I know hindsight is always 20/20 but I was wonder why Verizon never used all that wonderful copper to it’s advantage? The CEO came out last week and said that fiber is not as profitable to Verizon as the copper was. So let me ask this why didn’t Verizon get into competition with cable companies? It has the copper why didn’t it offer it’s own cable service over it’s own lines? It could have been miles ahead of the big boy’s like Comcast and Time Warner. I ask these questions because I got to thinking about this now at a time when Verizon faces a lawsuit challenging it’s very use of the fios technology since it lost a patent case last week. Why did Verizon waste the time and money to lay fiber down? When it could have used the existing copper lines on poles that it owns to offer customers another cable company choice. If you mix this in with the wireless division, then the Verizon might look something like the giant that Comcast is. Like I said earlier hindsight is always’ 20/20 but I feel the management team at Verizon screwed up royally, by wasting company assets on a venture that’s not as profitable, if it had merely offered extra services over existing infrastructure. Another point I’d like to make is even if the execs over at Verizon wanted to play with fiber they could have kept it in the back-end and improved network performance through the various switches routers that they use much like Comcast does now. Again hind sight is 20/20.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Today's Links and My Two Bits.
“Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion”
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view.bg?&articleid=1358900&format=&page=1&listingType=tec#articleFull
“Super dirt promises big green$”
http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1358813&srvc=business&position=3
“Half of Cloud Clients to Change Privacy Policy by Q4.”
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/08/research-firm-gartners-release.php
“Multicore Architectures for Cloud Computing. A Race not as open as it may appear”
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Multicore-Architectures-for-Cloud-Computing.-A-Race-not-as-open-as-it-may-appear-55079.html
“Turn Off Verizon's FiOS, ActiveVideo Says After Winning Suit”
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391034,00.asp
The Fritz!Box.
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/juha/7768
“Tencent launches an iTunes for Android.”
http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/08/13/tencent-android-assistant/
“Comcast center boosts customer service with fine-tuned cable boxes
Company officials hope Salem, N.H., plant will help cut complaints on equipment”
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2011/08/15/where_the_cable_box_goes_to_live_again/
“Next-Generation IT: Why We Need A Cloud Middleman”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/14/next-generation-it-why-we-need-a-cloud-middleman/
“ Who is driving cloud adoption?”
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/266875,pressure-systems-who-is-driving-cloud-adoption.aspx
“Move over, gigabit Ethernet: 10GB is trickling down to small and medium-sized businesses. Netgear says its new ProSafe 52-Port Gigabit Stackable Smart Switch (GS752TXS) is the first in its class to ship with four 10GB uplinks (as opposed to the gigabit connections that have been the norm up to now).”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237425/netgear_pushes_10gb_network_gear_for_midsize_businesses.html#tk.nl_snx_h_cbstories
“11 hard truths about HTML5”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081511-11-hard-truths-about.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-08-15
“Google lashes out at patent trolls with Motorola buy”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081511-google-patent-trolls.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-08-15
“Ten ways to protect your IT infrastructure”
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/general/31492-ten-ways-to-protect-your-it-infrastructure.html
“IBM Paints X64-Based BladeCenters Sky Blue With Clouds”
http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh081511-story09.html
“ McAfee selling iOS protection you already have”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/beware-mcafee-selling-ios-protection-you-already-have-169626?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-15
“A Brief History of UC&C, Part Two: The IP PBX”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2011/081511convergence1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_convergence_voip_2011-08-15
“Business Apps on the IPhone: Dos and Don'ts”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081111-business-apps-on-the-iphone.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-08-15
“Altaro ships Hyper-V backup solution for SMBs”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081211-altaro-ships-hyper-v-backup-solution.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-08-15
“Wireless "tattoo" monitors your health and could become electronic bandage”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/wireless-tattoo-monitors-your-health-and-coul?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-08-15
“Who are you? Non? Anon?”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/081211-gibbs.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-08-15
“Get control over your cross-platform identity management issues”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2011/081211bestpractices.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_it_best_practices_2011-08-15
“Picking up 750,000 cable subscribers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Time Warner Cable agreed Monday to buy Insight Communications Co. for $3 billion in cash.”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/time-warner-cable-lands-insight-3b/2011-08-15?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
“A technology standard for delivering 3DTV content to both fixed terrestrial receivers and mobile devices will be in place within one year, the Advanced Television Systems Committee said Monday.”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/atsc-develop-3d-tv-broadcast-standard/2011-08-15?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
“AB Calls on ICANN to Withdraw Controversial Plan for New Top-Level Domains”
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/15/iab-calls-on-icann-to-withdraw-controversial-plan-for-new-top-level-domains/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
“The (real) state of the cloud”
https://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/the-real-state-the-cloud-2011-169785?source=IFWNLE_nlt_cloud_2011-08-15
“Star Trek Theme Park to Open in 2014”( In Jordan.)
