Telecommunications (International Edition) articles from October 2001

Telecommunications (International Edition) archives from October 2001

Positive scenarios? (Commentary).
October 1, 2001... "Making sense of possible scenarios could be a vital technique in an industry which is probably facing its biggest challenges ever." Put two senior telecom executives together in the same room for any length of time and one issue always...

Hosting demand will not match supply until 2005. (Financial Perspectives).
October 1, 2001... According to a new report by Frost & Sullivan, European managed web hosting demand will not meet supply until 2005. Philip Muls, director of European sales and marketing for Conxion (pronounced connection), a provider of managed hosting...

Small slice of the advertising pie for mobile operators. (Financial Perspectives).(forecasts)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... An online survey by the Wireless Advertising Association (WAA) and the ARC Group consultancy has forecast that the proportion of global mobile advertising revenues for network operators will only reach ten per cent in 2005 and 15 per cent in...

BT Openworld changes strategy. (Global News Analysis).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... BT Openworld, the arm of BT responsible for retailing DSL services to businesses and consumers in the UK, has given up on its original idea of being a 'mega' content aggregator. Claiming that such an approach is fundamentally flawed, BT...

'Mexican stand-off' over Ireland's 3G licences. (Global News Analysis).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... A power struggle over the terms to be set for Ireland's third generation (3G) mobile licences is damaging the country's international reputation, investment prospects and competitiveness, according to industry chiefs. At the centre of the...

BT Cellnet launches BlackBerry. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... BT Cellnet has launched the BackBerry wireless e-mail solution for corporate enterprises, which is aimed at helping a growing band of disillusioned business workers who have been extending their working days in order to read and respond to...

It's easyeverything on the web. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... PSINet Europe, a provider of internet and IT solutions and headquartered in Geneva, has signed an extended 18-month contract worth [pounds sterling]1.5 m ([euro]l.6 m) with easyEverything -- a chain of internet cafes -- to provide connectivity...

Huawei marches into Germany. (News in Brief).(Huawei Technologies Company Ltd. will build regional backbone optical transport network for PfalzKom)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Huawei Technologies, the Chinese optical network supplier, has won a contract to build a regional backbone optical transport network from German telecoms operator PfalzKom. The contract was signed following the supplier's early sales success in...

InnoWave wins tropical contract. (News in Brief).(InnoWave ECI Wireless Systems Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... InnoWave, a supplier of fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions and subsidiary of ECI Telecom, has been chosen by Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) to expand its existing multigain wireless (MGW) FWA network. Under the...

Cutting costs but not corners. (View From the Top).(Fibernet)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... For a high-speed data communications company, fibernet is unusual. despite the current economic downturn in the telecoms market, it enters the fourth quarter of 2001 without debt. According to CEO, Charles McGregor, the key to industry...

Shedding light on IP VPNS: If service providers are to market IP VPNS effectively to their corporate customer base, they will need to make it crystal clear what this technology can do. (Corporate Communications).(internet protocol virtual private networks)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... In today's multinational global business market, corporates have to support a growing number of remote and mobile workers. This has largely been made achievable thanks to customer premise equipment virtual private networks (CPE VPNs). A CPE VPN...

SMEs -- not just a number: In order to market broadband to SMEs, operators need to identify their individual needs and concerns. (Corporate Communications).(small-to-medium size enterprises)
October 1, 2001... Due to rollout delays and implementation problems, there has been limited experience of broadband's effect on the SME (small-to-medium size enterprise) market. An SME can range in size from just one employee to anything up to 249 and can cover...

Wireless office on the move: Service providers who can offer corporate customers the ability to take their 'desktop on the road' will enjoy market advantage. (Corporate Communications).
October 1, 2001... The ever-increasing pace of change in information technology, and its impact on the way we conduct and manage our work, concerns almost all businesses in every branch of modern commerce. The need to generate that all-important 'competitive...

