The Lucent Riverstone partnership announced in September 2004 has proved to be a fruitful enough endeavor to cause both players to take the next step, allowing Lucent to acquire Riverstone's ...

US LEC came in with a surprise loss at the end of the year, but looks are deceiving. The carrier is holding steady financially as it continues to grow, its ...

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 ...

The France Telecom acquisition can only mean good things for Amena. The once-isolated player can now look forward to being drawn into a pan-European convergence strategy. This report contains ...

BASE has emerged as a challenging player with low, innovative voice tariffs. A flourishing wholesale unit and the BASE Unlimited tariff are making BASE more threatening. This report ...

PacNet is transforming itself into a leading enterprise communications service provider by embracing disruptive technologies and expanding its regional presence. However, it is unlikely to produce positive results in the ...

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, ...

It remains to be seen if state-owned CNC can realize its vision of transforming itself into a converged communication service provider. This report contains in-depth analysis of the company, ...

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 ...

Vodafone NL is coping well with the excessive competition in the Dutch market, but increased prepaid pricing and broadband wireless competition have created new challenges. This report contains in-depth ...

With most vendors upgrading their WCDMA RAN product lines, it's easy to overlook what's going on in the core. Yet, where operators are looking to build new OpEx efficiencies, ...

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 ...

Redback's momentum continues with a breakout quarter in Q4 for revenue and profit. The company continues to outpace market growth with its SmartEdge platforms that allow carriers to build integrated ...

StarHub, the second largest telecommunications operator in Singapore, is competing head-on with the incumbent, SingTel, and it is effectively positioning its "hubbing' strategy to win over customers. ...