While on the surface, it is commendable that a large player such as AT&T is taking on the US government on net neutrality, its response…
Category: Regulation
Net Neutrality: Hurtful Government Whims
The notion of neutrality in general is a myth. Nations that claim to be neutral in inter-state conflicts are hardly impartial. If country A has…
If Verizon Has Vague Rationale, Think FCC
For Verizon, there has been the matter of a tremendous buildout of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) infrastructure in the past, which was clearly cost prohibitive, or more…
Double Standard When It Comes to Verizon
Although during its existence as a corporation, Verizon has made its share of mistakes, there are often contrasting principles at work with some members of…
Metro 100G “Heresy”
In a 2015 post discussing an OFC presentation of a well-known engineer in the business, titled “ROADMs Instead of Metro 100G Systems?”, the response from…
Xtera’s New CFO May be Its Only Hope
Joe Chinnici was unceremoniously let go by Ciena, as the ex-Nortel executives at the company evidently advocated replacing him. In complying to the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements,…
Submarine Festoons Needed in US
Although undersea festoon networks can be found in many parts of the world, one would be hard-pressed to locate a single case in the States.…
Brexit: Political Upside Imperative
There has been widespread indoctrination to disbelieve that 1) the quality of life for people across the globe is as high as ever, and 2)…
Google Hoisted by Its Own Petard
As Alphabet’s Google delights in the decision by the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upholding the FCC’s…
Data Center Interconnect Space: Rife with Out-of-Whack Expectations
When it comes to projections in any optical space that has not reached a high level of maturity, a large percentage of stock and technology…
