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May 13, 2008 | A Penton
Media, Inc. Publication |
| from the top shelf [editor's
pick] |
The telecom industry is changing and evolving so rapidly these
days,
it's sometimes hard to keep up. It's also difficult to separate hype
from reality and real trends from blind alleys.
From our top shelf this week comes a feature by Executive Editor Rich
Karpinski. Rich studies a handful of key industry numbers, figures and
metrics — hard data or at least strong, educated guesses — to
create
a snapshot of where the industry is today, and where it's heading.
This industry has so many facets to it these days we could have
presented a hundred different numbers and only scratched the surface or
presented a partial view of reality. But we've done our best to capture
the figures that stood out to us and that represented the real trends
and emerging stories that are shaping our industry. Let our numerical
tour begin...
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Two separate sources this week are offering up more analysis
showing
the telcos are falling behind the cable companies in the broadband and
video battle.
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Cisco Systems reported a decline in orders among U.S. service
providers in the quarter ending in April but insisted it was a
temporary
phenomenon.
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As Sprint’s operating and customer losses continue to mount, the
company revealed it plans it plans in the coming months to move its
QChat CDMA push-to-talk technology from commercial trials to
large-scale
launch, reducing its reliance on the Nextel iDEN network for its
industry leading Direct Connect service.
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MagicJack founder, and inventor of its technology, Dan Borislow,
doesn’t like the term voice-over IP (VoIP). He thinks it has a
negative connotation in an industry prone to struggles. Why not call it
what it is – really, really cheap phone service? With the largest
network in the United States and growth on track to surpass market
leaders Comcast and Vonage, MagicJack has arguably earned the right to
call the service whatever it wants.
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| technology brainfood [white
papers] |
As SOA implementations proliferate, integration can not occur
without careful attention to data architecture. Service providers who
are creating a formal structure for effectively validating OSS/BSS data
through a Common Information Model are seeing significant benefits. Read White
Paper.
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Service providers around the world are accelerating their
deployment
of networks built on high-speed fiber optics and IP-based services,
such
as MPLS, IPTV, VoIP and VPN. The issue is that there are a wide range
of
security threats that can seriously curtail or even wipe out those
benefits. Learn about the growing trends in security threats and
methods
for defending networks from these cyber-enemies. Read white
paper now.
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| watch and learn
[webcasts] |
In this Webcast, Telephony's Executive Editor Ed Gubbins
will
be joined by Ray Mota of Synergy Research Group and Gal Rosenzweig &
Alan Sardella of Juniper Networks to discuss how service providers can
simplify and scale their networks. They'll examine the many
applications
that a scalable control plane can enhance, including network
consolidation, collapsed PoP architectures, rapid service rollout,
service separation, and simplified adherence to regulatory
requirements.
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In any FTTX deployment, the goal of network planners is to build
the
most flexible and reliable system possible in the least amount of time
and at the lowest possible cost. Learn
more in this podcast plus get access to the complete “Next-Gen
Network Podcast Library” from ADC.
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Editor-in-Chief Carol Wilson speaks with Telephony wireless
reporters for an informal roundtable discussion of the mobile TV
market.
Editors Kevin Fitchard and Sarah Reedy weigh in in the market's growth,
competitive landscape and future potential.
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The success of MagicJack in numbers alone is without a doubt
notable. The company is selling around 8,000 devices per day and has
experienced 25% week-over-week growth since it first came onto the VoIP
scene in September. Still, not everyone is singing Jack’s praises.
The
company has left many Jack users frustrated with its customer service
department.
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No less a source than Mark Cuban is pointing out the current
fallacies of the Internet video model, although he is using Craig
Moffett of Bernstein Research to do it.
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Employee emails banning vacation from June to July. Reneged Wi-Fi
support. Rumors of subsidies and out of stock handsets. As we grow
closer to the one-year anniversary of the launch of Apple’s iPhone,
the shady dealings around the handset have grown omnipotent. Come on,
there is only so much teasing we can take.
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