
The
Intelligence Center for the ISP Community
July 24, 2008
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Mikrotik Heat Issue Solved Best of ISP-Lists
[July 25, 2008] A member of our ISP-Wireless list reports a problem with Mikrotik boards, and then gets the solution from Mikrotik support.
ISP Fixed Wireless
Subscriber Values: Q1 2008 Alex
Goldman
[July 24, 2008] As consolidation continues, and disclosure of subscriber data remains poor, there are fewer and fewer ISPs on our charts.
ISP Market Research
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: LigoWave Jeff Goldman
[July 23, 2008] The joint venture between Deliberant and Wilibox offers a growing line of high performance wireless products.
ISP Fixed Wireless
Top 24 U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q1 2008 Alex
Goldman
[July 22, 2008] As Covad goes private and drops off the list, the monopolies consolidate their hold on the market. The rankings are mostly static, although EarthLink dropped one spot down.
ISP Market Research
Notable Quotes
On Verizon's possibly illegal but all too familiar
"customer retention" practices... |
"The dispute stems from the fact that a cable company that wrests a phone customer from Verizon must contact the carrier to transfer the customer's phone number. During the several days when the transfers take place, Verizon has illegally used information about the switch to persuade customers to stay by offering discounts and other perks, the cable companies say." |
Paul Davidson of USA TODAY |
European Filter Service Opens U.S. Offices Alex
Goldman
[July 21, 2008] Optenet, which began life as a family-friendly ISP in Northern Spain, now offers carrier class filtering to ISPs in North America.
ISP Equipment
ViaClix and the Monetization of Television Gerry Blackwell
[July 18, 2008] Based in California, this company has focused on some projects in the Middle East, until now.
ISP Technology
What to Say When Selling Your ISP Brock Henderson
[July 17, 2008] You've decided it's time to sell, so how do you tell your customers and staff? Or do you say nothing at all?
ISP Marketing
Wireless Equipment Manufacturer Directory: Deliberant Jeff Goldman
[July 16, 2008] With over 2,000 customers worldwide, Deliberant focuses on providing affordable wireless equipment backed by solid and accessible support.
ISP Fixed Wireless
The Biggest Servers for the Fastest Computers Alex
Goldman
[July 15, 2008] Data Direct is one of just a few companies building server racks offering gigabytes per second of throughput and terabytes and petabytes of storage.
ISP Equipment
Cloudmark Re-Launches Innovative Service Alex
Goldman
[July 14, 2008] Cloudmark's recently announced ActiveFilter service fights spam in a way that, as far as we know, is unique.
ISP News
Securing Remote Access with SSL VPNs
Part 5: Using SSL VPN access methods Lisa Phifer
[July 11, 2008] We conclude our SSL VPN primer by taking our demo VPN out for a spin, using everything from desktop browsers to mobile agents to access selected applications.
ISP Technology
Securing Remote Access with SSL VPNs
Part 4: Adding SSL VPN endpoint controls Lisa Phifer
[July 10, 2008] We continue our SSL VPN primer series by expanding our policies to assess endpoint security state and safeguard access from unmanaged devices.
ISP Technology
Securing Remote Access with SSL VPNs
Part 3: Defining SSL VPN access policies Lisa Phifer
[July 9, 2008] We continue our SSL VPN primer series by using the SonicWALL Aventail EX-1600 to implement an example set of secure remote access policies.
ISP Technology
Securing Remote Access with SSL VPNs
Part 2: Deploying an SSL VPN appliance Lisa Phifer
[July 8, 2008] In part 2 of our SSL VPN series, we illustrate this "anywhere" remote access approach by taking the SonicWALL Aventail EX-1600 out for a test drive.
ISP Technology
Securing Remote Access with SSL VPNs
Part 1: Reinventing Remote Access Lisa Phifer
[July 7, 2008] Today's users require secure remote access from an increasingly diverse collection of devices, many of which are unknown, unmanaged, and potentially dangerous. In this series, we illustrate how providers can use SSL VPN appliances to deliver flexible-but-safe "anywhere" access to network resources.
ISP Technology
Alianza Opens Channel, Hopes to Reach Smaller ISPs Alex
Goldman
[July 3, 2008] The hosted VoIP provider is working with some other companies you know well—Powercode and ServerPlus—to provide a complete VoIP control package.
ISP Business
Billing Systems & Services: UTM 5 by NetUP Jeff
Goldman
[July 2, 2008] The Moscow-based company provides modular billing software that's designed for affordability, flexibility and performance.
Billing
Service Directory Quick
Reference Chart
DSL Prime: Statistics and Lies Dave Burstein
[July 2, 2008] The numbers show that ILECs in North America are falling behind those in Europe and Asia, and they can also tell you some things you did not know already.
CLEC Technical
Two Wi-Fi Rollups in Texas Alex
Goldman
[July 1, 2008] It pays to learn about the companies that are buying other ISPs—before they call you.
ISP Fixed Wireless
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