W-LAN trials and tribulations: Telcos have discovered W-LAN hotspots for their corporate customers, but which technology is best? (Corporate Communications).
October 1, 2001... Mobile operators are under more pressure than ever to win and retain corporate customers. As Vodafone reported recently, the good old days of 50 per cent annual rises in operators' subscriber bases are over. Consumer sales are getting harder...

IP multicasting answers the call: Mass answering services are becoming big business but are also complex -- can IP multicasting provide the solution? (Corporate Communications).
October 1, 2001... Mass answering and calling services -- the terms are synonymous -- are clearly a fast-growing application area. Anyone who has voted in a TV phone-in, called a flood alert helpline, the 'talking clock', or simply tried to use a dialling code...

Building an intelligent MAN: MAN operators can now reduce costs and gain time-to-market advantage over their competitors by constructing an IP intelligent network. (Industry & Market Update).
October 1, 2001... Internet protocol (IP) intelligence in the metro area network (MAN) means a carrier has the ability to quickly and efficiently re-configure network settings, provide specific service level agreements (SLAs) to different customers, change those...

Shadows over TETRA. (Industry & Market Update).
October 1, 2001... The financial troubles of dolphin, a would-be pan-european service provider using the TETRA standard, is not just a symptom of the present economic climate. Interoperability problems between TETRA manufacturers and rapid cellular growth have...

Rad. (ASMi-51).
October 1, 2001... RAD has introduced the ASMi-51 modem, which offers variable data rates and extended distances in the local loop. According to RAD, the ASMi-51 ensures cost-effective deployment by supporting a wide range of data rates on the user side, ranging...

Quick Eagle. (Access Routing Capability).
October 1, 2001... Quick Eagle Networks has announced integrated access routing capability on its 4200 IP access platform. By incorporating access routing features, Quick Eagle says it is addressing a number of market drivers, including the need to drive down...

3COM. (Officeconnect Gateway ADSL Data).
October 1, 2001... The 3Com OfficeConnect Gateway ADSL data device gives users VPN support and routing capabilities over an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) connection. Also, with the optional voice expansion unit, it can expand by adding eight user...

Cisco systems. (Unity 3.0).
October 1, 2001... Cisco Unity 3.0 is an enterprise-class unified messaging (UM) software solution, based on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000, that allows employees across the enterprise to access and manage voice, fax and e-mail messages from any device...

Daleen Technologies. (Revchain Express).
October 1, 2001... Daleen Technologies has released RevChain Express, a new billing and customer care solution designed to meet the current needs of providers with flat-rate services that is upgradeable to enable more complex usage-based billing. According to...

Socket communications. (Bluetooth Connection Kit).
October 1, 2001... Socket Communication's bluetooth connection kit allows users to check e-mail, browse the web or access their company networks on a pocket PC while their mobile phone remains in a purse, backpack or briefcase. According to Socket Communications,...

Nortel Networks. (Business Communications Manager 2.5 (BCM)).
October 1, 2001... Nortel Networks has launched the BCM 2.5 which is capable of delivering voice, data and advanced business applications for companies requiring up to 128 extensions on a single site, or a number of small systems interconnected to form a branch...

WaterCove Networks. (Flowcore).
October 1, 2001... WaterCove Networks has unveiled FlowCore, a purpose-built mobile data architecture designed to address the billing, provisioning and performance problems currently limiting the deployment and growth of high-speed mobile data services. According...

Narus. (Pre-paid Mobile Data Solution).
October 1, 2001... The pre-paid mobile data solution for GPRS and 3G, in contrast to current charges for data based on voice minutes, will enable mobile operators to charge per e-mail, per download, for premium sites and content, says Narus. The new platform will...

It's showtime! (Conference Watch).
October 1, 2001... Networld + Interop, Paris (September 2001) Dramatic dance troupes, glitzy performance artists balancing swords with their teeth, silver-clad girls wearing fairy wings and men painted in red and blue walking on ten foot stilts. No, not a...