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| LTE Base Station & Handset Components: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis |
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| Vol. 10 No. 15, November 2012 |
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| Semiconductor components are key to the successful rollout of Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks around the world. As LTE develops, and LTE-Advanced is introduced, semiconductor vendors are developing flexible, highly integrated devices that support a complex mix of frequency bands, networks, bandwidths and performance in a cost-effective and power-efficient manner. This report delivers a complete competitive analysis of LTE silicon solutions from 29 vendors, covering almost 100 different products and product families. It includes detailed analysis on LTE baseband, RF and application processors for user devices and base stations, covering key product features, as well as power, price and availability. | |
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| Carrier Ethernet Service & Technology Trends & Issues: Europe |
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| Vol. 9, No. 6, June 2011 |
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| Light Reading hosted its 6th annual Ethernet Europe event in London from April 12-13, 2011. A record 20 service provider experts from 19 operators and carrier Ethernet exchanges gave presentations, plus representatives of the ITU-T, EANTC, MEF, and solutions providers. Hundreds of service provider, enterprise, finance, consulting, equipment vendor, regulatory, and other professionals attended the show. This report highlights key themes emerging from service provider perspectives shared at Ethernet Europe. It offers a window into the market unavailable from any other source, including direct quotes and other candid feedback from many key movers and shakers in the carrier Ethernet industry. | |
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| 100Gbit/s Transport: Forecast & Analysis |
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| Vol. 9, No. 2, March 2011 |
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| After years of development, 100Gbit/s transport is finally set to move to center stage. This year will see an explosion of field trial activity, product announcements and commercial shipments, paving the way for stronger commercial adoption in 2012. This report explores the challenges and opportunities of high-speed DWDM transport. It presents a comprehensive forecast of the 40G and 100G transport opportunities, with breakouts by port speed, revenue share, line and client side, and more. The report also tallies 100G trial and commercial deployment activity by supplier and operator, and includes detailed profiles of six leading 100G transport suppliers and their customers. | |
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| Voice Over LTE, IMS & the Future of Rich-Media Services in the 4G Era |
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| Vol. 8, No. 13, December 2010 |
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| This report examines how the mobile industry's two most lucrative applications – voice and SMS – can be offered across LTE networks, and how IP Multimedia Subsystem technology can be used to introduce new, interoperable rich-media services, such as video- and presence-based communication, messaging, collaboration, and conferencing. The report assesses strategic, network-level options available to operators to support real-time communications over 4G/LTE and converged 2G/3G/LTE networks. The report also examines revenue trends in voice services and explores the impact of commoditization on operator business prospects. Finally, the report analyzes the positioning and strategies of 13 leading mobile network equipment suppliers. | |
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| Next-Gen Security Strategies for Mobile Network Infrastructure |
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| Vol. 8, No. 11, November 2010 |
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| This report explores how infrastructure vendors can correct security vulnerabilities in their RAN, switching, router, and transmission equipment, as well as introduce new security features into their infrastructure portfolios. Drawing on detailed survey responses from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, Juniper, Nokia Siemens, and Tellabs, the report explores variations in vendors' security practices relating to the product development process. It looks at best-practice design features in specific products that enable operators to protect their networks and potentially reduce dependence on dedicated security products. The report also highlights specific vendors that are showing leadership in key areas of securing primary network infrastructure products. | |
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| Multicore Processors for Network Systems: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis |
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| Vol. 8, No. 9, October 2010 |
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| Multicore processors are now widely used in wireless, metro, transport, and enterprise networking systems. This report delivers a complete competitive analysis of network processors from 13 components vendors, covering more than 60 different products, as well as multicore software and development tools from three additional suppliers. The report offers detailed information on all types of high-performance multicore processors, including general-purpose multicore processors, integrated multicore processors, and 10- to 100-Gbit/s network processors, covering key product features, power, price, and availability. The report leverages in-depth interviews with component suppliers to offer insight into how the multicore processor market is likely to develop. | |
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| VoIP Peering: A Market & Technology Update |
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| Vol. 7, No. 10, October 2009 |
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| 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. | |
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| ATCA, AMC & MicroTCA Market Update & Forecast |
