America's Network articles from July 15 1995

America's Network archives from July 15 1995

Pricing, regulation issues alter telco revenue sources.
July 15, 1995... Although their services and operating procedures are quite uniform, the pricing practices of local exchange carriers (LECs) vary widely. For example, the chart shows the most important source of revenue in 1994 for large LECs was local service,...

Broadcasters' move to digital unearths lode of spectrum.
July 15, 1995... Broadcast television is poised to leap into the digital age. The transformation will mean two things for public network carriers: a revitalized competitor for video customers and a mother lode of spectrum greater than the PCS bonanza....

Terahertz imaging looks at semiconductors in new light.
July 15, 1995... A new AT&T Bell Labs imaging system reportedly can x-ray packages to determine whether they contain, for example, a bomb or a banana. But the system likely will find initial application in semiconductor manufacturing, not international...

DAVIC produces specifications. (Digital Audio-Visual Council)
July 15, 1995... The international 'phenomenon' generates a draft outlining protocols and interfaces for end-to-end digital video and audio systems. Next up: cost and regulatory issues. Digital interactive services provide no guaranteed consumer returns, but...

Bellcore casts a wide net with new net management software. (Bell Communications Research Inc.'s BroadNet line)
July 15, 1995... Bellcore is shedding its old image fast. Sprinting from its role as the RBOCs' stodgy research and development arm to a marketplace-oriented focus, the company unveiled a new line of software specifically geared to managing broadband services....

Who 'set up' who in Cincinnati?
July 15, 1995... Cincinnati residents certainly would say their city is special. But, Time Warner asserts, when it comes to telecom competition, it isn't that special. "If the rules of economics are different in Cincinnati than the rest of the universe, we...

Getting there first with wireless cable. (includes sidebar)(Cover Story)
July 15, 1995... Three RBOCs have decided they can't wait for their wireline networks to deliver video. But will MMDS prove the right play? Bell Atlantic's Ray Smith and TCI's John Malone grip and grin and all the world's their stage. But Pac Tel chief Phil...

AIN offers agility. (advanced intelligent network; AT&T's new 5E10 switch upgrade software)
July 15, 1995... AT&T's new switch software release makes customers more responsive. "Responding to customers' drivers" was the strategy behind AT&T's new 5E10 software release, according to Moe Grzelakowski, vice president-infrastructure for AT&T Network...

HFC made simpler. (hybrid fiber/coax; Objective Systems Integrators Inc.'s HFC/loopMASTER multi-vendor operational support system)
July 15, 1995... New OSS aims at multivendor environments. Managing HFC broadband interactive networks no longer is an MSO afterthought, but it still can be a nightmare. But Objective Systems Integrators hopes to reduce the "terror" factor with its new...

What's right for HFC? (hybrid fiber/coax systems; Alpha Technologies Inc.'s Broadband Power Systems Series)
July 15, 1995... Powering hybrid fiber/coax systems poses continual challenges as service providers wrestle with interactive and telephone service demand solutions. But Alpha Technologies' new Broadband Power Systems (BPS Series) should provide assistance in...

Optical transmitter choice must fit design of new HFC network. (hybrid fiber/coax)
July 15, 1995... Providers have three transmitter types from which to choose; network performance relies on selecting the right one. The hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) system recently has emerged as the architecture of choice for broadband service providers who wish...