Telecommunications Americas articles from July 2005

Telecommunications Americas archives from July 2005

Get global or get gone.(Commentary)(telecom industry-global market )(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... The headline says it all. While you'd be hard-pressed to find a player not already selling outside the U.S., the emergence of foreign markets provides bigger and better business opportunities for the forward thinkers. But global means...

The business of software-defined radios.(Software Defined Radio Forum)
July 1, 2005... Peel back the big talk about 3G networks, phat content and super-advanced mobile devices, and you'll find much of the discussion among wireless operators focuses on an emerging technology and product set called software-defined radios (SDR)...

Reshaped group charts public network path.(FOR STARTERS)
July 1, 2005... The group tasked with crafting a common plan for the future of the public network (formerly known as the Infranet Initiative Council) has added Cisco and Alcatel, which had been conspicuous in their absence, to its ranks and has moved to a...

WiMAX: coming to an Xbox near you?(Technical Perspective)
July 1, 2005... So many telecom developments claim to be revolutionary that a vendor making no claims for its products might be the real standout. Nevertheless, we seem to be headed for a revolutionary development with the wireless standard, WiMAX. With...

Assessing Asian opportunities: business intelligence for provider profit.
July 1, 2005... Identifying and understanding business opportunities in this vast and alluring region requires far more than an understanding of technology trends and take rates. To cash in requires knowledge of geo-political issues, population, density,...

China: parting with tradition: China Telecom intends to shed the mantle of "traditional network carrier" through large-scale NGN deployment.(next-generation network)
July 1, 2005... China Telecom is in a period of network and business model transition. Like many wireline incumbents around the world, it has seen a drastic slowing of fixed-line voice revenue growth. Due to a mixture of deregulation and the growing popularity...

Korea: broadband, convergence and portability: big plans, big projects--but big prospects?
July 1, 2005... The boundary line that formerly distinguished Korea's highly developed broadband and mobile networks is fading. In one direction, broadband connections are becoming mobile with extensive Wi-Fi (e.g., KT's Nespot) and soon WiBro networks (e.g.,...

Japan: a future mobile society? Today's Japanese applications may be worldwide successes tomorrow.
July 1, 2005... You could be forgiven for thinking that in everyday life the mobile phone has become the most important tool for the Japanese. It certainly has spawned an astonishing range of applications and uses. Restaurant customers can check the freshness...

The modern metro: are you ready for the surge?(broadband usage)(Editorial)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... While the complexion of major metropolitan areas, with the exception of Las Vegas, changes painfully slowly, the real pain service providers face is an inability to over-haul their metro networking strategies. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

High-fiber diets for providers: health or hardship? Business lessons learned: an FTTH reality check.(fiber to the home)
July 1, 2005... When it comes to high-fiber diets, any nutritionist, or even folks who mimic them on TV, will tell you to eat up. But that's far easier said than done for service providers that need to build or enhance a solid, ROI-focused business case for...

Juniper's E320 Broadband Services Router.(PRODUCT of the Month 2005)
July 1, 2005... www.juniper.net Looking to move from its entrenched position in carrier backbones toward the network edge, Juniper Networks has announced the E320 Broadband Service Router, designed to enable operators to deliver and support high-bandwidth...

Carrier Ethernet package.(PRODUCT of the Month 2005)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Atrica www.atrica.com With research projecting huge WAN growth for a technology first developed over 30 years ago for use in LANs, Atrica announced a major software release for products it makes to enable operators to deliver...

Offline.(Andy Marsh-interview )(Interview)
July 1, 2005... Power demands for telecom networks are changing. Evolving fiber-based networks require new types of power systems that can withstand harsher environments, last longer and take up less space. Spotting an opportunity early on, Andy Marsh...