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DATE: 10/7/2008
EVENT: Euro-Event: Get Personal: Capitalize on Your Subscriber Data With a Unified User Profile*
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DATE: 10/8/2008
EVENT: U.S. Event: Get Personal: Capitalize on Your Subscriber Data With a Unified User Profile*
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DATE: 10/14/2008
EVENT: Mobile Backhaul: Infrastructure Choices for Converged RANs
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DATE: 10/14/2008
EVENT: Deploying Dynamic Optical Networks
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DATE: Monday, October 06, 2008
LOCATION: LUXE Hotel Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
EVENT: Contentonomics - Content Delivery Economics
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DATE: Monday, October 06, 2008
LOCATION: The Westin Galleria Dallas, Dallas
EVENT: Optical Expo 2008
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DATE: Monday, October 20, 2008
LOCATION: Hilton New York, New York
EVENT: Ethernet Expo 2008
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DATE: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
LOCATION: Hilton New York, New York
EVENT: Enterprise Day at Ethernet Expo 2008
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DATE: Monday, October 27, 2008
LOCATION: The Westin Dallas Park Central, Dallas
EVENT: Green Telecom: 2008
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P2P Player PiCast Gets Help From MediaDefender
OCTOBER 3, 2008 - PiCast enters the peer-assisted video delivery market armed with MediaDefender's expertise
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Slideshow: WiMax World
OCTOBER 3, 2008 - A second dose of pictures from the expanded WiMax show
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Nokia Siemens Dumps on GPON
OCTOBER 3, 2008 - First they dump it, then they dump on it
Canoe Ventures Paddles Ahead
OCTOBER 3, 2008 - The latest Cable Industry Insider says the cable industry's interactive ad venture should have its first products rolled out early next year
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Nokia CEO: Go Long! Get Open!
OCTOBER 2, 2008 - Making Symbian open-source is Nokia's way of going on the attack, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says
Vidiom Founders Launch iTV Startup
OCTOBER 2, 2008 - Timothy Wahlers and Walden Miller buy pieces of Vidiom back from ADB and the cable-focused elements of Solekai Systems to spawn enableTV
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FT Preps Major Backhaul Rollout
OCTOBER 2, 2008 - Sources say France Telecom is evaluating suppliers for a major, multi-country upgrade of its fixed broadband backhaul capabilities
Sprint's 50 Buck Chuck
OCTOBER 2, 2008 - Atish Gude talks up some of the operator's more interesting XOHM pricing schemes in his WiMax World keynote
Sources: Comcast Wants WiMax Femtos in 2009
OCTOBER 2, 2008 - Comcast is pushing on with WiMax femtocells in 2009 as part of its Clearwire plans, sources at WiMax World say
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Nortel Fleshes Out WiMax Strategy
OCTOBER 2, 2008 - It's back to the future at the 802.16 jamboree in Chicago, as Nortel OEMs WiChorus to add WiMax handoff and roaming capabilities
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LR Names 2008 Leading Lights Finalists
OCTOBER 1, 2008 - Here are the finalists for the fifth annual Light Reading Leading Lights Awards
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REAL WORLD RESEARCH
Policy Control & DPI: The New Broadband Imperative
This report examines the entire spectrum of policy control tools, including policy servers and decision points, DPI, call admission control, subscriber authorization and authentication, content and applications management, and identity management. It is based on more than 30 vendor interviews and a worldwide survey of more than 100 service providers.
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Telepresence: A Market Opportunity Reality Check
This report examines applications in the telepresence market, along with partnerships, acquisitions, and future investment strategies that vendors are considering in this market. Additionally, this report provides a comparative analysis of 11 of the top vendors in the telepresence industry.
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A CABLE/MSO SECTOR RESEARCH SERVICE
Telcos Beware: Cable Takes Aim at Targeted Advertising
This report examines the prospects for advanced advertising and profiles 12 suppliers with products that specifically enable the creation, delivery, and management of advanced cable TV advertising in the U.S. Many of these suppliers are introducing new solutions for cable operators, programmers, or the advertising community.
