Changing the Rules of the Road with Wireless Wireline Convergence

 by Sally Bament, Vice President of Cloud and Service Provider Marketing, Juniper NetworksImagine that network infrastructure is a highway with two parallel roads going in the same direction: one for wireless and the other for wireline traffic. But there’s a big concrete barricade between them, and no one in one lane can see what is happening in the other. Now, let’s say there’s an event that changes the rules of the road, such as the pandemic....

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Frontier emerges from Chapter 11 and sets sights on fiber expansion

Frontier Communications completed its financial restructuring process and emerged from Chapter 11. Through the bankruptcy proceedings, Frontier has reduced its debt by approximately $11 billion and annual interest expense by approximately $1 billion. The company says it is now well-positioned to accelerate its transformation to become a leading telecommunications technology company in the United States through investment in innovation, fiber...

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Swisscom picks Cisco for IP network transformation

Swisscom has selected Cisco as its preferred supplier for a five-year IP network transformation project.As a legacy of the past, Swisscom's current networking landscape is complex and heterogenous, and the service provider currently operates more than 10 IP networks. As part of Swisscom's “Network Vision 2030+”, Cisco has been chosen as the preferred supplier to simplify this complex conglomerate and consolidate the different networks into one.“This...

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FCC readies $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program

FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel circulated a draft order to establish the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which would reimburse schools and libraries for the purchase, during the COVID-19 pandemic, of laptop and tablet computers, Wi-Fi hotspots and other eligible equipment as well as broadband connections for students, school staff, and library patrons who would otherwise lack access to connected devices and broadband...

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Ribbon posts Q1 sales of $193 million

Ribbon Communications revenue for the first quarter of 2021 was $193 million, compared to $158 million for the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 22%.  This includes a $37 million year over year revenue increase related to acquisition of ECI Telecom Group Ltd. ("ECI"), which closed on March 3, 2020."We are off to a good start in 2021 with first quarter results in line with our expectations, and we are particularly pleased with our Adjusted...

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