On many fronts - capacity, sizing, IP support - Nortel's EBSC falls short of competitors. Yet, capacity is strong, space efficiency is respectable and Nortel's strong CDMA market position ...

QSC has a very flexible VoIP package with IP Centrex, VoDSL and hosted IP PBX. It also has services based on the DT's network to improve its reach. Yet, ...

Arcor has a well-rounded IP Telephony for German SMEs. While Vodafone has taken over the carrier (and may drop the brand), Arcor does not have a strong mobile integration piece ...

In the past six months, COLT has introduced SIP Trunking into its product suite. This holds advantages in helping customers reduce their ISDN estate, enhances their ability to support a ...

When Samsung began updating its CDMA portfolio several years ago, there was hope that its BSC would get a facelift. It did, but the changes were not enough to ...

Motorola's IP BSC benefits from a unique architecture and the use of IP at its core. Unfortunately, limited upgrades and limited capacity conspire against its ability to provide investment ...

Huawei has not targeted CDMA2000 as a strategic focus in the way its Chinese compatriot ZTE has. Regardless, its CDMA BSC claims performance metrics that anyone would find impressive - ...

AT&T has advanced its product portfolio with new UC products, such as conferencing and collaboration. It can deliver OCS as a managed service on a bespoke basis, and has extended ...

Orange Business Services offers global coverage and recently launched a strong mobile access product, improved its FMC strategy and advanced its UC strategy with plans to launch Microsoft OCS this ...

BT has also been putting together the pieces for Onevoice making the service 'modular', supporting additional vendors, improving coverage in Latin America, and sharpening the capabilities of BT Onevoice mobile ...

Verizon Business became one of the first to offer UC on an international basis. It has expanded its SIP trunking and offers a broader portfolio for European enterprises and has ...

Cable & Wireless launched its MEF-defined Carrier Ethernet later than some UK rivals, but the carrier has rapidly made up lost ground with two compelling offers, namely: 'Ethernet VPN' and ...

A wide array of form factors and capabilities highlights a UMTS portfolio that is especially strong for low-capacity deployments, yet the solution is tainted by Alcatel-Lucent's less-than-dominant market presence. This ...

COLT was an early-mover in Ethernet WAN, resulting in a comprehensive MEF-accredited portfolio. Other UK players will seek to undermine its on-net reach, but in fact, COLT is an ...

Exponential-e has an advanced Ethernet range and is in position to take a slice of the growing UK Ethernet WAN market, but certain competitors have larger network footprints and they ...

ntl:Telewest Business' Ethernet range is broad and MEF-accredited and the carrier operates an extensive local network. However, rivals can differentiate on various areas, such as online monitoring and availability scores ...

ECI Telecom's Hi-FOCuS 5 series, the company's flagship fixed access platform, offers very highbandwidth/throughput capacity as well asFTTx/GPON support, making it a strong candidatefor operators looking to deploy IPTV/multi-playservices. This ...

Vodafone's Wireless Office VPN service offers wide reach in Europe across the Group's wholly-owned operating companies. The solution's free internal calling offer is strong and unrivalled in Europe. This ...

The Orange iVPN is strong on pricing but does not offer a high level of value-added capabilities. Extending the iVPN to FreeMove partners has improved the reach of the solution ...

O2's Mobex is difficult to beat primarily in the UK market where it focuses on a strong play in the fixed-mobile integration sub-class of mobile VPNs, offering solid value-added services, ...