Telecom: We're just pawns in a big, big game

Grok Headline matches for Telecom: We're just pawns in a big, big game

Unwitting pawns or partly to blame?

Unwitting pawns or partly to blame? 04/14/2004 06:19 AM
ICSA Labs' Bruce Hughes says companies that keep doing the same old thing can't honestly complain about new security breaches--not when they're playing deaf, dumb and blind.

Yaha Virus Uses Netizens as Pawns

Yaha Virus Uses Netizens as Pawns 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
A group of virus writers from India unleashes a new variant of the Yaha computer virus, apparently in retaliation against Pakistani hackers who they say are defacing Indian websites. Pity the poor Internet users caught in the crossfire. By Michelle Delio.

Where Chess Is King and the People Are
the Pawns

Where Chess Is King and the People Are
the Pawns 06/20/2004 08:31 AM
Chess City, a shimmering complex in the capital of the Russian republic of Kalmykia, stands in stark contrast to surrounding areas.

Brazilian Slums Seen as Pawns in
Political Games

Brazilian Slums Seen as Pawns in
Political Games 01/17/2004 10:38 PM
A sprawling slum near Brazil's capital demonstrates how politicians in many lands have used such places for their own purposes.

Wired News: Yaha Virus Uses Netizens as
Pawns

Wired News: Yaha Virus Uses Netizens as
Pawns 03/14/2003 04:13 AM
Yaha Virus Uses Netizens as Pawns .. Wired

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Norson Telecom Consulting Today
Released: "Mainland Telecom Investment &
Vendor Performance, 2004-2005" Norson
Analysis Report

Norson Telecom Consulting Today
Released: "Mainland Telecom Investment &
Vendor Performance, 2004-2005" Norson
Analysis Report 03/17/2005 04:13 AM
This Norson report analyzes fixed line and wireless equipment investments in China from 2004 to 2005, and discusses the effects of the pending 3G launch, maturing PHS networks, and new investments in NGN and IPTV technology. [PRWEB Mar 17, 2005]

Matrix online game hires real actors to
play in-game characters

Matrix online game hires real actors to
play in-game characters 03/25/2005 06:33 AM
Cory Doctorow: The Matrix Online (a massively multiplayer online game based on the Matrix franchise) has hired a troupe of 20 actors to hang around in game and in character, advancing the story and generally making it all seem more disbelief-suspendingly real.

Since the close of the beta, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that it has employed a troupe of 20-odd people whose job it will be to enact narrative scenarios in The Matrix Online live. These people will assume the roles of popular characters, interact with players, and generally move the stories in ways that only live "actors" can. And though it appears that the story hasn't officially commenced, a few players on the Method server were treated to a pretty slick sample of it this afternoon: an extended pep-talk by none other than Morpheus himself. (See the screenshots for proof.) But this is an Out of the Box report, so here are our first impressions of the game so far.

Link (via Wonderland)

Pranksters (Children's Computer Game)
will be at The 2005 Digital Game Expo

Pranksters (Children's Computer Game)
will be at The 2005 Digital Game Expo 06/22/2005 01:52 AM
GarageDeveloper International will be among numerous exhibitors at the southeast's largest Digital Game Expo(http://www.dgxpo.com/) which is being hosted by Wake Technical Community College on June 24-25, 2005. They will be on hand throughout the expo to show off several new computer games from their product line. [PRWEB Jun 19, 2005]

Euro 2004 game offers tournament
experience with new game play

Euro 2004 game offers tournament
experience with new game play 06/14/2004 04:15 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jun 14 2004 7:41PM GMT

FOX Launches Online Game Based on Hit
Series '24'; LG Mobile Phones Signs on
for In-Game Product Pla

FOX Launches Online Game Based on Hit
Series '24'; LG Mobile Phones Signs on
for In-Game Product Pla 12/22/2004 01:41 AM
Biz.yahoo.com - Tue Dec 21, 11:15 am GMT

Vision Videogames Seeks Game Testers for
SpaceStationSIM Game

Vision Videogames Seeks Game Testers for
SpaceStationSIM Game 12/22/2004 01:28 AM
Vision Videogames of Towson, Maryland, recipient of a Space Act Agreement from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is seeking volunteer game testers to help test their upcoming release of their game, SpaceStationSIM, due for consumer release in the first half of 2005. Game testers need not be professionally experienced, just enthusiastic, own a PC, and be experienced playing SIM games.Those interested in participating should complete the form on the Vision Videogame website at www.vision-play.com [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]

The Game Room: Macworld's 2003 Game Hall
Of Fame

The Game Room: Macworld's 2003 Game Hall
Of Fame 12/19/2003 11:33 AM
By Peter Cohen (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu)

