---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180401183210.GA16589@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 14:32:10 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink Trials NFV Startup NetElastic NetElastic, a Santa Clara, California-based startup, is gaining traction with some Tier 1 telecom operators by offering a line of network functions virtualization (NFV) software that is built specifically for carrier networks. The company's virtual Broadband Network Gateway (vBNG) is currently be trialed by CenturyLink, and company executives say that there are other global Tier 1 operators also interested in NetElastic's product line. https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/centurylink-trials-nfv-startup-netelastics-software/2018/03/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180401183603.GA16615@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 14:36:03 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink to discontinue CEMSS service CenturyLink to discontinue CEMSS service due to lack of customer demand, next-gen service migrations by Sean Buckley CenturyLink has asked the FCC for permission to shut down its Call Event and Management Signaling Service (CEMSS), citing a lack of customers. As a service that was delivered to carriers in the former Qwest territory, CenturyLink has set the last day it would offer CEMSS as June 1 or as soon thereafter as the necessary regulatory approvals can be obtained. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/centurylink-to-discontinue-cemss-service-due-to-lack-customer-demand-next-gen-service -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180401184026.GA16641@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 14:40:26 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T and CenturyLink are Being Sued for Exposing Millions of Private Customer Accounts Online By Marsha Silva Dismayed customers of both AT&T-owned DirecTV and CenturyLink are now taking action against these companies for failing to protect their information online. These days, most of the outrage surrounding privacy involves Facebook. But it turns out that AT&T and CenturyLink may be even worse. Now, both companies are facing a class action lawsuit for some pretty bad behavior. The AT&T-owned DirecTV and CenturyLink have been accused of leaving private customer data online available for anybody to find via a simple search. That is, for potentially millions of customers. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/03/29/att-centurylink-lawsuit-privacy/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 02 Apr 2018