Enterprises of every size are moving applications and infrastructure to the cloud. Maintaining operational awareness is difficult enough within a single cloud…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I relegated my 6-year-old Sony DVD player to exclusive CD playback duties and replaced it with a new,…
Read MoreIn a move that could have a major impact on the lives of Cubans, a small Miami-based firm is hoping to give…
Read MoreBroadband service providers for some odd reason seem to think they have to come up with a killer convergence device for the…
Read MoreAs I watch what’s happening at the FCC with regard to the National Broadband Plan, as well as the kerfuffle over whether or not Google Voice should provide access to rural areas, where it would have to pay high call termination fees, I realize that the FCC is embarking not on a National Broadband Plan, but a National Communications Plan. For broadband -- from the last mile that connects our homes to the long haul networks that move the traffic around the world -- is our voice, our video, our web and our connection to one other.…
Read More[qi:004] Cable One, a cable provider serving 720,000 customers in 19 states, has apparently brought congestion pricing for broadband access to the…
Read MoreThe FCC has yet to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) formally kicking off the process of writing and promulgating net neutrality regulations, but…
Read MoreCiena Corp. (s CIEN), the Linthicum, Md.-based optical equipment maker, today announced that it’s in advanced discussions to acquire substantially all of…
Read More[qi:_newteevee] Comcast and General Electric continue to discuss a possibly major deal that could position the largest cable and broadband provider as…
Read MoreBroadband speeds as advertised by service providers are only part of the equation when it comes to assessing overall broadband quality, according…
Read MoreHuawei Technologies has brought on telecom industry veteran Matt Bross as its chief technology officer, a position that up until now he’d…
Read MoreU.S. broadband policy must take into account real network speeds, which lag advertised speeds by as much as 50-80 at least 50…
Read MoreAfter reading a report out today from the National Broadband Coalition, I found myself thinking about conversations in recent weeks with guys…
Read More[qi:gigaom_icon_fttx] Time Warner Cable (s TWC) today finally launched its super high-speed wideband consumer and business Internet service in New York. It’s…
Read MoreUpdated: Senate Republicans last night backed off a plan aimed at popping the net neutrality balloon floated by the FCC on Monday,…
Read MoreWith governments around the world spending billions of dollars trying to prop up ailing economies, many are taking advantage of this flood…
Read More[qi:_newteevee] Qualcomm’s (s qcom) MediaFLO mobile television network hasn’t met the chipmaker’s expectations, according to COO Len Lauer, whom I spoke with…
Read MoreAt the FCC broadband workshop held this morning, researchers argued for a new Internet architecture built upon infrastructure currently used in large…
Read MoreWith venture capitalists still leery about telecommunications investments after the fallout from the dot-com crash, telcos should beef up their R&D if…
Read More[qi:101] The government agencies responsible for dispensing $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money said today that 2,200 entities have applied for the…
Read More[qi:_newteevee] It seems the British government is going loony for anti-piracy rhetoric from the likes of U2 and David Geffen. Legislation proposed…
Read MoreDelaware, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts have some of the fastest Internet access speeds in the country, according to a new survey by…
Read MoreAmazon.com (s amzn) is pushing small, inexpensive digital camcorders like the Flip and Kodak’s new Zi8, naming them “shoot-and-share” and introducing a…
Read MoreThe Federal Communication Commission yesterday afternoon released a notice of its open meeting to be held next Thursday. The two most significant…
Read MoreMy daughter broke her leg on Saturday, and despite my worry for her, I spent a considerable amount of time at the…
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