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Telecom Week in Review From TMCnetBy TED GLANZER
TMCnet Communications and Broadband Columnist
TMC's Telecom Week in Review is a new feature that will be published every Friday by TMCnet in which we will highlight the major developments that took place in the Telecom world in the last week.
And what a week it was for our inaugural feature: Google Talked, Vonage could be IPOed, VoIP service providers could face FCC Armageddon, and a number of industry giants joined forces in separate projects. Not to mention the breaking news that, according to several reports published this week, that VoIP thing might be catching on.
Without further ado, listed below are the major telecom stories that TMCnet writers reported on during Aug. 22 – 26. August 26, 2005
Coalition Seeks Extension to FCC E9-1-1 Notice Deadline By Ted Glanzer
The VON Coalition has requested a 90-day extension of time to comply with the FCC's notification requirements in its E9-1-1 order.
Carrier VoIP Equipment Breaks Record Revenue in 2005 By Tom Keating
Worldwide next gen voice product revenue jumped 18% to $614 million between the first and second quarters of 2005, a new record for a quarterly gain, and is up 55% year-over-year, according to Infonetics Research's latest report, Service Provider Next Gen Voice Equipment.
August 25, 2005
USIIA Calls for Broadband Industry Self-Regulation By Ted Glanzer
USIIA releases a white paper detailing 10 principles intended to serve as building blocks to industry self-regulation.
Vonage IPO: What It Means for VoIP By Rich Tehrani
At some point Vonage is going to have to prove they can be profitable while becoming a major telecom carrier. They need to pull off this feat while facing competition from Yahoo!, AOL, Microsoft, Google and industry leader Skype, who are all battling for dominance in VoIP.
Motorola, Intel Believe IMS Proof is in the Concept By Ted Glanzer
In order to better envision the future viability of IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS), industry heavyweights Motorola and Intel have joined forces to create an IMS communications server proof-of-concept, the two companies announced Wednesday in a joint statement.
Nokia/Kineto to Work on Wireless Collaboration By David Sims
Kineto has agreed to supply its Unlicensed Mobile Access Network Controller as part of Nokia's fixed-mobile convergence network solution, officials at both companies say.
August 24, 2005
Are You Ready to Google Talk? By Johanne Torres
Google announced the launch of an instant messenger (IM)/voice chatting client on Wednesday called Google Talk. This might just be what Google and Gmail users were waiting for to completely switch their communication services to those offered free by Google.
Report: Cable Losing Market Share to DSL By Ted Glanzer
Look out U.S. cable operators; when it comes to broadband market share, those telcos are getting awfully big in your rearview mirror.
Sonus Networks Leads in Most Minutes of VoIP Traffic By Robert Liu
A new study showed that service providers carried an estimated 127.5 billion minutes of VoIP traffic worldwide in the second quarter of 2005 . . .
Veraz Networks Dials into Latin American Prepaid Market By Ted Glanzer
Veraz Networks, a global provider of softswitch-based packet telephony solutions, announced Wednesday that it has partnered with Verso Technologies and IP Unity to deploy an advanced prepaid solution to deliver innovative services to residential and business customers in Latin America.
Coaxsys and ConFocus to Offer TVnet (Ethernet-over-coax) By Tom Keating
Coaxsys, Inc., makers of multimedia-over-coax solutions, will announce Thursday that it has reached an agreement with ConFocus Technologies, Inc., to provide set-top box reference designs with integrated TVnet.
August 23, 2005
Intel, Cisco Join to Optimize VoIP By Robert Liu
Industry giants Intel and Cisco Systems are working to deliver new capabilities that enhance the reliabilty of wireless LANs and allow enterprises to use computers and the network as a . . .
Injunction that Microsoft obtained in July has prevented former employee from working for Google and other competitors at least until September.
Nine Million 3G Phone March in Q2 '05 By David Sims
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, a total of 9 million WCDMA (3G) phones were shipped worldwide during the second quarter, April to June of 2005.
VoIP E911 Update: CommPartners Hires Intrado to Meet FCC Deadline By Johanne Torres
"We have always considered 9-1-1 essential to the delivery of wholesale VoIP services and have been actively engaged in reviewing and testing the best solutions available," announced David S. Clark, CommPartners' president and CEO.
Google Sidebar Takes On Microsoft But Quietly By Rich Tehrani
Google is doing an admirable job competing with Microsoft by releasing product after product that competes with the Redmond based software company while at the same time downplaying the fact that they compete.
August 22, 2005
Want to Put Podcasts on Your Cellphone? By Robert Liu
Do you want to hop on the ‘podcasting’ bandwagon but don’t want to invest in an iPod? That’s not too surprising given the fact that the number of iPod users totals about 15 million compared with, say, the hundreds of thousands that carry a 3G cellular phone. Worldwide market grows 9 percent, according to a report released by Dittberner Associates, Inc.
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