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America's Network articles from May 1 1995
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America's Network archives from May 1 1995
PCS players: change the rules of the marketplace. (personal communications services)(Column)
May 1, 1995... Now that the personal communications services (PCS) MTA auctions are over, the "64 billion dollar" question seems to be, "How can the new PCS services compete effectively with cellular for customers?" One possible answer for new wireless...
RAID delivers storage performance, availability. (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks)
May 1, 1995... RAID storage technology plays a vital role in developing broadband networks - without spray cans.
Providing video and interactive services - at a profit - is every service provider's objective. But "content" requires computer storage...
Ranking telco operating and maintenance expenses.
May 1, 1995... In a previous issue (AmNet Index, March 15), we observed that about 52% of revenues the RBOCs and GTE collect are used for out-of-pocket operating and maintenance (O&M) expenses such as wages, salaries, supplies and rents. Local exchange...
The digitized school library.
May 1, 1995... Forget about the card catalog and Dewey decimal system. With a broadband Internet connection, grade schoolers in Alexandria, Va., can tap into digitized materials from the Library of Congress and the National Library of Canada.
Jones...
Wireless competitors set to square off in California.
May 1, 1995... It's cellular vs. PCS, CDMA vs. GSM, brand name vs. brand name, regional vs. national coverage and corporate parent vs. corporate child. It's the California wireless market of the future, and it showcases most of the issues likely to dominate...
Will Ameritech/DOJ deal threaten telecom reform? (Ameritech Corp.; Department of Justice)
May 1, 1995... With a seal of approval from the Department Of Justice (DOJ), Ameritech's proposal to enter the long distance market will be approved by U.S. District Court Judge Harold Greene, predict many industry observers. Ameritech has agreed to provide...
ATM vendors migrate to voice one step at a time. (asynchronous transfer mode)
May 1, 1995... Despite promising to deliver an integrated voice/data/video solution, ATM mostly handles data, with some video applications mixed in for good measure.
Within a few years, however, ATM switch vendors plan to supply product capable of handling...
The cell relay race. (high-speed asynchronous transfer mode deployment)(includes related article)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... Demand remains focused on low-speed transport, but carriers know they must get high-speed ATM 'network-ready.'
It may be the greatest public network improvement since touch-tone dialing. But a decade could pass before ATM penetration reaches...
Sprint coalition faces tough PCS questions. (Sprint Corp.)(personal communications services)
May 1, 1995... Technology and Marketing Issues Loom Ahead
It sounded good at the time - combine Sprint's national brand name and all-fiber network with the local reach of TCI, Comcast and Cox to provide PCS services across the country. Throw in Teleport for...
Call-back operators stir debate over volume resale.
May 1, 1995... Are Call-Back Schemes Good Business or Network Thievery?
They represent less than 1% of the long distance market, yet to some interexchange carriers, international call-back firms are nothing more than thieves stealing network minutes.
But...
Roseville Telephone banks on new business lines. (Roseville Telephone Company Inc.)
May 1, 1995... California Telco's 'Getting Into Everything You Can Make a Dollar On'
The trip to becoming the 24th largest telco in the nation has been quite a ride for Roseville (Cal.) Tel, located 18 miles northeast of Sacramento.
The journey spans...
QVC will wait and see on broadband. (QVC Network Inc.)
May 1, 1995... Home-Shopping Giant Confronts the Interactive Future
Thousands of people call QVC Network every day to buy mops, bracelets, clothes, autographed basketballs and more. But at the other end of the phone link, the television-based home-shopping...
Near-term revenue lies in line extension products. (multimedia services)(includes related article)
May 1, 1995... Despite the exciting revenue potential new multimedia services represent, over the next 5 to 10 years, existing services will be the source of near-term financial returns. Indeed, the surest way to survive competition in the local loop and reap...
Video requires management from studio to the home. (network management)(includes related article)
May 1, 1995... Interactive trials are happening slower than anticipated, though many companies are staking a claim and vision for the revolution. And while interactive networks appear technically feasible, it remains to be seen whether customers will purchase...
Narrowband ATM ramps up speed, cost savings today. (asynchronous transfer mode)
May 1, 1995... Almost everyone seems to agree asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) is the wave of the future in communications. ATM is being embraced by standards bodies, manufacturers, network service providers, traditional telephone companies and business...
