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The desktop IT interface
Written by Henning Volkmer
Issue: North America 2013 Article no.: 13 Topic: The desktop IT interface Author: Henning Volkmer Title: President & CEO Organisation: Cortado, Inc. PDF size: 1100KB in North America 2013 Be the first to comment! Read 838 times Read more... -
Integrated solutions for network growth
Written by Manoranjan ‘Mao’ Mohapatra
Issue: India 2013 Article no.: 4 Topic: Integrated solutions for network growth Author: Manoranjan ‘Mao’ Mohapatra Title: CEO Organisation: Comviva PDF size: 380KB in India 2013 Be the first to comment! Read 73 times Read more... -
Rural communications - more talk than action
Written by Rahul Sharma
Issue: India 2013 Article no.: 2 Topic: Rural communications - more talk than action Author: Rahul Sharma Title: President of TEMA, and Director, Corporate Strategy, Vedanta Group Organisation: TEMA & Vedanta Group PDF size: 210KB in India 2013 Be the first to comment! Read 92 times Read more... -
Pipes and policy
Written by Shai Ophir
Issue: Asia-Pacific I 2013 Article no.: 9 Topic: Pipes and policy Author: Shai Ophir Title: Head of Chief Technology Office Organisation: Starhome PDF size: 208KB in Asia-Pacific I 2013 Be the first to comment! Read 1104 times Read more... -
Content, connectivity and convergence
Written by Sanjay Rohatgi
Issue: India 2013 Article no.: 7 Topic: Content, connectivity and convergence Author: Sanjay Rohatgi Title: Managing Director, Service Provider Organisation: Cisco India & SAARC PDF size: 221KB in India 2013 Be the first to comment! Read 132 times Read more... -
The right time for BYOD
Written by Dr Eshwar Pittampalli
Issue: North America 2013 Article no.: 6 Topic: The right time for BYOD Author: Dr Eshwar Pittampalli Title: Marketing Director Organisation: Open Mobile Alliance PDF size: 268KB in North America 2013 Be the first to comment! Read 844 times Read more... -
Over-the-top with the telecom industry
Written by Shantigram Jagannath
Issue: India 2013 Article no.: 9 Topic: Over-the-top with the telecom industry Author: Shantigram Jagannath Title: VP & Managing Director Organisation: Airvana Networks, India PDF size: 195KB in India 2013 Be the first to comment! Read 145 times Read more...
Asia-Pacific III 2011 (17)
Theme: Mobile phones vs PCs - we are all winning
While smart phones deliver PC functions, PCs are used as communication tools, wired or wireless. The latest advent of slim-line tablets blurs further the traditional roles of devices. This gives rise to a new range of ‘Mobility Services’. Such services range from shop-floor information flow that speeds up manufacturing, machine-to-machine (M2M) automation, mobile money and mobile eCommerce, which are slated to bring future growth.
These new services may be predicated on the devices’ current and future capabilities, such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or image recognition, but their versatility comes from the constant connectivity to the Internet and to the Cloud. Content streaming in both upstream and downstream directions is essential to these new breed of applications, where ‘Mobility meets Content’. The fusion of Content, in particular dynamic content, with mobility and immediacy is a mesmerising combination that is yet to spawn numerous innovative ‘apps’.
With multitude of devices per person, we need the same service environment delivered on several devices. Service ubiquity means more than just access wherever we are, but also availability on whatever smart device we prefer to use at the moment. As ‘consumerisation’ becomes widespread, work-life merges with personal life, and the same clever device becomes the ‘remote control for life’. This is facilitated by the Service Layer moving to the Cloud, both ‘fixed’ and ‘mobile’ clouds. This has many advantages, not least the ease of introducing innovative services. Storing sensitive data in the protected custody of the cloud, instead of leaving it on vulnerable mobile device that can get lost or stolen, helps to make crucial information available anywhere safely.
With the population of connected devices grows rapidly, the evolving supporting systems begin to groan. M2M services, both tethered and mobile, require a huge number of devices to be provisioned and dormant services activated as and when required. This not only increases the pressure due to volumes, but also demands integration of support systems for converged services.
The OSS sends an SOS message when another silo is needed to manage a new type of service. It signals that an entirely new thinking is required to unify management of the multi-device multi-technology network, and to address new concerns about security and quality. An example of new requirement is the emerging need for service assurance for Internet Video streaming, instead of the current unreliable ‘best effort’ approach. Another rising requirement is WAN (Wide Area Network) optimisation, extending the Enterprise network to remote sites and enabling it to deal with the growing packet volumes from both PCs and smartphone data services.
