The World According to Fletch™

Too Little - Too Late?? The House subcommittee has proposed desperately needed Next Generation 911 funding of up to $10 billion from the upcoming spectrum auction proceeds. But the FCC still lacks the authority to hold that auction. . .  Urgent Communications Donny Jackson provides his view on the subject

DISH is currently building its own network to replace Sprint, which is being purchased by T-Mobile. And taking a unique approach by using new Open Radio Access Network gear, which promises to be much less expensive to operate while being much more flexible - and more importantly, avoiding any “vendor lock-in” of the past. Also promises of Web 3.0 and a new mobile experience are in the air.

Story #2 by this week's highlighted author, Ryan Daws @Gadget_RY, tells us about Southwest Airlines and their recent announcement about their plans to provide connectivity from satellite firm Viasat for their in-flight WiFi services for passengers later this year, promising t20Mbs broadband plans being delivered starting this fall. In addition to internet service they expect real-time TV, Video, and social media.

This week we are featuring a story by @Gadget_Ry reporting on mobile network performance specialist RootMetrics that is claiming the UK will be all set to say farewell to their copper landlines and upgrade to a fully IP-based network by 2025. ALSO, we have the answer to a telecom trivia question about UK's emergency number 999, guaranteed to win a bar bet. All of that is right here on this episode of Telecom NewsBytes and sponsored by @911inform.

While some might feel a bit of anguish and angst about trusting critical life safety services to the cloud, it is likely that the diversity that can be built into a cloud architecture, as well as the resiliency and reliability, is more stable and secure there than anywhere else. With primary, secondary, and tertiary connections, critical data can exist in multiplicity at various spots within the Netwerk that for the most part guarantee availability of critical services. Modern systems are here to stay, and properly managed can provide a level of protection that has been unheard of in the past.

Ransomware incidents are on the rise and businesses are worried, with the discovery of a Linux-based ransomware family called Cheerscrypt targeting VMware servers. Verizon report says email phishing and desktop-sharing software were the most common ransomware attack points.

Diana Goovarets at Fierce Telecom tells us that the need for speed continues as Altice zooms past Verizon in New York, launching their new symmetrical 2-gig service, matching VZ’s current top tier. Then - adding insult to injury - they'll soon launch a new 5-gig option to gain the upper hand. At least for now. Hey @Altice! I have dark Optimum fiber hanging in front of my house! Send the trucks to Ringwood, NJ!! ;-) TelecomNewsBytes is sponsored by @911inform - Providing Kari's Law and RAY BAUM'Ss Act MLTS compliance for enterprises TODAY, and making every second count when it matters most. Visit http://911inform.com for a demo of NG911 functionality

Telecom NewsBytes is back after some Spring cleaning and fresh clothes. Today, we deliver to you a continuation of a story we published just before our hiatus. Today, David Moscrop, a writer and political commentator for Jacobs covers what he calls: The Canadian Telecom Oligopoly: Can it survive?      Well, we  got out the dictionary, found out just what the heck that means, and now bring you David's rundown coming up next on today's episode of TELECOM Newsbytes, brought to you by @911inform 

According to Bloomberg - Rogers Communications is claiming that Canada’s antitrust agency is opposing its $16 billion takeover of rival Shaw Communications, which is casting significant doubt on whether the companies will be able to close one of the country’s biggest-ever deals.  The companies have extended the deadline for the merger to July 31, from June 13, and said they remain committed to it.

The Pew Research Center issued their survey results that will likely cheer all of the video hardware and software players in the enterprise communications market: Video fatigue may not be as common as you think. No Jitter's Eric Krapf shares his insights.