GLG News by VOIP Experts (North America)

1.      Whether it is HD-SDI, SD-SDI or ASI, almost all of the prominent fiber optic suppliers do not really support a video application. 2.      There are small, specialty companies, such as Net Insight, which specifically play in the video market....

If Verizon agrees to wage increases and medical benefit changes that AT&T doesn't want to accept, this can have severe complications on the AT&T/CWA negotiations scheduled to begin in April, 2009.  AT&T, however, also have many possible changes to the current CWA contract that may inflame...

Frontier has shown growth in broadband lines while its larger counterparts (T and VZ) are having difficulties  showing positive growth in that segment.  We need to study the reasons why Frontier is doing so well, even though they are seeing heavy wireline losses like all the telco players,...

Sprint's acquisition of Nextel was to get a strong foothold int he small to medium size businesses, the stronghold of Nextel customer base. One of the main services was push-to-talk (PTT) or Walkie Talkie service Verizon and AT&T have both since launched their PTT service and going after the...

Intel’s next-gen Nehalem processor ups the performance bar, making it increasingly difficult for AMD.  Server manufacturers and software vendors will also be impacted, positively or negatively, by this generation of processors, which will also provide further impetus to cloud computing.

High definition television broadcasting is at its peak now, with most local stations and virtually all national network stations either already converted or about to fully convert to HD transmission.  The FCC mandated digital conversion is February, 2009, and customers with the older analog sets...

Consolidation among the RLECs has been happening at a steady pace over the last couple of years.  Mergers or acquisitions for a company such as Windstream could either help or cause problems, depending on the activity they choose.

1.      Ciena’s international position is definitely looking up.   2.      Throughout Europe, the supplier is working really hard to get additional market penetration. 3.      While Asia has never really been a hot spot...

1.      The understanding in the industry has been that Ciena bought World Wide Packets (WWP) at the bidding of AT&T. 2.      However, at this point, Alcatel-Lucent’s TiMetra seems to be building a case for the RBOC’s business.   3.     ...

1.      Timing is everything. 2.      It appears that the Ethernet over copper market is finally moving beyond early adoption. 3.      Even with the most positive view of the technology potential, six or more vendors in the market...