Frontier Communications Creates Statewide Fiber Optic Network  [FiberOpticsOnline]
By combining the more than 6,300 miles of fiber infrastructure of the former Frontier and newly purchased Verizon telecommunications properties, Frontier Communications has created a robust fiber optic middle-mile infrastructure to bring high bandwidth or high speed/broadband services to the state of West Virginia

Tekelec to Present at International Tyrrhenian Workshop on Digital Communications  [Marketwire]
SIP Expert to Discuss the Challenges of Server Overload on SIP Performance

AT&T: Net rules must allow 'paid prioritization'  [CNET]
Carrier says any Net neutrality plan restricting its ability to charge extra for higher-priority services would be harmful and contrary to Internet principles.

Frontier Communications Creates Statewide Fiber Optic Network  [Business Wire]
CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--By combining the more than 6,300 miles of fiber infrastructure of the former Frontier and newly purchased Verizon telecommunications properties, Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) has created a robust fiber optic middle-mile infrastructure to bring high bandwidth or high speed/broadband services to the state of West Virginia. In addition, Frontier has more ...

Weekly Digest No. 531  [ElectricNews.Net]
Google enjoys busy week | Time is right for tech deals | Eircom considers debt options | Apple, Sony seek music lovers' attention

Centralized Management System: DrayTek’s VigorACS System Integrator version  [Business Wire]
HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DrayTek Corp. (TSE:6216), a Taiwan-based networking solutions provider, today announces the launch of VigorACS System Integrator version for providing remote diagnostic and management service to TR-069 based Vigor routers. VigorACS SI, a powerful centralized management system, lets System Integrators (SI)/Value Added Reseller (VAR)/MIS of multinational companies ...

PathSolutions Becomes an Avtex Network Infrastructure Partner  [Business Wire]
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PathSolutions and Avtex announce partnership. PathSolutions’ network performance management solutions enable reliable, high performing VoIP and data networks for Avtex customers.

NETGEAR® Introduces World's Fastest Home Networking Solutions  [redOrbit]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide networking leader, today announced the fastest powerline networking adapters currently available - the NETGEAR Powerline AV 500 family. The company also announced the NETGEAR Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender Kit, the industry's first powerline + wireless-N access point solution with automatic wireless set-up ...

American ISP offers pay as you go WiMax  [TechWorld]
Clearwire offers prepaid bundles through Rover brand Clearwire branched out in its WiMax mobile data service on Monday, launching a prepaid brand called Rover. Rover uses the same network as Clearwire's existing Clear service but offers simpler pricing plans and unique client devices.

Clearwire Launches Rover Prepaid Brand  [PC World]
Clearwire branched out in its WiMax mobile data service on Monday, launching a prepaid brand called Rover. WiMax - Clearwire - Verizon - Business - Sprint Nextel

Clearwire launches Rover prepaid brand  [Computerworld]
IDG News Service - Clearwire branched out in its WiMax mobile data service on Monday, launching a prepaid brand called Rover. Rover uses the same network as Clearwire's existing Clear service but offers simpler pricing plans and client devices.

Clearwire launches Rover prepaid brand  [IT World]
Clearwire branched out in its WiMax mobile data service on Monday, launching a prepaid brand called Rover.

BT Global Services expands SIP trunking services  [Computing.co.uk]
Dave Bailey, Computing , Thursday 2 September 2010 at 13:59:00 The giant highlights reduced call costs and better remote user collaboration BT’s Global Services arm has announced it is to expand the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking service it offers in the UK by using it in conjunction with its Onevoice service. Moving to a SIP-based architecture means that instead of calls travelling ...

Nassau County Displays its New Optical Scanner Voting Machines  [Manhasset Press]
This summer the Nassau County Board of Elections have been doing a “trunk show” at venues all over the area to show voters how the new optical scanner machines work. Nassau County is following the new guidelines of the Help Americans Vote Act that was passed by the federal government in October 2002 when then President George W. Bush signed it into law. The aim of the legislation was to improve ...

Bargains Ahoy!: Garage Sale-ing through the neighborhoods of Bend  [The Source Weekly]
There are telephone polls in the westside neighborhood in which I reside that are wrapped almost completely in neon-colored paper. The colors change and sometimes when I ride by there’s less paper than usual, but there’s always at least one sizeable chunk of Day-Glo green (or pink or yellow or orange) poster board emphatically declaring a “massive” or “huge” or “mul ...

Enea AB: Equisys Invests in Enea Technology for Its Fax over IP Software Product  [Business Wire]
STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enea (STO:ENEA) today announced that Equisys has selected its Netbricks® IAF-Bricks technology. Part of the Enea Netbricks line of telecom protocols, IAF-Bricks combines all the telecommunications protocols (T.30, T.38 and SIP) required to implement Fax over IP (FoIP), simplifying the amount of implementation work required, while guaranteeing high-levels of ...

Sprint scales up Partner Interexchange Network with its termination-only service  [FierceTelecom]
Sprint Wholesale's (NYSE: S ) Partner Interexchange Network (PIN), a service that provides business-to-business wholesale exchange of voice traffic to any kind of service provider (MSOs, ILECs, CLECs, etc), has been quite a hit after being initially launched last October . Since Sprint began passing PIN traffic in April, the PIN partner base has grown to 67 million telephone numbers, a figure ...

Skype launches Skype Connect enterprise voice calling  [TechWorld]
Ties VoIP network into corporate IP phone systems Skype has launched a Session Initiation Protocol-based voice service for businesses that integrates free and low cost calling into corporate IP PBXs, providing an opportunity to add voice features to corporate websites and to cut back on some phone expenses.

Skype launches Skype Connect for businesses  [Network World]
Skype has launched a Session Initiation Protocol-based voice service for businesses that integrates free and low-cost calling into corporate IP PBXs, providing an opportunity to add voice features to corporate Web sites and to cut back on some phone expenses.

Skype Connect 1.0 Officially Launched  [Business Wire]
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skype today announced the official launch of Skype Connect 1.0 (formerly Skype for SIP). Previously available in beta, Skype Connect delivers a business solution that enables IP-enabled private branch

The Good Side of A Recession  [redOrbit]
VAN NUYS, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Unless you're living on a desert island you know that the United States is in a severe recession. With a recession comes a weeding out process in the business world. Those companies with the right people, making the right decisions, and implementing the right strategies will come out of the recession with flying colors while those that do the opposite ...

Panasonic Quick-Start Phone System Packages Bring Convenience and Savings to Small Businesses  [Marketwire]
Convenient, Feature-Packed KX-TDA50G "Starter Packages" Make It Easier Than Ever to Get Started With a New Business Phone System

Paralyzed computer engineer helps develop technology for kids with disabilities  [Toronto Star]
Eric Wan sways his head from side to side and the sound of tinkling ivories radiates throughout the room.