Whitepapers

Setting the Stage for IP Multimedia Services

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:35:56 -0400

Successful internet players have taken the lead in service innovation and are raising customer expectations about integrated functionality and high-quality customer experiences. So how can traditional, enterprise-level Communication Service Providers (CSPs) compete with these internet leaders and deliver services that hit the mark? This white paper will discuss how using a service delivery platform built on standards-based information technology can allow CSPs to deliver converged, interactive, multimedia services in advance of IMS network deployments and tap into multiple innovation streams to boost the productivity of new services.

Managing Convergence - How MSPs Can Increase Profits and Drive New Business

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:34 -0400

Get this step by step road map to guide you through effectively delivering competitive converged voice management services that will lower your overhead costs, increase your profits, and grow your business.

Use this White Paper to learn:

• What are the primary pitfalls that make convergence both friend and foe?

• How can you lower overhead costs without undermining service levels?

• What is the key to winning more clients that provide higher profit margins?

This invaluable White Paper delivers key technology and business strategies every Service Provider needs to know to take their Service Business to a higher level of success.

The Service Provider’s Guide to 3-Dimensional Content Security

Reene Grossman — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:09:56 -0400

In the race for "anywhere, anytime" content, pay-TV operators must master the transparent delivery of content to multiple screens across different networks, while supporting all types of protection. Download the whitepaper to understand the content security requirements from a network perspective, device perspective and content owner perspective.

New Study: Telco Consumers ready for Quad-Play

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:37:11 -0400

Compete, Inc., a leading web analytics company, provides this in-depth study that reveals consumer sentiment around telecom bundles, details the specific telecom companies best positioned to capitalize on the bundle opportunity, and identifies the implications for other companies along the telecom value chain.

The findings show that consumers are in fact willing to purchase wireless from their telco provider, and aren't particular about buying from either a cable or traditional telco brand. Consumers care about simplicity and price, and whoever delivers that first will have the opportunity to win the bundle battle.

SOFTSILICON for Flexible Packet Transport

Reene Grossman — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:10:34 -0500

Learn how Telecom Equipment Manufacturers can succeed in the midst of multiple competing technologies, protocols and architectures with the introduction of SOFTSILICON. SOFTSILICON provides a standard chip solution, which can be re-programmed to accommodate adaptations, customisations and field upgrades. It combines the pre-defined feature set and low risk advantages of ASSPs with the flexibility advantages of NPUs, but for a broad set of functions, not just packet processing.

ATCA for Content Delivery Networks

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:28:42 -0500

This paper intends to validate two major points: one is to illustrate how Intel multi-core technology and the advent of 10-gigabit AdvancedTCA platforms can alleviate the design and technical challenges behind the design of content delivery applications, and; two, how using a common platform approach with commercial-off-the-shelf building-blocks such as AdvancedTCA processor nodes, switches and carrier boards combined with processor, storage and IO AdvancedMC modules, deliver a significant return on investment to telecom equipment manufacturers and network equipment providers.

WiMAX '08:The 3G+ Broadband Alternative

Reene Grossman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:27:33 -0500

This 300-page study analyzes operators, equipment, chips and broadband alternatives, wired & wireless. WiMAX Equipment & chip forecasts through 2012 are included with 2007 market shares. WiMAX/BWA system houses are profiled with cumulative revenue estimates and 2007 market shares. WiMAX deployments in 73 countries by 194 operators are also profiled. Detailed listings of wired and wireless broadband subscriber populations and penetration on a country-by-country basis are presented for 146 countries.

Topic: Making the Case for Converged Ethernet Transport

Reene Grossman — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:35:48 -0500

This white paper examines the market drivers, key benefits and main applications for converged Ethernet transport, and provides an overview of the CN 4200® FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family—including the new G10 and G10X Ethernet service modules, which deliver a cost-effective, high-performance, manageable packet optical networking platform.

