---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200819172642.GA7049@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:26:42 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Lumina Networks folds as operators shy away from open source By Harry Baldock Initially backed by the likes of Verizon and AT&T, a decline in revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an untimely demise. When considering the telecoms industry through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic, many have commented on the industry's resilience. With networks holding up well under the pressure of work from home, you could be forgiven for thinking that the industry would perform well under the strain of the pandemic. https://www.totaltele.com/506808/Lumina-Networks-folds-as-operators-shy-away-from-open-source -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200819171900.GA7024@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:19:00 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Open source vendor Lumina Networks pulls the plug by Mike Robuck After three years, open source vendor Lumina Networks is shutting down operations over the coming month. In a Tuesday afternoon interview with FierceTelecom, Lumina Networks CEO Andrew Coward said the company's fortunes were hit by the double whammy of Covid-19 related issues along with the trials of being an open source vendor. Coward said that venture capitalists, along with telcos, don't typically invest in open source companies. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/open-source-vendor-lumina-networks-pulls-plug -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200819175310.GA7325@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:53:10 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Opinion: President Trump should grant Edward Snowden a pardon President Trump on Saturday indicated that he's considering pardoning whistleblower Edward Snowden. We strongly encourage the president to do so. https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/18/president-trump-should-grant-edward-snowden-a-pardon/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200819173845.GA7123@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:38:45 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon bills church for thousands - on a missing WiFi hotspot A Santee church received large internet bills even though its Verizon WiFi hotspot is missing, according to a sheriff's office incident report. Providence Baptist Church, on Mt. Olive Road, purchased the WiFi hotspot device for use during church services. https://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shots-fired-into-orangeburg-home-vehicle/article_59b21607-5ff2-52a8-aea3-8a9c83bf912b.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 21 Aug 2020