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Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes

Articles published in May 2008

Does Cable Really Mean Business?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
May 28, 2008 : US cable operators are gearing up to take another run at the $130B commercial services market – and this time, it looks like the stars may actually be aligning in their favor.

Internet Tidal Wave Hits 3G


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Comments (2)
May 22, 2008 : As traffic spikes, mobile data networks are becoming more and more like their wired broadband forerunners

No IPTV for FiOS?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sam Masud - Comments (2)
May 20, 2008 : Verizon doesn't see a compelling case to offer IPTV on its FiOS network yet – but it will come in time

Sprint: To Have & Have Not


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - H. Paris Burstyn - Post a comment
May 19, 2008 : Sprint has had more than its fair share of bad fortune, despite (or maybe because of) some incredibly innovative ideas over the years

Optical: Smokin' POTS


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Post a comment
May 19, 2008 : Despite the shaky economic environment, spending on advanced optical transport equipment is poised to keep on growing

Mobile WiMax: Limited Horizons


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Patrick Donegan - Post a comment
May 15, 2008 : Despite the best efforts of WiMax advocates, good old W-CDMA is still more than holding its own in the global mobile broadband market

Fighting FiOS With Fiber


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Post a comment
May 14, 2008 : As Verizon barrels ahead with FiOS, cable operators are finally getting serious about putting more fiber in their own diets

TDM: Pulling the Plug


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Jim Hodges - Post a comment
May 13, 2008 : Despite the all-IP hype, old-school, big-iron TDM switches remain firmly entrenched in carrier networks. The questions now are, what exactly will it take for network operators to finally pull the plug on TDM, and will they actually manage to do it before TDM turns 40?

Who Needs Wires?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
May 9, 2008 : New wireless investments by service providers demonstrate a growing commitment to mobile services – a positive sign for content owners looking at mobile distribution.

The Fastest 3G Yet


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Gabriel Brown - Post a comment
May 8, 2008 : A user report on Vodafone's self-proclaimed 'Fastest Mobile Broadband in the Galaxy'

Carrier Ethernet's International Flavor


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
May 8, 2008 : 2008 is turning out to be the year of international expansion for Ethernet enterprise and wholesale services

Telco Video: The Quality Scale


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sam Masud - Post a comment
May 7, 2008 : Telcos are making big strides toward IPTV, but they still need to do more to ensure service quality

A Broadband 2.0 Manifesto


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Post a comment
May 6, 2008 : As the era of Broadband 1.0 draws to a close, we look at the ten characteristics that will define Broadband 2.0 – in a preview of our upcoming "Future of Broadband" event, May 13 in New York City

A Question of Control


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May 5, 2008 : Session control and session management should be at the top of incumbent telcos' to-do lists as they seek to become next-generation service providers, but too few have made significant moves in this direction. While an array of solutions are available these days, the big question remains what telcos will do with them.