Telecommunications (International Edition) articles from October 2002

Telecommunications (International Edition) archives from October 2002

The turn of the screw.(telecommunications industry)(Column)
October 1, 2002... Are we going around in circles? More specifically, is the great 20-year experiment in deregulation with its creation of new operators and privatised incumbents now edging toward a final disproof? Recent news might make you think so. First,...

Bon's departure signals end of era. (Financial Perspectives: France).(France Telecom's chief executive, Michel Bon)
October 1, 2002... The resignation last month of France Telecom chief executive, Michel Bon, draws a line under the era of big-spending acquisitions by European incumbents. Until his departure, Bon was effectively the last-man standing from the period of...

Datamonitor defends its 'negative view' on 3G. (Financial Perspectives: Europe).
October 1, 2002... When the Datamonitor analyst group published a press release last month advising operators to abandon their 3G licences on the grounds that it wasn't worth keeping them, it ruffled a few feathers. Former Ericsson director and UbiNetics CEO,...

Surviving carriers uncertain about future. (Global News Analysis: Global).(Carriers World Europe 2002 conference )
October 1, 2002... Despite surviving a period of unprecedented carnage and consolidation in the telecom carrier space, there was no sense of triumphalism from the players left standing at the Carriers World Europe 2002 conference held in London last month....

Mobile upsurge in MEA markets. (Global News Analysis: Middle East & Africa).(Middle East and Africa)
October 1, 2002... Greater telecom liberalisation across the Middle East & African (MEA) markets has led to diverse pricing structures and an upsurge in mobile growth. "A lot of telecoms markets in the Middle East and Africa are in the process of being...

mmO2 launches games arcade. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... mmO2 has opened its own games arcade and says that it's the first commercial java games service in the UK--bringing 'pictures, colour, sound and a general arcade feel to mobile gaming'. The operator states that around three new games a month...

ITU praises regulatory body. (News in Brief).(International Telecommunications Union )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Yoshio Utsumi, secretary-general for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has said that the Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) is a regulatory body to be admired. This is because it is one of the first in the African...

KPN Belgium opts for RAD. (News in Brief).(the LA-110 ATM Integrated Access Device from RAD Data Communications )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... KPN Belgium has chosen the LA-110 ATM Integrated Access Device (IAD) from RAD Data Communications for deployment in its new SHDSL network. The LA-110 is a dedicated ATM IAD which allows service providers to offer voice, LAN and data to SMEs...

DSL: not an ILECs-only game: despite LLU disappointments, William Rodey, chairman and president of the DSL Forum, still believes that substantial DSL opportunities remain for CLECs. (View From the Top).
October 1, 2002... There are now 26 million users of DSL technology worldwide. But this hasn't been stimulated by local loop unbundling (LLU). Indeed, only three per cent of connections in Europe are over unbundled lines. At the same time, William Rodey, chairman...

Introduction to ZTE's power modules. (Advertisement).
October 1, 2002... The Power Supply Product Department of ZTE Corporation has been engaged in developing the power module since 1999. There are five series of power modules developed or being developed currently, covering 31 models, with the power levels from...

Whatever happened to FMC? The drum-banging support for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) may have died down but that should change when 3G arrives. (The Wireless Business Model).(wireless telecommunications)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2002... As far back as Telecom '95, FMC was loudly hailed as the 'next big thing' in telecom. Admittedly, nobody could come up with a hard and fast definition as to what fixed-mobile convergence actually meant but it sounded good and was vague enough...

How to reduce the 3G bill: by presenting clear perspectives of 3G cost control, mobile operators can prepare themselves a better future and reassure investors. (The Wireless Business Model).(mobile telecommunications)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2002... Each day brings news of mobile telecommunication market troubles. Its sudden fall down after a long speculative fever has completely changed the face of this market like no other. After the half-success of WAP, there is a growing uncertainty on...

M-payment--an open book: globally agreed m-payment standards are a long way off but do we need them anyway? (The Wireless Business Model).
October 1, 2002... Secure, convenient and easy-to-use mobile payment solutions are vital to the success of m-commerce and the future prosperity of mobile operators. After all, if operators are to continue to grow as businesses, end-users need to do more with...

The self-service approach to churn reduction: by empowering customers to 'personalise' their own services online, mobile operators can both reduce churn and attract new subscribers. (The Wireless Business Model).
October 1, 2002... With churn rates in excess of 20 per cent, and more providers set to enter the market, mobile operators must find effective, long-term approaches to keep their existing customer base. At the same time, they've also got to find ways of...

Location, location, location: location-based services, if marketed correctly and with the right business models in place, will be a significant money-spinner for mobile operators. (The Wireless Business Model).
October 1, 2002... Watchers of the mobile sector might be forgiven for thinking that 3G stands for 'gambling, gaming & glamour' as they see operators scrabbling for that elusive 'killer app'. And against this background, location-based services (LBS] don't appear...

MMS: a cautionary message: MMS can boost ARPU and pave the way for 30 service adoption, but only if mobile operators avoid the 'WAP trap' of mismanaging customer expectations. (The Wireless Business Model).
October 1, 2002... Mobile operators, eager to increase ARPU (average revenue per user), are understandably anxious that multimedia messaging services (MMS) should match the success of SMS. Picture/audio messaging has already proven a hit in Japan and, while that...

Delivering the merger promise: the chances of a telco merger success can be increased by paying more attention to integration planning. (Industry & Market Update).
October 1, 2002... Over the past five years or so, mergers and acquisitions have been busily re-shaping the international telecoms jigsaw puzzle. The quest for market strength, critical mass of customers and geographical presence has forced many companies to...

ADSL video compression solution. (New Products and Services).(Nextream ADSL Super-Encoder)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Nextream Nextream has unveiled a new video compression solution-the ADSL Super-Encoder-which it says is suitable far delivering broadcast TV programmes over ADSL-based networks. The company states that the new product reduces the amount of...

Video broadcast monitoring system. (New Products and Services).(Trend Communications FlexaNet video)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Trend Communications Trend Communications has announced the availability of FlexaNet video, a low-cost distributed system for continuous monitoring of MPEG/DVB Transport Streams (TS). The vendor says that service providers, network...

CDMA450 solution. (New Products and Services).(Huawei Technologies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Huawei Technologies Huawei Technologies, a global provider of network equipment and solutions, has claimed that it has become one of the industry's pioneer vendors to deliver a CDMA solution for the 450MHz spectrum-a frequency band...

Signal analyser R&S FSQ. (New Products and Services).(from Rohde and Schwarz)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Rohde & Schwarz A new signal analyser R&S FSQ from Rohde & Schwarz-which allows the analysis of WIAN signals to IEEE802.11a-is now available for order. The company says that the product offers an all-in-one solution for the diverse tasks...

Performance manager application. (New Products and Services).(ADC's Metrica Performance Manager)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... ADC The Metrica Performance Manager-a real-time, historical performance-management application-from ADC, a provider of broadband network equipment, software and integration services, is now available for order. ADC says that the product...

PLL product for base stations. (New Products and Services).(phase locked loops; National Semiconductor's LMX2346 and LMX2347)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... National Semiconductor Corporation National Semiconductor Corporation has added two new frequency synthesisers to its PLLatinum line of phase locked loops (PLLs) for wireless infrastructure applications. The company says that the LMX2346...