Convergence

What ever happened to IMS?
November 14, 2007
The state of IP-Multimedia System technology based on interviews with several key players who have a large stake in the success of IMS, including some IMS component suppliers and three carriers who have embraced an IMS strategy for service deployment. Read more

The Business Case for IMS
November 28, 2007
Certainly service providers have bought into IMS, so their decisions continue to be guided by it, but then they also have differing interpretations of what IMS is and what stage it’s currently at. IMS is coming about very slowly. Legacy equipment is not going away at lightning speed. And how does one market an abstract, worldwide service architecture, anyway? Read more

UK regulator Ofcom embraces next-generation networks
December 12, 2007
Work to prepare the UK for next-generation telecoms networks will play a key role in Ofcom’s policies for 2008 to 2009. Read more

Technologies

ATCA adoption remains strong despite new challenges.
September 5, 2007
According to recent IDC research, ATCA is still poised to experience strong growth, reaching $5 billion in revenues by 2012, despite being slowed by the mergers of four major NEPs and continued high prices. Read more

OpenSAF: ATCA proponents look to open up software features.
October 18, 2007
Proponents of the Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture platform are touting the adoption of an open-source implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Application Interface Spec. Read more

AdvancedTCA: The Key to transforming the Telecom Business – and the environment.
October 2007
Editorial from Anthony Ambrose pointing out the substantial challenges, from both an environmental and cost standpoint, the telecommunications industry faces in adding its next billion users, noting the features specific to AdvancedTCA that address these issues … along with examples of efficient ATCA telecom implementations. Read more

High availability system development requirements are evolving in the context of the evolution of Blade Servers, according to study.
December 6, 2007
The convergence of IT and communications infrastructure is placing complex high availability, system clustering, and manageability requirements on system development. These requirements create tremendous problems with respect to scalability, development cost, time-to-market, and resources allocated to core competencies. Read more

Applications/Solutions

Neither Boom Nor Bust in Telecom Infrastructure Segment
December 3, 2007
According to IDC, the worldwide market for telecommunications infrastructure equipment will exceed $109.9 billion in 2011, increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2%. Network equipment sales to service providers performed strongly during the first half of 2007 driven by revenue growth from optical transport, broadband access, and routing and switching equipment. Read more

RAN equipment market down 2% due to slowdowns in N. America and Europe, cutthroat competition in Asia, Latin America, Africa
December 5, 2007
Worldwide sales of radio access network (RAN) equipment are down 2% to $10 billion in 3Q07, following a 4% increase in 2Q07, according to Infonetics Research. Read more

Mobile WiMAX Still Has Inside Track for Next-Generation Wireless Service, Report Concludes
December 10, 2007
WiMAX will be delayed in getting to market, but will not be a failure as some wireless industry observers have begun to fear, Pike & Fischer predicts in a new market research report. Read more

Wimax struggles for its place in a post-3G world – again
December 12, 2007
The telecoms industry has set its sights on mobile broadband, which will be a $400 billion global market by 2012, according to Informa Telecoms & Media. And proprietary or market-specific technologies aside - or unless TDD suddenly becomes sexy outside of China - it’s essentially a three-horse race between GSM, CDMA and Wimax. Read more