Sprint VoIP Patent Suit Targets MSOs
January 20, 2012

Sprint Nextel is throwing the book at four cable operators, including three long-standing partners, for allegedly infringing a dozen patents related to VoIP services.
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CRTC supports the evolution of advanced telecommunications networks across Canada
January 19, 2012

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) introduced a new policy that will encourage large telephone companies to rapidly adopt IP throughout their networks. This shift will promote the development of innovative services for Canadians.
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Lenovo and Polycom join hands for HD tablet videoconferencing
January 19, 2012

Lenovo has agreed to embed Polycom’s RealPresence HD Video and HD Voice systems across a range of laptops and tablets in early 2012.
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International VoIP licensing by April, says BTRC
January 18, 2012

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will start issuing new licences for international VoIP telephony by April 2012.
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Vocalocity Acquires Customers of N.C.-based VoIP provider DigiTalk
January 18, 2012

Vocalocity, the leading cloud-based phone service for small business, announced it has acquired the customers of fellow hosted communications provider DigiTalk, located in Rutherfordton, N.C.
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Cameras May Open Up the Board Room to Hackers
January 22, 2012

One afternoon this month, a hacker took a tour of a dozen conference rooms around the globe via equipment that most every company has in those rooms — videoconferencing equipment.
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Polycom, IBM Partner on Video Conferencing
January 20, 2012

Polycom’s RealPresence Platform, integrated with IBM’s Sametime and Connections, now allows users to connect in multiparty or point-to-point video calls across a range of standards-based video solutions from immersive suites to conference rooms, desktops and mobile tablets.
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AARNet spruiks open standards for video conferencing
January 19, 2012

In a bid to support open standards for video conferencing, the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet) has joined the Open Visual Communication Consortium (OVCC).
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Polycom Offers Wholesale Video-As-A-Service
January 18, 2012

Polycom announced that it will launch a cloud-based video-as-a-service offering to service providers and other strategic partners on a wholesale basis only.
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Should NoSQL startups be afraid of DynamoDB?
January 20, 2012

Top executives at NoSQL startups are putting on a brave face in response to Amazon Web Services’ new DynamoDB offering. They roundly cite the new product (as well as Oracle’s October entrance into the space) as validation for the technology NoSQL companies have been pushing for years, while generally dismissing the competitive ramifications of having major vendors now playing in the same pool. But is that confidence justified?
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U.S. DOJ: The Cloud Provides No Legal Cover for Criminals
January 19, 2012

Crooks and their data cannot hide from the long arm of the law, even in the cloud. — And so they think. Hackers break into machines all the time. It would be easy for hackers to essentially be a leech on somebody's cloud and there is no way to trace them.
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Linux Adoption Grows on Big Data, Cloud, Virtualization
January 19, 2012

A new Linux Foundation survey on enterprise adoption of Linux indicates that growth in Linux usage is being driven by factors such as big data, cloud computing and virtualization, among others. — And this stands to reason. Linux virtual machines can be started, managed, and terminated so easily from simple scripts. Linux is an amazing operating system for cloud applications.
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Amazon launches home-grown NoSQL database
January 18, 2012

Amazon Web Services is adding a home-grown NoSQL database to its ever-expanding roster of cloud computing offerings. DynamoDB is what Amazon CTO Werner Vogels called a “fully managed” NoSQL implementation the company built and tested over the years.
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Deep Skype integration promised in next-gen Windows Phone
January 16, 2012

Not only is a Windows Phone Skype app incoming, but Microsoft will “further integrate” the VoIP service into future versions of its smartphone OS, according to Skype CEO Tony Bates.
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Nokia Siemens Networks to cut 17,000 jobs
November 23, 2011

Nokia Siemens Networks, the world's second largest maker of mobile phone network equipment, is to axe 17,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, to help save about 1 billion euros ($1.35 billion) a year.
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AT&T bringing 'real' 4G to six new cities this month
November 14, 2011

AT&T will turn its 4G network on in Charlotte, N.C., Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. In total, it will have 15 markets covered by the end of this month.
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China Telecom to give the U.S. wireless business a shot
November 9, 2011

The Chinese telecommunications provider wants to break into the U.S. market with its own service next year. The company intends to go after Chinese Americans and tourists with its offer, which would provide one line for use in the U.S, and another that would work in China.
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