By Chris DiMarco, TMCnet Web Editor

The first day of ITEXPO east 2011's 4GWE panels addressed the overall implementation and development challenges of next gen networks. "We're moving towards 4G, but at this point its really a misnomer" said session moderator Carl Ford.

By Paula Bernier, Executive Editor, IP Communications Magazines

StartupCamp was hosted by Larry Lisser, principal of Embrase Business Consulting, and featured a brief keynote (delivered jointly by Craig Walker and Wesley Chan, entrepreneurs in residence at Google Ventures) followed by short presentations by a handful of startups, which were then judged on their abilities to communicate their business propositions.

By David Sims, TMCnet Contributing Editor

Pac-West Telecomm, which sells wholesale telecommunications services, announced during ITEXPO East 2011 that US Phone has selected Telastic from Pac-West for its call center business.

By David Sims, TMCnet Contributing Editor

Despite what Insight Research officials call "the unsteady state of the domestic US economy," the worldwide telecommunications industry is expected to continue expanding over the next five years as "continued spending by consumers and businesses for wireless services, especially in emerging markets, drives industry revenue growth."

By Tammy Wolf, TMCnet Copy Editor

ITEXPO East 2011 may be on its last day, but there's still a whole breadth of the latest information in IP communications waiting for you. This morning's session, Innovations in Call Recording, being held from 10 to 10:45, promises a powerful, informational discussion of call recording.