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Feature article on bandwidth trading

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:48:38 +0000

This feature assignment from America’s Network delved into the new and risky business of bandwidth trading. It’s a complicated financial instrument and my job was to explain the process in lay terms. The article, “This Little Piggy Went to Market,” was a hit with readers.

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Feature article on fiber optics

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:44:50 +0000

This feature assignment from America’s Network delved into the then-current state of the fiber optic industry. At a time when telecommunications companies were rushing to bury fiber optic cable, the question arose, “Are we creating a glut of fiber optic capacity?”

This article, “What Fiber Glut,” addressed the question head on.

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Feature article, Telecommunications after the flood

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:40:18 +0000

Client Suttle Apparatus manufactures a telephone jack that’s filled with a corrosion resistant gel. The regional Bell phone company purchased these jacks and installed them in customer’s home. After the 1997 Grand Forks flood, these were the only jacks that performed. This is the story behind modular telephone jacks, and what happened after the flood.

This particular feature story was originally published in America’s Network, a trade magazine for the telecommunications industry. It has since been republished in multiple trade magazines in six different countries.

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Emergency Phones Feature Article

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:06 +0000

Client Viking Electronics faced stiff competition as building managers retrofitted their facilities to meet ADA requirements. This feature article compared their product with all the major competitors in an objective enough manner to be published by all leading trade publications. Click on the image to download a PDF of the story.