After years of trying to drag carriers down the path toward convergence by cajoling them into adopting one unifying technology or another, equipment makers are finally beginning to understand that ...

While RPR and packet ADMs have made some initial sales with North American carriers, it is the cable/MSO market that might be a real bright spot for this emerging technology. ...

The UCCNet market will get a major boost as version 2.2 is released. The new version allows new product categories and new types of retailers, notably hardline retailers, to ...

Market conditions in Europe make significant vendor focus there early in 2003 a logical bet (reprint of an original article, excerpts of which were recently published in FibreSystems Europe). ...

SAN extension could be a major factor driving revenue growth, or it could be the greatest success story never told. Cashing in will require proactive market development, effective partnering, and ...

The cable/MSO market is heating up for optical networking vendors. What was seen as a safe haven for startups and alternative technologies is becoming fair game for all optical vendors. ...

PHS has been gaining ground in China and promises 2.5G data rates, applications and roaming to rival established CDMA or GSM services. Everyone loves an underdog, but wireless success has ...

Increased congestion in the channel will require telephony systems vendors to stand out in the crowd. The importance of helping partners develop compelling solutions will outweigh signing up the largest ...

"WLAN switches," have generated plenty of buzz, with numerous start-ups and established players entering the space. While the market is still being defined, most vendors are focused on the enterprise ...

SONET/SDH support for storage networking grows, but will be a complement, rather than conqueror to incumbent DWDM or emerging IP competition. How big a complement is a variable vendors can ...

As competition escalates for SME solutions, there is a perception that the winners will be large vendors with deep pockets. Yet, size isn't as important as organizational shifts among CRM ...

The term Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) is being used increasingly by vendors. But what exactly is BAM, and what steps should vendors and users take to prepare for this possible ...

The term Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) is being used increasingly by vendors. But what exactly is BAM, and what steps should vendors and users take to prepare for this possible ...

ROI for IP telephony should be measured, not just by weighing capital costs against hard benefits received, but by measuring the total value it can add to the enterprise. This ...

Optical networking equipment spending continues to slow down, including spending on optical switching systems. But lack of spending on the part of carriers should not be mistaken for lack of ...

This year's CTIA show gave vendors such as Samsung and AirWalk a chance to roll out compact BTS/BSC platforms for in-building and hotspot deployments. Arguing for success, demand exists ...

China has enormous economic potential. Its economy is second only to the U.S in size, and there is no limit to how big it can become. There are ...

To hear systems vendors talk, you'd think Huawei's global expansion is the greatest threat to Western commerce since Ghengis Khan's son Ogadei led the Mongol invasion of Europe. You ...

Lucent and Samsung both built some buzz at this year's CTIA show with leaked news and demonstrations surrounding very high capacity, advanced BTS products. Whether or not operators will ...

Identity management vendors have been enjoying themselves. The market is hot and partnership announcements have been flying. A number of factors, however, are pushing the market toward consolidation and vendors ...