, but now the time is right - for the right ...

Mobile service operators remain one of optical networking's best friends as they invest significantly in new access networks, but their needs in this relationship are changing, and consensus has yet ...

In an effort to bring clarity to the telecommunications industry regarding the deployment of equipment that complies with the IP Multimedia Subsystem, Current Analysis has defined a baseline configuration for ...

In NCTA vs. Brand X, the Supreme Court handed down a split decision that shuts the door on open access to cable modem services. While the status quo remains ...

Within the past year, the arguments for VOIP migration have resonated and customers are calling in the big orders. Despite the progress, SLAs and online management platforms will need to ...

In the MGM vs. Grokster case, the Supreme Court handed back a unanimous decision that favors copyright owners. The narrow focus doesn't give content owners a lot of new ...

Positioning of technology innovation returns, the financial community shows interest in optical, start-ups win, OEMs proliferate, vendors pursue carrier class Ethernet, mobile and broadband drive the market, and SuperComm sponsors ...

The next big trend in converged mobile devices is the musicphone, but the entire industry awaits the Apple-Motorola joint effort. Is there substance beneath the iPodphone hype? Which musicphones ...

At SuperComm 2005, Nortel resurrects the pursuit of disruptive technology with its new optics. CapEx for those on the "bleeding edge" can be high, but this time, Nortel's focus ...

OEMs breathe new life into small players as Tier 1's look to manage profitability. What were characteristically short-term relationships will often last longer now - and need proper positioning such ...

The Infranet Initiative Council, originally started by Juniper Networks, makes the decision to expand its scope and take on major problems currently impeding the worldwide adoption of an IP infrastructure ...

Consumers are overwhelmed with so many different forms of technology to give them the true digital home experience. Service providers need to offer more mainstream solutions to help consumers link ...

The costs of regulatory compliance are high, and many companies expect to spend as much next year as this on compliance. However, the costs of compliance will decline over time, ...

Sun's acquisition of StorageTek gives it very little beyond additional storage expertise and a bet on future adoption of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) technologies. ...

New entities are starting to look at the MVNO model as a mechanism to promote and nurture loyalty for their own core products or agendas. For these MVNOs, wireless ...