Verizon news from Network WorldThe latest Verizon news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com.FCC, defying Martin, cracks down on Verizon marketing- June 24, 2008 The FCC, rejecting the recommendation of its own Enforcement Bureau, has blocked Verizon Communications marketing efforts aimed at keeping customers from switching to a cable operator for their phone service.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062408-fcc-defying-martin-cracks-down.html?fsrc=rss-... Vendors tout unified communications and FMC advances- June 23, 2008 Today we'll highlight a few announcements made at NXTcomm 2008 which wrapped up last week in Las Vegas. The news comes in separate announcements about unified communications advances from Verizon, Microsoft and Nortel, while the next two items come from NextPoint and Taqua (on fixed-mobile convergence).http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2008/062308converge1.html?fsrc=rss-verizon ISPs experimenting with new P2P controls- June 19, 2008 Peer-to-peer traffic management was a hot topic at this year's NXTComm convention in Las Vegas, as several telecom panelists and keynote speakers highlighted new methods for handling P2P traffic crunches.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061908-nxtcomm-isp-p2p.html?fsrc=rss-verizon Verizon expands global unified communications services- June 19, 2008 Verizon Business is expanding its unified communications services to several European countries in move that the company says will help "advance global collaboration."http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061908-verizon-unified-communications.html?fsrc=rss-... Verizon expands 50Mbps FiOS footprint- June 19, 2008 Verizon plans to expand its 50Mbps FiOS Internet service to cover all 10 million homes and businesses that are currently within its FiOS network footprint.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061908-verizon-fios.html?fsrc=rss-verizon WiMAX will get first commercial deployment in September- June 18, 2008 After months of uncertainties, it looks as though Sprint will launch its first commercial WiMAX services this September.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061808-sprint-nextel-to-launch-wimax.html?fsrc=rss-v... Why Nortel chose LTE over WiMAX- June 13, 2008 Cross WiMAX off the list of hot growth markets Nortel plans to tackle in the coming years to boost its fortunes.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061308-nortel.html?fsrc=rss-verizon Navigating the wild world of wireless- June 12, 2008 Verizon's proposed $28 billion acquisition of privately held Alltel signals the start of hurricane season for wireless providers. And this season might just include the perfect storm: Technology shifts, consolidation and business-model changes are combining to reconfigure the world of wireless.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/061208johnson.html?fsrc=rss-verizon Most data breaches discovered too late, study says- June 11, 2008 Most enterprises only learn about data breaches in their networks months after their data has already been compromised, according to a new study conducted by Verizon Business.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061108-vz-breach.html?fsrc=rss-verizon Major ISPs to block online child porn- June 11, 2008 New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo signed deals with Verizon, Time Warner Cable and Sprint to shut down major sources of child pornography on the Internet.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061108-isps-block-online-child-porn.html?fsrc=rss-ve... |