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| Vol. 7, No. 9, October 2009 |
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| 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. | |
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| The Optical Switching Revival: Rebuilding Optical Networks for Packets |
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| Vol. 7, No. 3, March 2009 |
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| This report offers a detailed investigation into the future of optical switching, including Ethernet switching and OTN switching, as well as developments in the optical control plane, such as the ITU's ASON recommendations, the IETF's GMPLS standards, and the OIF's implementation agreements for control plane interoperability. The report analyzes 12 leading and innovative suppliers in optical switching, based on exclusive, in-depth interviews with components suppliers, systems suppliers, and network operators. It also draws on a wealth of user and survey data collected by Heavy Reading to provide deeper insight into network operator plans and expectations regarding deployment of optical technologies. | |
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| Policy Control & DPI: The New Broadband Imperative |
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| Vol. 6, No. 13, September 2008 |
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| Policy control and management, including deep packet inspection (DPI), looks set to become a major weapon in the arsenal of both wireline and wireless service providers implementing IP and broadband next-generation networks and service portfolios. This report examines the entire spectrum of policy tools, including policy servers and decision points, DPI, call admission control, subscriber authorization and authentication tools, content and applications management, and identity management. The report is based on comprehensive interviews with more than 30 vendors, as well as an exclusive, worldwide survey of more than 100 service providers, seeking their opinions on the future of policy control. | |
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| Cable vs. Telcos: The Battle Over Business Voice Services |
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| Vol. 6, No. 11, July 2008 |
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| This report explores the cable industry's initial forays into the commercial voice market, examining the prospects for MSOs as they seek to expand beyond residential service. The report analyzes the opportunities for cable operators to capture various segments of the SMB market through targeted network improvements, technology deployments, equipment upgrades, service rollouts, and marketing maneuvers. It also explores the numerous hurdles that cable providers must overcome to realize their dreams of commercial success. The report profiles and analyzes the commercial voice plans of five major North American MSOs, and examines 19 technology, equipment, and service suppliers in this growing sector. | |
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| ATCA, AMC, & MicroTCA Market Forecast: Revenue Surge Ahead |
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| Vol. 6, No. 9, June 2008 |
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| Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) is now firmly established as the preferred platform for new system developments at leading telecom equipment providers. Second-generation ATCA platforms with 10-Gbit/s Ethernet switching, high-performance multicore processors, and enhanced cooling are just what developers need for converged wireless and wireline solutions. Together with the smaller MicroTCA platform and advanced mezzanine cards (AMCs), ATCA represents a significant opportunity for service providers, system developers, and component manufacturers alike. This report provides a five-year ATCA market forecast, and analyzes more than 360 ATCA, MicroTCA, and AMC products from 50 different vendors – including second-generation components and systems. | |
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| The Ultimate Mashup: Web 2.0 & Next-Gen Telecom Application Servers |
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| Vol. 6, No. 6, May 2008 |
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| As the Web and telco worlds continue to collide, telecom application servers are rapidly moving into much closer alignment with Web application servers. This report examines the effect of Web services on next-generation telecom application servers, identifying competing programming and API techniques, protocols, and hardware configurations that telcos must include in their purchasing criteria. It includes a case study of the BT 21st Century Network initiative, capturing the strategies, decision points, and variables BT considered in plotting its transition. The report also profiles 28 leading suppliers of Web and telecom application servers, analyzing their products, development plans, and technology strategies. | |
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| Broadband in Southeast Asia: Prospects for Growth |
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| Vol. 5, No. 6, March 2007 |
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| This report presents a groundbreaking and comprehensive view of telecom services and broadband activity in Southeast Asia. Broadband use is growing rapidly throughout the region, although its potential is hampered in places by the lack of fixed-line infrastructure, which has shifted the focus toward wireless technologies. The report is based on an exclusive survey of major carriers in China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, gathering insight about current and future broadband service deployment. The report includes complete breakouts of service offerings by country and individual carrier, as well as broadband usage growth forecasts for China, Thailand, and Vietnam. | |
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| ATCA, AMC, & MicroTCA: The Next Generation |
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| Vol. 4, No. 14, August 2006 |
