BellSouth news from Network World

AT&T adopts a common architecture for its real-time services

Steve Taylor,Larry Hettick — 2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

Continuing out look at the state of the IP Multimedia System nation, today we hear about IMS advances at AT&T from Siroos Afshar, chief VoIP architect at AT&T Labs. He said: "[AT&T] did not start out by asking how we can use [IMS], rather we decided we needed to combine all our transport network into a single, global IP/MPLS network [that would support] every existing and future service." He continued: "Once a single transport architectural standard was set, and once the 3GPP added requirements [for IMS] to support wireline services with session management, we adopted a 'Common Architecture for Real-Time Services' that we call CARTS, building from IMS."

FAQ: Telecom carrier immunity

Brad Reed — 2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

Last week, President Bush urged Congress to grant major telecom companies legal immunity for any assistance they gave to the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program. In this FAQ, we examine the issues behind telecom immunity, as well as the ramifications this could have for government-telco cooperation.

The 10 largest U.S. telecom carrier mergers/acquisitions

Jim Duffy — 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The $27.5 billion acquisition of Alltel by TPG and Goldman Sachs this week ranks among the 10 largest transactions among U.S. carriers over the past 10 years.

AT&T is making the most of its newly acquired wireless asset

Denise Pappalardo — 2007-04-18T00:00:00Z

AT&T Wednesday announced that it has launched a handful of new services and capabilities that marry its wireless and wireline assets.

Supporting the virtual workplace becoming SOP

Johna Till Johnson — 2007-04-12T00:00:00Z

You may have noticed a subtle but significant change in your organization over the past few years. I’m talking about the increasing shift toward a virtual workplace in which employees and their bosses (or peers) operate out of different geographies. If you’re in Dallas, your boss is in Denver and your colleagues are in Detroit — you’re a virtual worker.

Exclusive: AT&T focused on overseas network expansion

Denise Pappalardo — 2007-02-16T00:00:00Z

With its $86 billion BellSouth acquisition completed, AT&T has its sights set on the rest of the world.

AT&T’s chief: BellSouth integration going 'OK'

Denise Pappalardo — 2007-02-15T00:00:00Z

AT&T’s chief executive Edward Whitacre told the Associated Press earlier this week that you can never rule out more acquisitions. He also said the company has no plans to buy any other companies.

Senators question FCC on AT&T merger concessions

Grant Gross — 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

U.S. senators questioned Thursday whether members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission plan to enforce merger conditions that AT&T agreed to in its December acquisition of BellSouth.

Savings on tap for some AT&T customers

Denise Pappalardo — 2007-01-19T00:00:00Z

AT&T announced today that it will allow some of its wireless customers to make calls to its wireline customers free of charge.

Ma Bell is almost back together again – what changes?

Steve Taylor,Jim Metzler — 2007-01-18T00:00:00Z

With the FCC having cleared the regulatory passageway for the AT&T and BellSouth merger, we’re even closer to having Ma Bell put back together again. And for those of us who were around in 1984, it brings back bittersweet memories of the old days. For that reason, we’d like to reminisce a bit in this newsletter and ask for your conjecture of what might be to come.