Johna Till Johnson

Convergence changes things. Although combining voice and data across the same packet network wouldn

I got a lot of great feedback on my recent proposal to create an International Association of Networking Service Providers. Several folks requested an elaboration on the problems I'd briefly mentioned. Others wondered why I didn't feel the ITU or other organizations were up to the job. Finally, folks wondered why the "invisible hand" of the free market wouldn't serve to sort out everything in the long run.

The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of "virtual workers" -- individuals who work in different geographic locations from their managers or peers. Virtual workers aren't necessarily telecommuters -- you can be a virtual worker at a headquarters office, with your team distributed across remote or branch offices.

How much control can

Twenty-five years is a long time. In 1980, TCP/IP had just been invented. Ma Bell still ruled the telecom universe. Cisco didn

If you

The Germans seem to have a word for everything. Schadenfreude is usually translated as

Before we get too deep into 2005, a fresh assessment of your telecom strategy is in order. Make sure these are on your resolution list...