Sandoval County Claims Broadband Bamboozle
[March 13, 2008] This New Mexico project promised to bring extreme broadband to places that don't even have phone services, but several years in, the project has resulted in lawsuits, allegations of corruption and a loss of more than one million dollars. Is Sandoval Broadband a case of good intentions gone wrong or is it the poster child for a flawed model and an industry in trouble?

ATM for ISPs or Spy in a Box?
[December 7, 2007] Amid controversy over the ethical and privacy concerns of targeted advertising, NebuAd hopes to rise above the fray by offering ISPs a slice of the revenue pie. But will tracking user habits bring more headaches than revenue to the ISP?

Those That Can Adapt Will Survive
[April 9, 2007] Faced with an ever-changing business environment, Go Concepts has reinvented itself to meet the challenges by building new business lines.

GameRail Could Give Gamers What They Want
[February 16, 2007] Some latency-sensitive traffic may soon be leaving your network and traveling over Level 3's thanks to this new service.

Airship Communications: High Flyer or Pie-in-the-Sky?
[December 15, 2006] In the coming months, Sanswire Networks and GlobeTel plan to launch a fleet of airships above the earth to provide broadband and cell service. The launch could give a whole new meaning to "down time."

Like eBay for Bandwidth
[May 23, 2006] Of course your marketing operation is vital to the ISP business, but if you had an opportunity to get a database to do some selling for you, you would at the very least look into the possibility.

ISPs Wary of Peering Crossfire
[December 16, 2005] ISPs cannot control backbone disagreements, but understanding the cause of the problem empowers each ISP develop their own solution.

Internet2—Window on the Future
[July 5, 2005] Blazingly fast speeds, screaming video streams, killer apps, and graphics galore—a geek's drug induced hallucination? No! It's Internet2 and it's here now! The question is: are you ready for it?

Tools For Fighting Spyware
[May 31, 2005] Here are some of the ways ISPs are fighting the Spyware threat.

Malware Returns
[May 27, 2005] Just when you think you've got spam beaten, something far worse starts to appear on customers' computers. For ISPs, this new nuisance means headaches and a serious drain on resources and revenues.

Menu of Services Keeps Webhosts Smiling
[February 25, 2005] As we all know, there is 'no free lunch.' Instead, by offering a smorgasbord of services, webhosts can bring a lot more customers to the table.

To Live in LA
[January 27, 2005] Thinking about using a data center to ensure that you have optimal security? You might want to think again. A visit to a data center in Los Angeles reveals that physical security is marginal at best.

Daredevils With a Net
[November 19, 2004] They deal with every problem imaginable on the Internet, so we called up webhosts large and small to ask them how they do it.

This One Will Make It In New York
[October 29, 2004] Set this mail server up in a New York minute, keep it running with anti-spam and anti-virus engines tuned like police cars', and you'll get to where you need to go. A Bronx cheer, however, is awarded to one feature.

Is Your PBX Ready for the Junk Heap?
[September 6, 2002] There is no denying that converged systems technology, like VoIP technology, is on the march. But when is it the right time for your ISP to make the leap to all-IP services?

6WIND Router Integrates IPv4 With IPv6
[August 14, 2002] Because of its flexibility and programmable features, the 6100 series allows ISP operators to gradually deploy IPv6 services.

VoIP Far and Away Favored Overseas
[July 12, 2002] While the U.S. market dithers about deploying VoIP, service providers in overseas markets are already reporting great gains from their initial expenditures—based on a Aberdeen Group study.

Microsoft Advocates Path for IPv6 Evolution
[June 6, 2002] Never let it be said that Bill Gates is behind the times when it comes to IPv6. Microsoft is finally stepping up to the plate and pushing the industry to make the new protocol the standard for the future.

More Woes for More Wire
[May 10, 2002] Since first writing about More Wire, Inc. in March and I have been hit with a firestorm of complaints from ISPs claiming that its VoIP program is a sham. MWI says otherwise.

Stop the IPv4 World, I Wanna Get Off
[April 5, 2002] The transition to IPv6 on a global scale is a colossal chore. The task is so extensive, that several major ISP vendors asked everyone to hold their horses, at least until a smooth trail can be blazed.