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| ATCA represents the first standardized platform for high-availability applications across the computing, storage, and telecom industries. Together with the smaller MicroTCA platform and the advanced mezzanine card (AMC), ATCA thus represents a significant opportunity for service providers, system developers, and component manufacturers alike. This report updates and expands on earlier ATCA research published by Heavy Reading in June 2005, covering twice the number of products – more than 250 products from 56 different vendors – and including analysis of 19 additional manufacturers and integrators. It is based on in-depth interviews with leading vendors, product literature, and detailed feedback on individual products. | |
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| 10-Gbit/s Ethernet Components: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis |
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| Vol. 4, No. 12, July 2006 |
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| Until recently, the prohibitive cost of 10-Gbit/s Ethernet (10GE) interfaces and switches has prevented widespread enterprise adoption of the technology. This is now changing, as 10GE port costs drop dramatically. This report delivers a complete competitive analysis of every available 10GE PHY device, integrated 10GE switch, and transponder module, including all the main 10GE transponder form factors – 300-pin, Xenpak, XPAK, X2, and XFP. Based on in-depth interviews with more than 30 10GE components suppliers, the report analyzes all the key features of more than 220 products. It also offers insights into how the overall 10GE market is likely to develop. | |
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| Session Management, IMS, and the Future of Session Border Controllers |
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| Vol. 4, No. 5, March 2006 |
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| This report analyzes the role of session border controllers (SBCs) in the broader context of session management, which is emerging as the focal point for the provisioning, management, and maintenance of telecom services. It also examines how the SBC's role may change with the arrival of NGNs, IMS, and ETSI/Tispan standards. The report includes results of an exclusive worldwide survey of network operators regarding session management and SBC deployment plans, bolstered by in-depth interviews with executives from a variety of carriers. It also presents detailed product and strategic analyses of 23 SBC vendors, telecom infrastructure providers, and SBC-related equipment providers. | |
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| IP Video and the New Broadband Edge |
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| Vol. 3, No. 20, December 2005 |
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| Triple-play services are becoming a reality, and the broadband edge network is the cornerstone of their reliable delivery. New services, such as IP video, are changing the dynamics surrounding QOS, scaleability, subscriber management, policy control, and other key broadband edge functions and characteristics. This report assesses the architectural impact that next-generation residential services will have on future broadband edge networks, from aggregation to edge routing and subscriber management, along with a competitive analysis of the leading vendors in this space. Our analysis is based on extensive and exclusive one-on-one interviews with multiple equipment vendors and service providers. | |
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| The Future of VOIP: A Heavy Reading Service Provider Survey |
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| Vol. 3, No. 16, September 2005 |
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| Few topics have been as hyped as powerfully as VOIP, but what do service providers really think about it? How fast will it spread? What catalysts will drive its deployment, and what barriers will impede it? To address these questions, Heavy Reading conducted a global online survey of more than 130 operators, focusing on current and future VOIP deployments, the types of network and end-user equipment planned or already in use, and attitudes and expectations about operational issues, such as QOS. Buyers of this report also gain exclusive access to a searchable database of survey results, enabling deeper demographic analysis. | |
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| IP DSLAMs: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis |
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| Vol. 3, No. 15, August 2005 |
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| IP DSLAMs were originally envisioned as fairly simple, cheap enablers of high-speed Internet access, but have since emerged as key components of next-generation service plans. Now they must support such demanding applications as IPTV, VOD, and triple play, including VOIP; this has led to wild proliferation in IP DSLAM types, as products are tailored to fit various roles. This report presents the most detailed, comprehensive competitive analysis of IP DSLAMs undertaken to date. Point-by-point comparisons covering more than two dozen performance and feature variables are presented for 50 different products from 19 manufacturers, covering nine distinct categories of IP DSLAM. | |
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| AdvancedTCA: Who's Doing What |
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| Vol. 3, No. 11, June 2005 |
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| AdvancedTCA represents a significant opportunity for service providers, system developers, and component manufacturers alike. By using a single platform and common components across a wide range of applications, from connectors to fully configured carrier-class systems, system OEMs can develop cost-effective, cutting-edge products without the high development costs and long time to market associated with proprietary platforms. This report delivers a complete analysis of the ATCA market, providing detailed information and analysis on 130 products and 37 vendors. It is based on in-depth interviews with leading vendors, product literature, and detailed feedback on individual products. | |
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| 2005 OSS Market Perception Study |
