Telecommunications Americas articles from August 2002

Telecommunications Americas archives from August 2002

Wrong Rx. (Commentary).(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... I've no memory whether during discussions leading up to the 1984 breakup of the Bell System it was ever suggested by anyone that AT&T be allowed to keep the local Bells and divest its long-distance business instead. With hindsight, AT&T might...

On the record with Intel's barrett: the need for convergence, bandwidth. (For Starters).(Interview)
August 1, 2002... Telecommunications[R] magazine recently caught up with Craig Barrett, Intel's CEO and president, and asked him if there was light at the end of the tunnel for the industry. On telecom's Catch-22: The communications industry is debt-laden...

Busy signals. (For Starters).
August 1, 2002... Those hard-fought legal battles by the RBOCs to gain entry to the long distance market may not have been worth it. According to research consultancy Network Conceptions, customers signing up for long-distance calling from regional Bells don't...

Caller IP. (For Starters).(Clarisys Claritel i750)
August 1, 2002... As if traditional long-distance carriers busy fighting declining profit margins didn't have trouble enough. Now Cisco, 3Com and Microsoft are helping market the new IP phone from Clarisys that costs under $80. The Claritel i750, as it is...

PingTone keeps it simple. (For Starters).
August 1, 2002... Even as service providers struggle to make money, startup PingTone Communications' strategy is to offer businesses bundled voice and data services at a bargain. For a $50 per-user monthly fee, the IP-based telephony services provider offers...

Nortel alum Desch tapped to lead Telcordia. (Street Smarts).(Interview)
August 1, 2002... Telcordia Technologies' new CEO has a strong wireless background, so is it a stretch to assume the vendor's next big push will be into the wireless arena? "It's not a complete fluke that I'm here," says Matt Desch, who took over the helm of the...

Where are the kids when you need them? (Current).
August 1, 2002... We all know by now that the economy has not yet picked up and service providers still have not opened their purse strings. This is not surprising; service providers have other things to worry about, such as survival (e.g., WorldCom) and debt...

In the shadow of the Volcano: Latin American turmoil spurs creative thinking.
August 1, 2002... Revolutionist Simon Bolivar in the early 19th century sought--and failed--to unite the countries of South America following their liberation from Spain. Two hundred years later, the people of Central and South America continue to suffer in many...

VDSL: the future broadband platform? The most advanced DSL technology yet developed could support a nation's drive for broadband. (Advertisement).
August 1, 2002... Around the world, the drive is on to deliver technologies that will support future broadband services to both residential and business mass markets. In Japan, delivering mass-market broadband networks has become a national priority. under plans...

Getting 40G right: as optical bandwidth increases, so do the challenges. (Annual Monitoring & Analysis Issue).
August 1, 2002... Optical technology has perhaps spoiled the industry with its ability to create almost inexhaustible capacity. If the transition from 2.5-Gbps to 10-Gbps optical networks was hard, then transitioning to 40-Gbps networks will be harder--a lot...

Keeping MSOs in shape: advanced specifications up the ante for QoS expectations. (Annual Monitoring & Analysis Issue).
August 1, 2002... Armed with an upgraded network and advanced services to boot, cable MSOs have matured far beyond their one-way video-centric model. DOCSIS 1.1, PacketCable and DOCSIS 2.0 will enable MSOs to expand their service offerings, but the new...

Somebody's watching: complex services and SLA-conscious customers prompt carriers to collect and shape more date. (Annual Monitoring & Analysis Issue).
August 1, 2002... Any TV infomercial worth its salt offers a money-back guarantee, as do most others things for sale. Barring a sign that says "All sales final," any purchase comes with the understanding, spoken or unspoken, that the buyer should get his or her...

No more flying blind: network QoS needs to extend to the customer layer. (Annual Monitoring & Analysis Issue).
August 1, 2002... Traditionally, skilled field technicians were needed to perform verification testing before services were turned up. Standard procedures were followed for each service type and the network was optimized for what it was intended: telephony and...

Borrowing a page: datacom's worst-case approach bears watching in the 10 GigE networks. (Annual Monitoring & Analysis Issue).
August 1, 2002... Two differing testing philosophies have evolved in communications networks: a "perfection" approach typically used by telecom equipment manufacturers and a "worst-case" approach typically employed by data communications equipment manufacturers....

Making security pay: savings generated by improved efficiency should not be offset by security losses. (Network Management).
August 1, 2002... Telecom did not need to wake up to security following tragic events last September. Security was a high priority before September 11 and remains so today, yet providers need a comprehensive strategy for proactive network element security....

Megisto's Mobile Services Delivery System enables personalized services. (Product of the Month).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... www.megisto.com After their start-up company Torrent Networks was acquired by Ericsson, Megisto Systems' founders CEO Gordon Saussy and vice president of marketing Carol Politi realized that delivering mobile services involves a complex...

ATM-based PON. (New Products).(Eluminant FiberSLAM 1000 )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Eluminant www. eluminant.com Eluminant is giving carriers with existing DSL rollouts a path to fiber-based access services with its FiberSLAM 1000 PON platform. An ATM-based compliant system, FiberSLAM 1000 enables carriers to deliver...

NLOS broadband. (New Products).(Redline Communications AN-50)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Redline Communications www.redlinecommunications.com Taking advantage of potential opportunities in the 5.8 GHz band is newcomer Redline Communications and its AN-50 non-line-of-sight broadband wireless access solution. By utilizing...

Copper TV headend. (New Products).(Minerva Networks Video Concentrator 8000)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Minerva Networks www. minervanetworks.com As telcos continue to add video over ADSL to their service set, Minerva Networks has introduced a new IP television headend platform--Video Concentrator 8000 (VC8000)--a platform that combines...

Metro tests. (New Products).(Spirent develops router test devices)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Spirent Communications www.spirent.com Spirent has announced new solutions for testing MPLS-based routers in the metro network. The capabilities include Draft Martini traffic generation and analysis for performance testing of the...

Optical transport switch. (Product Spot).(Tropic Networks TEX 24000)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Tropic Networks www.tropicnetworks.com Start-up Tropic Networks' metro solution is predicated on IP becoming the dominant services protocol, Ethernet the preferred data interface, and optical wavelengths the transmission medium. Based...

Optical protection Switch. (New Products).(Telecom Engineering TIP Optical Amplifier Switch)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Telecom Engineering www.telecomengineering.com Telecom Engineering is introducing its TIP Optical Amplifier Switch, which is designed to work with existing optical amplifiers in either the 1310 or 1550 nm windows. The...

Broadband loop carrier. (New Products).(Occam Networks BLC 1200 POTS RT)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Occam Networks www.occamnetworks.com Occam's new BLC 1200 POTS RT is an access gateway for remote terminal deployment that offers carriers a way to build mixed ADSL/POTS access networks. The small form factor device converts POTS line...

High-speed testing. (New Products).(Acterna Advanced Network Tester-40G)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Acterna www.acterna.com Acterna has added a 40-Gbps capability to its portable Advanced Network Tester (ANT). Vendors can use the ANT-40G to verify whether boards, systems and interfaces conform to industry standards; network...

Edge/access softswitch. (Product Spot).(Westwave Communications V-Switch)
August 1, 2002... Westwave Communications www..westwave.com In today's capital-constrained market, making more out of what you have continues to be a resonant theme. Westwave Communications' V-Switch, an access softswitch that provides call control and...

Online.
August 1, 2002... Think business in the late 1980s: stockbrokers, power ties, Ivan Boesky, insider trading. What might the stereotype of the late 1990s and early 2000S business world be 10 years from now? Will it be Internet start-ups, casual Fridays, Bernie...