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Taming the Management Beast

Posted: 08/1999 Taming the Management Beast By Terry Robinson and Mike Marks Successfully integrating the systems that enable network service providers to provision and support their communications services and customers has never been easy--especially since 1984, when ...More
August 1, 1999
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Data CLECs Court Resellers

Posted: 08/1999 Data CLECs Court Resellers By Peter Lambert Leading D-CLECs see themselves entirely as wholesalers, and they are rolling out the welcome mat for all manner of channel partners. In 1999, "broadband" is a term that has begun to fall from the lips of ...More
August 1, 1999
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Business News - CapRock, Hyperion Sign IRU, Broadband Initiative Launched

Posted: 08/1999 CapRock, Hyperion Sign IRU, Broadband Initiative Launched CapRock Communications Corp., Dallas, has signed an indefeasible right of use (IRU) agreement with Hyperion Communications, a Coudersport, Pa.-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC). The IRU ...More
August 1, 1999
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Business News - ADDS, MOVES & CHANGES

Posted: 08/1999 ADDS, MOVES & CHANGES Roy A. Wilkens Roy A. Wilkens has joined the board of directors for Williams Communications Group Inc., Tulsa, Okla. Wilkens, president and CEO of WilTel until it was acquired by LDDS Communications (now MCI WorldCom Inc.), will ...More
August 1, 1999
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Business News - IMTC iNOW! Activity Group Formed

Posted: 08/1999 IMTC iNOW! Activity Group Formed he International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium (IMTC) has formed an activity group that will focus on enhancing and furthering real-world interoperability enabled by the iNOW! Profile. The iNOW!, or interoperability ...More
August 1, 1999
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Squeezing Bandwidth Out of Voice

Posted: 08/1999 Squeezing Bandwidth Out of Voice By Woody Benson To maximize network performance, corporations have been employing effective data compression schemes for years. Yet, when it comes to voice compression, the benefits often are underestimated. While bandwidth ...More
August 1, 1999
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3G Harmonization Agreement Stretches Globally

Posted: 08/1999 3G Harmonization Agreement Stretches Globally By Charlene O'Hanlon Wireless operators and equipment suppliers from around the world have reached a harmonization agreement on a standard for a new generation of wireless systems. The globally harmonized ...More
August 1, 1999 By Charlene O'Hanlon
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Bandwidth Boom Means Wholesale Opportunities,Report Says

Posted: 08/1999 Bandwidth Boom Means Wholesale Opportunities, Report Says By Ken Branson If the revenues of telecommunications wholesalers are supposed to double in five years, and resellers' profits are being squeezed by tight margins, why are so many companies ...More
August 1, 1999
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IP Telephony Interoperability Remains Topical

Posted: 08/1999 IP Telephony Interoperability Remains Topical By Paula Bernier In general, Internet protocol (IP) telephony and, specifically, interoperability, were hot topics at SUPERCOMM '99 in Atlanta. Of course, as with all new technologies, interoperability among ...More
August 1, 1999 By Paula Bernier
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Carriers, Customers Connect Via 'Click-Here'Care

Posted: 08/1999 Carriers, Customers Connect Via 'Click-Here' Care By Susan Helen Moran Under a spring agreement with Just In Time Solutions, San Francisco, AT&T Corp. is poised to offer its 70 million residential customers web-based billing and customer care. With this ...More
August 1, 1999
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