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| Vol. 3, No. 6, March 2005 |
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| UPDATED April 14, 2005: This report presents results of Heavy Reading's second worldwide survey of telecom service providers, conducted in February 2005, to determine which operations support system (OSS) suppliers are perceived by prospective customers as the market leaders in their respective product categories. Respondents include 76 service provider employees representing more than 30 network operators. The survey covers 190 different OSS vendors in 13 product categories. The report includes access to a searchable online database of all survey results, searchable by a range of demographic elements, including service provider type, geographic region of operations, company size, and employee job responsibilities. | |
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| Network Processors: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis |
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| Vol. 3, No. 2, January 2005 |
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| Network processors are no longer niche devices, but rather vital components in a wide range of new networking equipment, from the branch office switch to the network service provider core router. This report delivers a complete competitive analysis of network processors from 16 components vendors, covering more than 80 different products. It provides detailed information on all types of network processors, including 2.5-Gbit/s and 10-Gbit/s network processing units, communications processors, and control-plane processors, covering key product features as well as power, price, and availability. In-depth vendor interviews offer further insights into how this market is likely to develop. | |
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| Survey of U.S. Consumer Telecom Purchasing Plans for 2005 |
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| Vol. 2, No. 30, December, 2004 |
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| With clear signs of a telecom industry rebound finally manifesting in 2004, the big question now facing industry players and investors is whether that recovery is sustainable. To gauge the prospects for continued recovery, Heavy Reading conducted a series of surveys, assessing the attitudes and expectations regarding telecom revenues and spending at each critical point in the supply chain. This report presents results from an invitation-only, online survey of 438 U.S. consumers regarding their 2005 spending plans for Internet, video/TV, and wireless services, as well as their perception of service value and quality and their attitudes toward retaining or changing service providers. | |
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| Survey of Telecom Vendor Revenue and Spending Expectations for 2005 |
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| Vol. 2, No. 29, December, 2004 |
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| With clear signs of a telecom industry rebound finally manifesting in 2004, the big question now facing industry players and investors is whether that recovery is sustainable. To gauge the prospects for continued recovery, Heavy Reading conducted a series of surveys, assessing the attitudes and expectations regarding telecom revenues and spending at each critical point in the supply chain. This report presents results from two invitation-only, worldwide online surveys – one involving 234 systems vendor employees and the other 121 components vendors. The surveys cover vendor revenue, spending, and profit expectations for 2005, as well as the key products and technologies that will drive market growth. | |
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| Carrier Ethernet Services: Who's Doing What |
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| Vol. 2, No. 24, November, 2004 |
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| This report delivers a comprehensive analysis of today's North American Ethernet services market, exploring the types of services offered, the various features supported by underlying network technologies, and the specific services now being provided by more than 75 individual carriers. This analysis is enriched by an in-depth examination of the Ethernet strategies, service portfolios, service footprints, and plans of 13 major operators, covered in the second half of the report. Taken together, the broad industry analysis and the detailed coverage of select carriers shed light on important industry trends that are likely to shape the landscape over the next few years. | |
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| WiMax Reality Check |
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| Vol. 2, No. 23, October, 2004 |
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| This report analyzes the current state of technology and market development for this latest incarnation of broadband wireless technology. It is based on information from and direct interviews conducted with more than 100 technology suppliers, service providers, and investors with a direct interest in the WiMax market. Key issues addressed in this report include potential WiMax applications, such as mobile services, backhaul, DSL extension, and fixed/mobile convergence; likely deployers, including cellular network operators, competitive DSL suppliers, and enterprises; drivers of and barriers to widespread adoption; likely timeframes for commercial availability of products; spectrum options; infrastructure and user equipment pricing; and vendor strategies and competitive positions. | |
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| 2004 Enterprise User Survey on Ethernet Services |
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| Vol. 2, No. 16, July 2004 |
