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HEAVY READING FEATURED ITEMS REAL WORLD RESEARCH Carrier Ethernet Switch/Router Quarterly Market Tracker This special Heavy Reading service delivers complete up-to-the-minute intelligence on one of the telecom equipment industry's most critical sectors: carrier Ethernet switch/routers (CESRs). Distributed in both Excel and PowerPoint formats, the quarterly tracking service provides a complete accounting of CESR revenues, including breakouts of each supplier's revenue and market share, revenues by geographic region, and revenue projections through 2010 by region and application type. We also analyze each vendor's market strategy and identify and analyze customer wins, providing granular insight into this emerging market unavailable from any other source. For a FREE PREVIEW of this exciting new product, please contact: Dave Williams Sales Director, Heavy Reading 858-485-8870 dave.williams@heavyreading.com LATEST RESEARCH Telco App Stores: A Bridge Too Far? 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For a FREE PREVIEW of this exciting new product, please contact: Dave Williams Sales Director, Heavy Reading 858-485-8870 dave.williams@heavyreading.com Packet-Enabled Optical Networking Quarterly Market Tracker This special Heavy Reading product delivers a comprehensive forecast for an emerging product class known as packet-optical transport systems, including how its growth will affect both the metro/regional WDM and multiservice Sonet/SDH markets. Distributed in both Excel and PowerPoint formats, this quarterly tracking service examines service provider plans to adopt advanced packet-optical transport systems through 2012. It also analyzes the market strategies of eight major equipment vendors and identifies their customer wins to date, providing granular insight into this nascent market sector unavailable from any other source. 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For a FREE PREVIEW of this exciting new product, please contact: Dave Williams Sales Director, Heavy Reading 858-485-8870 dave.williams@heavyreading.com Hosted Applications Deployment & Market Perception Study This special Heavy Reading product provides critical and timely insight into network operator plans for hosted application services deployment on a service-specific basis, as well as service provider perceptions of technology leaders in the hosted applications market. The study, distributed in PowerPoint format, is based on an exclusive, worldwide survey of 99 network operator professionals, representing nearly 70 telecom service providers operating on six different continents. Purchasers also gain access to a searchable database of full survey results for deep analysis by a range of respondent demographic factors, including geographic region, company size, type of network operator, and respondent job title. This new study is the second in the Market Leadership Series, a new Heavy Reading research service that delivers unparalleled insight into network operator deployment plans and market expectations for emerging technologies and services. For a FREE PREVIEW of this exciting new product, please contact: Dave Williams Sales Director, Heavy Reading 858-485-8870 dave.williams@heavyreading.com Cable Next-Gen Technology Quarterly Market Tracker This special Heavy Reading product charts the continuing shift of North American cable operators from the largely proprietary, analog networks of the past to standards-driven, digital, IP-based networks. Distributed in PowerPoint format, this market tracker provides forecasts through 2012 for MSO capex commitments and deployments of next-generation technologies such as Docsis 3.0, PacketCable, CableCARD, and tru2way. The tracker also analyzes MSO plans to upgrade their networks to offer broadband data, VOIP, interactive TV, HDTV, DVR, and other advanced services, providing granular insight into this fast-developing market unavailable from any other source. For a FREE PREVIEW of this exciting new product, please contact: Dave Williams Sales Director, Heavy Reading 858-485-8870 dave.williams@heavyreading.com Femtocell Deployment & Market Perception Study This special Heavy Reading product provides critical and timely insight into network operator plans and expectations for femtocell deployments, as well as service provider perceptions of technology leaders in the femtocell market. The study, distributed in PowerPoint format, is based on an exclusive, worldwide survey of 111 network operator professionals representing nearly 80 telecom service providers operating in six different continents. Purchasers also gain access to a searchable database of full survey results for deep analysis by a range of respondent demographic factors, including geographic region, company size, type of network operator, and respondent job title. This study marks the debut of the Market Leadership Series, a new Heavy Reading research service that delivers unparalleled insight into network operator deployment plans and market expectations for emerging technologies and services. For a FREE PREVIEW of this exciting new product, please contact: Dave Williams Sales Director, Heavy Reading 858-485-8870 dave.williams@heavyreading.com Disruptive VoIP Services: What Carriers Need to Know Vol. 8, No. 1, January 2010 VoIP is the most potentially disruptive telephony technology since the birth of the industry, but its impact to date has been far less dramatic than many expected. However, the last few years have seen the development of a second phase of VoIP innovation, with great potential to disrupt the telecom market. This report catalogs the advanced features that VoIP offers and clarifies how these innovations will disrupt the traditional telecom services market. The report also categorizes the innovative VoIP services with the most disruptive potential, analyzing 50 innovative VoIP providers that are likely to significantly contribute to the market disruption. LENGTH: 57 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS Ethernet Services in North America: Leader Profiles Vol. 7, No. 13, December 2009 The Ethernet services market represents significant opportunities and challenges for telecom service providers and MSOs. Service providers must invest in next-generation carrier Ethernet/MPLS and packet optical network equipment to stay innovative and remain competitive from pricing and feature perspectives. This report delivers an update on the Ethernet services market and examines key operators shaping its development. It's based on interviews and other input from some 20 carriers, conversations with many carrier Ethernet/MPLS network equipment vendors, and additional primary research. The report builds upon over five years of Heavy Reading's research on the carrier Ethernet services and equipment markets. LENGTH: 58 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS The Core Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Vol. 7, No. 12, December 2009 The continued, inexorable growth of traffic presents new challenges for core networks, and operators increasingly see core packet-optical transport systems (P-OTS) as the solution. This report offers a detailed look into the emerging