Sowing The Seeds Of VoIP
[March 15, 2002] If you have any doubt about the merit of VoIP technology then you haven't talked with Alan Shepard of More Wire, Inc. Learn how your ISP could profit from providing flat rate VoIP services.

VoIP: Ready for Prime Time?
[February 25, 2002] Perhaps it's time for independent ISPs to stop complaining about the Bell's business practices and start taking away their most lucrative accounts—enterprises that need voice and data.

Crossing Over To IPv6?
[January 31, 2002] Global Crossing is offering a free tool that promises to take the drudgery out of managing and assigning Internet Protocol address space and put your ISP business on the fast track to IPv6.

Major Companies Give IPv6 Year-End Push
[December 26, 2001] Just when everyone was saying IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, was never going to get any respect, a series of announcements gave new credibility to the technology.

Cisco Says Interplanetary Internet Doable
[November 30, 2001] Cisco hopes to enable your wireless Internet service to shoot for the moon.

Compaq Discloses Mobile IPv6 Ambitions
[October 12, 2001] Compaq has quietly launched a major push for IPv6. Although there has been little fanfare surrounding its efforts, the computer giant has been involved with IPv6 virtually from the beginning.

ISPs Fight For Rights Under Trying Circumstances
[September 21, 2001] A group of Internet service providers from California experience a strange odyssey to Washington D.C. while attempting to quash the Tauzin-Dingell bill on Capitol Hill—once and for all.

The 6bone Connected Makes A Backbone
[September 11, 2001] Short for IPv6 backbone, 6bone is an experimental worldwide network built to test interconnectivity among adopters. As a IPv6 testbed, 6bone is a reality check to see if IPv6 really works.

Gun Fight at the SBC Corral
[August 28, 2001] California ISPs say Pacific Bell is trying to run them out of town—or at least fence them out of the DSL business. The SBC progeny says it ain't true, cable firms are the real villains on the broadband range.

IPv6: The Future is Now
[August 7, 2001] Cisco's Steve Deering warns that the costs of a slow rollout of IPv6 are being felt now—while nations and corporations implementing IPv6 ahead of everyone else are reaping the early bird's reward.

Ah! The Power of Fiber
[July 20, 2001] In the 1960's film The Graduate a youthful Dustin Hoffman was given a single word of advise concerning his future—that word was "plastics." If the film were made today, instead of plastics, that word might be "fiber."

Japanese IPv6 Initiative Harbinger Of Things To Come
[July 10, 2001] IPv6 may be sputtering to a slow start in North America, but throughout Japan, the push to make IPv6 a reality is on. Is this the precursor of things to come for N.America and the rest of the world?

G.SHDSL: New and Improved DSL
[June 12, 2001] Hold onto your modem, folks. DSL is about to be replaced by—DSL? Call it the new and improved version or DSL on steroids, but whatever you call it, G.SHDSL has arrived and will soon take over the business broadband market.

IPv6 Off to a Slow Start
[June 12, 2001] When it comes to IPv6 support, U.S. and European ISPs are putting off today what they will still put off tomorrow. But Japan has made IPv6 adoption a mandate, putting Asia on the front lines.

Video-on-Demand: Coming To A MTU Home Theater Near You
[May 18, 2001] Forget about going to the video store for the latest blockbuster film, a virtual video store may soon be as close as your own television set—if you happen to dwell in a broadband MTU.

Security Flaws Sends MIPv6 Back to the Drawing Board
[May 9, 2001] Just when the bull was about to be released from the chute, someone pulled its tail. After a decade of work, a security flaw in the proposed MIPv6 protocol may delay its debut, yet again.

IPv6: Will This Dog Have Its Day?  
[March 30, 2001] The Internet is in danger of becoming "frozen in time," according to Net guru Vint Cerf. With 360 million people roaming about cyberspace, a shortage of IP addresses could leave millions "Netless."

Rate Raising Murmurs  
[March 2, 2001] What do you get when you add failing service providers with financially weakened DSL firms, and multiply it by vanishing venture capital? The outcome is plain to see—Internet users are going to have to pay more.

