May 16, 2011 2:05 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Cloud Services,
hosted business services,
Netflix,
network operators,
OTT,
over-the-top,
service layer,
service layer architectureThere are rumors that the telcos might sweep up some hosting companies the way they've swept up cloud providers. That's a reasonable guess, but not because they need the servers.
Telcos know that they can provide better IT economy of scale off future service-layer IT deployments than any cloud...
December 21, 2010 6:14 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
APIs,
application development,
application enablement,
application program interface,
Open API,
open APIs,
OTT,
over-the-topAlcatel-Lucent continues to showcase the developer side of its Application Enablement approach, including its
December 8, 2010 12:28 AM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Chrome OS,
Cloud computing,
Comcast,
Google,
OTT,
over-the-top,
peering,
usage-based pricing
Google let the industry have its first look at its
Chrome OS, which it sees as the
framework for a... 
November 30, 2010 2:53 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Australia,
broadband infrastructure,
over-the-top,
regulation,
telecom competition,
TelstraSometimes governments solve problems, and sometimes they cause them. Sometimes it's a bit of both. I’ve been watching Australia as an indicator of the extreme end of pro-consumer telecom regulation, and it has
October 29, 2010 1:30 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
3G,
4G,
Apple,
Broadband,
Deep Packet Inspection,
DPI,
Google,
mobile broadband,
OTT,
over-the-top,
return on investment,
ROI,
smartphones,
VerizonLast week saw what has become the usual push and pull of supply-side and demand-side issues, and perhaps a bit more than the usual confusion in the markets (financial, enterprise and consumer) about the net outcome. It wasn't the
October 28, 2010 5:45 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
4G,
Alcatel-Lucent,
Broadband,
Cisco,
Ericcson,
Juniper,
mobile 4G services,
NSN,
OTT,
over-the-top,
return on investment,
ROISpeaking at the Broadband World Forum, Alcatel-Lucent chief marketing and strategy officer Stephen Carter talked about the need to
October 26, 2010 11:47 AM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Adobe,
Android,
Apple,
application development,
Google,
Microsoft,
operating system,
OTT,
over-the-top,
RIM,
service layer,
smartphones,
tablets,
telecom service providersApple's moves to converge its iOS and MacOS platforms over time and to create a unified developer environment among their disparate devices are smart responses to the realities of the market and the present competitive environment. The questions are how far Apple will go, and what impact the...
March 18, 2010 6:58 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
APIs,
bundled APIs,
Open API Service,
open APIs,
OTT,
over-the-top,
social applications,
telecom service providers,
third-party platformsAlcatel-Lucent has expanded its Open API Service with a group of new "bundled APIs" that combine third-party and service provider elements to create functional building blocks with a more...
