Convergence - Aren't We There Yet?
5 March 2009 | Dr. Barry Sullivan, IEC

Anyone who has experienced the family road trip knows the oft-repeated back-seat refrain, "Are we there yet?" As the drive wears on, it may acquire a note of exasperation and morph into "Aren't we there yet?" But the answer remains the same: be patient, we're getting closer, we'll get there soon enough. Read more

Deutsche Telekom Beats Q4 Expectations
27 February 2009 | Archibald Preuschat, Dow Jones Newswires

Deutsche Telekom AG Friday posted a narrower fourth quarter net loss and higher sales and operating profit, beating market expectations, and raised its 2009 outlook. Read more

Telecom Italia Q4 Net Almost Doubles
27 February 2009 | Giada Zampano, Dow Jones Newswires

Telecom Italia SpA said Friday that fourth-quarter net profit almost doubled, despite continued pressure on revenue, after the prior-year figure was hurt by restructuring costs. Read more

Telefonica Q4 Net Profit up 89%, Lowers 2009 Guidance
26 February 2009 | Jason Sinclair, Dow Jones Newswires

Telefonica SA said Thursday net profit rose 89% on resilience in Latin America and as the prior-year figure was hurt by restructuring costs, but it also issued new guidance for 2009 as it refocuses due to the economic slowdown in some key markets. Read more

Orange CEO, NBC Universal Digital Distribution President, Telecom Italia CTO and NSN COO to Take Main Stage at IEC's Award-Winning Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 in Paris this Fall
25 February 2009 | Lisa Reyes, IEC

The International Engineering Consortium's (IEC) Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 will present Didier Lombard, chairman and chief executive office of Orange; Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, president of the NBC Universal Digital Distribution division at NBC Universal; Stefano Pileri, chief technology officer of Telecom Italia and Mika Vehvilainen, chief operating officer of Nokia Siemens Networks as its featured keynoters this 7-9 September at the CNIT La Défense in Paris. Read more

Simplifying the User Experience While Enabling the Profitable Evolution to All-IP Mobile Transport

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There is no question that mobile subscribers are becoming increasingly sophisticated. A look at myriad available mobile devices, coupled with the growing list of features demanded by consumers and businesses alike, all point to the need for richer, more personalized services. Read more

UMA and Femtocells: Making FMC Happen

FMC is a technological concept that allows subscribers to switch an active voice or data call session between fixed wireless (e.g., wireless local-area networks [WLANs]) and mobile (e.g., cellular) networks. Read more

VoIP over WiMAX Demands Close Attention to QoS
18 December 2008 | Basharat Ashai, Marvedis printed with permission of Fierce Wireless Broadband

VoIP over WiMAX is different than traditional VoIP over DSL or cable. In a VoIP over WiMAX offering, there are two sets of network contingencies: one being the number of base stations and the other, how far away a subscriber is from the base station. At a basic service level, VoIP over WiMAX requires that service providers pay attention to QoS and mobility issues.

The Broadband Video Tipping Point: Availability of Vast Content and Multiplatform Portability

As broadband brings video to the consumer on any number of devices, there is no shortage of video content. From the billions of hours of already-existing libraries, the daily output of the global news and content providers to the trillions of hours of "personal video," call them v-blogs, video podcasts, mobisodes, or personal video chat, our universe is past the point of no return. We are now simply codifying the experience, giving it form and coherence. For those who are with us today, welcome to the party, because you will remember this tipping point moment forever.

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