Web exclusives from VONmag.com http://vonmag.com Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:11:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://vonmag.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://vonmag.com Web exclusives from VONmag.com http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2053&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.21.08 Earlier this week, LiveWire Mobile, a subsidiary of NMS Communications (www.nmscommunications.com (http://www.nmscommunications.com)), bought privately-owned Groove Mobile for $14.5... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:52:03 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2052&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.21.08 TANDBERG (www.tandberg.com) has announced it is working with Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) to deliver the first high-definition webcam camera... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:34:00 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2051&Itemid=186 by Doug Mohney 03.20.08 Snom technology (www.snom.com (http://www.snom.com)) has teamed up with Camrivox to provide a web-delivered CTI product for new and... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:04:14 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2050&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.20.08 At VON.x, TelcoBridges (www.telcobridges.com (http://www.telcobridges.com)) announced the availability of an all-in-one, ready-to-deploy media gateway application for the company?s... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:36:28 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2047&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.19.08 On Tuesday evening at VON.x, the winners of the VON Magazine Innovator Awards were honored and the Judge?s... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:19:42 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2042&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.18.08 BroadSoft can be found in Booth 1019 at VON.xAt VON.x, BroadSoft (www.broadsoft.com (http://www.broadsoft.com)) announced BroadSoft Xtended, an initiative... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:22:28 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2040&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.18.08 RADVISION can be found at booth 1127 at VON.x RADVISION (www.radvision.com (http://www.radvision.com)) has partnered with SafeNet (www.safenet-inc.com (http://www.safenet-inc.com)) to... Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:12:13 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2039&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.18.08 Westcon Group (www.westcongroup.com (http://www.westcongroup.com)) has partnered with Digium (www.digium.com (http://www.digium.com)) to be a distributor of Asterisk-based solutions to... Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:44:02 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2037&Itemid=186 by Doug Mohney 03.17.08 Russell Shaw, telecom reporter and prolific blogger, passed away at the age of 60 in San Jose, California... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:30:04 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2036&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.17.08 RadiSys (www.radisys.com (http://www.radisys.com)) has announced that the RadiSys Convedia CMS-9000 is now the industry?s first media server to... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:46:19 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2034&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.14.08 Ixia will be exhibiting in Booth 934 at VON.x in San Jose. Ixia (www.ixiacom.com (http://www.ixiacom.com)) has launched IxRave, a... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:55:30 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2030&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.13.08 If you have received a phone call asking you to vote for a Democratic political candidate or to... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:15:30 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2029&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.12.08 Nortel (www.nortel.com (http://www.nortel.com)) continues its rollout of new applications, yesterday joining with Microsoft (www.microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com)) to announce the... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:31:48 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2028&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney Global Crossing?s Joda Schaumberg Director, Unified Collaboration will be speaking at VON x. on March 19th at 4... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:31:26 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2025&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.10.08 Nortel (www.nortel.com (http://www.nortel.com)) has introduced a new video solution to enable service providers to offer integrated communications and... Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:47:12 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1992&Itemid=186 NewStep Networks (www.newstep.com (http://www.newstep.com)) is moving away from tried and true fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) terminology as it moves forward with... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:43:03 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1991&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.07.08 The VON Magazine Innovator Awards ceremony will be held at Spring VON.x, on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:00... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:58:44 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1988&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.06.08 Bob Logan, Director, Dialogic Media Labs, will be speaking on the What makes Conference Services Compelling?... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:28:19 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1985&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.05.08 David Leach, Senior Public Consultant Siemens Enterprise Communications will be speaking on the Microsoft's New UC Strategy (http://register03.exgenex.com/WebSite/SessionsSimple.aspx?C=70000072&S=50000044#50000746):... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:23 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1974&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.04.08 Fonality (www.fonality.com (http://www.fonality.com/)) has announced PBXtra 4.0, a new version of its business phone system. The new... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:05:11 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1973&Itemid=186 by Doug Mohney 03.04.08 Anand Chandrasekher, Senior Vice President & GM, Ultra Mobility Group Intel Corporation, will be delivering the 9 AM keynote... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:25:33 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1969&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 03.03.08 It?s all about the data. Sprint (www.sprint.com) has launched a domestic unlimited pricing plan, giving customers unlimited access... Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:52:03 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1968&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.29.08 Joan Vandermate Vice President, Marketing, Video Solutions Polycom will be speaking on the ?Collaboration & Conferencing (http://register03.exgenex.com/WebSite/SessionsSimple.aspx?C=70000072&S=50000044#50000751)? Panel... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:43:39 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1967&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.28.08 Nortel (www.nortel.com (http://www.nortel.com)) predicts substantial potential for selling Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs),... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:41:30 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1962&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.27.08 Digium CEO Danny Windham will deliver a keynote address at VON.x on Wednesday, March 18 (http://register03.exgenex.com/WebSite/SessionsSimple.aspx?C=70000072&S=50000044#50000891). Aheeva Technology (www.aheeva.com... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:40:20 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1961&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.26.08 Last Friday, the Telecommunications Industry Association (www.tiaonline.org (http://www.tiaonline.org)) released its market forecast for the next five years.... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:50:38 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1960&Itemid=186 by Jeff Pulver 02.26.08 I am looking forward to co-hosting with Tom Howe VONCamp (ttp://www.voncamp.net/), our Unconference taking place March 18-19... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:43:28 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1959&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.25.08 Verizon Business (www.verizonbusiness.com (http://www.verizonbusiness.com)) has expanded availability of its hosted Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service to the European... Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:20:41 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1955&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.22.08 Brough Turner, Senior Vice President and CTO at NMS Communications (www.nmscommunications.com), plans to make some contrarian statements at... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:53:12 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1954&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.20.08 Agito Networks (www.agitonetworks.com (http://www.agitonetworks.com)) has announced the availability of the RoamAnywhere Mobility Router, a business mobility convergence platform... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:12:54 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1931&Itemid=186 02.20.08 By Doug Mohney At VON.x on Thursday, March 20, Hakon Dahle, CTO of Tandberg, will be speaking at the ?Collaboration... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:57:00 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1930&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.20.08 The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has selected NICE Systems (www.nice.com (http://www.nice.com)) to provide NICE Perform for three VoIP-based... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:22:00 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1929&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.19.08 Another report last week has Intel putting more money into North America WiMAX. A Friday report by thestreet.com... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:19:15 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1925&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.15.08 AT&T (www.att.com (http://www.att.com)) and Wayport Networks (www.wayport.net (http://www.wayport.net)) both announced big WiFi deals this week. AT&T will deliver... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:46:31 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1924&Itemid=186 02.14.08 By Doug Mohney Digium (www.digium.com (http://www.digium.com)) has announced a guarantee program insuring the quality of its hardware and software products. The... Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:28:42 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1922&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.13.08 BroadSoft (www.broadsoft.com (http://www.broadsoft.com)) and C3IP Communications, a business hosted voice, video and data IP provider, have released a... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:33:21 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1921&Itemid=186 By Thomas Howe 02.13.08 Howe will be speaking at the VON.x session ?2.0 This! Rethinking the Service Creation Model. (http://register03.exgenex.com/WebSite/SessionsSimple.aspx?C=70000072&S=50000044#50000752)? in San... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:14:05 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1917&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.12.08 IBM (www.ibm.com (http://www.ibm.com)) and Pactolus (www.pactolus.com (http://www.pactolus.com)) were among the many companies unveiling new mobile applications at Mobile... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:49:16 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1916&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.11.08 Movius Interactive Corporation (www.moviuscorp.com (http://www.moviuscorp.com)) has added mobile instant messaging to their portfolio of interactive mobile media applications.... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:19:37 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1914&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.08.08 Qualcomm (www.qualcomm.com (http://www.qualcomm.com)) has announced it will ship the industry?s first multi-mode LTE chipsets in 2009, adding an... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:09:33 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1911&Itemid=186 02.07.08 By Doug Mohney Companies large and small are pushing out wireless news in advance of Mobile World Congress next week in... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:36:14 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1910&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.06.08 Nokia Siemens Networks (www.nsn.com (http://www.nsn.com)) has called out government and businesses for their inefficient use of information and... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:55:52 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1909&Itemid=186 By Thomas Howe 02.05.08Howe will be speaking at the VON.x session ?2.0 This! Rethinking the Service Creation Model. (http://register03.exgenex.com/WebSite/SessionsSimple.aspx?C=70000072&S=50000044#50000752)? in San... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:34:54 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1908&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.05.08 If there were any questions as to why Francisco Partners and Sequoia Capital made a ?significant investment? in... Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:29:04 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1905&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.04.08 AT&T Global Business Services (www.att.com (http://www.att.com)) has dubbed the past twelve months a ?banner year,? with accomplishments including... Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:41:11 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1904&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 02.01.08 WiMAX wasn?t the only technology to get a big boost this week (http://vonmag.com/editorial/web-exclusives/wimax-whirlwind-week). Femtocell technology was on the... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:15:30 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1902&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.30.08 IP Unity Glenayre has changed its corporate brand to Movius Interactive Corporation (www.moviuscorp.com (http://www.moviuscorp.com)). Along with a... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:28:47 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1901&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.30.08 Alcatel-Lucent (www.alcatel-lucent.com (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com)) and Motorola (www.motorola.com (http://www.motorola.com)) announced big WiMAX wins in in Malaysia and Pakistan this week.... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:28:39 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1896&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.29.08 Cisco (www.cisco.com (http://www.cisco.com)) has released a ?Data Center-Class? switching platform designed to support a more services-centric model while... Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:08:38 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1895&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.28.08 TANDBERG (www.tandberg.com (http://www.tandberg.com)) has launched the Codian MSE 8321 gateway, enabling organizations to holdup to 1,000 concurrent videoconferencing... Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:15:41 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1894&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.25.08 It?s a busy broadband week for AT&T (www.att.com (http://www.att.com)). The company has increased its DSL speed offerings up... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:26:08 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1889&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.24.08 IBM (www.ibm.com) and NEC (www.necunified.com) are working together to integrate IBM Lotus Sametime collaboration platform with UNIVERGE IP... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:16:17 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1883&Itemid=186 By Jeff Dworkin 01.23.08 As the Open Source community begins to provide a hardened solution that encompasses functions that are traditionally considered... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:38:37 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1882&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.22.08 Dell Computers (www.dell.com (http://www.dell.com)) has selected Fonality (www.fonality.com (http://www.fonality.com)) as their partner and will start selling IP PBXes... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:31:08 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1881&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.22.08 Nortel (www.nortel.com (http://www.nortel.com)) will deliver a complete carrier-grade VoIP solution to wireless broadband provider Clearwire (www.clearwire.com (http://www.clearwire.com)) for... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:51:35 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1871&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.21.08 Wired or wireless, cable or DSL or fiber, WiMAX or HSPA, it doesn?t matter. Every network provider,... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:56:28 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1870&Itemid=186 01.18.08 Oracle (www.oracle.com (http://www.oracle.com)) scoops BEA Systems (www.bea.com (http://www.bea.com)) in an $8.5 billion deal while Sun Microsystems (www.sun.com (http://www.sun.com)) grabs one... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:55:42 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1868&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.17.08 While WiMAX gets the buzz and LTE is the future, Ericsson (www.ericsson.com (http://www.ericsson.com)) is driving an ecosystem to... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:05:33 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1865&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.16.08 Last week, Verizon Business (www.verizonbusiness.com (http://www.verizonbusiness.com)) announced it would monitor and manage a range of products that combine... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:22:37 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1864&Itemid=186 01.15.08 By Doug Mohney MetaSwitch (www.metaswitch.com (http://www.metaswitch.com/)) started off the week with venture funding and a customer announcement. It will follow today... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:38:53 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1863&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.15.08 While Wall Street talks doom and gloom about Sprint?s future plans for WiMAX, Fred Wright, Senior Vice President,... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:01:36 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1861&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.14.08 A number of companies had video news at last week?s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, including... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:14:28 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1859&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.12.08 Cisco (www.cisco.com (http://www.cisco.com)) and ARRIS (www.arrisi.com (http://www.arrisi.com) ) announced faster cable modems this week, with speeds in excess... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:39:57 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1855&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.10.08 Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV – D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com (http://www.d2tech.com/)) announced the mCUE embedded mobile convergence software package this... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:42:59 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1854&Itemid=186 01.10.08 By John Todd Go to any telephony or VoIP conference, and you'll hear talk about VoIP peering and... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:13:49 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1851&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.09.08 Consumer Electronics Show 2008, Las Vegas, NV - Comcast (www.comcast.net (http://www.comcast.net/)) expects to deliver a unified communications offering for small... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:05:06 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1850&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.08.08 Consumer Electronics Show 2008, Las Vegas, NV - In remarks at a press reception held on Monday evening, Cisco... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:01:05 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1847&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.07.08 Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas NV – 8x8 has announced a free trial program of its MobileTalk Mobile... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:44:56 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1845&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.04.07 Motorola (www.motorola.com (http://www.motorola.com)) announced four new consumer devices in their warm-up to CES, including a portable media player... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:03:40 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1843&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.03.08 OpenMoko (www.openmoko.com (http://www.openmoko.com)) has announced it is a separate company from parent FIC to capitalize on the open... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:52:22 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1840&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 01.02.08 In 2008, hybrid phone networks will likely be the rule for the enterprise. Organizations want to incorporate... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:05:43 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1839&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.31.07 Will WiMAX be supplemented by LTE or will the two broadband networking technologies learn to peacefully coexist?... Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:25:30 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1838&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.28.07 Taqua (www.taqua.com (http://www.taqua.com)) and BroadSoft (www.broadsoft.com (http://www.broadsoft.com)) have landed a deal to replace Transbeam?s existing switching solution to... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:41:05 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1834&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.27.07 Nokia Siemens Networks (www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com (http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com)) has announced its third femtocell deal, this time teaming with RadioFrame Networks (www.radioframenetworks.com... Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:13:43 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1833&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.26.07 CommuniGate Systems (www.communigate.com (http://www.communigate.com)) has added mobile over-the-air data synchronization to its unified communications platform. Version 5.2 of... Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:36:03 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1832&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.24.07 Britain?s Queen Elizabeth II gave her first Christmas TV broadcast massage in 1957. In 2007, the queen will... Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:47:06 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1822&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.21.07 Bidders participating in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 700 MHz spectrum auction have come to light. The usual... Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:51:43 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1820&Itemid=186 12.20.07 By Doug Mohney Nokia Siemens Networks (www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com (http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com)) is citing mobile data rates up to 173 Megabits per second in a... Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:57:38 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1817&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.19.07 Verizon Business (www.verizonbusiness.com (http://www.verizonbusiness.com)) has introduced BillManager 4.0 for their customers, an electronic billing software application that enables... Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:23:35 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1816&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.18.07 Motorola (www.motorola.com (http://www.motorola.com)) has issued a year-end update on its WiMAX solutions and customer engagements. Over the past... Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:32:36 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1815&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.17.07 AT&T (www.att.com (http://www.att.com)) has announced the first coast-to-coast network connections over IP/MPLS. It also has added its... Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:32:22 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1812&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.14.07 Mitel (www.mitel.com (http://www.mitel.com)) has been awarded a six year contract to supply 96 Dutch government agencies IP... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:44:40 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1810&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.13.07 NewStep Networks (www.newstep.com (http://www.newstep.com)) has announced the release of CSN 3.5, with new enterprise FMC features including advanced... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:00:18 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1809&Itemid=186 By Ken Camp 12.12.07 Fixed mobile convergence drives a number of disparate solutions to the forefront of thought. Femtocell technology is one... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:32:27 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1807&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.12.07 Siemens Communications (usa.siemens.com (http://usa.siemens.com)) has announced that the University of Southern Alabama, working with its reseller... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:13:09 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1805&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.11.07 Verizon Business (www.verizonbusiness.com (http://www.verizonbusiness.com)) has enhanced its enterprise IP offerings with help from Nortel (www.nortel.com (http://www.nortel.com)). Announcements include... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:40:31 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1797&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.10.07 Nokia (www.nokia.com (http://www.nokia.com)) will support the world-wide Pangea Day film festival (www.pangeaday.org (http://www.pangeaday.org)), supplying mobile devices to enable... Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:33:33 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1796&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.07.07 Earlier this week, Nokia (www.nokia.com (http://www.nokia.com)) bought Palo Alto-based Avvenu (www.avvenu.com (http://www.avvenu.com)). The Internet services company will become... Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:10:17 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1795&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.06.07 Nokia Siemens Networks (www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com (http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/global/Press/Press+releases/news-archive/Sonofon_to_introduce_HSDPA_technology_in_its_3G_network_in_Denmark.htm)) has introduced the Communications Key, a USB device with built-in SIM authentication.... Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:37:59 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1755&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.05.07 XO Communications (www.xo.com (http://www.xo.com)) has launched an enterprise fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) trial in Seattle with Sotto Wireless. The... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:02:03 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1749&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.04.07 After over a month of speculation, NexTone (www.nextone.com (http://www.nextone.com)) and Reef Point (www.reefpoint.com (http://www.reefpoint.com)) have officially announced... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:21:02 +0100 http://vonmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1748&Itemid=186 By Doug Mohney 12.03.07 Today, NMS Communications (www.nmscommunications.com (http://www.nmscommunications.com)) has announced the formation of LiveWire, a new division of the company dedicated... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:35:12 +0100