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Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes

Articles published in June 2008

Is SDV Fading?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Comment (1)
June 30, 2008 : It looks as if the cable industry's mad rush to embrace switched digital video has slowed to a painful crawl

WDM PON: Sooner Rather Than Later?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Comments (3)
June 26, 2008 : WDM PON has the potential to unite the warring FTTP tribes, and may not be as far off as we thought

Media Gateways: New Roles or Old News?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Jim Hodges - Post a comment
June 24, 2008 : Media gateways have been stuck in the 'where are they now?' file, but they may be ready to start generating market buzz again

Make Video, Not War


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sam Masud - Post a comment
June 23, 2008 : Do telco TV and Internet video really have to be at odds?

US/EU: Fewer Lines, Ample Opportunity


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - H. Paris Burstyn - Post a comment
June 17, 2008 : Demand for both fixed and wireless lines may be flat in North America and Europe, but lines aren't everything

Cisco Gets a CESR Wakeup Call


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
June 16, 2008 : Cisco's still king in the carrier Ethernet switch/router sector, but competitors are starting to chip away at its lead

What's Coming at NXTcomm


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Post a comment
June 13, 2008 : Some of the most interesting optical developments to expect at NXTcomm

Getting Smart on Docsis 3.0?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Alan Breznick - Comment (1)
June 11, 2008 : Has the cable industry lowered the cone of silence over Docsis 3.0?

Does the US (or EU) Matter Anymore?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Graham Finnie - Post a comment
June 10, 2008 : Telecom's center of gravity has shifted from the US and Europe to Asia and the developing world, and it's not coming back

IMS: As Seen on TV


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Jim Hodges - Post a comment
June 9, 2008 : Vendors are now pushing IMS as a key enabler for IPTV, but is the technology really ready for prime time?

Was Telco TV a Huge Mistake?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Aditya Kishore - Post a comment
June 6, 2008 : With online video viewership exploding, is it possible that telcos shouldn't have got into the TV business in the first place?

Is Optical Outsourcing 'Out'?


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sterling Perrin - Comments (8)
June 4, 2008 : While most of the optical industry has been outsourcing, a handful of suppliers have taken the innovation edge by 'insourcing'

EXFO Building IPTV With Brix


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Sam Masud - Post a comment
June 4, 2008 : EXFO's recent acquisition of Brix Networks may give EXFO a critical early-mover advantage in testing IPTV video-stream quality

Think Globally, Act Locally


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - H. Paris Burstyn - Post a comment
June 3, 2008 : The Verizon Business/Swisscom alliance provides a good example of how to tackle some next-generation service dilemmas

Global Ethernet Services Directory


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
June 3, 2008 : The Metro Ethernet Forum has completed the first phase of its groundbreaking Global Ethernet Services Directory project

Tracking the Ethernet Access Comet


Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes - Stan Hubbard - Post a comment
June 2, 2008 : Operators are deploying new Ethernet access solutions to help control costs and facilitate the creation of new revenue-generating services