Denise Pappalardo

Senior Editor, Service Providers

Denise Pappalardo is a Senior Editor at Network World covering service providers.

denise_pappalardo@nww.com (703) 768-7573

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Recent articles by Pappalardo

Concentric picks up Web hosting expertise
Jun. 25, 2009
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Verizon nears convergence goal
Jun. 20, 2007
CHICAGO -- Verizon Business will announce vendors it has selected for its converged core router architecture and its next-generation multiservice access edge in the third quarter, according to officials interviewed at ...

AT&T Wireless maps major 3G plan
Dec. 11, 2000
AT&T Wireless has set the stage for third-generation (3G) high-speed wireless data, but the accompanying script is not without risk.

AT&T Broadband puts brakes on gear deliveries
Dec. 04, 2000
Seen as a message to the financial community, the decision causes concern among vendors.

AT&T's split decision
Oct. 30, 2000
Wall Street may be reeling over AT&T's impending split into four companies, but business customers are having a tougher time seeing any downside for their critical services.

Feds address Web threats
Feb. 21, 2000
The pursuit to combat Internet security threats was in full force in Washington, D.C., last Tuesday. President Clinton met with industry executives from 30 companies February 15 to discuss how the government, software ...

Web attackers run roughshod
Feb. 14, 2000
Last week's unprecedented series of attacks on top e-commerce and news Web sites appeared to have waned by the weekend, but industry experts warned that there's no easy way to prevent such attacks from happening again.

MCI WorldCom reshapes ATM and int'l voice nets
Dec. 21, 1998
MCI WorldCom is moving rapidly to kill off overlapping parts of its combined networks.

Brain drain hits MCI WorldCom
Dec. 07, 1998
Eleven weeks into the mega-merger between MCI and WorldCom, the exit door is wide open and MCI executives are fleeing the premises.

Concentric picks up Web hosting expertise
Jan. 23, 2009
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Sprint and Verizon Wireless set to battle Apple iPhone fervor
Jun. 27, 2007
Can Verizon Wireless and Sprint compete with AT&T and Apple's iPhone?

Consumer Reports: AT&T's network might hinder iPhone success
Jun. 27, 2007
Consumer Reports is reminding the public that AT&T's network might not match the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone launch.

Video, iPhone dominate NXTcomm
Jun. 25, 2007
CEOs from AT&T, Verizon and Cisco gauge industry impact of iPhone, video

Rivermine brings in $8.7 million in third round
Jun. 25, 2007
Rivermine announced Monday that it closed its third round of financing bringing in $8.7 million.

Level3 completes Internet2 100G net
Jun. 25, 2007
Level3 announced Wednesday that it has completed construction of Internet2's new 100Gbps backbone network.

Level3 completes Internet2 100G net
Jun. 20, 2007
Level3 announced on Wednesday that it has completed construction of Internet2's new 100G bit/sec backbone network.

AT&T CEO touts iPhone, wireless and video services
Jun. 19, 2007
Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO at AT&T, kicked off the inaugural NXTcomm conference here by touting AT&T's dominant position in the wireless services market, its upcoming iPhone launch with Apple, the carrier's ...

AT&T launches wireless video service
Jun. 19, 2007
AT&T on Tuesday announced a new service that lets mobile users share video content on their wireless phones while simultaneously having a voice conversation.

AT&T going Hollywood to fight piracy
Jun. 14, 2007
AT&T is teaming with movie studios and recording companies in an effort to thwart pirated material from traversing its network.

Sprint Nextel considers how it will fund WiMAX rollout
Jun. 14, 2007
Sprint Nextel may be exploring new funding options for its multibillion WiMAX network and service buildout, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal Thursday.

Sprint Nextel buys out wireless provider for $312 million
Jun. 13, 2007
Sprint Nextel announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Northern PCS Services for $312 million.

BT to put grid computing to work for software-as-a-service offerings
Jun. 12, 2007
BT announced on Tuesday that it is deploying 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system to support future software-as-a-service and other offerings.

Library of Congress puts stock in Level 3
Jun. 11, 2007
Level 3 Communications announced that it is providing the Library of Congress with fiber optic links that will transport more than 1 million theatrical films, newsreels and television programs for the world's largest ...

Telecom groups put aside differences, launch new event
Jun. 07, 2007
Supercomm, the top telecom show in the United States during the industry's boom in the 1990s and early 2000s, is being reborn later this month as NXTcomm.

AT&T launches service to optimize Web apps
Jun. 06, 2007
AT&T this week announced a fully managed Application Acceleration service designed to give Web-based applications a performance and responsiveness boost.