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The article discusses the cover story for Connected Planet's December 2009 issue that focuses to "open," such as open networks, open applications and open application programming interfaces. It cites Kevin Fitchard's cover story that defined and explored the idea of openness including its implications. The opportunities provided by open mobile networks gives customers options to accept the freedom and capabilities given in a more open environment or continue to be guide by Verizon for a wireless experience.

The article discusses the innovation and establishment of Bell Laboratories and explores the changes in its technical sector. It also tackles the business models and innovations used at AT&T. It mentions the efforts of the research groups at AT&T and notes that they are initiating a venture capital group to finance modern ideas.

An interview with Innosight Ventures managing director Scott Anthony is presented. He discusses the innovation at the telecommunications industry and mentions the application of advanced business models at the industry. He also suggests the significance of a strategic approach to innovation in the business.

The article offers suggestions from Gene Reznic, Accenture's global managing director for the communications industry, regarding the implementation of business models at telecommunication companies.

The article discusses the production stoppage of Verizon Hub in-home multimedia and voice-over-IP-capable device from Verizon Wireless.

The article discusses the trends in cloud computing and tackles the operational responsibility of cloud computing service provider.

The author reflects on the innovation challenges at the telecommunications industry. He also mentions the study conducted by Hewlett-Packard Co. for the industry executives. He discusses the efforts of the journal in providing updates regarding innovative products and services at the telecommunications industry.

The article discusses the Hadoop, a new computing platform capable of not only analyzing huge sets of data but can also break its work over thousands of inexpensive servers making it affordable. Named after a pet toy elephant by creator Doug Cutting, Hadoop started as a start-up toy to power early cloud computing services from Amazon and Google, it is now going mainstream through Cloudera, which is trying to commercialize Hadoop via a software and services model.

The article focuses on the withdrawal of iPhone application Google Voice by Google Inc. from Apple Inc. store and the inquiry of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to recognize neutrality concerns over the application.

The article presents information on advertising aggregators and exchanges which are focusing on data about audience impressions, rather than impressions themselves. Companies such as BlueKai, Datran, Lotame and Media6Degrees are described as data aggregators and exchanges. They traffic in behavioral data which can be used to better target potential costumers.

The article discusses companies and platforms that focus on optimizing a publisher's online advertising yield, such as PubMatic, AdMeld, Rubicon Project and Yieldex. Though they take different approaches, all are focused on helping publishers increase their efficiency and automation. They enable publishers to take advantage of the same types of platforms and algorithms used by advertising exchanges.

The article discusses the impact of advertising exchanges on the advertising industry. The aftermath of a wave of mergers and acquisitions, during which Yahoo bought RightMedia, Microsoft bought AdECN and Google bought DoubleClick, is discussed. It is said that the revolutionary impact which some had expected from all this activity has turned out to be more of an evolutionary effect.

An interview with Thomas Howe, chief executive officer (CEO) of telecommunication firm Jaduka, is presented. When asked about his employment in the company, he said that it is an opportunity to join a company whose primary focus is to provide communication enabling the business process. He states that Jaduka has over one billion active user accounts. He is confident that the company will make revolutionary efforts for telephone companies.

In this article, the author assesses reliability, applicability and market position of application programming interfaces (APIs). He claimed that the decision of telecommunication operators to open APIs to improve innovation and speed new service delivery. Moreover, he perceived that the use of technological innovations is a key towards better business approach.

The article reports on the decrease of service provider spending on voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology in the U.S. Results of the market survey conducted by Infonetics Research Inc. show low sales of VoIP equipment including gear such as softswitches, media gateways and session border controllers. Weak sale performance of VoIP equipment is associated to the global economic recessions and financial crisis.

The article presents questions and answers related to advertising networks including the large number and variety of advertising networks, the prices offered by various networks, and the buying and selling of advertising inventories.

The article focuses on the bandwidth toolbox offered by Google Inc., an experiment which aims to control bandwidth consumption and manage congestion on the networks. It explores availability of a new tool that enable customers to find information about their broadband connections, including measurement of connection speed, running diagnostics and detecting Internet Service Provider (ISP). It also highlights the response of ISP to beat Google, by telling customers about its traffic limitations.

The article reports on the acquisition of Sylantro Systems Corp. by its rival BroadSoft Inc. in the U.S. The author points out that the acquisition means that BroadSoft has successfully secured additional voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) customers. He also expects that the acquisition equips BroadSoft the needed weapon to compete with MetaSwitch and Sonus Networks.

