Pseudo wire, real bridge 

Dan O'Shea

Given the choice between swimming across a river or taking a bridge over it, a telco will always choose the bridge...

Verizon clicks on Microsoft TV 

By Vince Vittore

Verizon is expected to announce it will use the Microsoft TV platform for the video portion of its FiOS TV that will run over its fiber-to-the-premises network...

Consumer perception of DSL: cheap, not fast 

By Vince Vittore

Despite the recent blitz of marketing from DSL providers and upgrades to higher-speed service, consumers view the telco-provided Internet access as slower but cheaper than cable modems, according a recent survey by Accenture. ...

Metalink: RBOCs cozying up to VDSL2 

By Vince Vittore

VDSL chip vendor Metalink said today during its quarterly earnings call that the Bell operating companies are showing increased interest in the still evolving VDSL2 standard...

Alcatel fills out Open Media Suite 

By Vince Vittore

Alcatel today announced it has signed an agreement with ANT Limited as the first partner to its Open Media Developer Program...

Metrobility expands Ethernet NID line 

By Vince Vittore

Metrobility Optical Systems announced that it has expanded its E-Services Network Interface Device product line to support 10/100 Mb/s interfaces, rate limiting, Q-in-Q tagging and four service classes for traffic prioritization...

Adtran launches modular microwave systems 

Adtran today unveiled a new series of microwave products designed to operate in unlicensed 5.8 GHz spectrum, combining TDM and IP functions into a single...

SBC, Comcast enliven convergence 

By Carol Wilson and Vince Vittore

In an increasingly heated broadband battle royale, it's telco cunning versus cable TV leverage, and a shot in the arm for cross-industry competition...

DSL decision time 

By Dan O'Shea

Various specifications for ADSL2, ADSL2+ and VDSL are ripe for consideration as many telcos prepare to take on broadband upgrades. Applications, distance and urgency all are factors in how extensively they will be deployed...

Westell launches new gateway, eyes HD video 

by Vince Vittore

Westell Technologies this week introduced a broadband access device that combines multiple broadband technologies into a single unit. Additionally, the...

CES: Tandberg Television demonstrates MPEG-4 AVC with Broadcom 

By Vince Vittore

LAS VEGAS—At the Consumer Electronics Show, Tandberg Television rolled out what it claims the world’s first, live demonstration of an end-to-end advanced...

HomePlug Alliance finalizing broadband spec 

By Carol Wilson

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has chosen the baseline technology for its new Broadband over Powerline specification, which is designed to help network...

BellSouth moving ahead on Microsoft IPTV 

By Carol Wilson

BellSouth today announced a technical trial of Microsoft’s TV IP Television Edition software platform, taking the next step toward developing an IPTV...

CES: Pulver app to interconnect with Skype 

by Tim McElligott

FWD Communications, a division of the Pulver Group of companies led by pulver.com president and CEO Jeff Pulver, will announce next week at the Consumer...

Thomson completes TR-069 interoperability testing with SupportSoft 

By Vince Vittore

Thomson and SupportSoft announced this week that they have finished interoperability testing of the DSL Forum’s CPE WAN Management TR-069 protocol. The...

ADTRAN adds on ADSL2+ 

By Vince Vittore

Adtran today announced two new additions to its NetVanta service of products, an ADSL2 Plus router and an ADSL2 Plus network interface module. The router,...

mPhase moves into service development phase 

By Vince Vittore

mPhase Technologies this week moved into what is largely a next logical step in its development by launching a services creation strategy designed for...

Orca, HP reach half million mark on IP TV 

By Vince Vittore

Orca Interactive today announced that it has done a benchmark test to demonstrate that its IPTV solution, RiGHTv 4.2, can serve an active subscriber base...

Hammerhead Systems launches transition strategy for Ethernet 

By Vince Vittore

Hammerhead Systems announced what it’s claiming is the market’s first layer 2.5 aggregation solution. The HSX 6000 Layer 2.5 switch is designed for carriers...

BellSouth looks toward next-gen DSL 

By Dan O'Shea

For BellSouth, the ILEC with the largest base of deployed fiber, the best path to better residential broadband is through faster DSL. The company's plan...

IPcelerate's MyNora comes calling 

By Vince Vittore

With the flood of soft phones and service providers chasing the retail/consumer market, it would be easy to classify IPcelerate's MyNora 3.0 application...