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WAN Newsletter: Would you have enough power for your telecoms network if a disaster struck?, 08/17/06
A recent paper made available at Webtorials highlights a topic that is all too often overlooked: power for the telecommunications …
AWS auction continues, 08/16/06
One week and 16 rounds later, the FCC’s auction is chugging along with Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and MetroPCS bidding the most for licenses.
WAN Newsletter: How carriers handle excess real-time traffic in their MPLS VPN nets, 08/15/06
Over the past few weeks we’ve been discussing a number of topics surrounding queuing, dropped packets, and, to a certain extent, voice. …
Opinion: What stock scandals may mean to you, 08/14/06
What’s an IT manager need to do? Bottom line: Stay tuned – closely. Just because a firm is undergoing investigation doesn’t mean it will experience a merger or management shuffle, but it’s good to keep an eye on how companies are handling the scandal.
CLECs merge for scale, efficiencies in $1.3 billion deal, 08/14/06
Telecom industry consolidation continues, as two CLECs this week announced that they’re combining operations in a $1.3 billion deal.
New Orleans companies prepare for hurricane season, 08/14/06
Following the horrific damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina last year, Network World recently sent a team to New Orleans to report on the efforts of service providers, city officials and enterprises to prepare for the next Katrina.
Rewiring New Orleans, 08/14/06
Hurricane Katrina literally blew away the telecom infrastructure in New Orleans, but carriers and enterprises are rebuilding and changing what they do.
