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Test shows VoIP lagging in quality, 07/18/05
VoIP phone systems still significantly lag behind the traditional phone network for reliability and quality, and there are major differences in quality among brands of VoIP service, according to a company that evaluated six providers in the U.S.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-voip.html?nl
Ebbers’ sentence a strong deterrent, 07/18/05
Last week’s sentencing of former WorldCom boss Bernard Ebbers to 25 years in prison closes the legal book on the network industry’s most notorious and damaging case of accounting fraud, pending the inevitable appeals.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-ebbers.html?nl
Sprint’s devotion to wireless raises questions, 07/18/05
Sprint’s announcement last week that it is acquiring one of its affiliates underscores the carrier’s continued emphasis on its wireless business – an emphasis that has raised questions about whether Sprint is fully committed to its traditional, landline business customers.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-sprint.html?nl
Cisco adopts age limit for board members, 07/15/05
In a move that seems to signal the upcoming retirement of its chairman, Cisco ‘s board of directors on Friday adopted an age limit for members of its board of directors.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071505-cisco-board.html?nl
Lucent handed $500 million wireless pact, 07/12/05
Lucent has been awarded a three-year, $500 million contract by MetroPCS to provide 3G CDMA2000 equipment to the wireless operator for U.S. markets.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/071205-lucent-metropcs.html?nl
Group says .mobi domain coming next year, 07/11/05
A joint venture of mobile technology companies, mTLD Top Level Domain, next year will start issuing Internet domain names under a new .mobi top-level domain name, the company said Monday.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/071105-mobi.html?nl
