Enterprise wireless networks trudge forward to reach the ubiquity of their wired brethren, providing new challenges and opportunity for WLAN vendors. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near ...

MSSPs continue to expand their network-based "Clean Pipes" services to address new IDS/IPS threat scenarios and provide better identity management. Monitoring capabilities are becoming proactive to cover mobile devices, servers ...

Broadband access is a critical communications component for home office workers and small businesses. While DSL and cable modem services are used mostly by residential users with the lure ...

The residential broadband market comprised of DSL and cable operators has begun to mature with a slowdown in growth. Faster speeds, value-added services, and better bundle deals will be used ...

Mobile professional services add value to wireless transport and middleware and assist businesses deploying and managing mobile workers, devices and applications. They also represent a growing revenue opportunity for members ...

DLC/MSAP product development continues to parallel that of IP DSLAMs in many respects (i.e., with the incorporation of N x GigE uplinks and IGMPv3), but it remains unique due to ...

U.S. FMC is still emerging, although carriers, enterprise IP telephony vendors, WLAN equipment suppliers and FMC start-ups are offering PBX extension to cell-phones and in some cases dual-mode WiFi/cellular handsets. ...

Hosting services continue to evolve into managed services, taking on key areas such as SaaS, outsourcing, virtualization and business continuity. While data centres are expanding, the hosting market continues ...

The business voice solutions market in Europe is evolving as operators struggle to address the MNC demand for global contracts. Simultaneously, there is increased focus on PBX extension to ...

The enterprise FMC market is moving forward with new services being offered or added on top of previous services. However, issues remain around WLAN integration, dual-mode devices, security, mobilizing applications ...

Globalization and the seemingly insatiable need for bandwidth to support enterprise and consumer applications is fueling carrier investment in subsea and terrestrial network capacity and driving the creation of new ...

IP telephony is no longer about cost-savings, but a 'strategic' step for developing a UC strategy. The launch of OCS 2007 has excited, but also confused the market. Nevertheless, awareness ...

The roll out of new types of IP VPN services has slowed down as most carriers have broad enough portfolios for customers. The exception is virtual private LAN services (VPLS), ...

The market for professional services related to telecom networks, with vendors packaging their expertise and advice as business solutions, continues to grow. Operators need more 'help' than ever, while vendors ...

SMB demand for secure messaging solutions is driving more providers to ramp up their hosted mail portfolios, both organically and via acquisition, but, with such a crowded market, the heat ...

Despite strong growth in the IP DSLAM sector (which now accounts for almost 60% of the overall DSLAM market), the decline in ATM DSLAM sales, combined with acute pricing competition ...

Carrier Ethernet services continue to grow at a fast pace, with some major carriers reporting growth rates of 50% to 100% per year. In particular, the use of Ethernet ...

The U.S. digital home market is becoming a zero sum game, with video and broadband features as the competitive differentiators. Bundles are growing ARPU, and the cable companies are ...

On one level an established and comparatively prosaic market, the enterprise IP voice gateway segment is undergoing a significant transformation as networking flexibility, and broader applications and security capabilities gain ...

Optical switching was once relegated to the network core. However, with the explosion of high bandwidth and Ethernet services, new platforms are being introduced that redefine the functionality and role ...