In fact, the merging of PC capabilities into mobile devices has already brought high pressure on the access and backhaul networks and caused carriers to revise their strategies. Carrying large data service volumes on ‘flat fee’ necessitates increased capacity at minimal costs. Therefore, carriers are revamping their 3G fast service, WiFi capabilities, optimising enterprises global WANs and focusing on metro-Ethernet and Microwave Ethernet which are growing in popularity. The old ‘Silk Road’ is morphing into the ‘Fibre Road’, and both WiFi and Ethernet are back in vogue.
  | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 17 | |
| Topic: | Mobile backhaul networks – the next generation | |
| Author: | Robin Mersh & Nikhil B. Shah | |
| Title: | CEO & Chairman, International Development | |
| Organisation: | Broadband Forum | |
| PDF size: | 1591KB |
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| Article no.: | 16 | |
| Topic: | Global Ethernet services driven by enterprise and mobile phone demand | |
| Author: | Mike Powell | |
| Title: | Vice President, Service Delivery, Global Markets | |
| Organisation: | Cable & Wireless Worldwide | |
| PDF size: | 1654KB |
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| Article no.: | 15 | |
| Topic: | Leading the new world of mobile technology | |
| Author: | Süreyya Ciliv | |
| Title: | CEO | |
| Organisation: | Turkcell | |
| PDF size: | 269KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 14 | |
| Topic: | Mobile opportunities, smartphones vs PC | |
| Author: | Chris Bruce | |
| Title: | Chair | |
| Organisation: | Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) (Association) | |
| PDF size: | 269KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 13 | |
| Topic: | Mobile device proliferation: Key implications for service providers | |
| Author: | B.V. Jagadeesh | |
| Title: | President & CEO | |
| Organisation: | Virtela | |
| PDF size: | 268KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 12 | |
| Topic: | Supporting the mobile data boom, without the OSS bust | |
| Author: | Christopher Smith | |
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |
| Organisation: | Clarity | |
| PDF size: | 264KB |
The Rise of Video Assurance: The Importance of Delivering High Quality Multi-Screen Video
Written by Marc Todd & Paul Casinelli  | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 11 | |
| Topic: | The Rise of Video Assurance: The Importance of Delivering High Quality Multi-Screen Video | |
| Author: | Marc Todd & Paul Casinelli | |
| Title: | Marc Todd, President and CEO, and Paul Casinelli, Marketer/Business Analyst | |
| Organisation: | IneoQuest | |
| PDF size: | 277KB |
The rise and rise of mobile money
Written by Sanjay Mewada | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 3 | |
| Topic: | The rise and rise of mobile money | |
| Author: | Sanjay Mewada | |
| Title: | Vice President, Strategy | |
| Organisation: | NetCracker | |
| PDF size: | 266KB |
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| Article no.: | 2 | |
| Topic: | Asia-Pacific and the Converged Digital Home | |
| Author: | Duncan Bees | |
| Title: | Chief Business & Technology Officer | |
| Organisation: | Home Gateway Initiative | |
| PDF size: | 292KB |
  | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 1 | |
| Topic: | Mobile phones vs. PCs – how Mobiles outgrow PCs | |
| Author: | Mohammad Yaseen & Muhammad Amir Malik, | |
| Title: | Chairman & Director for ICT | |
| Organisation: | Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) | |
| PDF size: | 282KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 9 | |
| Topic: | The merits of cloud-based service environment for Mobile operators | |
| Author: | Bob Drummond | |
| Title: | Vice-President, Asia-Pacific | |
| Organisation: | OpenCloud | |
| PDF size: | 263KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 8 | |
| Topic: | PC versus mobile is yesterday’s battle | |
| Author: | Rajeev Singh-Molares | |
| Title: | President of Alcatel-Lucent, Asia-Pacific | |
| Organisation: | Alcatel-Lucent | |
| PDF size: | 267KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 7 | |
| Topic: | Top 5 things carriers should know when deploying IaaS | |
| Author: | Gustavo Alonso | |
| Title: | Chief Technology Officer | |
| Organisation: | Zimory | |
| PDF size: | 378KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 6 | |
| Topic: | Control, experience and security for the mobile generation | |
| Author: | Ng See Sing | |
| Title: | General Manager, for Portal City. | |
| Organisation: | National Computer Systems | |
| PDF size: | 341KB |
Mobility in Asian manufacturing
Written by Saj Kumar | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 5 | |
| Topic: | Mobility in Asian manufacturing | |
| Author: | Saj Kumar | |
| Title: | VP of Discrete Manufacturing, Asia Pacific Japan | |
| Organisation: | SAP | |
| PDF size: | 341KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 4 | |
| Topic: | Building a profitable M2M business model for connected CE devices | |
| Author: | Jahangir Mohammed | |
| Title: | CEO | |
| Organisation: | Jasper Wireless | |
| PDF size: | 289KB |
 | Issue: | Asia-Pacific III 2011 |
| Article no.: | 10 | |
| Topic: | In a Cloudy Forecast, Opportunity Shines | |
| Author: | Scott Puopolo | |
| Title: | VP, Global Service Provider Practice, IBSG | |
| Organisation: | Cisco Systems | |
| PDF size: | 268KB |
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