America's Network articles from June 1 1996

America's Network archives from June 1 1996

Telecom Act a clarion call for overhaul at FCC. (Telecom Act of 1996)
June 1, 1996... As good a piece of legislation as it is, the Telecom Act of 1996 merely affirms marketplace realities. That reality is driven by technology and consumer demand, by entrepreneurs looking for profit and by consumers looking for savings and...

Cable network management: where availability is king.
June 1, 1996... Availability is the name of the game for broadband network management and nine is its magic number. Multiple nines, to be exact - 99.99% availability. For cable operators, achieving or even approaching this lofty level requires extremely...

The wild wild west lives at the 'C' block auction. (NextWave Telecom Inc.'s controversial block bid)
June 1, 1996... Think of the airwaves as raw land and the wireless frontier as an entrepreneurial cattle drive. Think of Korean and Japanese cowboys backing the American wireless hustlers roping in a slew of "C" block 30MHz mobile licenses. Now think of the...

Inferno: fiery new network OS, or just more hot air? (Lucent Technologies Inc.'s new network operating system)
June 1, 1996... So far the one application that will sell new networks - namely, interactive services - has been held back by two restraints: Most require a computer and there is a lack of standardization between services. For carriers to get their "networks...

Telcos, equipment makers wait out the video crunch. (digital video)
June 1, 1996... Many compressed digital video applications seemed tailored for telcos, but they'll have to wait for one true standard before they can jump on them. Whether they like it or not, telcos are going to need to know how to handle compressed...

Brand X will do: Rad Data Communications' David & Goliath story. (Rad Data Communications Ltd.)(Company Profile)
June 1, 1996... Here's a short fable about an Israeli-born data communications job shop that's coming on strong in major systems integration projects around the country. The David & Goliath story of Mahwah, N.J.-based Rad Data Communications begins with the...

Electronic bonding: the new management advantage. (network management systems)
June 1, 1996... Improved systems let different carriers' network elements talk directly. The applications are crucial for marketers as well as network managers Prime time is here in the public network. Deregulation promises a swirl of network management...

When management becomes overkill. (sophisticated network management systems)(Column)
June 1, 1996... Many operators may make the strategic decision not to upgrade network management any time soon. In the past, cable system operators really never needed to learn much about network management. Now that deregulation has arrived, guess what?...

Interactive TV vs. internet: which way to the future? (includes related articles)
June 1, 1996... Interactive TV is a come from behind proposition these days, but don't count it out. The smart money is on both PC/TV technology options - for different markets and most likely at different times. Send out the search party. Interactive...

'The great big white hope:' cheaper set-tops. (interactive television)
June 1, 1996... A cost-effective, standardized digital set-top remains interactive television's "great big white hope," says Bob Regan, senior vice president-programming for GTE Main Street. Everybody's heard the horror story about the ultra-pricey,...

Wireless would grow if pricing changed, fell. (wireless telephone pricing policy)
June 1, 1996... Cellular telecommunications in the United States becomes a teenager this October, and its recent growth is impressive: $24 billion invested ($5.4 billion of which was made in 1995); annual revenues of $19 billion and growing; 300,000 new jobs;...