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Week of 22 Aug 2011 Verizon buys cloud broker to boost user experience in Terremark cloud (SearchCloudProvider.com | 25 Aug 2011)
With its acquisition of CloudSwitch, a cloud broker software vendor that helps enterprises move cloud data more easily, Verizon aims to accelerate sales of its Terremark cloud.
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Week of 18 Jul 2011 Smartphone adoption spurs advanced services demand in Latin America (20 Jul 2011)
Latin American smartphone adoption is more robust than North America's, and the consumers are more mobile-friendly than their peers in developed economies.
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Week of 11 Jul 2011 AT&T sees opportunity in mobility, e-commerce for CDN services (SearchCloudProvider.com | 14 Jul 2011)
Consumers have short attention spans for online content, and AT&T hopes this will sell businesses on its AT&T CDN services, as part of a broader content monetization strategy.
Terremark weighs in on the cloud ecosystem, hybrid clouds and 4G (SearchCloudProvider.com | 11 Jul 2011)
Part 2 of our discussion with Verizon Terremark president Kerry Bailey focuses on the cloud ecosystem, enterprise cloud issues, tying 4G to the cloud and the future of hybrid clouds.
Verizon Terremark chief sees enterprise cloud services chasm coming (SearchCloudProvider.com | 11 Jul 2011)
The president of Verizon's Terremark talks about upcoming changes in the cloud provider market, what it takes to create enterprise cloud services and the 4G M2M cloud play.
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Week of 27 Jun 2011 Telecom cloud services must differentiate with security, provisioning (SearchCloudProvider.com | 30 Jun 2011)
By offering telecom cloud services that do more than spin up servers and software, carriers can shed their reputations as slow-moving phone companies.
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Week of 13 Jun 2011 NFC mobile wallet services require downstream deals to be lucrative (16 Jun 2011)
NFC mobile wallet services look cool, but "cool" doesn't make money. The opportunity for carriers is to market their positions as intermediaries to merchants and advertisers.
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Week of 06 Jun 2011 Operators plan inter-carrier global video conferencing network exchange (09 Jun 2011)
A new consortium of operators will make inter-carrier B2B video as simple as phone calls by stitching together a global video conferencing network to form a private exchange.
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Week of 30 May 2011 Online video growth prompts new content monetization strategies (SearchCloudProvider.com | 02 Jun 2011)
Carriers must differentiate their content monetization strategies by offering advertisers something pure-play CDN providers cannot: subscriber usage data and video QoE metrics.
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Week of 23 May 2011 Verizon LTE rollout: CTO talks outage, AT&T/T-Mobile, Wi-Fi offload (26 May 2011)
Verizon CTO Tony Melone told reporters at TIA 2011: Inside the Network that Verizon's LTE rollout will handle whatever subscribers throw at the network.
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Week of 16 May 2011 Carriers unsure when telecom cloud services investment will pay off (SearchCloudProvider.com | 19 May 2011)
Service providers at the TIA 2011: Inside the Network show are daunted by the billions they're investing in telecom cloud services, but they cannot afford to be left behind.
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Week of 09 May 2011 Verizon and SAP partner for cloud-enabled enterprise managed mobility (SearchCloudProvider.com | 10 May 2011)
Verizon moved to increase its visibility to enterprises as a managed mobility cloud provider by enhancing its mobile applications cloud platform and a partnership with SAP.
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Week of 02 May 2011 How to convert IPv4 to IPv6: A network architect’s view (05 May 2011)
Deciding when and how to convert IPv4 to IPv6, service providers face numerous technical and business issues; find out what matters most in this Q&A.
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Week of 18 Apr 2011 Next-generation OSS platforms: Faster time to market for new services (SearchCloudProvider.com | 20 Apr 2011)
A new survey correlates next-generation OSS platforms with faster time to market. With many carriers confounded by convoluted legacy systems, why have they been slow to upgrade?
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Week of 11 Apr 2011 With CenturyLink-Qwest merger done, No. 3 telco targets AT&T and Verizon (13 Apr 2011)
CenturyLink tells SearchTelecom.com how the completion of the CenturyLink-Qwest merger has made the combined company more competitive in selling IT services.
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Week of 04 Apr 2011 SIP trunking services growth a bust for ILECs, a boom for other telcos (07 Apr 2011)
SIP trunking services revenue more than doubled over the past year. ILECs see the growth as cannibalized revenue but some SIP trunking service providers see opportunity.
