If you wanted any more proof that data is the future for wireless network operators, just look at the recent shift in so-called unlimited plans. Verizon Wireless, Sprint, AT&T;, T-Mobile and, this week, Alltel have all unveiled unlimited voice plans for about 100 bucks a month[...]

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 [...]