MCI shaving minutes and dollars off of MTTR
By Tim McElligott
At $600,000 per hour in costs and lost revenue due to network downtime, getting 10 minutes faster at restoring service, which MCI announced this week that it has, can make a significant difference for enterprise customers. ...
IPv6 test bed comes online
By Tim McElligott
MCI and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory collaborated to bring online the North American IPv6 Task Force's Moonv6 next-generation Internet network by connecting it to Internet backbone and allowing nationwide direct connection. ...
Talk America chooses Oracle for grid computing equipment
By Tim McElligott
Deployment marks shift for facilities-based model...
Sylantro platform helps CLECs
By Tim McElligott
Sylantro Systems capitalized on the dire straits of competitive carriers this week...
Fast forward: Brian McFadden, Nortel Networks
As the member of the executive leadership team at Nortel Networks with the most internal experience, Brian McFadden has ridden the roller coaster of fates...
Motive adds on-demand broadband management for service providers
By Tim McElligott
Austin, Texas-based management software provider Motive will begin hosting subscription-based management services for service providers to offer their broadband customers...
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...
SIPfoundry unveils open SIP PBX platform
By Dan O'Shea
The keys to mainstream market success for many technological innovations and often the most difficult ingredients for them to come by are interoperability...
Performance Technologies develops high-density gateway, partners with MetaSwitch
By Tim McElligott
Performance Technologies’ Voice Technology Group has developed its third generation and highest density media gateway module for original equipment manufacturers...
Microsoft extends software as a service
by Tim McElligott
Following recent success with its Hosted Exchange service with carriers such as BT and others, Microsoft today introduced the Microsoft Solution For Hosted...
InnoPath brings OTA software to Sprint
By Kevin Fitchard
Over-the-air update software vendor InnoPath today marked its entry into the U.S. market, announcing a deal with Sprint to support wireless firmware and...
Comverse launches MMS exchange service
By Tim McElligott
Interoperability is the biggest barrier to broad adoption of network-based multimedia messaging, but Comverse announced an MMS Exchange service this week...
Intellisync pushes push e-mail
By Tim McElligott
Intellisync put a little more mobility in its mobility platform this week by introducing a suite of middleware products that support on-demand and push...
Global Crossing expands its distribution model
By Tim McElligott
After a couple of years restructuring its business, including its operating environment, Global Crossing has opened that environment to customers through...
Nextone expanding role of IP
By Tim McElligott
NexTone Communications, one of the many vendors addressing session control for IP networks, is taking its solution a step further this week with the launch...
Emergent entices carriers with hosted VoIP solution
By Tim McElligott
Emergent Network Solutions, a Dallas, Texas-based provider of next generation voice infrastructure, introduced a VoIP infrastructure package for wholesale...