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Week of 28 Mar 2011 Service providers must optimize IPv6 performance for service parity (31 Mar 2011)
There isn't anything inherent to IPv6 that makes its transport slower than IPv4. But the reality of IPv6 performance for service providers is more complicated than that.
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Week of 21 Mar 2011 AT&T plan to merge networks with T-Mobile faces few technical hurdles (24 Mar 2011)
If an AT&T/T-Mobile merger is approved by the FCC, the path to merge networks should face few technical challenges, thanks to a common technology heritage between the two carriers.
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Week of 14 Mar 2011 ISP simplifies acquisition consolidation with network discovery tool (17 Mar 2011)
A wholesale ISP that has grown by acquisition has deployed a network discovery tool to simplify network mapping for its hodgepodge of inherited network devices.
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Week of 07 Mar 2011 Next generation of AT&T M2M services calls for new strategy, partners (SearchCloudProvider.com | 08 Mar 2011)
AT&T tells SearchTelecom about its new approach to the enterprise M2M market. With new M2M services and partners, AT&T hopes to generate more than network access revenue from M2M.
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Week of 21 Feb 2011 MetroPCS deploys new subscriber Web portal to raise mobile ARPU (23 Feb 2011)
As MetroPCS launched its LTE network last year, it revamped its legacy mobile Web portal with artificial intelligence to improve subscriber loyalty and boost mobile ARPU.
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Week of 14 Feb 2011 Small cells, partnerships fuel mobile location-based services market (16 Feb 2011)
Small cells pinpoint subscribers' locations more precisely than macrocells, enabling more sophisticated mobile location-based services that generate revenue through partnerships.
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Week of 07 Feb 2011 Goodbye base station: Rebuilding radio access network architecture (SearchCloudProvider.com | 10 Feb 2011)
Alcatel-Lucent has proposed a bold new product portfolio for radio access network architecture that it claims will lower expenses, improve performance and eliminate base stations.
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Week of 31 Jan 2011 DDoS remains top telecom security threat, firewalls and IPS targeted (03 Feb 2011)
In addition to escalating DDoS attacks, hackers have turned some of the very devices designed for telecom security into attack vectors, according to a recent survey.
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Week of 24 Jan 2011 Next-gen telecom testing tools evolve for NGN services, IMS networks (27 Jan 2011)
NGN services will require next-generation telecom testing tools that are flexible, customizable and focus on applications rather than the bits underneath them.
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Week of 10 Jan 2011 Telecom outsourcing for cloud infrastructure build-out, management (SearchCloudProvider.com | 12 Jan 2011)
For service providers that need help in the cloud, telecom outsourcing can cover day-to-day management or design and development services with pre-packaged turnkey cloud infrastructure.
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Week of 03 Jan 2011 Hybrid hosting: Marrying hosted, cloud environments with little capex (SearchCloudProvider.com | 05 Jan 2011)
Rackspace built a hybrid hosting environment at minimal cost by reconfiguring existing devices to securely and automatically bridge its cloud and dedicated hosting networks.
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Week of 20 Dec 2010 Telecom network vision for 2011: Big changes to support new services (SearchCloudProvider.com | 22 Dec 2010)
Sprint, NTT America and Global Crossing share their telecom network planning goals for 2011. Advanced services will require big changes in telecom network architecture.
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Week of 13 Dec 2010 Looking toward 2011: Verizon IP backbone ready for 100 Gbps, IPv6 and cloud services (15 Dec 2010)
SearchTelecom.com asked four operators to talk about their network objectives for 2011. First up, we find out whether the Verizon IP backbone is ready for 100G, IPv6 and the cloud.
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Week of 06 Dec 2010 WiMax and LTE: Sometimes complementary, not competitive (08 Dec 2010)
Unlike Asia-Pac operators who view WiMax and LTE as complementary, WiMax may only play a supporting role for smaller U.S. operators.
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Week of 29 Nov 2010 Video, telecom network management still challenge fixed line operators (02 Dec 2010)
Qwest CTO Pieter Poll sheds light on the telecom network management challenges that rapid broadband traffic growth and streaming video present for fixed line operators.
