Internet telephony: Africa's brave new future.
The long-standing divide between telephone and computer networks has disappeared and traditional telecoms companies are under siege. The world is switching over from the original centralised method of organising phone services (fixed line or wireless) to a new way based on the use of voice over internet protocol (VoIP)...

Going mobile--slowly: how wireline telephone regulation slows cellular network development.
The Study in Brief The cellular telephone's convenience and commercial usefulness has changed social and business communication. Yet Canada's pace in adopting cellular telephony lags most developed countries: Canada was the twenty-sixth among the 30 OECD nations to introduce digital cellular, and is currently twenty-eighth in per...

Unbundling in Europe: recent trends.
Over the past few years, a radical change has come about in the role of the copper local loop that connects subscribers to their operator's local exchange. No longer used solely for telephony, it now also allows subscribers to access internet, TV, IP telephony and video on demand services,...

Sanswire 'stratellite' positioned as wireless alternative: company to use dirigibles to deliver broadband.
Technological innovations with the potential to turn industries on their heads often face huge challenges in gaining commercial acceptance. The latest example comes from Sanswire, a subsidiary of Florida-based IP telephony provider GlobeTel Communications. The company plans to turn communications topsy-turvy by using "stratellites," updated dirigibles, to...

SBC's converged IP network proves to be cost-efficient upgrade path for UMB bank: VoIP implementation yields flexibility, scalability and lower monthly costs.
Faced with spiraling costs for managing and maintaining its outdated voice network in 2003, and dogged by its chronic inability to find upgrade parts and software, UMB Bank decided, albeit unwillingly, to become an early adopter of a hosted IP telephony network from SBC Communications. The consolidation...

Planning ahead for IP phone service: service providers jockey to provide next-gen capability.
This could be the year that determines the shape of the carrier IP telephony market for a decade to come. A couple of recent research reports make clear that the industry has started to spend significant sums on carrier IP voice equipment. Because such reports focus on...

Triple play time.
Abstract: Digital convergence thrusts telephony, television and the internet into the so-called 'triple play' offerings, creating new forms of rivalry between cable operators and telephone companies. Markets participants feel compelled to enter new industries to survive, even though their core competencies are limited to their primary market. The outcome...

Cisco Press.
Cisco Press 800 E. 96th St., Indianapolis IN 46240 www.itu.int/publications Paul Giralt, Addis Hallmark and Anne Smith's A Cisco Avvid Solution: Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony (1587050-757, $60.00) isn't for the faint of heart: it's a solution-oriented technical reference of master troubleshooting techniques for...

Skype and the new regulatory framework.
Abstract: Skype, an increasingly popular VoIP (Voice over IP) provider, has been heralded by many as a revolution for voice telephony. The underlying technology it uses (P2P or Peer-to-Peer) and the quality of its voice calls have been the two main factors behind such bold statements. This paper looks...

Competition in European telecom markets.
Abstract: In recent years, the European telecommunications market has witnessed major developments, with rapid expansion in access to telecommunications networks and a surge in the number of available services and applications. While many factors have contributed to the transformation of the telecommunications industry, competition has played a key role...