Too much Guesswork and Churn in Planning your Network?

Reene Grossman — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:31:45 -0500

Reduce risk, capital and operational costs in deploying an optical network – with the flexibility of ROADMs. ROADMs/eROAMs ease planning for DWDM-based networks by allowing the addition, removal, or modification of one or more wavelength channels or subwavelength services in your network - with point-and-click simplicity. Get Ciena’s whitepaper.

The Road to the 100G Transport Network

Reene Grossman — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:15:56 -0500

Demand for high bandwidth services coupled with the limitations of current generation 10 Gb/s networking is quickly paving the path toward 100G Transport Networks. Ciena is applying its expertise in 10 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s transport to create the next-generation 100G network, enabling transport of 100Gb Ethernet services over optical networks. Learn more.

Improving the Mobile User Interface through Touch

Reene Grossman — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:35:30 -0500

Review the latest research and discover how tactile feedback (haptics) can be applied in mobile devices and services - to increase differentiation and customer satisfaction, enhance brand, and drive additional revenue using high-value, haptic content and services.

Visualizing Next Generation Networking (NGN) Services

Reene Grossman — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:49:07 -0500

Increasing average revenue per consumer, while reducing customer churn, is a primary concern for mobile carriers today. It is all too easy for consumers to change carriers when they lose interest or find newer and better services. To remain competitive in this environment, mobile carriers must reduce the cost of developing, deploying and managing new services. This will become a critical success factor as data-rich 3G, 3.5G and 4G network systems evolve.

As NGN networks evolve, both the number of subscribers and the potential types of services will increase. It will be imperative that applications are developed on time, with expected functionality. To manage the level of complexity expected in the next five to ten years, existing methods for developing services and delivering them to the mobile carriers for NGN networks must improve. Read this whitepaper to learn more...

Enabling Model Driven Development for the Consumer Device Market

Zachary Pentel — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:03:15 -0400

Introducing Model Driven Development™ technology to a fierce market without disrupting deadlines further with new methodology adoption is a challenge. In this paper we will discuss how to introduce MDD technology into traditional development methods in markets where product cycles are mere months and new technology adoption is often viewed as risky. Specifically, this paper speaks to markets like the consumer handset market where reusing existing systems, especially written in the C language, is paramount to rapidly producing new product lines. The key to adoption into this market has to do with a new form of reuse called regeneration, which allows us to generate test vectors from existing legacy code, which can be used to further develop the system. The key aspects of reuse discussed in this paper are the following:
* Reuse of legacy components through visualization
* Reuse of legacy code in order to regenerate
* Driving the system through generative test vectors

Profitable Three-Screen Services: Creating Value for Three-Screen Consumers

Reene Grossman — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:25:21 -0400

This whitepaper discusses how technology and evolving consumer behaviors around the consumption of digital content have brought the market to a tipping point. This paper will cover the relationship between consumers, devices and content, the evolving consumption behavior, supply-creating value and margin, and potential three screen propositions and solutions and the framework for assessing these.

The Multi-Dimensional Decision: Rethinking How We Market to Enterprise Customers

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:11:11 -0400

"Anyone marketing or selling to large businesses knows that it is a complex and time consuming process. Additionally, enterprise decision-making processes are becoming more convoluted as new kinds of decision-influencers weigh in on a variety of buys. Many technologies and services are becoming more mobile and, therefore, more personal. As such, the needs and preferences of end-users and line-of-business managers matter more now than they ever have."

Business IT expenditures consist of investments on services, equipment, applications and personnel to develop, manage and support a firm's IT infrastructure and communications. This market consists of six categories: computer hardware, applications, network hardware, telecom, IT personnel and outsourcing & 3rd party services. Business telecom consists of business expenditures on telecom services, such as wireline and wireless voice, data services and VPNs, as well as managed services provided by a telecom operator. Enterprise Businesses are those businesses with 1,000 or more employees across all locations.