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/15/star-trek-theme-park-to-open-in-2014/
It’ll be cheaper than Disney world, and the weather is nicer in the winter. Hit the theme park then trek over to the Red Sea for some fun in the sun.
Surfs up!.......................................Eric
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view.bg?&articleid=1358900&format=&page=1&listingType=tec#articleFull
“Super dirt promises big green$”
http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1358813&srvc=business&position=3
“Half of Cloud Clients to Change Privacy Policy by Q4.”
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/08/research-firm-gartners-release.php
“Multicore Architectures for Cloud Computing. A Race not as open as it may appear”
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Multicore-Architectures-for-Cloud-Computing.-A-Race-not-as-open-as-it-may-appear-55079.html
“Turn Off Verizon's FiOS, ActiveVideo Says After Winning Suit”
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391034,00.asp
The Fritz!Box.
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/juha/7768
“Tencent launches an iTunes for Android.”
http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/08/13/tencent-android-assistant/
“Comcast center boosts customer service with fine-tuned cable boxes
Company officials hope Salem, N.H., plant will help cut complaints on equipment”
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2011/08/15/where_the_cable_box_goes_to_live_again/
“Next-Generation IT: Why We Need A Cloud Middleman”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/08/14/next-generation-it-why-we-need-a-cloud-middleman/
“ Who is driving cloud adoption?”
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/266875,pressure-systems-who-is-driving-cloud-adoption.aspx
“Move over, gigabit Ethernet: 10GB is trickling down to small and medium-sized businesses. Netgear says its new ProSafe 52-Port Gigabit Stackable Smart Switch (GS752TXS) is the first in its class to ship with four 10GB uplinks (as opposed to the gigabit connections that have been the norm up to now).”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237425/netgear_pushes_10gb_network_gear_for_midsize_businesses.html#tk.nl_snx_h_cbstories
“11 hard truths about HTML5”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081511-11-hard-truths-about.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-08-15
“Google lashes out at patent trolls with Motorola buy”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081511-google-patent-trolls.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-08-15
“Ten ways to protect your IT infrastructure”
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/general/31492-ten-ways-to-protect-your-it-infrastructure.html
“IBM Paints X64-Based BladeCenters Sky Blue With Clouds”
http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh081511-story09.html
“ McAfee selling iOS protection you already have”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/beware-mcafee-selling-ios-protection-you-already-have-169626?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-15
“A Brief History of UC&C, Part Two: The IP PBX”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2011/081511convergence1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_convergence_voip_2011-08-15
“Business Apps on the IPhone: Dos and Don'ts”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081111-business-apps-on-the-iphone.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-08-15
“Altaro ships Hyper-V backup solution for SMBs”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081211-altaro-ships-hyper-v-backup-solution.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-08-15
“Wireless "tattoo" monitors your health and could become electronic bandage”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/wireless-tattoo-monitors-your-health-and-coul?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-08-15
“Who are you? Non? Anon?”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/081211-gibbs.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-08-15
“Get control over your cross-platform identity management issues”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2011/081211bestpractices.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_it_best_practices_2011-08-15
“Picking up 750,000 cable subscribers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Time Warner Cable agreed Monday to buy Insight Communications Co. for $3 billion in cash.”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/time-warner-cable-lands-insight-3b/2011-08-15?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
“A technology standard for delivering 3DTV content to both fixed terrestrial receivers and mobile devices will be in place within one year, the Advanced Television Systems Committee said Monday.”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/atsc-develop-3d-tv-broadcast-standard/2011-08-15?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
“AB Calls on ICANN to Withdraw Controversial Plan for New Top-Level Domains”
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/15/iab-calls-on-icann-to-withdraw-controversial-plan-for-new-top-level-domains/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
“The (real) state of the cloud”
https://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/the-real-state-the-cloud-2011-169785?source=IFWNLE_nlt_cloud_2011-08-15
“Star Trek Theme Park to Open in 2014”( In Jordan.)
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/15/star-trek-theme-park-to-open-in-2014/
It’ll be cheaper than Disney world, and the weather is nicer in the winter. Hit the theme park then trek over to the Red Sea for some fun in the sun.
Surfs up!.......................................Eric
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