Telecommunications Americas articles from May 2004

Telecommunications Americas archives from May 2004

The art of being flexible.(Commentary)
May 1, 2004... If there's one overriding theme in this month's issue, it's flexibility. Customers of all types are asking more and more from their service provider, and providers, in turn, are asking more and more from their vendors. Offering just the right...

Getting out the word on VPLS.(For Starters)
May 1, 2004... For Riverstone Networks, the best way to tell the world about VPLS (virtual private LAN service) is to go off the board--as an old quiz show used to say--and host a technology-specific website. Thus, the vendor is now the webmaster, so to...

BBN's grand re-entrance.
May 1, 2004... Do the @ sign, the Internet, the first router and e-mail all sound familiar? While such things are now taken for granted, each had their genesis in a rather nimble company from Cambridge, Mass., called BBN. Many thought that BBN was no...

Developing carrier-class IP security.(Industry Forum)
May 1, 2004... The emergence of end-to-end IP service security is yet another indication IP-based services and the Internet are maturing. Developing secure IP service offerings is difficult because IP's primary attribute--the ubiquitous connection of any...

VOIP is in session: VoIP drives the sale of both session border controllers and SBC vendors.(Voice over Internet Protocol)(session border control)
May 1, 2004... No matter how a vendor sees SBC (session border control), one thing is certain: The need that emerged in 2003 has become a demand from every major carrier running voice traffic over IP networks. Session controllers enable voice traffic by...

Thinking small; SMBs: big opportunities may come in small packages.(Cover Story)
May 1, 2004... Steve Fleury, president and general manager of Cambria Bike, a mountain bike equipment retailer, reached his wit's end with his three telecom operators (AT & T, MCI and PacBell) when they failed to perform. After spending considerable time...

Survival of the fittest.(Industry Forum)
May 1, 2004... Let's be honest. Networks get all the attention. Networks are sexy. They grab all the headlines. And when it comes to networks, size matters. Whoever has the biggest pipe is king of the county and bandwidth envy is common. Operations is...

GUIs: one size does not fit all; role-specific interfaces without the need for extensive software development.(Graphical User Interface)(operational support systems)
May 1, 2004... Traditionally, the user interface for a software system is static and extremely difficult to customize to any significant degree beyond minor look and feel. This has been the case whether the software was client/server-based or...

Plugging a hole in the network: addressing security concerns opens the wireless data services market.(The World of OSS)
May 1, 2004... In today's fast-paced telecom market, carriers are searching for new ways to increase revenue and stay competitive. The delivery of enterprise wireless data services over existing networks offers service providers one of the most promising...

VoIP: new demands on the OSS; Moving to packet-based voice challenges the back office.(The World of OSS)
May 1, 2004... While its promise has been evangelized for almost a decade, recent economic opportunities and technology advances have converged to make VoIP the most promising catalyst to drive the telecom industry recovery. Consider the opportunity--and the...

Stratus Technologies open softswitch server approach.(Product of the Month Telecommunications 2004)
May 1, 2004... For Stratus Technologies, the third time could prove to be the charm. After going through two acquisitions--first by Ascend and then Lucent--Stratus has now been spun out from Lucent as a separate company. Already, the company is gaining...

Digital cross-connect.(New Products)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Eastern Research www.erinc.com Today's network mantra is all about maintaining the connection. Eastern Research is upping the ante for carriers by offering integrated APS (automatic protection switching) capabilities for its DNX...

Offline.(Interview)
May 1, 2004... Todd Simpson grew up on a ranch in rural Canada, three miles away from the closest neighbor, with horseback riding and steer wrestling among his boyhood activities. But he wasn't too far outside of downtown Calgary, where he still lives today,...