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Clearing the Voice-to-Video Chasm
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As the Web 2.0 revolution lays siege to the telecom industry, you must beware of Geeks bearing benchmarks.
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This special Heavy Reading service delivers complete up-to-the-minute intelligence on one of the telecom equipment industry's most critical sectors: carrier Ethernet switch/routers (CESRs). Distributed in both Excel and PowerPoint formats, the quarterly tracking service provides a complete accounting of CESR revenues, including breakouts of each supplier's revenue and market share, revenues by geographic region, and revenue projections through 2009 by region and application type. We also analyze each vendor's market strategy and identify and analyze customer wins, providing granular insight into this emerging market unavailable from any other source.

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Monetizing IPTV: The Next-Gen Video Advertising Opportunity
Vol. 5, No. 14, September 2007
With IPTV infrastructure investments reaching tens of billions of dollars worldwide, telcos are eager � maybe even desperate � to seek out and tap into all revenue streams available to them via IPTV service delivery. The prospects for capturing a share of the $150 billion market for TV advertising are clearly enticing. This report examines the value chain for TV advertising and discusses the challenges that the TV advertising business poses for IPTV service providers. It explores the available technology and business models and provides an in-depth accounting of the digital TV advertising ecosystem, along with the key players and technology suppliers.
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Wireless Mesh Equipment Market Tracker
This special Heavy Reading product delivers up-to-the-minute intelligence on one of the most exciting applications of next-generation wireless technology: wireless mesh networking. Distributed in PowerPoint format, this market tracker provides a complete accounting of global equipment shipments, broken down by geographic region; the market shares of the nine leading wireless mesh suppliers; and our projections of market growth through 2008. We also analyze each vendor's market strategy and momentum, providing granular insight into this emerging sector unavailable from any other source.

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Network Transformation: Moving Class 5 Services to IP Networks
Vol. 5, No. 13, August 2007
This report provides a roadmap for the migration of Class 5 telephony infrastructure � the next stage in the transformation of the TDM-based PSTN into an IP-based communications and entertainment network. Featuring in-depth reviews of the strategies and product portfolios of nearly 20 leading IP transformation vendors, along with carrier strategies for leveraging the buildout of broadband networks to deliver primary-line VOIP and multimedia services, this report provides insight into the various standards and methods service providers are employing to oversee the final phase in the dismantling of expensive legacy networks and the transition of subscriber services to IP-based session control.
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IMS Deployment Update: Promise & Challenges
Vol. 5, No. 12, July 2007
The report analyzes the progress network operators have made to date in deploying IMS technologies, focusing on the key factors that continue to drive IMS spending and the obstacles that remain for IMS to fulfill its initial promise as the key enabler of next-generation integrated telecom services. The report presents results of an exclusive, worldwide survey of service provider professionals regarding their attitudes toward and spending plans for IMS. The report also analyzes IMS deployments by nearly two dozen network operators worldwide, and includes an update of IMS deployments and contract wins claimed by leading vendors in the IMS sector.
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Telecom in TV Land: A Roadmap to the New Digital Media Ecosystem
Vol. 5, No. 11, July 2007
This report provides a detailed assessment of the digital media content value chain, focusing on the changing market dynamics of the television industry. It assesses the impact of emerging technologies and applications on this market and analyzes the likely roles that telecom carriers will play in the new TV industry model. The report presents several possible scenarios to evaluate the likely consequences of new digital applications and analyzes the critical success factors, leading indicators, and best strategies for approaching the new digital media ecosystem. It also profiles 16 digital video market leaders, including both Internet video and telco IPTV providers.
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Internet TV, Over-the-Top Video, & the Future of IPTV Services
Vol. 5, No. 10, June 2007
This report analyzes the effect that Internet and so-called "over-the-top" (OTT) video services are likely to have on telco IPTV services over the next five years. It analyzes the emerging business models associated with OTT/Internet video services and assesses their impact on both the TV and telecom industries. The report is based on in-depth interviews with more than 30 network operators and technology suppliers, as well as the results of an exclusive worldwide survey of more than 150 network operators, regarding their plans to roll out digital content and entertainment services and their expectations for Internet and OTT video services.
