Latest edge news.
FCC set to auction more PCS licenses, 01/10/05
Wireless service providers later this month will begin bidding untold millions of dollars on spectrum that the FCC is set to sell in its third Personal Communication Services auction.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011005spectrum.html?nl
Minnesota to appeal FCC Vonage ruling, 01/06/05
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission plans to appeal a November decision by the FCC prohibiting states from regulating VoIP services, such as those offered by Vonage Holdings.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0106minntoap.html?nl
Ex-WorldCom executives agree to multimillion-dollar payout, 01/06/05
Although MCI emerged from bankruptcy in April, it is still haunted by the ghosts that brought the company to its knees.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0106wcomexec.html?nl
CES: SBC’s Whitacre announces IP-based services suite, 01/06/05
SBC Communications will roll out a suite of network services and products based on IP this year, featuring integrated next-generation TV, high-speed Internet access and VoIP offerings for home users, company Chairman Edward Whitacre said Thursday at …
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0106ces-sbc.html?nl
Wireless group studies ‘Super 3G’ standard, 01/05/05
The 3G Partnership Project – a consortium of some 200 wireless vendors and operators – has begun a study to determine the feasibility of defining a standard that would support wireless downlink speeds as high as 100M bit/sec.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/01053gpp.html?nl
Vonage to debut wireless IP phones, 01/05/05
By late summer, Vonage will offer Wi-Fi phones as a way for customers to connect to its IP voice network, making it possible to use the devices at multiple locations without using a cellular service.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0105vonage.html?nl
Opinion: Why does broadband need ISP services anyway? 01/04/05
We were talking to an old friend at a big broadband equipment vendor (Calix) recently, and he put an idea into our heads – what if telcos looked beyond high speed Internet (HSI) services and deployed broadband connections to their customers for other …
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/columnists/2005/0103bleed.html?nl
Bell Labs grapples with VoIP, open source, 01/04/05
Voice over IP and open source technology hold great promise for cost savings, but also threaten traditional ways of doing business. Rather than shy away from the challenges that these disruptive technologies represent, Bell Laboratories, the renowned …
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0104belllabs.html?nl
