Telecommunications Americas articles from December 2003

Telecommunications Americas archives from December 2003

Are we there yet? Panel touts value-add 3G wireless migration.(For Starters)
December 1, 2003... A few years ago, when anyone discussed 3G wireless, images of video dancing on the handset sprang to mind as the industry struggled to find the one killer application that would drive user adoption. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Look no...

Nortel's Dunn touts unlimited communications strategy.(For Starters)
December 1, 2003... Unlike the so-called killer application phenomenon or revolutionary 'out with the old, in with the new' telecom mantra once touted by industry pundits, Nortel Networks' CEO Frank Dunn argues the industry will take on a more evolutionary pattern...

Industry ready for triple play? Sort of.(For Starters)
December 1, 2003... The mood was decidedly upbeat at the USTA Telecom03 annual event in mid-October. And why should it not have been, even though the much-anticipated turnaround in the industry has yet to materialize? The bullish mood was summed by USTA president...

Wi-Fi phone booths: not as easy at it looks.(For Starters)
December 1, 2003... When Verizon Communications launched its hot spot program in New York City phone booths earlier this year, the move was lauded as a real boon for the industry. Verizon essentially was using the hot spots as a business retention strategy,...

The LECs need to evolve.(Current Thinking)
December 1, 2003... The vast majority of the last mile in the U.S. is owned and operated by the ILECs. However, with the advent of VoIP services and the availability of alternate voice service providers, the ILECs are faced with increasing competition for local...

Whatever happened to VoIP?(Business Networks)
December 1, 2003... Forecasts made as recently as two years ago called for the demise of voice telephony services and circuit-switched PBXs by now. Voice services, however, remain overwhelming dominant over data services. Verizon's wireline telecom business, for...

Painting a brighter telecom landscape.(Technologies @ Work)(Cover Story)
December 1, 2003... DESPITE THE SOMEWHAT MURKY HAZE that continues to be cast over the telecom market, carriers are still investing billions of dollars in network upgrades and expansion. Although the investments are not at the levels that the industry as a whole...

Time is on your side: the time is ripe for providers to develop and deploy managed or hosted IP telephony services.(Network Edge)
December 1, 2003... As revenue for traditional TDM-based PBX sales and Centrex services declines, service providers face the dilemma of compensating for that decline while capitalizing on their new packet networks. Providers can solve this predicament by deploying...

Placing DSL on a pedestal: Pedestal Networks unveils Universal Broadband Server.(2003 Product Telecommunications of the Month)
December 1, 2003... www.pedestalnetworks.com There's one inescapable truth that inhibits ubiquitous deployment of DSL service to residential customers: distance from the CO. And while there's no shortage of approaches to extend DSL to more customers, such...

Wi-Fi billing.(New Products)
December 1, 2003... Convergys www.convergys.com Convergys has introduced its Infinys solution to manage the complexities of Wi-Fi roaming, partner management, and convergent billing for mainstream mobile and fixed service operators. The Infinys solution...

Wireless quality testing.(New Products)
December 1, 2003... DTI www.dynatele.com DTI, a PCTEL company, has commercially launched its claRiFy System, a new approach for measuring interference in wireless networks, which the company claims will allow service providers to significantly increase...

Wireless application development.(New Products)
December 1, 2003... Excel Switching www.excelswitching.com Excel Switching Corp. has introduced a new set of comprehensive wireless capabilities for its Converged Services Platform (CSP). With the addition of full Intelligent Network (IN) wireless...

IP-QoS DSLAM.(New Products)
December 1, 2003... Net to Net Technologies www.nettonettechnologies.com Net to Net Technologies has introduced new IP QoS features for its family of IP/Ethernet-based DSLAMs. These new features provide the necessary tools that allow service providers to...

AC/DC power system.(New Products)
December 1, 2003... Valere Power www.valerepower.com Valere Power has introduced the Modular DC Power System, its first AC/DC power system targeted at high-power CO and wireless telecom applications that need between 800 and 20,000 amps of power. The...

Cable telephony upgrade.(New Products)
December 1, 2003... Cedar Point Communications www.cedarpointcom.com Cedar Point Communications has introduced the latest release of its SAFARI [C.sup.3] Media Switching System, with features that deliver reliability, operational simplicity and...

Broadband wireless.(New Products)
December 1, 2003... Redline Communications www.redlinecommunications.com Redline Communications has introduced the AN-100, a fully compliant IEEE 802.16a broadband wireless system. Approved in January 2003, the new 802.16a standard (under the auspices of...

End-office replacement.(Product Spot)
December 1, 2003... Taqua www.taqua.com Taqua, Inc. has introduced a new series of Class 5 switching system products for CO and remote-office locations that it says enable an open architecture for the deployment of advanced voice, data and video services...

All-in-one radio.(Product Spot)
December 1, 2003... Harris Corp. www.harris.com Saying it is redefining microwave communications, Harris Corp. has introduced the Truepoint radio system, which delivers all capacities, frequencies and network interfaces in one platform. TRuepoint can...

Offline.
December 1, 2003... As a maker of test and measurement equipment for a variety of markets, from wireless telecom to television transmission, Beaverton, Ore.-based Tektronix limits its risks from a downturn in any one market. Operating in a number of countries,...