The article offers information on the new protocol agnostic bandwidth management platform of Comcast Corp. in the U.S. It states that the approach depends on the real-time which provides service tier upgrades, one-time power boost buys and loyalty programs to form and legalize customer behavior. Mike Manzo, chief marketing officer for Openet Telecom Inc., infers that most customers want not just the power to cap and shape traffic, but the choice to let consumers improve in real-time.

The article focuses on Google Inc., one known company in the U.S. which wielded the greatest wireless influence in 2008. The company, accordingly, is the one responsible for the releases of the Android-based G1 phone for T-Mobile and open access. For the year 2009, the company further plans to release white-space data services coupled with open mobile devices in order to attain its ultimate mobile ambitions.

The article focuses on U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin, who is considered as one of the executives who wielded the greatest wireless influence in 2008. Martin is considered to be the man who helped auction off huge chunks of wireless spectrum and underpinned the nation's future 4G networks. He is also liable for putting wireless issues on the forefront of the FCC docket.

The author reflects on the current connected home services in the U.S. With the headlines full of concerns about economic recession and the trade press looking for signs of telecommunication spending slowdown, the author raises the issue if the connected home services and communications devices are necessary. As the time goes by, consumers will determine which connected home services are essential and which are luxuries for good times.

The article discusses the emerging trend to establish platform with third-party partners in service providers. Tony Poulos, head of the revenue management sector, states that third-party relationship management is the part that providers has the most problem as they need to acquire services and content from multiple sources. Oracle Corp. has launch the Communications Gatekeeper platform, which help to open up telco networks to partners while permitting carriers to hold control.

The article reports on the Domain name service (DNS) for internet domains and eNum for Internet Protocol (IP)-based call and content delivery, to help providers contort new service revenues of phone number and address databases. Nominum Inc., makers of commonly used DNS database solution, adds new abilities that enable service providers to form and produce records on internet domains. While, Telcordia includes eNum database search abilities to broaden support for range of mobile services.

The article reports that after the successful launching of iPhone App Store, every device-maker as well as software provider are ready to launch a competitive offering. It was rumored that the application stores from Google Inc., Microsoft Corp, Nokia Corp. and others will operate their own open applications. Specifically, Microsoft is going to launch its own application store named SkyMarket on 2009 to support Windows Mobile 7.

The article presents updates related to the mobile advertising and carrier subsidy plans of Google in the U.S. Google's Android mobile operating system, which features an updated iPhone, has been released in August 2008. Its Android-based phone, called "Dream," has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and was scheduled to be launched on Fall 2008. Moreover, it has launched the Web site Free the Airwaves to petition for wireless broadband spectrum.

The author reflects on the quality of service that service providers offer to its growing in-house network customers. He contends that they should give importance to their customers if they want of maximize their network-driven relationships with them. The author stresses that in many homes today the computer or electronic set-up is more complex and expensive than one would find in a sophisticated business.

The article reveals plans of telecommunication companies to launch their own Internet Protocol (IP) telephony competitor to Skype, which is a software that permits users to make telephone calls using the Internet. They include American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (AT&T), British Telecommunications PLC (BT) and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT). Analysts claim that telecommunication companies have a competitive advantage over Skype in terms of delivering high-quality and guaranteed service.

The article discusses the new version of the Android software developer kit (SDK) released by Google Inc. in the U.S. The version includes a major refresh of the Android user interface, new capabilities for local search and mapping and new media codes. Meanwhile, Apple Inc. chief executive officer (CEO) Steve Jobs has promised to release the iPhone SDK before the end of February 2008.

The article evaluates the Web Attendant application software from Sylantro Systems Corp.

The article reports on the enhancement of electronic mail messages (e-mail) by Internet service providers (ISPs). The author expresses that Verizon Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. invest to upgrade their services to collaborate to enterprise messaging. Xobni company launches social networking features while Mozilla Foundation company will start an e-mail product innovation. The author believes that e-mail benefits from incremental innovation that is updated for bigger breakthrough.

The article focuses on the bug labs, a pluggable gadget component for software and hardware architecture, by chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Semmelhack in the U.S. The features of the Bug Labs include enabling hardware pieces to talk with one another and creating a design platform based on the Eclipse programming environment. Moreover, Bug Labs serves as an answer to programmers in building the applications they want in their selected hardware.

The article cites key survey findings indicating that salary and bonus levels in the information technology (IT) sector reached a new peak in the U.S. in 2005. Average IT staffers made $73,000, while average IT managers made $99,000. While salary growth was slow in the IT sector in 2005, bonuses resulted to a 3% increase in total compensation for staffers and a 4% rise in total compensation for managers. Eight percent of IT managers' total compensation came from bonuses, the highest share since 2001.