core P-OTS segment. It analyzes the market drivers and primary applications for core P-OTS, explores enabling technologies and standards, and offers a new five-year forecast for this market. The report also profiles two network operators – BT and Verizon – with very different strategies for packet networking in the core, as well as 11 leading and innovative suppliers in core packet-optical transport and switching, based on exclusive, in-depth interviews. LENGTH: 46 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS Evolved Packet Core for LTE: Market Forecast & Competitive Analysis Vol. 7, No. 11, November 2009 The transition to LTE involves a fundamental shift to a flat, all-IP system architecture that impacts every part of the network, with the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) at its center. This report provides a roadmap that charts how network operators will migrate to LTE, and how that migration will shape their core networks. It identifies the key technology and deployment issues and assesses the technology platforms and choices for EPC network elements. The report also includes Heavy Reading's first-ever five-year forecast for the mobile packet core sector and analyzes the EPC product strategies of 12 leading mobile network equipment suppliers. LENGTH: 69 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS VoIP Peering: A Market & Technology Update Vol. 7, No. 10, October 2009 Until recently, virtually all VoIP networks interconnected via the circuit-based PSTN, transcoding VoIP calls into TDM circuits. While this remains the dominant case, many providers have begun to interconnect voice networks at the IP level using SBCs – which eliminates transcoding, saves money, improves voice quality, and enables advanced services such as video and presence. This report analyzes the effects of this shift toward VoIP peering and interconnection, examining and comparing several competing platforms. The report profiles 11 providers of VoIP peering and interconnection platforms, along with eight related equipment providers and six telecom operators that do not provide peering platforms. LENGTH: 60 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS ATCA, AMC & MicroTCA Market Update & Forecast Vol. 7, No. 9, October 2009 This report identifies and analyzes the spectrum of vendors developing Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA), Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC), and MicroTCA components and systems. The report includes granular information on the components and systems themselves, as well as insights into how the overall market is developing. It evaluates and analyzes the products and strategies of 10 systems integrators and 46 component suppliers. The report also includes a market forecast for ATCA products through 2012, with a breakdown of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) market share, and presents information on the usage of ATCA, MicroTCA, and AMC modules by 13 telecom equipment providers. LENGTH: 94 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS Packet Backhaul: Carrier Strategies & Real-World Deployments Vol. 7, No. 8, August 2009 Transitioning mobile backhaul from TDM to packet transport is imperative to achieve the promise of mobile broadband without compromising carrier profitability. Drawing on 50 detailed examples of live packet backhaul deployments submitted by 22 leading backhaul equipment vendors, this ground-breaking survey examines how much progress has been made in deploying packet backhaul at the cell site worldwide. It provides the first insight into what today's live packet backhaul deployments really look like – where they are; what architecture they conform to; what technologies are in use; and critically, how many cell sites were actually in live service as of April 2009. LENGTH: 55 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS FTTH Review & Five-Year Forecast: The Road to Next-Gen PON Vol. 7, No. 7, July 2009 Over the past two years, the race to link the world's homes with fiber has accelerated, but the pace of change varies enormously from one region and country to another. This report provides a comprehensive global view of the ongoing transition to FTTH, examining key developments in both next-generation technology and cost issues. It analyzes the core products, strategies, and prospects of 24 vendors that currently sell FTTH products in U.S. or global markets. The report also examines the various competing next-generation PON technologies – some now only a year away from commercial launch – including 10GPON, 10GEPON, and WDM PON. LENGTH: 85 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS IPTV 2.0: Delivering the IP Promise Vol. 7, No. 6, June 2009 IPTV has grown steadily over the past few years, but to compete with cable and satellite in the future, IPTV providers will need to differentiate their offerings by leveraging their all-IP, digital platform. They will need to deliver on the initial promise of IPTV – seamlessly delivering entertainment and communication to any device of the consumer's choosing. This report analyzes IPTV deployments worldwide, identifying the most successful and innovative providers and examining the next-generation IPTV applications and services they are developing. The report also examines the vendors most involved with IPTV 2.0 innovation and reviews their application roadmaps and recent announcements. LENGTH: 65 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS 10-Gbit/s Ethernet Components: The Market Takes Shape Vol. 7, No. 5, June 2009 This report delivers a complete competitive analysis of more than 340 different optical modules, 10GE PHY devices, and integrated switches from more than 40 vendors. The report offers insights into the availability of 10GE components and how the overall market for 10GE systems and components is likely to develop in the future. It covers key product features of each 10GE device, including the latest 10GBase-T devices, as well as power, price, and availability for each product. All the main 10GE transponder form factors are covered, providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date independent product analysis available for the 10GE components sector. LENGTH: 72 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS Subscriber Data Management & the Era of Analytics Vol. 7, No. 4, May 2009 This report analyzes the business and technology factors that will influence the development and implementation of subscriber data management (SDM) for next-generation telecom networks and services. It provides deep insight into the SDM value proposition associated with the integration of state information and profile data into real-time services, and it evaluates emerging standards and deployment models for SDM. The report also profiles more than 20 different technology suppliers vying for market leadership in the SDM sector, offering a full SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis and providing market intelligence on key partnerships and customer wins for each SDM vendor. LENGTH: 75 PAGES    PRICE: $3995 SEE DETAILS For a full listing of available reports, click here.

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