Articles - Editorial
Unified Communications Continues to Grow, but What Does That Really Mean?
Although businesses continue to tighten their belts when budgeting for spending on information technology and communications services, unified communications is one of the few business solutions that tops the priority list of enterprise investment, says A...
More Regulation is Coming Telecom's Way
More regulation is headed the U.S. telecom industry’s way, it now seems, and the changes will come as “network neutrality” rules are applied, either by the Federal Communications Commission, or Congress, or both. As typically is the case...
Ultra-Long Access Loops and the Future of the CLEC Business
Since revenues are not developing the same way as bit rates, network operators are looking at ways to reduce the cost of providing higher access bandwidth. The choices could dramatically reshape the competitive local exchange carrier business, not simply...
If They Leave, Do You Get Them Back?
Whatever else one might say about it, the recession is a prime opportunity for product substitution whose immediate benefit might only be seen to be “saving money,” but which then might create a satisfying habit that leads to a permanent shift...
Wireless the Next Frontier?
IT and telecom spending by US small and medium businesses increased 6.5 percent in 2007, about three times GDP growth (2.2 percent) and the highest level in years, say researchers at Access Markets International (AMI) Partners. And though everybody expect...
Google Switch on Network Neutrality?
Google has approached major cable and phone companies that carry Internet traffic with a proposal to create a fast lane for its own content, according to Wall Street Journal reporters Vishesh Kumar and Christopher Rhoads. The move is noteworthy as Google...
Is Rural Broadband Affected by High, Non-Uniform Termination Rates?
By the time we have gone to press, the Federal Communications Commission might, or might not, have passed sweeping inter-carrier compensation rules and changes to the way the Universal Service Fund works as well. Proponents and opponents both argue broad...
Business Model Transformation: We've Done it Before
Most executives at most telecom firms probably would agree that “business model transformation” is among their most-important tasks. The reason is fairly simple: there is widespread agreement that voice will not be the industry’s revenue...
What's Next for Bundling?
About 73.4 percent of U.S. homes currently have a computer in the household, according to Nielsen Media Research. Broadband penetration hovers in the range of 50 percent. So there are two problems to be solved, from the point of a broadband access provide...
Communications Dysfunctional Disorder
The sarcastic advice sometimes offered to “get a life” might apply to some people, who report they continue to increase their time spent with a variety of media ranging from Internet and TV to video gaming. According to a recent survey by E-...
