December 10, 2007
COVER STORY
Special Report: Telephony's Best and Worst of 2007
We spent 2007 writing about the news and talking to news-makers. Now Telephony's editors tell you their highlights -- and lowlights -- of the year that was...
EDITOR'S LETTER
Looking ahead
The forecast for 2008 is for bigger and smarter networks. As is obvious from recent announcements, almost any service provider that can succeed on a regional or niche basis is now going national or bulking up its existing national business...
FORWARD MOTION
VZW's future network
CTO Dick Lynch discusses how Verizon Wireless isn't changing its business model, but pursuing two separate ones...
Follow-up: Revisiting past story subjects
Here's the latest on two start-ups that we covered earlier...
700 MHz: Google in; Time Warner, Comcast out
AT&T and Verizon are in the mix too, as bidders line up for January's wireless spectrum auction...
Nokia World: Preaching to the customer
Nokia World, the handset maker's annual customer and analyst extravaganza, doesn't come off as the typical vendor showcase...
Telcordia gets back to basics
Telcordia held a conference last month for press and analysts in San Francisco, bringing in customer representatives from around the world...
Advertising goes mobile
The mobile ad market is ready to explode--with or without the help of carriers...
New extra-flexible fiber put to the test
In October, Connexion Technologies which deploys wholesale fiber-to-the-premises networks became the first company to deploy a new type of fiber from Corning...
Blowtorch hopes to catch fire
Blowtorch Entertainment came on the scene this fall armed with more than $50 million in initial funding and a goal to create a media company for a young-adult audience...
OPINION
Growing pangs
Ever get a notion about something only to dismiss it because it's not your area of expertise? Ever been reluctant to open your mouth about something that appeared obvious to you, but stopped because you knew that the experts in that field would scoff and snicker?...
INNOVATION
Bluetooth turns green
Though the Bluetooth headset appeals to consumers with a promise of unencumbered mobile communication, there has always been one pesky wire standing in the way of it being truly wireless: the charger...
METRICS
Router revenue rises for most
As the market for service provider routers surged to $2 billion in the third quarter, according to Dell'Oro Group, some of the predictions that analysts...
HELP DESK
New old-fashioned Paetec sticks with traditional (human) customer service
People around the world will celebrate their holiday traditions this month, bringing families and communities together. Tradition simply works that way. And it works in business, too just ask Trish Dow, vice president of customer service for Paetec...
WHAT'S NEXT
The new digital divide
Though I applaud Verizon for making fiber to the home a cornerstone of its future -- the FiOS network has reduced operating costs significantly while giving consumers faster speeds, higher quality, and unique services and features -- in reality, it poses a problem that highlights the potential for a new type of digital divide: fiber vs. copper...
