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Week of 2008-02-24:
Name Date
Streaming Media (Market Advisor) Streaming Media (Market Advisor) 2008-02-29
videoconferencing, etc.). Streaming media allows a Web user to bypass downloading...Web user to bypass downloading a large file before viewing the...the media is sent in a continuous stream and plays as it arrives. Streaming media content...often must be viewed with a program specially used for streaming
neuf cegetel (Southern Europe) (Company Advisor) neuf cegetel (Southern Europe) (Company Advisor) 2008-02-29
# billion in revenues against a net income of EUR ###...# million broadband users representing a ##% broadband market share), around...around #,### staff and a ##,### km national fibre...telecom was founded in #### as LDCOM Networks by the Louis
Verizon Business - Transparent LAN Services (Product Advisor) Verizon Business - Transparent LAN Services (Product Advisor) 2008-02-29
competitors because the provider sports a comprehensive line of Ethernet transport...and E-LAN products such as EPL, EVPL, E-LAN and...based services that use Ethernet as a delivery conduit for other Verizon...haul optical transport networks to a mesh architecture, which potentially enables
Verizon Business - SONET, Private Line (Product Advisor) Verizon Business - SONET, Private Line (Product Advisor) 2008-02-29
reaching destinations worldwide, and has a national out-of-region reach...national out-of-region reach as a competitive access provider. In its...access provider. In its role as an incumbent local carrier, Verizon...incumbent local carrier, Verizon has a sophisticated line of SONET access
Nokia Siemens Networks (Company Advisor) Nokia Siemens Networks (Company Advisor) 2008-02-29
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is a ##/## joint venture, combining...CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie and a seven-person board consisting of...reported for Q# ####. From a product perspective, NSN is active...R&D development centers, and a top-three position in wireless
Ericsson (Company Advisor) Ericsson (Company Advisor) 2008-02-29
Description L M Ericsson is a global telecom equipment supplier supporting...Carl-Henric Svanberg. Building on a tradition of producing fixed-line...operators worldwide, Ericsson is now a leading provider of telecommunications equipment...and related services to mobile as well as fixed-line operators around the
Telenor (Nordics) (Company Advisor) Telenor (Nordics) (Company Advisor) 2008-02-29
in the satellite segment, ordering a new THOR # satellite for...Current Perspective We are taking a slightly positive stance on Telenor...infrastructure and service investments with a solid financial base, strong international...Telenor was late to launch a VoIP service to business customers
Qwest - OneFlex (Product Advisor) Qwest - OneFlex (Product Advisor) 2008-02-29
competitors because the carrier has a reputation for competitive pricing and...for competitive pricing and has a robust IP telephony portfolio that...businesses of all sizes across a national footprint. OneFlex Integrated Access...service with Internet access across a T# voice/data access line
Is the Soft at Home Initiative the Next Evolution in IPTV Platforms? (Advisory Report) Is the Soft at Home Initiative the Next Evolution in IPTV Platforms? (Advisory Report) 2008-02-29
Digital Media Infrastructure Summary Issue As vendors delivering solutions into the...locus for promised advanced functionality. A new joint venture between France...suggests that it can provide a way forward. The stated goal...to be able to address a key IPTV operator requirement ? confronting
FTTH Council Europe 2008: ECI Expands its Fiber Access Portfolio with FTTB ONUs (Show Update) FTTH Council Europe 2008: ECI Expands its Fiber Access Portfolio with FTTB ONUs (Show Update) 2008-02-29
can be deployed with either a GigE or GPON uplink, along...two new FTTB ONU boxes, as the market for FTTB solutions...Importance: Very high to ECI, as the company needs to make...in danger of becoming marginalized as a competitor in this sector due
OFC/NFOEC 2008 - Transmode Adds Layer 2 Ethernet to iWDM Product Line, Hits Mark for Aggregation in Edge Networks (Show Update) OFC/NFOEC 2008 - Transmode Adds Layer 2 Ethernet to iWDM Product Line, Hits Mark for Aggregation in Edge Networks (Show Update) 2008-02-29
