MVNO Business Tempts ISPs
[June 16, 2005] You're used to the idea of wholesaling infrastructure for DSL and fiber and dialup. Now you can do the same for cellular phone service, if you have the cash and the knowledge.

Large ISPs Missing From VoIP Race
[September 24, 2004] The race is on. Major companies are preparing an ad blitz. But one group of communications companies is suspiciously missing from the ranks of VoIP contenders—the largest ISPs.

Should I Buy a Softswitch?
[June 24, 2004] Connecting analog and digital voice networks is cheaper than it used to be, but that doesn't mean that a softswitch is for everyone.

ISPs Can Breathe Easy in 2004
[Febraury 2, 2004] The year of the monkey will not see an introduction of Internet access tax, VoIP tax, UNE-P overhaul, or any other legislation that would impact ISPs or CLECs, say industry insiders—but brace for more regulatory changes and taxes in 2005.

ISPs Tie Regulatory and Voice Strategy Into Softswitch
[December 19, 2003] ISPs can join the gorillas by buying a $170,000 box and taking on the challenges of a vast array of new services.

Manufacturers Differ on Used Equipment
[December 12, 2003] Vendors and xSPs say Cisco has softened its support policies for used gear over the last 24 months—in sharp contrast to the actions of its rival Juniper.

Ethnic CLECs Find Their Calling
[October 24, 2003] Ethnic minorities not only command half of the U.S. telecom expenditures but also are supporting a new class of carriers that cater to increasingly specialized ethnic groups in their mother tongue.

The Quilt Fosters Rural Peering
[September 5, 2003] Small ISPs yearning to offer more services now can now do so—if they are lucky enough to be located next to any of the 22 GigaPOPs that are a part of The Quilt.

Voice Over Wi-Fi Gaining Momentum
[June 24, 2003] As Internet telephony gains acceptance in the enterprise, and voice over Wi-Fi is deployed in corporations across the U.S., equipment manufacturers and consultants are salivating at the prospect of additional sales, but large ISPs and wireless carriers lack enthusiasm.

SWsoft's Moscow Edge
[June 20, 2003] SWsoft's hosting automation secret is that the company is part of an Eastern conglomerate that sells software, Korean televisions, and consumer electronics through a variety of subsidiaries around the world.

Level 3 Tees Up VoIP Launch
[May 15, 2003] Almost a footnote in its press releases, Level 3's ISPCON announcement that it will replace 800 numbers with local phone numbers is actually the first step in an ambitious, sweeping plan to introduce VoIP-enabled services.

Vernier Networks' Strange Convergence
[April 22, 2003] An ISP's enterprise wireless customers will demand security. Vernier Networks hopes to provide the security for enterprises, and airports, and all the spaces in between.

ISP Insurance Costs Rise
[April 4, 2003] Since the end of 2001, insurance costs have risen steeply for ISPs. Insurers say rates are about costs; ISPs say rates are set by people who don't know the ISP business.

Cidera Averts Crisis But Questions Linger
[March 6, 2003] When Cidera temporarily cut off its service to ISPs, it raised questions about the viability of a variety of Internet services based on satellite delivery.

Bandwidth Co-op Brings Cheaper Prices
[February 14, 2003] A bandwith co-operative has brought the fiber optic Internet to rural New Mexico using a business model that could succeed where the RBOCs, many alternative LECs, and the federal government have already failed.

War at the Core
[January 24, 2003] The core of the Internet is stitched together by agreements that allow traffic to pass from one company's network to another's. A recent dispute between AOL and Cogent Communications showed that these agreements are shockingly fragile.

Rural ISPs Still Fear The ILEC
[December 20, 2002] When providing an innovative service requires extensive research and the adoption of new technology just to circumvent the Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC), rural communities pay the price.

Bandwidth Prices Low But Hidden Costs Remain
[November 22, 2002] As backbone providers emerge from bankruptcy, ISPs in major metro areas are seeing prices drop significantly. Rural providers, however, are left with the same problems and even the same prices they faced five years ago.

Consider VoATM, Not VoIP, for Small Businesses
[October 28, 2002] The voice over ATM (VoATM) market is not for everyone, but if you're an ISP or CLEC and already have backbone or NAP contracts, you might find it's right for you.

DNS Server Choices Broaden
[September 27, 2002] As technology advances, equipment options proliferate, but so do security risks. ISPs now must choose between a variety of options when implementing DNS, one of the Web's basic services.

Used Gear Minimizes ISP Start Up Costs
[September 13, 2002] There has been never a better time to start a dialup ISP—if you can figure out how to make money—as there is a great deal of used equipment placed on the market by bankrupt ISPs.

ISPs Find No CLEC Gold Mine
[August 23, 2002] Contrary to intuition and simple logic, the number of CLECs is still growing. ISPs beware: industry insiders suggest that many are becoming CLECs without any business justification.

Telcos' Dark Fiber Lures ISPs
[July 19, 2002] The fiber glut is well publicized but little utilized because taking advantage of the telcos' overbuild takes a significant amount of time and a significant amount of complex legal work.

Renewed Interest In Dial-up Surprises Old-Timers
[June 21, 2002] Around the world, naive computer enthusiasts want to build new ISPs, much to the surprise of veterans who left the business. Here's what these college graduates will need—and how they may fail.

If You're Thinking Big, Think Fiber
[May 24, 2002] Entrepeneurs building big ISP businesses have all but written off dialup as a province of telcos and are more excited about cheap fiber and wave technology.

Wanted: A Few Good Wi-Fi Pops
[April 12, 2002] Some Wi-Fi boosters claim that the 802.11 first mover advantage could erode quickly when the telcos join the fray, unless rural ISPs act now.

Ascend to the Voice Services Zhone
[March 18, 2002] The team that built Ascend Communications has not been sitting still since they sold the company to Lucent for billions of dollars. Meet Zhone Technologies, the next step in voice services.