My Nerd Score

not bad for a Manager. 

FCC is strongly against providers offering tiered internet access.

This blogger, Supergeek, corrects the news that the FCC was behind a tiered internet, it isn't. phew.

Technorati Tags: Telecom, Tiered, interent, my_pipes

Vonage in the news again

Vonage's 911 service hit's the headlines this time. A guy's house burns down whil Vonage puts him on hold..gulp. [via]
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Tom Evslin retells the Stupid Network story

Tom retells the Stupid Network Story, it's worth a read and there's a link to his petition.

David himself, picks up on the story 

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Zittrain’s Green Zone Theory

David S. Isenberg has a post on Zittrain's idea of a green and red internet, green controlled, red uncontrolled. 

 
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EU cracks down on mobile charges

This is news that every Telecom manager is looking forward to, a reduction in the mobile bill. Roaming costs are a rip off. [via]
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Gartner Sees Rocky Road Ahead For Telecom Carriers

Gartner states the blindingly obvious. They aren't exactly sticking their necks out of this one. [via]

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life after Lucent?

Om has a rather interesting post on what life is going to be like after the merger of Lucent and Alcatel.

How will Alcatel's proposed megadeal reshape the telecom landscape? Cisco might merge with Motorola, and a host of smaller companies will get snapped up.

I'm not sure if I could see Cisco and Motorola getting hitched, but that's an interesting prospect, you'd get some pretty thin VoIP phones out of it. 

Technorati Tags: Telecom, Cisco, Motorola, Lucent, Alcatel

SIP enabled WM5 on the way?

Smartphone thoughts has a post about Windows Mobile 5 (WM5) being updated to include a SIP client. This would enable the devices to provide VoIP. Nokia has already launched dual GSM and Wi-Fi phones, so I guess Microsoft sees this as the next big battle in the mobile voice space in which to flex their muscle. [via]

Technorati Tags: WM5, Nokia, Microsoft

Ballmer: IBM in the crosshairs

Another reason for the shift is IBM. … He drew a contrast between that approach and IBM’s, saying the company is increasingly focused on services and consulting

I’ve never seen Microsoft as a competitor; they never appear on our charts. But nonetheless it’s an interesting development. [via]

Technorati Tags: IBM, Microsoft