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By the numbers

INSIGHTS for Next Generation ILECs

More disturbing numbers for telcos

MagicJack attacks


from the top shelf [editor's pick]

By the numbers

The telecom industry is changing and evolving so rapidly these days, it's sometimes hard to keep up. It's also difficult to separate hype from reality and real trends from blind alleys.

From our top shelf this week comes a feature by Executive Editor Rich Karpinski. Rich studies a handful of key industry numbers, figures and metrics — hard data or at least strong, educated guesses — to create a snapshot of where the industry is today, and where it's heading.

This industry has so many facets to it these days we could have presented a hundred different numbers and only scratched the surface or presented a partial view of reality. But we've done our best to capture the figures that stood out to us and that represented the real trends and emerging stories that are shaping our industry. Let our numerical tour begin...
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be there or be square [events]

INSIGHTS for Next Generation ILECs

Join the Independent Service Provider Community at INSIGHTS for Next Generation ILECs June 16 at NXTcomm

At this one-day educational conference at NXTcomm in Las Vegas, Tier 2, Tier 3 and rural service providers will get the insights and perspective they need to keep their business thriving! Every attendee attendee will get complimentary comprehensive research on the independent market, free entry to NXTcomm08 keynotes and exhibits, plus ample networking opportunities with your peers. Its the only event of it's kind! View the speaker list, the full agenda or REGISTER NOW!
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CommunicAsia

Seen as Asia's largest and most important ICT event, serves as a global platform for many to exchange industry best practices. Visit them on the Web at: www.CommunicAsia.com
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plug in [top news]

More disturbing numbers for telcos

Two separate sources this week are offering up more analysis showing the telcos are falling behind the cable companies in the broadband and video battle.
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Why Cisco's U.S. service provider business is down

Cisco Systems reported a decline in orders among U.S. service providers in the quarter ending in April but insisted it was a temporary phenomenon.
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Sprint: CDMA Direct Connect ramps up

As Sprint’s operating and customer losses continue to mount, the company revealed it plans it plans in the coming months to move its QChat CDMA push-to-talk technology from commercial trials to large-scale launch, reducing its reliance on the Nextel iDEN network for its industry leading Direct Connect service.
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MagicJack attacks

MagicJack founder, and inventor of its technology, Dan Borislow, doesn’t like the term voice-over IP (VoIP). He thinks it has a negative connotation in an industry prone to struggles. Why not call it what it is – really, really cheap phone service? With the largest network in the United States and growth on track to surpass market leaders Comcast and Vonage, MagicJack has arguably earned the right to call the service whatever it wants.
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technology brainfood [white papers]

Stratecast White Paper: Common Information Modeling in a SOA Environment

As SOA implementations proliferate, integration can not occur without careful attention to data architecture. Service providers who are creating a formal structure for effectively validating OSS/BSS data through a Common Information Model are seeing significant benefits. Read White Paper.
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The Latest Trends in Botnets and DDoS Attacks

Service providers around the world are accelerating their deployment of networks built on high-speed fiber optics and IP-based services, such as MPLS, IPTV, VoIP and VPN. The issue is that there are a wide range of security threats that can seriously curtail or even wipe out those benefits. Learn about the growing trends in security threats and methods for defending networks from these cyber-enemies. Read white paper now.
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watch and learn [webcasts]

Applications for a Highly Scalable, Independent IP/MPLS Control Plane

In this Webcast, Telephony's Executive Editor Ed Gubbins will be joined by Ray Mota of Synergy Research Group and Gal Rosenzweig & Alan Sardella of Juniper Networks to discuss how service providers can simplify and scale their networks. They'll examine the many applications that a scalable control plane can enhance, including network consolidation, collapsed PoP architectures, rapid service rollout, service separation, and simplified adherence to regulatory requirements. Learn more or register now.
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read this [e-books]

Managing the customer experience

This e-book explains how service providers can effectively manage the performance of self-service applications and customer experience through real-world monitoring tools -- and investigates the financial impact for implementing proactive monitoring. Read today for insights into how you can keep your customers happy, reduce churn and strengthen profits. Sponsored by CA’s Wily Technology Division.
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plug and play [podcasts]

Creating a Cost Effective Plug and Play Architecture

In any FTTX deployment, the goal of network planners is to build the most flexible and reliable system possible in the least amount of time and at the lowest possible cost. Learn more in this podcast plus get access to the complete “Next-Gen Network Podcast Library” from ADC.
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Mobile TV Trends & Insights

Editor-in-Chief Carol Wilson speaks with Telephony wireless reporters for an informal roundtable discussion of the mobile TV market. Editors Kevin Fitchard and Sarah Reedy weigh in in the market's growth, competitive landscape and future potential.
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say what? [blogs]

Not everyone sees the magic in Jack

The success of MagicJack in numbers alone is without a doubt notable. The company is selling around 8,000 devices per day and has experienced 25% week-over-week growth since it first came onto the VoIP scene in September. Still, not everyone is singing Jack’s praises. The company has left many Jack users frustrated with its customer service department.
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The TV emperor has no clothes

No less a source than Mark Cuban is pointing out the current fallacies of the Internet video model, although he is using Craig Moffett of Bernstein Research to do it.
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All signs point to 3G

Employee emails banning vacation from June to July. Reneged Wi-Fi support. Rumors of subsidies and out of stock handsets. As we grow closer to the one-year anniversary of the launch of Apple’s iPhone, the shady dealings around the handset have grown omnipotent. Come on, there is only so much teasing we can take.
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