Time for Ethernet as a WAN service? Will Nasty Ad Campaign Do Verizon Any Good?

Will Nasty Ad Campaign against AT&T Do Verizon Any Good?; FCC identifies roadblocks to broadband adoption Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Talari Networks Dramatically Reduce WAN Costs with Adaptive Private Networking Increase WAN bandwidth while lowering costs and improving reliability with Adaptive Private Networking (APN). You can get 30 to 100 times the bandwidth per dollar spent. APN appliances treat these connections from multiple service providers as one aggregate while improving key WAN metrics including loss, latency and jitter. Not only can you expect to lower your WAN bill by 40% to 90% you can also expect a quick return on investment with APN. View this Webcast! Spotlight Story Has the time come for Ethernet as a WAN service? For its entire existence as an entity, data networking has been a conglomeration of special interface and protocols. In stark contrast to the "plug and play" simplicity of analog telephony – where you simply attach the cord to an RJ-11 jack on the wall and everything "works," the intrinsic complexity of networking has forever called for specialists. Additionally, this need for special interfaces and protocols has been augmented by a ceaselessly shifting morass of governmental regulations that specified which services may and may not be offered by the "service provider." Read full story Related News: Will Nasty Ad Campaign against AT&T Do Verizon Any Good? As Verizon Wireless and AT&T square off in federal court today, speculation is swirling that Verizon's new Droid phone isn't selling as well as expected, and that the Palm Pre will soon join the Droid on Verizon's 3G network. FCC identifies roadblocks to broadband adoption Several factors, including a lack of a broadband subsidy program at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, have contributed to gaps in broadband adoption in the U.S., a new report from an FCC task force said. AMF bowls for customers with video sharing over managed IP AMF Bowling Centers Inc. is wrapping up the roll-out of a $2 million nationwide network equipment upgrade that supports Voice over IP (VoIP) and video streaming, and includes turning over all network management to Verizon Business for three more years. Brocade takes aim at Cisco with new Carrier Ethernet line Brocade has launched a line of small form factor Carrier Ethernet routers designed to make Ethernet service delivery at the edge more cost and power efficient. November giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. 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