Verizon Business Frame Relay is threatening to competitors, but a stronger US bias inevitably weakens focus in Europe. Key strengths include good reach, multiple access options and converged frame, ATM ...

Ericsson needs to figure out what to do with Marconi's BXR-48000, which delivers some of the highest capacity levels in a single system with support for IP/MPLS and ATM. The ...

BT Global Services has a mature ATM product, as well as good intra-country coverage and long-haul offers. The carrier needs to improve the integration of ATM/WAN offerings. This ...

Lucent's ROADM solution boasts strong wavelength density and node support. However, the WSM falls short in supporting value-added features such as multi-degree rings and traffic management protocols such as ...

Meriton's 6400 OTP combines electric and photonic switching and sub-wavelength grooming with ROADM, and it supports multi-degree hubs. Still, it lacks GigE or ADM muxponders and network modeling tools, ...

The TRX-24000 boasts advanced features such as a GMPLS control plane and support for multi-degree rings. However, as the market seems to gravitate towards WSS, Tropic's wavelength blocking approach might ...

BT's frame relay continues to provide value for customers, despite the service lacking a little on the SLA front. The strong points are the coverage, access options and highly developed ...

COLT ATM is supported by resilient and extensive networks and a good last-mile access strategy, which now includes DSL in 12 countries. Connectivity outside of Europe and offering Web-based network ...

Alcatel has upped the ante on its Node B offering with the ability to double the capacity of its existing systems. Yet, a lack of traction in established markets ...

COLT Telecom's pan-European frame relay product is threatening to competing frame relay products in this market, because the company has a well-rounded and technologically advanced offer, and is known to ...

The TNX multiservice switch family is well-equipped to address the needs of wireless and wireline networks, and it delivers top-notch ATM support, upon which Marconi has added support for IP, ...

Motorola has begun to address the shortcomings of its Node B line with a new access point solution. Yet the AXPT was only recently launched, and with sub-par features on ...

Nortel's UMTS BTS family sports a number of carrier-class features that can satisfy the requirements of wireless operators. Yet Nortel's non-disclosure on important product line elements diminishes its credibility. ...

Lucent's CBX 500 multiservice edge switch supports existing services and inter-works with the CBX 3500 to support migration to a converged MPLS core network. The CBX 500 and CBX 3500 ...

Alltel's vanguard Messaging Packs solution continues to show its strength by way of larger carriers adopting the strategy. The addition of content, IM services, and video messaging capabilities enhances ...

With improved integration with the Tekelec 6000 VoIP application server, the T7000 is gaining traction with service providers ready to combat increasing competition by offering advanced IP-based services. This ...

The SX-200 ICP provides a plausible IP migration path for a number of legacy or lower-end Mitel systems. But the SX-200 ICP has been overshadowed and its role narrowed due ...

Marconi's Access Hub is a high-density MSAN that has been attractive to alternative network operators, but it failed to catch on in the company's biggest customer, BT, and Marconi has ...

Nokia's D500 has generated high-profile customer traction in highly competitive markets such as China, but with less than 2.0% market share in 2005, Nokia has found itself relegated to also-ran ...

Nortel's Metro ERS 8600 supports metro Ethernet voice, video, and data services. Along with the companion Metro ESU 18x0s, Nortel designed the product to eliminate barriers in deploying triple ...