Game Depot, Inc. Announces the Opening
of a New Online Superstore Featuring
Discount Prices on Everything for the
Home Game Room

Game Depot, Inc. Announces the Opening
of a New Online Superstore Featuring
Discount Prices on Everything for the
Home Game Room 12/19/2004 03:10 PM
Game Depot, Inc. has announced the opening of a new online game superstore. [PRWEB Dec 2, 2004]

Game Tunnel Announces its May
Independent Game Round-Up

Game Tunnel Announces its May
Independent Game Round-Up 06/24/2005 02:37 PM
12th edition of the Round-Up features new Independent Game of the Month [PRWEB Jun 24, 2005]

Game Trust's "Shroomz: Quest for Puppy"
received "Best Web/Downloadable Game of
the Year" at the Inaugural Billboard
Digital Entertainment Awards in Los
Angeles.

Game Trust's "Shroomz: Quest for Puppy"
received "Best Web/Downloadable Game of
the Year" at the Inaugural Billboard
Digital Entertainment Awards in Los
Angeles. 12/19/2004 03:10 PM
"Shroomz: Quest for Puppy," a fast-paced puzzle game with fairytale storyline, received "Best Web/Downloadable Game of the Year" at the inaugural Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards in Los Angeles. "Shroomz" was released by Game Trust, the global leader infrastructure for transactions and community features in casual games, as part of the Game Plan program. Leading casual game developers from around the world produce titles, such as "Shroomz," under Game Plan, receiving marketing assistance, integration fees, and a revenue share from skill tournaments, subscriptions, and download sales. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004]

Game companies sue over game-copying
software

Game companies sue over game-copying
software 06/16/2004 09:55 AM
Atari Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., and Vivendi Universal Games Inc. have sued 321 Studios LLC, the developer of a software utility that can be used to copy video games, for allegedly violating the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) said on Tuesday.

PC Game Guy: Mystery, intrigue haunt
game

PC Game Guy: Mystery, intrigue haunt
game 12/26/2003 05:25 AM
SiliconValley.com Dec 26 2003 4:33AM ET

New MS Game: Zoo Tycoon Card Flip Game

New MS Game: Zoo Tycoon Card Flip Game 11/14/2003 08:05 AM

Transformation from the Internet as a
subset of telecom to telecom as a subset
of the Internet

Transformation from the Internet as a
subset of telecom to telecom as a subset
of the Internet 12/11/2003 03:41 PM
Kevin Werbach comments on Jeff Pulver's worries about the FCC regulating voice-over-Internet technology:

As I said at the FCC VOIP hearing last week, the real issue is the transformation from the Internet as a subset of telecom to telecom as a subset of the Internet. That means treating voice as an application that can run on any platform, not as the platform itself.

Link

Maryland Game Developer Vision
Videogames Receives NASA Space Act
Agreement To Develop Space Station Game

Maryland Game Developer Vision
Videogames Receives NASA Space Act
Agreement To Develop Space Station Game 05/31/2004 01:55 PM
Vision Videogames of Towson, Maryland received a Space Act Agreement from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) earlier this month to develop their PC/PS2/Xbox game, Space Station:SIM, due for consumer release this Christmas season. The Space Act Agreement is a continuation of one received by GRS Games before Vision Videogames management bought out the company in March 2004. It allows Vision Videogames a flow of information from, and access to, NASA personnel so the company can gather information to build their game. “The game has captured everyone’s imagination. We have individuals and international agencies including JAXA (The Japanese Space Agency) volunteering to help us with drawings, science, music – anything you can imagine,” says company president Bill Mueller. In Space Station:SIM, the player assumes the roll of the Chief Administrator of NASA, creating astronaut crewmembers with unique needs, abilities and personalities while managing their activities and personal relationships like “The SIMS®”. [PRWEB May 31, 2004]

Sugar Games Announces New
Move-and-Rotate Puzzle Game - Seasons -
Give Your Brain a Little Boost With Our
Incredibly Addictive Puzzle Game

Sugar Games Announces New
Move-and-Rotate Puzzle Game - Seasons -
Give Your Brain a Little Boost With Our
Incredibly Addictive Puzzle Game 05/31/2004 01:55 PM
Seasons is a new incredibly addictive puzzle for Windows 98/ME/2000/2003/XP. In this incredibly exhilirating rotate puzzle you must find your lucky chip to flip and get several matching chips with the same season icon. They explode, you score! [PRWEB May 13, 2004]

WhoÕs Got Game? Not Game Programmers For
The Mac

WhoÕs Got Game? Not Game Programmers For
The Mac 12/02/2003 01:48 AM
Tony Overbay: "And I'm the guy who pre-ordered Virtua Soccer only to never have it make the trip across the pond. I tried desperately to get a hold of a copy from someone on The Continent, but alas, services like Hotline were but a dream."

