Communications Service Providers

WHITE PAPER: New return path technologies allow service providers to continue to leverage their traditional headends, set-top boxes and next generation DOCSIS set-top boxes in new GPON networks.

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the challenges that service providers are facing in the points of presence (POP), and presents the results of the NSP study quantifying the operational and capital savings possible through POP consolidation with virtualization. Read this white paper to learn how to improve the efficiency of POPs through virtualization.

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Published: 16 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: The telecom market will transform into an IP-based world, where the strategy for growth has to take into account media and Internet convergence. This paper presents a strategy to succeed in today's environment and anticipate tomorrow...

Posted: 10 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2007

WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the challenges of introducing next generation technology and defines the roles and responsibilities of a prime integrator. The critical elements of 3rd party engagement and management are also defined.

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This vendor white paper - prepared by Alcatel-Lucent - discuses how service providers need to continuously expand their service offerings to address increasing competitive demands, create new ways to drive business and increase market share.

Posted: 10 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2007

WHITE PAPER: This white paper identifies the key challenges and solution approaches for service control and assurance. Learn how industry-leading vendors are addressing these issues in relation to IPTV.

Posted: 16 Oct 2006 | Published: 16 Oct 2006

WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses the benefits of working with a managed service provider with the right experience to handle the management and transformation of enterprise voice and data networks and bring powerful strategic advantages to today's businesses.

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the evolution of adoption commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) middleware, including the criteria for what makes adoption more viable for the telecommunications industry.

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 | Published: 15 Mar 2008

WHITE PAPER: Achieving customer loyalty is a business goal shared by virtually every service provider. Prepaid subscribers present a greater challenge because the business model has no contracts or commitments. This paper examines the business and marketing strategies that service providers can deploy to create and build loyalty among prepaid customers.

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper discusses the role of user profile management in the telecom industry. Service providers' (SPs) efforts to manage, capitalize on, and provision user information across multiple databases are critical to fuel applications-led services.

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008