SBC follows Cingular to Lucent for IMS

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Network World's VoIP News Alert

SBC follows Cingular to Lucent for IMS, 10/18/05

SBC on Tuesday followed sister company Cingular Wireless in
announcing that it will deploy a next-generation network
architecture from Lucent.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9130>

Opinion: Still more questions about the FCC order on 'Net
wiretapping, 10/17/05

The FCC says that CALEA applies to carriers offering services
'for sale to the public.' I wonder what that means for free
Wi-Fi hot spots, including the systems that some cities are
working on, or Google's ad-supported service. This order does
warn ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9131>

Opinion: Vonage: On again, off again, 10/17/05

Mrs. Gearhead is leading a revolt to do something, anything,
about the poor quality of our Vonage service. We suspect that
her 'anything' could well include using Vonage executives
instead of chickens for the 'appease the gods of Windows'
rituals.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9132>

High-tech dorms move to head of the class at colleges, 10/17/05

Spanking-new student dormitories at Case Western Reserve
University and Duke University show how living on campus
increasingly means being networked and digitized.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9133>

Opinion: VoIP for soccer moms, 10/17/05

The best hope for Vonage is to be acquired by one of the
Internet big boys . . . such as Google. Google is definitely
interested in VoIP, and it has been widely reported that it has
been talking with many of the main players, including, rumor has
it, ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9134>

Opinion: New breed redefining 'service provider', 10/17/05

oing forward, service providers will be increasingly
characterized by free or commoditized bandwidth and telecom
services, intellectual capital rather than physical
infrastructure and the ability to provide end-to-end management.

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Opinion: Diversity defines the market, 10/17/05

Individuals who make independent choices about which products
and services they use are driving today's technology market.
This individuality spurs a plethora of choice - one need only
look at the wide range of mobile phone handsets and service
plans ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9136>

How to win the telecom megamerger game, 10/17/05

Recent merger mania promises more changes for telecoms. Whether
it's SBC buying AT&T, Verizon taking on MCI or Sprint merging
with Nextel, a new crop of telecom giants is emerging that are
capable of offering a broad range of services, from local and
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9137>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Cisco finally brings security push to LAN
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9138>
2. Nortel replaces CEO Bill Owens
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9139>
3. Help Desk: When the Windows VPN doesn't work
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9140>
4. Microsoft cuts costs of virtual servers
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9141>
5. WiMAX just around the corner
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert9142>

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