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By Doug Mohney, on March 9th, 2012
While I’ve had Sprint since forever, I’m in the process of reviewing other options. Sure I’ve got “unlimited” data, but I’ve been paying the $10 extra for WiMax, but I’ve only used it a handful of times at best. I have to pay more money to enable Wi-Fi tethering on my HTC Evo.
I don’t have strong (Sprint) cell service where I live; I was shocked to see how much better AT&T was.
And then there’s the weird software roaming glitch I encountered when I went downtown to DC. The EVO up and died in 3G, giving “Network error” but 4G worked fine when it was available. To clear the error, I had to cold boot my phone.
However, both AT&T and Verizon have the whole data cap thing – which seems to defeat the purpose of having LTE in the first place. And Verizon has had considerable hiccups with the operation of its LTE network.
Soo…I don’t know. I’ve been pleased with the AT&T 3G data service on my Apple iPad and it was a treat to be able to swap out SIM cards (see www.dougontech.com) in Iceland to enable 3G service out of the U.S. Going to LTE is likely to cause all kinds of weirdness should I have to travel overseas.
By Doug Mohney, on March 9th, 2012
I’ll be on site at Enterprise Connect on March 27 and March 28.
General topics of interest for this show are:
- Cloud telephony and the migration away from the tradition PBX model in an enterprise setting.
- SIP interoperability and federation.
- HD voice and continued movement towards wideband voice solution in the enterprise market
Assuming no travel glitches, I should be on site at the Gaylord by 1 PM, on Tuesday, March 27. I have some limited availability to take briefings on that day.
Wednesday, March 28, I’ll be on site from about 9 AM through 3 PM. There are a lot of open briefing slots for March 28 at this time.
By Doug Mohney, on February 29th, 2012
Enterprise Connect 2012 has been added to the spring event schedule. Currently looking at a March 26 arrival with a March 27 departure.
Briefing topics and meeting schedule to be determined. For a briefing request, email moo@vegascommando.com
By Doug Mohney, on December 31st, 2011
YES, there hasn’t been a lot of posting on this site recently. Most of my blog time is going into HD Voice News (www.hdvoicenews.com). And there’s an update on the HD Voice News report due for 2012.
A week from today, I’m headed out to Las Vegas for CES. Next month, I’ll be at IT EXPO East in Miami.
By Doug Mohney, on November 21st, 2011
Between now and the beginning of February, I’ll be at three different industry events.
ADTRAN media briefings – Huntsville, AL
ADTRAN’s annual briefing event, held in Huntsville. Always interesting because of what you learn about ADTRAN and its neighborhood community.
CES 2012 – Las Vegas
Held this year towards the beginning of the week, this is a multi-day ordeal. And not really in a good way.
Sunday, January 9 – Storage Visions 2012 and “CES Unveiled.” Never been to the former event, but it’s a hot topic this year with the flooding in Thailand causing ripples in the hard drive food chain.
Monday, January 10 – CES Press Day. Starts with the (always overcrowded) LG press launch at 8 AM, with a number of companies throughout the day, ending with the Digital Experience event at the MGM on Monday evening.
Tuesday, January 11 – First day of CES show floor. I start the day by hitting as many companies parked in Hilton suites as I can, then go to the show floor. Around noon, I go to “Lunch at Piaro’s” to check out the tabletop exhibits there, rest my feet, then go back out to the floor. The evening closes with ShowStoppers at the Wynn.
Wednesday, January 12 – More meetings day, trying to catch up with as many companies I can before I have to head to the airport for my redeye back home.
IT EXPO East 2012 – Miami, February 1-3, Miami Beach Convention Center
Don’t know if TMC will be holding a media on January 31; stay tuned.
However, there will be an HD voice session, on Thursday, Feb 2, at 2 PM (2/2/12 @ 2 ) that I will be moderating. You can find more info at the TMC conference program listing here.
By Doug Mohney, on October 18th, 2011
My video chat with the Metaswitch PR guy
We talk about the migration from TDM to IP and why face-to-face events continue to be important.
(I’m the guy in the pink shirt, FYI).
By Doug Mohney, on October 15th, 2011
In November (7-8), I’ll be a guest of GENBAND for its Perspective 2011 event in New York City.
ADTRAN is hosting its annual media/analyst event in Huntsville on November 29-December 1.
The first big event in 2012 for HD voice looks like it will be at CES in Las Vegas. I’ll be running around town from Sunday, January 8 through Wednesday, January 11. More thoughts on CES 2012 will be posted at HD Voice News (www.hdvoicenews.com) next week.
By Doug Mohney, on October 2nd, 2011
In a pair of announcements last week, ADTRAN (www.adtran.com) added to its Carrier Ethernet portfolio and doubled the capacity of its Total Access 5000 for Active Ethernet and GPON applications.
On the Ethernet side, new solutions include:
- NetVanta 868 Carrier Ethernet Access Gateway for large enterprises.
- Extending 100 – 400Mbps Ethernet services to a variety of vertical markets whose locations continue to wait for fiber installation.
- NetVanta 850 Carrier Ethernet Access Gateway for infrastructure backhaul.
- Extending 50 – 100Mbps Ethernet backhaul services to service both cell site and DSLAM backhaul in response to 4G and residential broadband initiatives.
- Total Access® 1424S-CE Carrier Ethernet Access Gateway for remote offices.
- Extending both 10 and 100Mbps Ethernet services to far-flung branch offices.
The Total Access 5000 is now capable of supporting 5,376 GPON subscribers and 504 Active Ethernet subscribers per chassis. ADTRAN has also added a new family of universe ONTs which provide auto-sensing support for both Active Ethernet and GPON.
I will likely hear more about both these products at Metaswitch Forum in Vegas next week.
By Doug Mohney, on September 27th, 2011
I’m doing writing for a variety of publications of late, so this blog doesn’t get as much attention/traffic as it did a couple of years ago. Still, you’ll find interesting things on here when time and news permit.
If you are interested in finding more of my recent writing, you can check out:
TMC Net – www.tmcnet.com
Green Data Center News — http://www.greendatacenternews.org/
Metro Ethernet Exchange — http://www.metroexchangenews.com/
HD Voice News – www.hdvoicenews.com
By Doug Mohney, on September 24th, 2011
I’ll be at Metaswitch Forum in Las Vegas from October 3 through October 6, so if you’re looking for an opportunity to brief face-to-face, this is it.
Coordination through the Metaswitch press people (Engage PR) is suggested, but not required.
There’s also an invite-only event where to go out to Mike Tyson’s house at 3:30 AM in the morning and try to see his tiger.
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