Risk 101: Lessons in VoIP Deployment Security
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AS IP TELEPHONY BECOMES the standard of communications for both business and residential users, understanding and mitigating the security risks associated with it become even more paramount. It is important to understand the various threats and how to mitigate each one. Configuration Consternation. In their default configurations, ...
United States: FCC Says U.S. Broadband Subscribers Reach 50.2 Million in 2005
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the U.S. telecoms regulator, reports that at the end of 2005 there were 50.2 million broadband lines in service, up 33% year-on-year. Significance: The figure reflects an increasing shift to ADSL, which had 38.8% of the market at the end of 2005, up from 36.5% at the end of 2004. Cable ...
Survey Sez: Cellular Subs Demand More Customer Care
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Wireless customers who have problems or issues with their service are more likely now to contact their current providers than they were in the past, and the incidences of users dialing their carriers for customer care are at an all-time high. According to the J.D. Power and Associates most recent semi-annual study on the subject, ...
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