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| Results from an invitation-only worldwide survey of enterprise network and IT managers form the basis of this report and provide quantitative data on market perceptions of and expectations for carrier-delivered Ethernet services. The survey gauges not only enterprise interest in carrier Ethernet services, but also user expectations regarding service pricing, performance, and the inclusion of “service upselling” features such as quality of service (QOS) guarantees and managed protection services. Survey participants included more than 300 managers who are personally involved in specifying, purchasing, or administering communications services for their organizations; those managers represent more than 200 different enterprises in more than 25 different private industry sectors and public agencies and institutions. Report subscribers also gain access to a searchable database of survey results, enabling data analysis by such demographic features as company location, company size, and vertical market sectors. | |
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| 2004 Next-Generation Wireless Infrastructure Market Perception Study |
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| Vol. 2, No. 15, July 2004 |
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| Now that commercial deployment of third-generation (3G) wireless networks has finally gotten off the ground worldwide, equipment makers are jockeying to turn mindshare into market share. This report presents the results of an exclusive, worldwide survey of 169 buyers of 3G wireless infrastructure products regarding their knowledge and perception of 3G infrastructure equipment vendors. The survey covers 34 manufacturers of 3G wireless infrastructure gear in ten different product categories and breaks out customer perception of each vendor by name recognition, price leadership, product performance, product quality and reliability, and service and support. Along with a 61-page report that presents and analyzes survey results, subscribers have access to a searchable database that allows for further data analysis by company type, geographic region, and respondent job type. | |
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| 2004 Optical Components Market Perception Study |
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| Vol. 2, No. 10, April 2004 |
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| With hundreds of suppliers offering products in dozens of categories, buyers of optical components today face a bewildering array of choices. To confuse matters further, the competitive landscape of this sector has changed almost beyond recognition over the past two years: The collapse of the worldwide telecom market, followed by the emergence of China as a source of inexpensive components, has dramatically shifted the industry's center of gravity. This report - based on an exclusive worldwide survey of more than 300 components buyers from more than 200 systems vendors, OEMs, consultancies, and systems integrators - helps to make sense of the turmoil, offering critical insight into buyer attitudes toward the optical components market in general, their preferences and priorities when dealing with suppliers, and their perceptions of specific optical components vendors regarding product scope and market leadership. | |
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| 10-Gbit/s Ethernet Components: A Heavy Reading Competitive Analysis |
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| Vol. 2, No. 9, April 2004 |
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Sharply falling costs of 10-Gbit/s Ethernet PHY and transponder components are making 10GE more economically viable not only for carrier networks but also for enterprise networks. This report delivers a complete analysis of 10GE PHY devices and transponder modules from 44 components vendors, covering nearly 200 different products. In-depth interviews with more than 30 10GE components suppliers offer insights into how the overall market for 10GE systems and components is likely to develop. The report includes detailed information on both PHY devices and transponder modules, covering key product features as well as power, price, and availability. All the main 10GE transponder form factors are covered, including 300-pin, Xenpak, XPAK, X2, and XFP.
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| Heavy Reading's Fall 2003 OSS Market Perception Study |
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| Vol. 1, No. 4, October 24, 2003 |
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| This global survey of 433 service provider and enterprise employees analyzes customers' recognition of 160 vendors in 12 operations support system (OSS) product categories and identifies market leaders for price, performance, quality/reliability, and service/support. The results are analyzed in more than 50 pages, accompanied by a searchable online database that enables clients to see how perceptions differ by geographical region, service provider type (e.g., incumbents versus new competitors), and job function (e.g., engineers versus corporate management). | |
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| Setting a Course to Convergence: The Incumbents' Wireline Strategies |
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| Vol. 1, No. 3, October 15, 2003 |
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| This report shows where the telecom industry is heading via in-depth interviews with the men that are shaping its future: the CTOs and technology visionaries of Alcatel, Cisco, Lucent, Marconi, Nortel, and Siemens, the West's six biggest incumbent equipment manufacturers. Business and technology strategies are detailed, including analysis and ranking of the vendors' core and edge convergence infrastructure platforms. The report points out the vendors' strengths and pinpoints the weak spots where they must improve their product lines through partnerships, R&D, or acquisition. | |
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| Heavy Reading 2003 Telecom Equipment Market Perception Study |
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| Vol. 1, No. 2, September 24, 2003 |
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| This global survey of 770 service provider and carrier employees analyzes customers' recognition of vendors in 22 telecom equipment categories and identifies market leaders for price, performance, quality/reliability, and service/support. The results are explored in 147 pages, accompanied by a searchable online database allowing readers to see how perceptions differ by geographical region, service provider type (e.g., incumbents vs. new competitors), and job function (e.g., engineers vs. corporate management). | |
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