AT&T;’s $1-billion in investment in global infrastructure, announced today, is a reflection of multiple global telecom trends, including the move to managed services and the consolidation of server farms in centralized data facilities as well as a general growing demand for bandwidth driven in part by video[...]
For the telcos, the 20th century was all about growth. A telco’s size was measured by its access lines. Its mission was to add more lines every year. But the 21 century offers a different challenge[...]
Verizon Business will deploy a combination of optical mesh networking gear and reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) across the US this year that the carrier expects will radically change its network provisioning processes by allowing far more automation and efficiency.[...]
Despite expectations that Alltel would stay out of the unlimited pricing wars of late, the nation’s fifth largest wireless operator today joined the likes of Verizon Wireless, AT&T;, T-Mobile and Sprint in offering an unlimited voice plan.[...]
As telecom service providers enter the television marketplace, they are charged with matching (or exceeding) the quality, service and features of cable TV, while offering consumers a compelling reason to switch. Telcos also face a choice: challenge on price or challenge on quality service and features. What is it that [...]
It looks like American Airlines and Virgin America are close to launching their in-flight broadband Internet services. Routes can be seen here, from the company providing the service, called Gogo. Cost will probably be $12.95 for cross-country trips and $9.95 for flights shorter than 3 hours. The founding airlines apparently [...]