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Convergence Gateways, FMC, & the Future of Session Management
Vol. 5, No. 9, May 2007
Session management technology is entering a new phase that will have a significant impact on how network operators converge fixed and mobile services. This report delivers a complete assessment of how wireline and mobile operators and technology suppliers are addressing the transition to integrated session management, identifying the key industry standards and initiatives that are driving FMC and next-gen session management. It analyzes the technology and business factors that are influencing the telecom industry's migration to service convergence, including the roles of session border controllers, mobile packet data gateways, security gateways, and legacy networking equipment in the transition.
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Ethernet Backhaul: Mobile Operator Strategies & Market Opportunities
Vol. 5, No. 8, May 2007
Ethernet's significant potential to lower the cost of backhaul for mobile operators will start to be put to the test this year. This report analyzes the technologies and approaches now being used or considered as operators make the transition from TDM to Ethernet backhaul. Our analysis is based on direct interviews with more than two dozen mobile operators worldwide about their technology and equipment choices and internal business processes. It also analyzes efforts by leading wireline operators to deliver wholesale Ethernet backhaul services to mobile operators. Finally, the report profiles and analyzes 23 different vendors of Ethernet backhaul technology.
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OSS Transformation: Opportunities & Challenges
Vol. 5, No. 7, April 2007
This report provides a detailed assessment of the market and technology forces that are reshaping the OSS sector. It evaluates the key factors that are driving network operators toward OSS transformation, and how IT technologies and processes will influence that transformation. It compares the changing roles of conventional OSS application providers, major equipment manufacturers, and systems integrators to provide insight into how the move to NGNs will affect their relationships with network operators. It also includes a detailed competitive analysis of the suppliers that are emerging as leaders in delivering the kinds of NGOSS solutions that network operators are seeking.
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Broadband in Southeast Asia: Prospects for Growth
Vol. 5, No. 6, March 2007
This report presents a groundbreaking and comprehensive view of telecom services and broadband activity in Southeast Asia. Broadband use is growing rapidly throughout the region, although its potential is hampered in places by the lack of fixed-line infrastructure, which has shifted the focus toward wireless technologies. The report is based on an exclusive survey of major carriers in China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, gathering insight about current and future broadband service deployment. The report includes complete breakouts of service offerings by country and individual carrier, as well as broadband usage growth forecasts for China, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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2007 Enterprise User Survey on Storage Area Networks & Storage Transport Services
Vol. 5, No. 5, March 2007
This report is based on a survey of 136 enterprise executives and managers with direct involvement in specifying, purchasing, or influencing purchases of storage-area network (SAN) or storage transport service (STS) products and services within their organizations. To date, enterprise uptake of SANs and especially STS has fallen short of the full market potential � a situation that has been a cause of frustration for network operators and suppliers of storage technologies. The survey was created to gauge enterprise user perceptions of and requirements for carrier-delivered STS, as well as to assess current enterprise deployments of SANs and SAN extension technologies.
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Mobile Packet Core Networks & the Future of Wireless Data Services
Vol. 5, No. 4, March 2007
This report examines the current state of mobile data services, detailing the nature of the market, the amount of data traffic actually traversing the network, and operator approaches to charging for services. The report also provides a concise overview of mobile packet core network technologies, describing what leading mobile operators have deployed in terms of design architecture, capacity, and features � and how well their capabilities align with customers' service expectations. Finally, the report explores a range of solutions for cost-optimizing the core and considers the potential effects of technological advances on the underlying business model for mobile data services.
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Voice Over IM: Enabling a New Telecom Services Model
Vol. 5, No. 3, February 2007
By integrating multiple functions into an easy-to-use communication client, voice over IM (VOIM) � simply VOIP implemented through an instant-messaging client � promises to dramatically alter the communications paradigm, offering users a much more robust communications experience. This report offers a detailed look at VOIM technology, the companies providing these services, how their offers differ, how they are being used, and their potential for transforming the future of telecommunications. It analyzes ten VOIM service offerings, with in-depth profiles of eight different service providers. It also evaluates the products and market positioning of 11 different providers of VOIM-related services and technology.
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