EDU), which can be deployed as a plug-in unit in conjunction...optical transport platform. Already successful as a metro WDM vendor in Europe...new EDU promises to provide a number of functions critical to...of emerging transport services such as Ethernet-based aggregation and backhaul
VMware Announces Security Architecture and a Host of Supporting Security Partners (Competitive Intelligence Report) VMware Announces Security Architecture and a Host of Supporting Security Partners (Competitive Intelligence Report) 2008-02-29
VMware Announces Security Architecture and a Host of Supporting Security Partners...of Supporting Security Partners Analysts: A. Braunberg Report Date: Feb ##...prevent threats and attacks such as viruses, trojans and keyloggers from...and keyloggers from ever reaching a virtual machine. Analytical Summary ? Current
SaaS 2008: OpSource Gets In Tight with OpSource Connect Service Integration Solution (Show Update) SaaS 2008: OpSource Gets In Tight with OpSource Connect Service Integration Solution (Show Update) 2008-02-29
#### -- OpSource announced OpSource Connect, a SaaS solution for Web services...publish multiple Web services across a common, secure platform. OpSource Connect...Connect solution for Web services, as the new option addresses a key challenge for many clients...integrate multiple Web services into a consistent packaged user experience. ? Vendor
FTTH Council Europe 2008: Alcatel-Lucent Ups the Ante in the GPON Game with 250-Gbps Boost (Show Update) FTTH Council Europe 2008: Alcatel-Lucent Ups the Ante in the GPON Game with 250-Gbps Boost (Show Update) 2008-02-29
conference. The newest release features a ###-Gbps switching capacity per...between the two NTs in a single shelf. New uplink capacity...triple play services to consumers as well as business customers. Analytical Summary ? Current...#-Gbps uplinks per NT), as this upgrade will provide operators
Cisco (Company Advisor) Cisco (Company Advisor) 2008-02-29
product in #### and became a public company in ####. Headquartered...John Chambers. Padmasree Warrior serves as Chief Technology Officer, while Susan...Bostrom is Chief Marketing Officer. A Development Council is collectively responsible...for driving product development efforts, a ?management by committee? initiative that
AT&T - Ultravailable Network Service, Ultravailable Network Service Option 2, WaveMAN (Product Advisor) AT&T - Ultravailable Network Service, Ultravailable Network Service Option 2, WaveMAN (Product Advisor) 2008-02-29
offers metro DWDM both in a full-scale and a packaged downscale version, available at...cost for customers that require a few metro wavelengths. AT&T...specified routes. AT&T has a vast collection of fiber assets...region and out-of-region) as well as regional and long haul fiber
AT&T - SONET Services (Product Advisor) AT&T - SONET Services (Product Advisor) 2008-02-29
competitors because the carrier combines a national network with hundreds of...services, and the carrier is a competitive access provider both inside...region and out-of-region), as well as regional and long haul fiber...business locations on the fly. As with other providers, AT&T
AT&T - Transparent LAN Services (Product Advisor) AT&T - Transparent LAN Services (Product Advisor) 2008-02-29
SONET services make the carrier a powerful player in metro transparent...E-LAN networked products such as ESS-MAN, Metro Ethernet Services...region, the carrier separately offers a list of metro-optical Ethernet...T StorageConnect, which is sold as part of a turnkey managed storage service instead
Comcast Cable (Company Advisor) Comcast Cable (Company Advisor) 2008-02-29
in Philadelphia. Comcast Cable, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, is...multiple systems operator (MSO) with a cable network that passes ##...In late ####, Comcast orchestrated a merger with AT&T Broadband...speed Internet subscribers. Comcast inherited a staggering $## billion debt load
Verizon Business (Pan-European) (Company Advisor) Verizon Business (Pan-European) (Company Advisor) 2008-02-28
headquartered in New York, is a leading telecommunications provider in the...large businesses and government customers as well as wholesale services to carriers around...and wireline/wireless remote access, a host of IP solutions including...including dedicated Internet access and a range of IP VPNs, telephony