Trick Out Game Boy and Game Boy Advance

Trick Out Game Boy and Game Boy Advance 09/04/2004 10:44 PM
G4 Tech TV Sep 5 2004 2:29AM GMT

What’s Better than Downloading a New
Mobile Game; Having the Game You Created
Downloaded from Canada’s Leading Mobile
Carrier.

What’s Better than Downloading a New
Mobile Game; Having the Game You Created
Downloaded from Canada’s Leading Mobile
Carrier. 02/01/2005 10:01 PM
AirG and Seneca College announce the winners of the Mobile Enterainment Development Competition 2004, with exclusive launch of the winning applications on Bell Mobility. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2005]

Transition Game: sports, technology,
innovation, equipment: Transition Game

Transition Game: sports, technology,
innovation, equipment: Transition Game 01/28/2004 07:02 AM
blog on sports and technology .. Transition Game

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Digital Praise to Exhibit in the Focus
on the Family Booth at CBA International
2004; Christian Game Developer to Unveil
Two New Interactive Game Titles to
Assist Christian Booksellers in
Capitalizing on the $7 Billion U.S.
Entertainment Software Industry

Digital Praise to Exhibit in the Focus
on the Family Booth at CBA International
2004; Christian Game Developer to Unveil
Two New Interactive Game Titles to
Assist Christian Booksellers in
Capitalizing on the $7 Billion U.S.
Entertainment Software Industry 06/30/2004 03:04 AM
Digital Praise comments on opportunity for Christian Booksellers with interactive Christian games, CBA International Conference in ATL. [PRWEB Jun 30, 2004]

A New Telecom Act?

A New Telecom Act? 02/10/2004 02:47 AM
An article yesterday in Total Telecom confirms what I've been saying for some time: the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is due for a rewrite.


I also seem to have guessed right on the likely time frame for the new Act: 2010 or so.  With all the money at stake, it will take years for a bill to make it through Congress.  Better late than never. The current legal framework in the US is so out of step with the real world that it must be reformed. 

Telecom: The Day After

Telecom: The Day After 06/22/2004 05:09 PM
Business Week Jun 22 2004 9:30PM GMT

New Rules for the New Telecom

New Rules for the New Telecom 01/06/2004 05:45 AM
Business Week Jan 6 2004 5:08AM ET

SK Telecom Showcase 3G

SK Telecom Showcase 3G 01/04/2004 07:02 PM
3G Jan 4 2004 6:17PM ET

Troubles in Telecom

Troubles in Telecom 07/12/2004 02:30 PM
Recent developments underline that troubles aren't over for these companies.

Telecom Thinkability

Telecom Thinkability 02/01/2005 09:33 PM

Back when I was at the FCC, then-Chairman Reed Hundt famously torpedoed a rumored BellSouth-AT&T deal by calling it "unthinkable" for regulators. Now comes word that SBC, one of the other Bell companies, is in serious talks to acquire AT&T.

We'll see. The industry has changed a lot in the past few years, but I'm still skeptical something like this will actually happen. Given the p rogress AT&T has made in transforming itself into a data-centric company, it would also be a bit of a shame if it were swallowed up by one of the Bells. On the regulatory side, much may depend on who replaces Michael Powell at the FCC. It won't be an antitrust crusader, of course, but in this game, degrees of emphasis matter.

Telecom vs. Cable

Telecom vs. Cable 05/13/2004 12:27 PM
In this era of technological innovation, which major communications industry will emerge victorious?

Layers and telecom

Layers and telecom 02/11/2004 09:39 AM
James Seng succinctly captures what I've been trying to say for a while about business models in telecom.  His diagram is particularly good for boiling down the key shift.

Telecom R&D Lab Opens

Telecom R&D Lab Opens 03/28/2005 01:42 AM
ChinaTechNews.com Mar 28 2005 5:54AM GMT

The Telecom Act of 2006

The Telecom Act of 2006 08/16/2004 02:33 AM
Ongoing August chatter: what should the Telecom Act of 2006 look like? Below are 6 items and some of the papers making the rounds....

Infusing Telecom

Infusing Telecom 06/22/2004 03:24 PM
Internet News Jun 22 2004 8:16PM GMT

Telecom NZ gets 3G boost

Telecom NZ gets 3G boost 08/08/2004 01:41 PM
Australian IT Aug 8 2004 5:01PM GMT

3G overruns telecom fair

3G overruns telecom fair 11/12/2003 09:10 PM
Xinhuanet Nov 12 2003 8:06PM ET
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Telecom: We're just pawns in a big, big game

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