Telecommunications Americas articles from June 2005

Telecommunications Americas archives from June 2005

Back to basics.(Column)
June 1, 2005... Having been through four cell phones (the same maker) and an equal number of service and support issues (the same provider) in the last year, I'd say it's high time for wireless service providers to get back to basics. While wireless...

Cingular tackles customer consternation.(FOR STARTERS)(Cingular Wireless L.L.C.)
June 1, 2005... Looking to boost customer service, satisfaction and retention in an era of intense competition and number portability, Cingular Wireless has developed a single color pamphlet covering all aspects of consumer data given to subscribers before...

The whisper of wireless aromas.(FOR STARTERS)
June 1, 2005... When it comes to considering wireless aromas as a communications vehicle, it's fair to say we've come a long way from the day Al Bell whispered, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you." Everyone has a favorite scent--or even more than one. Some...

Infrastructure challenges for triple play networks.(Business Networks)
June 1, 2005... With wireless and VoIP eroding wireline voice revenue and cable modems outselling DSL, local exchange carriers are starting to modernize their networks to deliver the triple play. Voice, video and Internet service bundled for residential users...

The 10 Coolest Companies of 2005.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2005... With their wreckage strewn about the industry like crushed cars at a massive junkyard, countless so-called "hot" companies from past years provide striking evidence of the fate that awaits innovative companies that lack an understanding of the...

An economical broadband network with high added value: IP tendency of the broadband access network.
June 1, 2005... In the mid 1990s when the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology was tested on a small scale, no one could foresee that nearly 100 million people worldwide would now be using this technology. Also no one could forecast the great...

Clear skies ahead in the metro: Telco Systems--driving the IP revolution.
June 1, 2005... For more than two decades, a local area network battle was waged between Token Ring and Ethernet. Ethernet succeeded, mainly due to its simplicity and low cost. Similar changes are occurring in telecommunications networks today. The recent...

Carriers face $20B challenge to change: power to the people?
June 1, 2005... The mammoth move to IP meanschange to much more than just networking infrastructure and back-office systems, since it affects every service provider employee. People from every discipline--engineering, operations, maintenance, customer support,...

Metro WDM, the comeback kid: light beyond the tunnel.
June 1, 2005... After years of frenzied fiber deployments that all but triggered an optical overdose, the metro WDM market is far from tanned but certainly rested, ready and even refocused on harnessing several key opportunities that promise to fuel a...

3G wireless put to the test: worldwide deployments open opportunities.
June 1, 2005... After a few long years of deafening silence, the only thing louder than the wildly cheering crowd after a last-minute game-winning score is the sound of opportunity knocking at the doors of 3G test equipment vendors worldwide. With...

IP VPNs: the present, the priorities and the promise: harness virtual nets for real profit.(Virtual private networks)
June 1, 2005... Through telecom times, the business applications of virtual services have been challenging to understand and harness. These same challenges apply to today's most prevalent virtual network offering--IP VPNs. A VPN Taxonomy To...

Wireless number portability: smoother than expected? Past perspective for future focus.
June 1, 2005... There is no shortage of analysis and forecasting before a storm, and the period leading up to the November 2003 debut of wireless number portability (WNP) was no exception. By the end of 2004, the regulation that allows wireless subscribers to...

IMS Survival Guide: delivering real-time services with IMS.(Sponsored Supplement)(IP Multimedia Subsystem)
June 1, 2005... Today the consolidation and partnering occurring in the telecommunications industry underscores the fact that stakes for profitability within a highly competitive environment are greater than ever before. The challenges--and opportunities--for...

Interoute's VVN security & flexibility: keys to success.(Virtual Voice Network)
June 1, 2005... As a leading network operator, Interoute is using its investment in next-generation voice technology to offer customers an outsourced VoIP service. What Interoute calls its Virtual Voice Network (VVN) runs over the carrier's 30,000-km MPLS...

Emerging standards--craving 'Carrier' Ethernet: evolving services span LAN, MAN & WAN.
June 1, 2005... Just as there's a strong woman behind every successful man, there's a hard-driving, future-focused industry forum behind every emerging carrier service. Such is the case with the Metro Ethernet Forum, which continues to gain ground on its lofty...

Ethernet services: here today, here to stay: strategies for GigE extension in the metro.(gigabit ethernet)
June 1, 2005... Ubiquitous, low cost and scalable, Ethernet is spreading rapidly from the enterprise LAN into the metro. Interconnection of data centers, storage connectivity and emerging Ethernet services are driving the need to connect business sites across...

Carriers face the perfect storm: pseudowire, Dry Martini to the rescue.
June 1, 2005... While being labeled a pseudo-anything (e.g., pseudo-expert) tends to have negative connotations, carriers are embracing pseudowire technology with open arms and an ear-to-ear grin--as if it were a check-bearing Publishers Clearinghouse...

Harris Corp.'s TRuepoint 5000: next-gen wireless backhaul.(PRODUCT of the Month 2005)
June 1, 2005... www.harris.com With the emergence of new data services and consolidation of the wireless market, network quality will be critical to maintaining customer satisfaction. One little-exposed area for sustaining reliability is the effective...

IF10-Gbps transponders.(New Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Mahi www.mahinetworks.com While the notion of the ROADM was nothing more than a pipe dream during the bubble years, these devices are now gaining real attention from the service provider community. With telcos and even MSOs driving...

Route analytics.(New Products)(RouteExplorer 3.5)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Packet Design www.packetdesign.com When it comes to large IP networks, scale comes often and creates new complexity for the service provider. With release 3.5 of its RouteExplorer product, Packet Design will enable service providers to...

Offline.(interview of Nancy Macartney, President and CEO, Critical Telecom)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... If business is basically horse-trading, then growing up on a farm just east of Ottawa, Ontario, proved a definite advantage for Critical Telecom's Nancy Macartney. Having joined the Ottawa-based maker of broadband-access products within...