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A SILICON & SUBSYSTEM RESEARCH SERVICE
40-Gbit/s Technologies: Lower Costs Will Drive New Demand
This report analyzes 40/100-Gbit/s technologies, identifying the key advantages they hold for equipment manufacturers. It also surveys component availability, and profiles leading vendors in this growing market. The report also profiles 17 providers and how they are addressing the rising 40/100-Gbit/s technologies.
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A SERVICE DELIVERY RESEARCH SERVICE
Combining Telco Services: The Network Service Broker Opportunity
This report defines the network service broker and explores various approaches to service brokering at different levels of the network. It also examines the relationship between service brokering, service orchestration, and mashups in the Web 2.0 domain. The report includes a comparative analysis of 11 leading vendors in this market.
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A BUSINESS-CLASS VOICE APPLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE
The Key to UC Revenue Success: It's the Apps
This report examines applications in the unified communications market, exploring the top UC applications today and those that will draw more attention over the next 12 to 18 months. The report also provides a comparative analysis of 11 top companies in the UC industry and how their products address applications.
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A DIGITAL CONTENT DELIVERY RESEARCH SERVICE
White-Label Video Platforms: Monetizing Online Video
This report examines the white-label video content management platforms that provide customizable end-to-end online multiformat video publishing and Internet TV services. It also provides a comparative analysis of 14 leading companies and their products, delivery models, features, formats, and pricing.
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A WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH SERVICE
The Future of Mobile WiMax: Where, When & How Much?
This report identifies and analyzes the key issues that will affect the deployment of WiMax through 2010 and how WiMax will affect the competitive landscape worldwide. The report profiles 14 leading WiMax equipment vendors, offering insight into which companies are best positioned to emerge as key players in this market.
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Companies
Alcatel-Lucent (5534), AT&T; (1712), BellSouth (841), BT (1147), Cablevision (419), Cisco (4850), Comcast (1300), Cox Communications (622), Deutsche Telekom (749), eBay (Skype) (329), Ericsson (1381), France Telecom (898), Google (456), Huawei (849), Intel (1114), Juniper (1890), Microsoft (1022), Motorola (1238), Nokia Siemens Networks (2446), Nortel (3739), NTT (117), Siemens (1353), Sprint (1018), Telefonica (382), Time Warner Cable (643), Verizon (2306), Vodafone (465), Yahoo (327)
Broadband
Access equipment (1945), Access technologies (2180), Broadband loop carriers / multiservice access nodes (354), Cable modem termination systems (CMTSs) (892), Cable TV chips (177), DSL (1921), DSL chips (190), DSLAMs (655), Free-space optics (31), FTTx (1846), Gaming consoles (37), Gaming servers (22), Media adapters (10), Municipal networks (101), PON (984), PON chips (189), Satellite (350), WiMax (776), Wireless LAN (344)
Cable Digital
Cable Modems (350), Cable/MSO equipment (2626), CableLabs (263), Compression (MPEG-2 and MPEG-4) (180), DOCSIS (583), Embedded multimedia terminal adapters (E-MTAs) (124), Head-ends (107), PacketCable (96), QAM (207)
Chips, Components & Subsystems (Sponsored by Intel� Embedded and Communications Alliance)
ASICs & FPGAs (81), ATCA (408), ATM chips (13), Comm chips (2207), Dispersion compensators (143), Lasers (884), Modulators (150), Mux/demuxes (294), Network processors (854), Optical amplifiers (335), Optical channel monitors (90), Optical components (2639), Speciality fiber (77), Switches & OADMs (376), Transceivers (1156), Transmission fiber (408), Variable optical attenuators (138)
Ethernet (Sponsored by Cisco)
