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  • Martin Geddes' mobile broadband and social networking habits

    "We are all, collectively, the media." ...
  • Clocking is critical

    New Electronics, August 10th 2009Frequency management will play an important role if Ethernet is to be applied successfully in synchronous networks.The convergence of datacom and telecom networks is placing new challenges on network equipment design. One ...
  • Mobile broadband and social networking habits of ... ADVA Optical Networking

    Just how are the enablers of Internet services and infrastructure using social networking and mobile broadband? ADVA Optical Networking’s CEO Brian Protiva (right) and CTO Christoph Glingener detail their preferences. ...
  • Network flow processing

    New Electronics  - July 13th 200940 micro engines help maintain line rate in computationally demanding packet processing applications. Depending upon the tasks their devices are to perform, designers of network processors typically take one of two approa...
  • OneChip solution for Fibre-To-The-Home

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  • Mobile network sharing

    Technology trends: Share issues Thursday 25 June 2009, Total Telecom Mobile operators’ networks used to be closely guarded, kept away from competitors trying to steal a march. But now, with cost cutting being taken to the next level, service providers ...
  • Framer-Mapper looks to serve future comms needs

    New Electronics June 10th 2009 A framer-mapper is attracting more attention than usual. What does the part offer that others don't? On receiving first samples of a framer-mapper design, AppliedMicro typically sends several to each of its telecom equipmen...
  • Open source mobile: Open season

    Roy Rubenstein - Monday 01 June 2009 Technology trendsGrowth in mobile data and smartphone uptake is leading to calls for an operating system that can handle service complexity. Developers and handset makers are turning to open source mobile, but that is ...
  • Cloud computing: where telecoms and IT collide

    FibreSystems: May 2009 IT directors worldwide are considering whether it makes financial sense to move their computing resources offsite into the 'cloud'. Roy Rubenstein assesses the potential opportunities for network operators and equipment vendors. ...
  • Q&A with Fabrizio Capobianco

               A Q&A with Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol, on open source operating systems for mobile handsets. ...
  • Next-gen cable: Branch line

    Total Telecom Friday 01 May 2009 Cable operators in both the US and Europe are being challenged by telcos in their traditional pay-TV markets. That is pushing them to use their upgraded networks to move into new areas such as wireless and business service...
  • Service delivery platforms: Exposure time

    Total Telecom 7th April 2009 Operators are opening their networks to developers to help them provide innovative services in double-quick time, hoping it will help them to compete with nimble Web-based service providers. But is it all a bit too late for so...
  • Is the writing on the wall for the discrete dsp?

    New Electronics - April 27th 2009The wealth of features supported by the latest MP3 players is only possible because of the widespread adoption of digital signal processing, yet you will not find a standalone dsp within an MP3 player. Instead, an SoC incl...
  • Software-defined radio: Softly does it

    Total Telecom - 03 March 2009 Software-defined radio is helping operators to maximise their investments. But efficient use of precious spectrum resources is yet to come.A quiet revolution is taking place: Software-defined radio (SDR) promises to prolong t...
  • A Call To Arms

    New Electronics - Feb 24th 2009If laptops, smart phones, set top boxes and even games consoles do not provide enough ways to access the internet at home, don’t worry. New consumer electronics products are coming that promise elegant ways to browse the w...
  • Carrier Ethernet: E economies

    Total Telecom - 03 February 2009 Operators are seeing rapid growth in demand for carrier Ethernet services, both from enterprises and industry sources such as mobile operators.Carrier Ethernet has reached a level of maturity whereby operators can now exte...
  • Femtocells: Small is beautiful

    New Electronics - Jan 26 2009 Femtocells – basestations for use in the home – have been an afterthought as far as 3G wireless is concerned. But, given how poor indoors signal coverage is curbing broadband wireless’ potential, femtocells are now cen...
  • WDM-PON blurs the boundary between metro and last mile

    FibreSystems Europe - Jan 2009 (WDM-PON)WDM-PON could provide operators with an elegant way to simplify and futureproof their access network architecture. Roy Rubenstein reports on the latest developments....
  • Next-gen mobile: Node difference

    Total Telecom: 05 January 2009 Mobile operators are being compelled to find both technological and tariffing solutions to deal with huge increases in traffic caused by data services....
  • IPTV services: Demanding work

    Total Telecom: 1 December 2008 Operators are finally reporting significant rises in IPTV subscribers, but that could mean they face considerable network and operational challenges ahead. IPTV is now a mass-deployed service, but it still presents operators...

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