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How is that for a provocative statement? Despite all the posturing and noise about fiber to the home, it is becoming increasingly evident that DSL and copper will dominate the near term future of the Baby Bells. If you stepped back, and looked at the second quarter results, it becomes clear that Bells were saved [...]

My new favorite weblog, Technology Futurist is hinting at some triple play RFP rumors, including a FTH RFP from SBC Communications. The triple play (the bundling of of voice, video and data) is becoming a sine-qua-non piece of the carriers’ strategies (for both telcos and MSOs). In the U.S., this opportunity is generating quite a [...]

WiMAXCon - serendipity
Microsoft’s new OS: Shorthorn
Geeks love geeks. Circuit City drops Catherine Zeta Jones and T-Mobile in favor of the nerd and Verizon Wireless announces store-within-a-store concept to be launched at all 570 Circuit City locations; these “mini-stores” will be run and staffed by VZW.
Intel talks technology with an update on its 65nm [...]

Technology Futurist reports that “British telecom giant Cable & Wireless (NYSE:CWP)announced earlier this week that it will be investing US$10 million to augment its footprint in India. The company has been operating in India since 1995, providing networking and system integration services. The investment is geared towards expanding the company’s headcount (which is expected [...]

Business Week in an editorial writes, “That’s because the U.S. is becoming something of a broadband backwater, a place where almost no one can do what Kato and millions of other Japanese take for granted. Many Americans may think that the U.S. is making progress because the number of broadband Net links continues to climb, [...]

Adelphia Communications will soon go on the auction block, and will likely attract many buyers, according to this report. Apart from the usual suspects, Comcast and Time Warner, many expect private equity firms such as Providence Equity Partners and Spectrum Equity to get into the action. Analysts expect the hectic bidding could help Adelphia fetch [...]