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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31903)	10/31/2009 5:42:38 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

...to clarify my last message, by "more forward looking carriers", I meant in respect of the topic at hand only. Namely, seeking to displace central offices through the use of upstream consolidation enabled by optical backhaul. I make no further assertions as to their forward looking-ness otherwise ;) ------

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31903)	11/2/2009 9:39:26 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

The Beauty of Symmetry Benoit Felten \| fiberevolution \| 10.21.09 Ever since my interest in photography has started, I have viewed the concept of symmetry in a different light, so to speak. In photography, symmetry can be beutiful, but it is not always to be favored. In telecoms, symmetry is a tougher concept to express, and many of the people I talk to in my day job, especially amongst telecom operators do not understand the need or use of symmetry. - "Why would users want or need symmetry since their usage is strongly asymmetrical?" they ask me. - "What if their use is asymmetrical because the network dictates the use", I answer. Cont.: fiberevolution.com cf #msg-26062285, concerning the repurposing of central offices ... ------

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31903)	9/26/2010 2:13:00 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 46821

We consolidated 2,000 COs for Verizon to 200 - same features and functions with 10x less central offices. Genband. blog.tmcnet.com

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31903)	9/26/2010 2:16:20 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

PSTN will disappear in North America. Carriers and over-the-top companies (Google, Skype, etc) will collaborate - Verizon and AT&T have strategic relationships with Skype. Washington and regulatory agencies are seeing that we should sunset PSTN. blog.tmcnet.com I think 7 years is a good time frame. 2017

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31903)	1/25/2011 2:08:47 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

In two years, smartphone sales will surpass PC sales, and the growth factor is increasing. Mobile is growing 8 times faster than the equivalent of the PC at its time. We see it in our data at Google, and I’m sure you can see it too. The majority of people will soon go online from their phones more than from their computers. Landlines will disappear. techcrunch.com Well, just 7 years away... Mine was a good bet.

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31903)	6/18/2011 5:23:25 AM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Respond to of 46821

Road to 2017: carriers are merging to cut costs. Name of the game is consolidation and cost cutting. Russia’s VimpelCom Ltd. in April agreed to acquire Wind Telecom SpA, forecasting savings of $2.5 billion. AT&T Inc. said in March that its planned merger with T-Mobile USA could deliver $40 billion in savings. Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) and France Telecom SA (FTE) agreed to set up a purchasing venture that would let the two former phone monopolies save a combined 1.3 billion euros annually by jointly buying equipment.