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America's Network articles from May 15 1995
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America's Network archives from May 15 1995
ISDN: caught between nirvana and 'I still don't need.' (Integrated Services Digital Network)
May 15, 1995... Slow Starter
Conceptually, ISDN's more than 15 years old and predates most PCs - not to mention Divestiture. There wasn't a recognition that everybody needed this bit rate. They were happy with 300-baud modems.
Generating tremendous...
APP developers' lament: planned set-tops too kludgy. (interactive TV application developers)
May 15, 1995... Add it to your list of Information Age culture clashes: interactive TV application designers vs. set-top manufacturers.
The application developers want set-tops that can support high-end graphics and sound for games, home shopping and more....
RBOCs push for recognition as cable operators. (Bell Regional Holding Companies)
May 15, 1995... Telcos are stepping up the fight to eliminate federal regulation they claim is hobbling their video market debut. Carriers have made clear in recent weeks that whether they enter the market as franchised cable operators or video dialtone (VDT)...
Broadband descrambling aims at revenue-producing services. (Multichannel Communication Sciences Inc.'s broadband descrambling technology)
May 15, 1995... It's a management mantra - the customer comes first. But hundreds of companies pay it little more than lip service. Time Warner learned its lesson the hard way.
When it began implementing planned cable plant upgrades in Akron, Ohio;...
More power to them. (cable TV companies)(includes related article)(Cover Story)
May 15, 1995... To compete for telephone business, cable companies must provide lifeline power. Here's what they're up against.
Customers have come to expect it. Something as trivial as an over-inquisitive squirrel or disastrous as an earthquake knocks out...
Portability without politics. (local number portability trials)
May 15, 1995... New trials seek to address technical issues while avoiding touchy competitive concerns.
After much talk over the past few years, local number portability is starting to make its public debut. With a major trial set to begin in New York early...
Pump up the volume - and bass. (AT and T's TrueVoice service)
May 15, 1995... AT&T's TrueVoice doesn't come from cutting-edge technology.
Whitney Houston can't stop singing about it. AT&T called it a "mammoth undertaking," the result of a consumer preference test involving customers in 20 countries, speaking 9...
Death of the central office. (Summa Four Inc.)(includes related article)(Company Profile)
May 15, 1995... Summa Four's vision of an open, distributed network is making big switch manufacturers nervous and has carriers paying attention.
Summa Four has not necessarily changed with the industry. Instead, the industry has come around to Summa Four's...
Digital 800 service sets stage for yet another IXC battle. (toll-free multimedia service; interexchange carrier)
May 15, 1995... AT&T and MCI vie for toll-free data traffic.
Don't call digital 800 just another 800 service. "It's toll-free multimedia," says William Bailey, general manager-ISDN service and WorldWorx for AT&T.
Digital 800 provides customers with the...
Deep sea network. (Florida Aquarium's communication system by GTE Corp.)
May 15, 1995... The sharks aren't the only thing on the cutting edge at Tampa's new Florida Aquarium. The communications system is state of the art as well.
When a new aquarium was proposed for Tampa, GTE was eager to lend a hand. "We really did a total...
Close the loop for better ATM congestion management. (closed-loop congestion algorithms; asynchronous transfer mode)(includes related article)
May 15, 1995... Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) expands the capabilities of previous packet-based technologies to provide increased flexibility. ATM lets networks carry multiple types of traffic that previously were suitable only for private line, such as...
The ATM challenge: testing a new technology. (asynchronous transfer mode)(includes related articles)
May 15, 1995... Many organizations are adopting asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) as the key enabling technology for their future communications needs. But because ATM is so new, carriers and end users often pioneer equipment evaluation, installation, customer...
Efficient power design enhances HFC reliability. (hybrid fiber coax networks)(includes related article)
May 15, 1995... Hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks conduct ac power along the coaxial cable center conductor for a variety of purposes including supply of voltage and current to amplifiers (signal repeaters), addressable interdiction units (used to control...
Be alert to danger posed by ground potential rise. (includes related article)
May 15, 1995... Electrical damage from ground potential rise (GPR) has an estimated cost in the millions of dollars a year, but few telecom engineers or service managers in the industry are even aware of the phenomenon.
Electrical damage occurs when there is...
Carriers plot strategy, alliances in global market.(Column)
May 15, 1995... Diverging Strategies
AT&T is playing it safe, allying with established telecommunications carriers and acquiring established companies. BT-MCI is partnering with industrial and financial groups that aspire to launch commercial competitive...
