Denise Pappalardo

Senior Editor, Service Providers

Denise Pappalardo is a Senior Editor at Network World covering service providers.

denise_pappalardo@nww.com (703) 768-7573

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Recent articles by Pappalardo

Concentric picks up Web hosting expertise
Jul. 04, 2008
Search / Docfinder: RESEARCH CENTERS Applications Careers Convergence Data Center LANs Net/Systems Mgmt. NOSes Outsourcing Routers/Switches Security Service Providers Small/Med.Business Storage WAN ...

Consumer Reports: AT&T’s network might hinder iPhone success
Jun. 27, 2007
Consumer Reports is reminding the public that AT&T's network might not match the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone launch.

Sprint and Verizon Wireless set to battle Apple iPhone fervor
Jun. 27, 2007
Can Verizon Wireless and Sprint compete with AT&T and Apple's iPhone?

Verizon nears convergence goal
Jun. 27, 2007
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Rivermine brings in $8.7 million in third round
Jun. 25, 2007
Rivermine announced Monday that it closed its third round of financing bringing in $8.7 million.

Video, iPhone dominate NXTcomm
Jun. 25, 2007
CEOs from AT&T, Verizon and Cisco gauge industry impact of iPhone, video

Level3 completes Internet2 100G net
Jun. 25, 2007
Level3 announced Wednesday that it has completed construction of Internet2's new 100Gbps backbone network.

Verizon nears convergence goal
Jun. 20, 2007
CHICAGO -- Verizon Business will announce vendors it has selected for its converged core router architecture and its next-generation multiservice access edge in the third quarter, according to officials interviewed at ...

Level3 completes Internet2 100G net
Jun. 20, 2007
Level3 announced on Wednesday that it has completed construction of Internet2's new 100G bit/sec backbone network.

AT&T CEO touts iPhone, wireless and video services
Jun. 19, 2007
Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO at AT&T, kicked off the inaugural NXTcomm conference here by touting AT&T's dominant position in the wireless services market, its upcoming iPhone launch with Apple, the carrier's ...

AT&T launches wireless video service
Jun. 19, 2007
AT&T on Tuesday announced a new service that lets mobile users share video content on their wireless phones while simultaneously having a voice conversation.

AT&T going Hollywood to fight piracy
Jun. 14, 2007
AT&T is teaming with movie studios and recording companies in an effort to thwart pirated material from traversing its network.

Sprint Nextel considers how it will fund WiMAX rollout
Jun. 14, 2007
Sprint Nextel may be exploring new funding options for its multibillion WiMAX network and service buildout, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal Thursday.

Sprint Nextel buys out wireless provider for $312 million
Jun. 13, 2007
Sprint Nextel announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Northern PCS Services for $312 million.

BT to put grid computing to work for software-as-a-service offerings
Jun. 12, 2007
BT announced on Tuesday that it is deploying 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system to support future software-as-a-service and other offerings.

Library of Congress puts stock in Level 3
Jun. 11, 2007
Level 3 Communications announced that it is providing the Library of Congress with fiber optic links that will transport more than 1 million theatrical films, newsreels and television programs for the world's largest ...

Telecom groups put aside differences, launch new event
Jun. 07, 2007
Supercomm, the top telecom show in the United States during the industry's boom in the 1990s and early 2000s, is being reborn later this month as NXTcomm.

AT&T launches service to optimize Web apps
Jun. 06, 2007
AT&T this week announced a fully managed Application Acceleration service designed to give Web-based applications a performance and responsiveness boost.

Sprint wins Air National Guard contract
Jun. 04, 2007
On the heels of winning a piece of the government's 10-year, multibillion-dollar Networx Enterprise contract last week, Sprint Nextel announced Monday that it has been awarded a new contract from the Air National Guard.

Covad launches higher-speed DSL service
Jun. 01, 2007
Covad Communications announced on Thursday it is offering a faster DSL service that promises to deliver 8M to 15Mbps of dedicated Internet access.

Study: Mobile device use surges
May. 31, 2007
Worldwide shipments of mobile devices will see a compound annual growth rate of 54% in the next four years, and by 2011 there will be 82 million such devices in use, according to a report released by IDC.

Survey: Nearly 30% of businesses not ready for a disaster
May. 30, 2007
According to AT&T's annual business continuity and disaster recovery preparedness study, 72% of IT organizations have plans in place in case of a natural or manmade catastrophe.

AT&T showcases its Networx wares
May. 24, 2007
AT&T on Thursday showed off its services to government agencies with the hope of winning some of the $20 billion worth of business that will come from the General Services Administration's Networx Universal contract.

Internet2 teams with ProCurve to upgrade network monitoring
May. 23, 2007
Internet2 announced on Wednesday that it is upgrading its Internet2 Observatory with the help of ProCurve Networking by HP.

What you need to know about 4G
May. 21, 2007
If you're wondering what fourth-generation wireless deployments and services mean to you, you're not alone.