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All White Papers
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Unlocking the value of operator assets, October 2009
Telecom operators have a strong hand that, if played right, can be used to develop very attractive end-user services. [Download PDF]
Telecom services, October 2009 The complexities and the costs of complying with the data retention rules and regulations must be carefully investigated by Communication Service Providers before they make any investment decision. This paper analyzes some common statements and shows their weaknesses. [Download PDF] Telecom expansion, September 2009
Open, interoperable fixed and mobile telecom networks are the result of systematic ways of working with open standards and clear interfaces. This is the way the industry has traditionally operated – with great success. Telecom as an interoperable, seamless service is taken for granted in most parts of the world. [Download PDF] Multimedia / Broadband, September 2009
An open, standardized and horizontal approach to connecting the home is simple to implement, operate, and maintain. It gives operators an end-to-end, managed and multiservice, multiplay platform with a single point of delivery for all services to the home. [Download PDF] Broadband, September 2009
EDGE – Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution – has become a natural upgrade for GSM systems, providing fast internet access to the mass market and serving as an important complement to WCDMA/HSPA and in the future LTE networks. [Download PDF]
Telecom Expansion, August 2009
Telecom quality softswitching provides the means to address the core network running cost. It enables secure and user-transparent migration to an efficient, IP-based next-generation network. Central to this is a full-featured softswitch architecture that enables operators to maintain existing voice offerings and margins. [Download PDF] Broadband, August 2009
Transport networks are evolving to carry packets more efficiently. This evolution takes advantage of a range of options which support all-IP networks, to enable the delivery of multiple services over any bearer, to any client device. [Download PDF] Broadband, June 2009
The internet generation is becoming used to having broadband access everywhere. Of the estimated 3.4 billion people who will have broadband by 2014, about 80 percent will be mobile broadband subscribers – and the majority will be served by High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. [Download PDF] Multimedia, June 2009
Safeguarding investments when moving to all-IP and IMS. [Download PDF] Broadband, June 2009
Because HSPA and Mobile WiMAX employ many similar techniques, there is confusion over their relative merits. However, WiMAX has no technology advantage over HSPA. HSPA is therefore the clear choice for mobile-broadband services. [Download PDF] Multimedia, June 2009
How consumer behavior, trends, drivers and barriers, as well as industry regulations, impact the consumption of TV/video content. [Download PDF] Telecom Expansion, February 2009
Modern GSM transmission and transport networks enable the cost-effective expansion of mobile voice and data services to the last billions of users, as well as providing a natural stepping stone for extending the reach of mobile broadband. [Download PDF] Broadband, February 2009
In emerging markets mobile technologies offer the best hope for providing broadband in a cost-effective and extensive manner – and for reducing the digital divide between people with easy access to information and services and those without. [Download PDF] Broadband, February 2009
HSPA low-cost embedded modules are already available and with over 100 commercial networks in operation, HSPA is the clear and undisputed choice for mobile broadband services. [Download PDF] Industry Evolution, February 2009
The impressive uptake of mobile broadband services based on High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is founded on excellent performance, low cost and seamless fall-back to GPRS/EDGE, which results in great coverage from day one. New technologies are being developed to further improve the coexistence of GSM and WCDMA and pave the way for the introduction of LTE. [Download PDF]
Industry Evolution, February 2009
Digital control of power supplies provides capabilities and performance – at both the power-supply and system levels – that are not possible with analog techniques. It also offers possibilities to reduce overall system costs significantly. [Download PDF] Broadband, January 2009
The metro network plays a key role in enabling residential, business and mobile users to access any broadband service anywhere, while delivering flexibility and efficiency for the network operator. [Download PDF] Broadband / Telecom Expansion, January 2009
Most mobile operators around the world are already well on their way to all-IP networks. Their concern now is how to complete that transition and handle the substantial growth being seen in mobile broadband services. They can address these concerns by choosing an end-to-end IP transport solution.[Download PDF] Broadband / Industry Evolution, January 2009
A range of technologies can be used to deliver synchronization solutions in next-generation packet networks. To ensure that the overall business objectives are met, the solution of choice is dependent on a detailed understanding of the requirements. [Download PDF]
Telecom Services, January 2009
By taking a holistic view of systems, processes and organization, operators can transform their telecom management into an integrated business tool for competitive differentiation and efficient operations. To success a stepwise methodology to counter growing fragmentation in telecom management is recommended.[Download PDF]
Broadband, December 2008
Ethernet is becoming the preferred solution to enable multiple new services in data transmission, and 100GbE is the next rate for IP transport. [Download PDF] Broadband, September 2008
With Full Service Broadband access, operators can meet consumer demand for next-generation broadband while also ensuring continued revenue growth. [Download PDF] Broadband, September 2008
Broadband has true mass-market appeal and is becoming a basic necessity in today’s information society. Growth is inevitable – once people use broadband, there is no going back. It is up to operators and their partners to enable this growth and ensure there are no barriers to further broadband penetration and usage. [Download PDF]
Broadband, September 2008
Several technologies – including all-IP networks and high-capacity fiber, microwave, or VDSL2 links – will be able to handle demand for HSPA and LTE backhauling. The backhauling solutions will enable the introduction of high-capacity mobile broadband networks. [Download PDF]
Multimedia, September 2008
Mobility and unified communications (UC) will open up new opportunities for mobile service providers. They will get additional revenue from new enterprise services, an opportunity to provide content and applications as well as enhanced service level agreements. [Download PDF] Multimedia, Broadband, September 2008
The TV experience is in a state of flux, with changes in consumption habits, market dynamics and technology. Users familiar with free web TV, on-line social networking and user-generated content, now expect the same freedom, personalization and interactivity from TV. [Download PDF] Multimedia, July 2008
Multimedia Telephony (MMTel) is the global standard for the next stage in the evolution of telephony. Providing real-time multimedia services, it lets users communicate using voice, video, chat and sharing of files. [Download PDF] Broadband, June 2008
The Full Service Broadband architecture, in which all services are made available anywhere, anytime and to any device, represents a tremendous opportunity for the industry. This architecture can be built using components that are already, or will soon be, available based on open standards. [Download PDF] Broadband, June 2008
Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) stands out as the fastest-growing technology as fiber-deep access networks gain momentum worldwide. Rapid growth of GPON deployments is set to lead to the predominance of GPON in fiber access technology. [Download PDF] Broadband, March 2008
In-building Solutions give operators the opportunity to offer improved services for wireless-mobile applications in buildings that require extended radio coverage and capacity. They can be implemented in several ways and can include cellular and non-cellular standards. [Download PDF] Industry Evolution, March 2008
There are misconceptions about WCDMA’s development. Many wrongly believe it is an extension of the IS-95 standard, though it is the result of European and Japanese 3G developments, merging to create today’s global WCDMA standard. [Download PDF] Broadband, February 2008
Traffic control, based on deep packet inspection and heuristic analysis, is essential because of the volume of traffic generated by file-sharing services and the growing popularity of such peer-to-peer applications. [Download PDF]
Telecom Services, March 2007
Adopting the Managed Services concept helps operators reduce their costs. And as the concept becomes more attractive, most operators will enter into Managed Services agreements to stay competitive in the market. [Download PDF]
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