10-Gbit/s Ethernet switches (1345), Access devices (229), ATM switches (335), Circuit emulation (18), Converged access (92), Ethernet chips (503), Ethernet equipment (1695), Ethernet over copper (201), Ethernet PONs (142), Ethernet services (1550), Ethernet technologies (444), Multipoint (121), Multiservice edge equipment (127), Multiservice provisioning platforms (609), Multiservice switches (382), PBT (Provider Backbone Transport) (199), Point-to-point (126), Pseudowire (Layer 2 tunnels) (124)
IP & Convergence
B-RASs (222), Cell/WLAN (76), Compression equipment (9), Core routers (1178), DNS (51), Edge routers (1499), ENUM (49), Fixed/Mobile Convergence (473), GMPLS (78), IMS (981), IMS Control Layer (28), IMS Service Layer (27), IP equipment (1036), IP software (350), IP technologies (1385), IPv6 (67), Layer 3 VPNs (139), MPLS (681), MPLS (1672), Multicast (30), P2P (235), Pseudowire (Layer 2 tunnels) (124), QOS (335), SIP (358), Traffic managers (753), Wireline/Wireless (54)
Mobile/Wireless
3G Evolution (139), Carrier WiFi (180), CDMA (3G) (247), Core Network (140), EV-DO (101), Fixed Wireless (Microwave, etc.) (71), GSM/EDGE (339), HSDPA/HSUPA (272), IMS Core (42), Mobile/Wireless (4874), Packet Core (45), Radio Access Network (184), TD-SCDMA (Chinese 3G) (36), Transmission (37), UMTS(3G) (267), Voice Core (20), WiMax (776), Wireless Backhaul (170), Wireless Chips (161), Wireless LAN (344)
Optical Networking
40-Gbit/s transmission (384), Core optical switches (750), CWDM (282), DWDM (1734), Long-haul WDM equipment (558), Metro optical switches, ROADMs (1112), Metro WDM equipment (698), Multiservice provisioning platforms & add/drop muxes (367), Optical equipment (1694), Optical switches & crossconnects (395), Optical technologies (351), Sonet/SDH (988), Sonet/SDH chips (316), Wavelength services (244)
Security
Anti-virus (27), Denial-of-service attacks (39), Encryption (82), Endpoint security (20), Firewalls (56), Intrusion detection & prevention (37), IPSec VPN (797), Security (1721), SSL VPN (861), URL filtering (11), User authentication (19)
Services Software
Activation (406), Billing systems (655), Content/software downloads (210), Customer relationship management (171), Data Integrity (14), Element management systems (29), Fault management (58), Inventory management (136), Mediation systems (193), Messaging (188), Middleware (46), Mobile location (35), OSS (2190), Performance monitoring (261), Policy control (197), Provisioning (503), Revenue assurance & fraud management (309), Service delivery platforms (SDPs) (271), Service management (130), Service-oriented architectures (269), Services (1970), Web gateways (40), Web services (93), XML (49)
Test & Measurement
Access equipment Access test & measurement equipment (114), Comm chips Comm chips test & measurement equipment (29), Ethernet equipment Ethernet test & measurement equipment (131), IP equipment IP test & measurement equipment (95), MPLS MPLS test & measurement equipment (12), Optical components Optical components test & measurement equipment (104), Optical equipment Optical test & measurement equipment (827), OSS OSS test & measurement (1037), Sonet/SDH Sonet/SDH test & measurement equipment (1585), Test & measurement (1464), VOIP equipment VOIP test & measurement equipment (137)
Video (Sponsored by Ericsson)
Broadcast (Mobile TV, etc.) (180), Broadcast video equipment (including encoding) (557), Content delivery network (CDN) (304), Content protection (181), DVRs (353), Internet Video (437), IPTV (2668), Middleware & business support systems (467), Set-top boxes (1123), Stored video servers (281), TV (2254), Video equipment (2211), Video services (3501), Video software (1118), Videophone (163), VOD (1912)
VOIP
Application servers (162), Centrex (181), Conferencing (68), Contact centers (36), Enhanced voice (26), Enterprise (566), Media gateways (320), Messaging (57), Presence management (36), Residential (646), Session border controllers (363), Signaling gateways (90), Softswitches (1035), VOIP chips (150), VOIP equipment (3235), VOIP services (3527), VOIP software (553), VOIP VPNs (23), Wholesale (212)
