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IBM Aims to Whittle Big Data Down to Size October 27, 2011 
IBM debuted industry-specific data analytics tools for the healthcare and communication sectors at its Information on Demand conference. These packages are part of IBM's drive to help companies manage their information processes and data storage needs as efficiently as possible. For the communications analytics appliance, IBM is leveraging the technology it acquired through Netezza.
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Cutting the Throttle: US ISPs Loosen Up With BitTorrent October 24, 2011 
New research concerning ISPs' BitTorrent throttling habits indicates Comcast took the FCC's 2008 slap on the wrist seriously, dramatically reducing its practice of slowing BitTorrent data. Other ISPs such as Clearwire, Canada's Rogers Communications and some overseas providers were found to be throttling BitTorrent users to a greater degree.
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OWS Protesters Join Verizon Workers in March Against Corporate Greed October 22, 2011 
Verizon delivered excellent news to its shareholders on Friday: Third-quarter earnings rose to $1.38 billion from $659 million a year earlier. A jump in subscribers -- it signed on 882,000 new wireless customers for the quarter -- and smartphone sales led to the doubling in profits. Another group looked on with interest as Verizon unveiled its earnings: its many disgruntled workers.
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MS Plots Social Networking Stealth Attack With Skype October 19, 2011 
Will Skype give Microsoft street cred in social networking? At Web 2.0 on Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discussed the company's current and future projects. He touched on Windows Phone, Microsoft Office, Xbox Live, Bing and the recent go-ahead on its Skype acquisition, the buy he characterized as the company's stake in the social networking market.
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T-Mobile and the $200K Phone Bill: What's Wireless Data Worth? October 19, 2011 
A woman in Florida was floored recently by a T-Mobile cellphone bill that reportedly totaled nearly a quarter of a million dollars. After intervention on the part of a local TV station's news department, though, the carrier slashed Celina Aarons' bill from $200,000 down to $2,500.
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Skype Embarks on Microsoft Adventure October 14, 2011 
As of Friday, Skype, the popular video and voice service, is a division of Microsoft. The $8.5 billion acquisition was announced in May, and the U.S. Justice Department quickly cleared the sale. Antitrust regulators in the European Union signed off earlier this month, although Microsoft acknowledged the acquisition is still under review in a few unnamed countries.
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Xbox Gets Set-Toppy With Cable Deal October 05, 2011 
Verizon and Microsoft are teaming up to bring new FiOS TV-powered entertainment offerings to the Xbox 360 gaming console, a move that highlights the rapid expansion of diverse content across multiple platforms. The deal will use Verizon's FiOS TV application to allow Xbox Live Gold members to watch live TV from participating partners through their video game consoles.
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States' Support for DoJ Suit Could Tilt Scale Against AT&T September 19, 2011 
The U.S. Department of Justice received the support of seven state attorneys general Friday in its opposition to the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. The merger, announced in March and now facing an antitrust lawsuit from the DoJ, would combine the second and fourth largest wireless providers in the nation.
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Sued and Screwed: Where Do AT&T and T-Mobile Go From Here? September 01, 2011 
The U.S. Department of Justice dealt a surprising blow to the proposed $39 billion merger between wireless providers AT&T and T-Mobile Wednesday when it filed a lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring the smaller company, claiming the deal would violate antitrust regulations. The proposed merger, announced five months ago, would combine the nation's second and fourth largest wireless providers.
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Verizon Wins Upper Hand as Striking Workers Return to Jobs August 22, 2011 
The 45,000 striking union workers have returned to their posts at Verizon Communications after nearly three weeks on picket lines. Earlier this month, the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers voted to go on strike after they said they had been unable to reach agreement with Verizon regarding several matters.
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Sprint May Swing for 4G Boost With Clearwire Buy August 22, 2011 
Sprint is reportedly in talks with Clearwire and cable companies regarding the possible acquisition of the wireless Internet provider to help build its 4G LTE network. The talks are allegedly happening between Sprint and cable providers such as Comcast, according to a Bloomberg report. Clearwire is looking for an investment of $600 million to expand its high-speed wireless network and upgrade to 4G LTE technology.
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AT&T Goes All or Nothing With Text-Messaging Plans August 18, 2011 
Wireless giant AT&T is reportedly planning to scale back its SMS text-messaging packages to exactly one plan: the Messaging Unlimited plan for $20 per month. New users who do not wish to subscribe to that plan will be charged on a text-by-text basis at 20 cents per SMS and 30 cents per MMS. Starting Aug. 21, the $10 bundle that offers 1,000 messages per month will be gone.
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Verizon Strike Could Have Domino Effect August 17, 2011 
Forty-five thousand striking Verizon workers could lose medical benefits by the end of the month. A provision in the workers' contract allows suspension of medical benefits as of Aug. 31, Verizon spokesperson Raymond McConville confirmed, including coverage for prescription drugs, vision and dental services. Health coverage will still be available to striking employees who want to pay for it themselves.
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Leaked Letter Raises Questions About AT&T's Merger Motives August 15, 2011
A partially redacted letter supposedly sent from AT&T to the FCC has raised new questions about the pending merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, bringing to light the money at stake and whether the merger is necessary, as AT&T claims, to expand wireless broadband coverage. Since February, AT&T, the second largest mobile network in the U.S., has been pushing for approval to acquire T-Mobile.
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Why Video Conferencing Sucks August 15, 2011 
I've been covering video conferencing (now often called "telepresence") products since the late 80s and saw my first offering in the mid-60s as a child at Disneyland. Over the years, product wave after product wave has come to market with the promise of the next big thing in telecommunications only to fail to meet even reasonable expectations for deployment in a market where users are measured in billions.
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The Patent World War August 13, 2011 
Even though Google lawyer David Drummond laid into Apple, Microsoft and Oracle in his public critique of their anti-Android patent lawsuits, it was Microsoft that really ended up tussling with the search giant on open ground. But that doesn't mean Apple and Oracle are easing up their own patent battles; so far, they're just saving their arguments for the courtroom.
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Strikers Claim Verizon Wants to Strip 50 Years of Contract Gains August 08, 2011 
Members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers voted to go on strike at Verizon Communications on Sunday. The 45,000 striking workers are employed in the wireline side of Verizon's operations and their absence will, theoretically at least, affect the company's service in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
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Verizon Workers on Strike - Who Will Win? August 08, 2011
Verizon is struggling through yet another strike. Actually, all the workers, customers and anyone who touches Verizon are also struggling. I have commented on these strikes many times over the last couple of decades. What is happening is unfortunate, but it's a necessary part of the process as the industry changes.
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Phone Bill Auditing Can Save Serious Money July 21, 2011 
Twenty-five years ago, I was in the business of auditing phone bills for many companies and saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Back then, that was a lot of money. I felt like Santa Claus and had lots of happy clients. Today, the utility and phone bill auditing business is even more important, but it's completely different. It can save much more money because there are so many more services companies buy.
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CNN News Fans Run Into Brick Pay Wall on the Web July 18, 2011 
Live streaming of CNN's and HLN's 24-hour television networks became available on CNN.com, the CNN App for iPad, and the CNN App for iPhone and iPod touch on Monday -- but only to a limited audience. CNN's rollout of its version of TV Everywhere for consumers reaches AT&T, Comcast, Cox, DISH Network, Suddenlink and Verizon subscribers. Those who are customers of other cable or satellite companies are out of luck.
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