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May 27, 2008 | A Penton
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When NXTcomm opens in Las Vegas on June 16, the desert sun won't be
the only thing that's hot. In its second year, NXTcomm has assembled a
selection of keynote
speakers that lives up to the show's ambition of being more than just a
telecom industry event. Sharing the roster with telecom's leading
lights
will be television producer Mark Burnett; Richard Green, director of
CableLabs;
and Scott McNealy, chairman and co-founder of Sun
Microsystems.
Here's a look at more keynotes, along with the best of
what attendees can expect to see. Read
this feature and get more pre-show news at nxtcommnews.com.
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| be there or be square
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Independents Won't Want to Miss:
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. It's the only event of its kind! View
the
speaker
list, the full
agenda or REGISTER
NOW!
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Level 3 Communications is demonstrating an increased aggression in
the wholesale space, including stepped-up price pressure in some cases,
according to multiple sources, as that carrier looks to rebound after
provisioning problems put a chokehold on its sales last year.
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AT&T is six markets away from completing a network upgrade that
will
give its 3G network broadband upload speeds to match its broadband
download speeds. Called high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), the
technology is an upstream complement to its already-deployed high-speed
downlink packet access platform and supports uplink speeds of 500 kb/s
or higher.
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360Networks, which has brought wholesale VoIP service to mostly
smaller markets throughout the Western states, is now targeting more
major cities within its network footprint.
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| technology brainfood [white
papers] |
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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With important advances in the Shared Information/Data (SID), there
is now a basis for developing reusable data models for integrated
business applications. But what are the requirements for using SID
within OSS/BSS integration projects? Find out,
read now.
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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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The telecom industry has gone through a period of incredible
innovation in
the last 10 years, resulting in mass proliferation of wireless,
broadband and
the rise of the Internet. Will that innovation continue? And will the
next 10
years be productive as the last? Bell Labs vice president and head of
research
Gee Rittenhouse discusses the telecom network of 2018 with
Telephony
senior editor Kevin Fitchard.
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As Telecom Namibia transforms its business model, it encounters
challenges that face all providers in developing markets. Learn how
Telecom Namibia relies on partners such as Tellabs to provide the
expertise needed to overcome these barriers. Listen
to this podcast. Presented by Tellabs.
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MVNO pioneer Peter Adderton is back. Instead of starting a new
virtual operator, though, Adderton is attempting something new, a media
and marketing agency dealing in virtual media.
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Has the wireless market in the U.S. finally hit its saturation
point? Have we finally “matured” so much that every subscriber add
is a steal from someone else’s network and the few remaining souls
without a cellphone are just too plain stubborn to not bother with? Do
we have to look elsewhere for growth? There are plenty of signs
pointing
to just that.
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