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Week of 08 Nov 2010 Scaling cloud service delivery with flatter data center architecture (SearchCloudProvider.com | 10 Nov 2010)
Advanced services like cloud computing are key to future revenue growth. Flatter next-generation data center architecture makes next-gen service delivery more cost-effective.
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Week of 01 Nov 2010 Telecom VoIP CDR analytics improve service quality assurance, cut MTTR (03 Nov 2010)
An advanced analytics engine for VoIP call detail records (CDRs) enabled Momentum Telecom to improve service quality assurance, slash troubleshooting time and pursue new business opportunities.
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Week of 25 Oct 2010 ACG Research tackles services strategy for managed services providers (SearchCloudProvider.com | 25 Oct 2010)
Managed and cloud services got a boost from the recession, and managed service providers (MSPs) and vendors need to have the right strategies in place to build a revenue-generating services business,...
Carriers must support legacy 2G/3G gear long after 4G networks go live (28 Oct 2010)
Even after most major carriers launch 4G networks based on Long-Term Evolution (LTE), service providers are still going to have to support subscribers on 2G/3G legacy networks for years to come.
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Week of 18 Oct 2010 Rushing 4G backhaul network planning carries high costs, delays (21 Oct 2010)
4G backhaul network planning is an important and at times underestimated piece of LTE or WiMax migration strategies. If telecoms rush their 4G backhaul network planning, they will pay the price of...
Yankee Group calls early leaders among 4G wireless operators (21 Oct 2010)
A new Yankee Group report ranks 4G wireless operators as leaders, followers or somewhere in the middle in these early days of 4G network deployments and urges operators to change their 3G wireless...
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Week of 11 Oct 2010 Advanced wireless M2M services monetize machine-to-machine ecosystem (SearchCloudProvider.com | 14 Oct 2010)
Many wireless M2M applications consume little bandwidth, translating to low ARPU. In response, carriers are launching concierge-style wireless M2M services to generate more revenue and widen...
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Week of 04 Oct 2010 Latin America poised for growth, challenged by lack of undersea cable (05 Oct 2010)
Poised for huge leaps in data consumption and subscriber growth, Latin America could be telecom's golden goose if carriers can overcome infrastructure challenges, including the lack of undersea cable...
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Week of 20 Sep 2010 Profit from IPv6 migration outreach by building customer loyalty (SearchCloudProvider.com | 23 Sep 2010)
IPv6 migration outreach can help operators stay competitive by winning the trust and loyalty of enterprise customers. Service providers should monetize their IPv6 transition outreach efforts with...
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Week of 13 Sep 2010 Selling enterprises on IPv6 migration: Like getting kids to eat veggies (16 Sep 2010)
Carriers must pitch the IPv6 migration to enterprise customers as a gradual process and focus the conversation on enabling business continuity rather than simple scare tactics.
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Week of 30 Aug 2010 Selecting the right colocation provider for POP in a new market (02 Sep 2010)
Faced with a growing North American customer base, one European carrier ventured outside its home market for a U.S.-based colocation provider that would meet demand for local, affordable and flexible...
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Week of 23 Aug 2010 Cable operators look to Wi-Fi hotspots as customer retention strategy (26 Aug 2010)
U.S. cable operators are making free Wi-Fi hotspots in select cities part of their customer retention strategy -- a move expected to eventually evolve into revenue-generating services based on or...
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Week of 16 Aug 2010 Femtocells slated to flood market, need services to monetize them (19 Aug 2010)
The global femtocell market is poised for explosive growth, but operators say it won't become lucrative without tying femtocells to new services based on location and presence.
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Week of 09 Aug 2010 Telecom GIS tools assess behavior, demographics for network planning (12 Aug 2010)
Legacy telecom geographic information systems (GIS) keep track of operators' physical plant. But smaller, more database-centric telecom network planning tools that evaluate demographics, usage...
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Week of 02 Aug 2010 Deploying IPv6? Demand responsiveness from vendors, content providers (03 Aug 2010)
Operators deploying IPv6 must use their influence to overcome IPv6 issues beyond their control -- namely, responsiveness from vendors, content providers and other carriers.
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Week of 26 Jul 2010 Verizon cloud computing services meet SaaS provider's expectations (SearchCloudProvider.com | 30 Jul 2010)
Verizon Business won the cloud computing services contract for a digital rights management SaaS provider on the strength of its network, security and customer service, as well as the hope of plowing...