Category: Technology
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AT&T to Test All-IP Phone Network in 2 U.S. Cities
AT&T will begin pilot testing all-digital IP phone networks in West Delray Beach, Florida, and Carbon Hill, Alabama, as part of the U.S. carrier’s push to move away from legacy switched telephone networks (PSTN and POTS) in favor of all-IP delivery of voice, data and video. AT&T’s announcement: Testing the Next Generation of IP Networks, states that…
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Virtually Networked: The State of SDN
We have all heard about hectic activity with several initiatives on network virtualization. The potpourri of terms in this space (SDN/OpenFlow/OpenDaylight etc.) are enough to make one’s head spin. This article will try to lay out the landscape as of the time of writing and explain how some of these technologies are relevant to independent…
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How is the Public Interest Served When Broadcasters Depict Illegal Behavior with No Consequences?
A recent episode of CBS’ hit series, Two Broke Girls, was thought-provoking; thought-provoking in the sense that it made me ponder, “In 2013, what is the public interest with regards to television broadcasters?” That is, does it serve the public interest when a prime time (8:30/7:30 pm Monday), entertainment television program depicts behavior which is…
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Silicon Photonics – Cisco and Intel see “Light at the End of the Tunnel”
Introduction: Among the many presentations on Silicon Photonics (SiPh) at the excellent 2013 Open Server Conference, two were of special interest: Joel Goergen of Cisco called for a radically new data center architecture that used SiPh to interconnect components and modules, rather than circuit cards or racks of equipment. Mario Paniccia of Intel focused on using…
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The Vision of TelcoVision 2013
[Editor’s Note; For more great insight from Kshitij about “Big Data” and other topics , please go to his website at http://www.kshitijkumar.com/] TelcoVision (formerly TelcoTV) was held in Las Vegas, NV Oct 23-25 this year. While the name has changed, much else was similar to previous years. The intent with the name change, of course, was to…
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2013 Telecom Council TC3 Part 1: Start-up Pitches and SPIFFY Award Winners
Introduction: Telecom Council Carrier Connections (TC3) – the Telecom Council’s annual summit- was held Sept 18-19, 2013 at Juniper Networks in Sunnyvale, CA. The event provides an opportunity for start-ups, network equipment vendors, and application developers to interact with telecom carriers (telcos) and global network operators. In addition, several carrier-vendor success stories were were told…