Verizon buys EdgeCast, bolsters CDN effort
The telecom giant said it will merge EdgeCast's technology and network into its Verizon Digital Media Services unit.
The telecom giant said it will merge EdgeCast's technology and network into its Verizon Digital Media Services unit.
Sprint delivered some momentum in the second quarter, but it's unclear whether the company can fend off T-Mobile from below and make a run at much larger rivals AT&T and Verizon.
Verizon reported its first quarter results and they are notable for one key reason--most of the maximum capital spending for its FiOS fiber-optic network is through the pipeline. Simply put, the earnings hit--11 cents a share in the first quarter--that Verizon absorbs from building out its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network will diminish going forward.
Broadband over powerline technology may be coming to your home, but first electric companies need to read your meter in real time. That's the takeaway from a roundtable that focused Current Communications, a startup that is selling electric utilities on the need for better grid monitoring and management and software and broadband over powerline technology.
VOIP giant Vonage reported its fourth quarter results and analysts are teeing off on the company. Vonage is still churning a good chunk of customers, spending too much on marketing and serving up a disappointing outlook.
At the Enterprise Search Summit held at the Hilton New York it was particularly galling to be gouged for some quick Internet access. The Wi-Fi network with the best connection was the in-hotel one from Hilton.
Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Free and open source software violates 235 Microsoft patents. Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents.
After pressure from BellSouth, MCI WorldCom agreed to buy Sprint in the largest merger ever. But FCC may frown on it.
Microsoft co-founder's Vulcan Ventures said today it invested $1.65 billion in telecommunications company RCN Corp.
The ramifications of the book-cooking at WorldCom could be a recipe for distress in the tech sector--and way beyond.