Contest Heats Up for DSL Providers
[February 20, 2001] As if current market conditions aren't enough to bring DSL down—new threats from rival broadband platforms and deregulatory fribble from federal regulators might be the kiss of death for resellers.

NorthPoint Puts On A Happy Face
[February 7, 2001] Deadbeat ISPs, fierce competition, falling prices, failed merger plans, and crappy service from ILECs have contributed to NorthPoint's troubles. But the scrappy little DSL provider's response to its current financial situation might surprise you.

Baby Bells Bouncing Back
[January 19, 2001] The RBOCs seemed poised to take a dominant position in providing DSL services—while ISPs and data CLECs drown in red ink. But Baby Bells must change their ways to win new customers.

DSL Providers Facing Tough Times
[January 5, 2001] In recent times, providing DSL access is like feeding the mouth that takes a bite out of profits. Instead, try changing your ISPs business plan and take a bite out of the market.

Device Doubles DSL Distance  
[December 20, 2000] Network-enhancement solution provider Symmetricom this week begins field trials of a loop extender system that promises to stretch the viable range of ADSL deployment to as much as six miles from the CO.

Video DSL: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You
[November 29, 2000] Video over DSL may be a working reality sooner than you think. Why chase after voice-based DSL revenue at your Internet service when you could set your sights on delivering video programs to your DSL users.

Is G.lite G.oing, G.oing, G.one?  
[November 20, 2000] G.lite made its debut as the savior of DSL access. It was quickly embraced as the digital darling for provisioning high-speed services worldwide. But as G.dmt evolves, some question whether G.lite is the splitterless salvation of copper — or just a PC put-on.

Open Standard for DSL: "A Stitch in Time" or "Too Little Too Late?"
[October 30, 2000] The creation of the OpenDSL initiative has the industry excited, but will the "powers that be" give it the chance, and the push, it needs to have a significant impact?

PacBell Swimming in Sea of DSL Complains  
[September 28, 2000] Customers of Pacific Bell's DSL service in California report billing problems, missed installation appointments, and poorly trained techs. The result: a record number of complaints and a DSL crisis for many.

Will ISPs Be Trampled in Dance of DSL Titans?
[August 22, 2000] RBOCs are leveraging their de facto (if not de jure) control of the local loop to dominate the DSL market; CLECs are beginning to explore selling directly to end-users. Where does this leave ISPs?

Speed Has Its Price
[July 14, 2000]  For many ISPs, the accelerated deployment of DSL has meant increased revenue and explosive growth, but it's also exposed weakness in the basic infrastructure of the Internet.

DSL Brings High Speeds and Security Issues
[June 21, 2000]  Beware! Major security breaches lurk within your DSL connection. They can be resolved, but not without hard work and attention to detail.

VoDSL: Opportunities and Confusion for ISPs
[May 23, 2000]  Voice over DSL appears to be poised to open new markets with increased profits, but it's also prompting many ISPs to re-examine their business and their future.

Next Generation DSL 
[April 14, 2000] Elastic Networks, formerly part of Nortel Networks, unveils EtherLoop, combining the best of Ethernet and DSL. It may enable speeds of up to 10Mbps.

Added Services Are Key to DSL Success 
[January 18, 2000] DSL's growth in 2000 should be huge. Central to the evolving success formula will be the bundling of voice, application, and similar services.

False Hopes Raised for DSL? 
[December 6, 1999] The FCC's recent ruling banning 'second line' charges for users buying DSL from independent providers has created a euphoria that realities may not sustain.

Caching: How Real the Benefits? 
[November 15, 1999] Caching has clearly found a niche in certain (mostly high-end) parts of the Internet access industry, but will it also serve the needs of smaller ISPs?

DSL: Rough Road to the Promised Land 
[November 9, 1999] Delays, problems, and outages mar the progress of the technology's deployment. Orders outpace the ability to support them. But can ISPs afford to wait?

Move Over Cable, Here Comes G.Lite! 
[June 23, 1999]  Standards are in place; hardware is in the pipeline. Now look for explosive deployment of this easy-to-install DSL technology that brings the promise of broadband to just about anyone who wants it.