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A cloud provider's guide to building multiservice cloud platforms
This cloud platform guide walks cloud providers through creating one flexible platform for multiple services, internal and external cloud uses and the necessary database analysis. Expert Lesson
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The application enablement-based broadband model as network savior
In The Shift, Alcatel Lucent argues that a broadband model based on application enablement can help ecosystem-development stakeholders solve rising costs, falling ARPU and vanishing ROI. Chapter Download
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Without killer IPv6 services in the mix, consumers aren't IPv6 ready
Until killer IPv6 services and applications are driving demand, consumers aren't interested in being IPv6 ready, a Stratecast study shows. This leaves carriers that want to charge for IPv6 addresses with a dead-end strategy. Guest Commentary
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Services ecosystem with IMS, SOA can drive telecom revenue
Telecom service providers charged with increasing revenue while controlling costs can use IMS and SOA to build a services ecosystem that favors integrated services over traditional independent service silos. Telecom Insights
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Service layer architecture -- Rethinking network layers for profit
Telecom carriers looking for ways to stem declining services revenues turned their attention in 2009 to creating a service layer architecture that tightly knits networks to services platforms and makes the most of owning a network. Slideshow
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Service delivery platforms: Changing the networking paradigm
Service-independent networks demand that services be created above the transport and connection layers of the network. This guide addresses how service delivery platforms fit into next-generation network architecture and the business advantages they ... Feature
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Next-generation network convergence: Transforming the business model
Service providers need to establish a strong return on investment (ROI) as they build out their converged IP networks. Creating a network transformation plan will enable service providers to maximize the value offered by next-generation networks. Thi... Telecom Insights
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Emerging IP technologies enable new services revenue
Emerging IP technologies can provide service providers with new revenue sources. This SearchTelecom.com Expert Lesson looks at how combining Web 2.0 with service provider APIs, hosted features, applications and service tools with service-delivery-pla... Expert Lesson
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Building targeted triple play services
Delivering effective triple play services can mean venturing into uncharted territory because different generations of customers want different types of services. This guide looks at how telecom providers can navigate network and operations systems i... Expert Lesson
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Service delivery best practices: Translating customer needs into network services
Sometimes the technology aspect of delivering network services is fairly easy; it's understanding and managing the customer's needs and expectations that's most difficult. In this guide, you'll find a checklist for defining customer requirements, bes... Telecom Insights
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Verizon buys cloud broker to boost user experience in Terremark cloud
With its acquisition of CloudSwitch, a cloud broker software vendor that helps enterprises move cloud data more easily, Verizon aims to accelerate sales of its Terremark cloud. News | 25 Aug 2011
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Verizon Terremark chief sees enterprise cloud services chasm coming
The president of Verizon's Terremark talks about upcoming changes in the cloud provider market, what it takes to create enterprise cloud services and the 4G M2M cloud play. Q&A | 11 Jul 2011
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Terremark weighs in on the cloud ecosystem, hybrid clouds and 4G
Part 2 of our discussion with Verizon Terremark president Kerry Bailey focuses on the cloud ecosystem, enterprise cloud issues, tying 4G to the cloud and the future of hybrid clouds. Q&A | 11 Jul 2011
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Telecom cloud services must differentiate with security, provisioning
By offering telecom cloud services that do more than spin up servers and software, carriers can shed their reputations as slow-moving phone companies. News | 30 Jun 2011
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Alcatel-Lucent rolls 400G edge router network processor, then core?
Alcatel-Lucent’s FP3 400G network processor upped the edge router competition in terms of speed, but its service-level technology capabilities for network operators are unclear. News | 28 Jun 2011
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Operators plan inter-carrier global video conferencing network exchange
A new consortium of operators will make inter-carrier B2B video as simple as phone calls by stitching together a global video conferencing network to form a private exchange. News | 09 Jun 2011
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Cisco ASR 9000 edge router upgrades introduce network virtualization
Cisco is upgrading and expanding its ASR 9000 Series with edge router and aggregation network solutions that introduce network virtualization to ease management and operations. News | 08 Jun 2011
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Alcatel-Lucent makes OpenPlug application development tools free
Alcatel-Lucent is offering OpenPlug application development tools to developers free of charge to encourage cross-network applications for smartphones, tablets and other devices. News | 29 Apr 2011
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Next-generation OSS platforms: Faster time to market for new services
A new survey correlates next-generation OSS platforms with faster time to market. With many carriers confounded by convoluted legacy systems, why have they been slow to upgrade? News | 20 Apr 2011
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Next generation of AT&T M2M services calls for new strategy, partners
AT&T tells SearchTelecom about its new approach to the enterprise M2M market. With new M2M services and partners, AT&T hopes to generate more than network access revenue from M2M. Q&A | 08 Mar 2011
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Virtualization technology offers cloud infrastructure flexibility
By using virtualization technology, cloud service providers gain infrastructure evolution options and also flexibility in terms of their evolving cloud services mix. Tip
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New service needs drive changes to telecom data center architecture
The need to deliver content, mobile and cloud services and compete with OTT providers is driving a three-phase change to telecom data center architecture for network operators. Tip
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Three business drivers promote operator cloud/network integration
Three technology and business drivers provide the impetus for network operators to work toward tight cloud and network integration to monetize expensive and valuable network assets. Tip
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Building multiple cloud services from a common infrastructure
To keep prices low and efficiency high, cloud service providers need to build a common infrastructure that can enable multiple cloud services with full management capability. Tip
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OSS/BSS shifts to XML-based quality of experience model
The role of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) is moving toward a software-based XML customer experience model that focuses on the user’s quality of experience. Tip
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Selling facilities monitoring as a service: A network operator's guide
Offering facilities monitoring as a service could prove lucrative for network operators. Find out what makes a facilities monitoring service framework successful. Tip
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Beyond the smart grid: Exploring facilities monitoring as a service
Telecom network operators looking for revenue opportunities related to smart grid activity are seeing major revenue potential in facilities monitoring as a service. Tip
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Three cloud security solutions bridge private/public cloud divide
Three main options for cloud security solutions are evolving to help cloud providers and enterprise customers build high security into different cloud services. Tip
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Mobile application development programs: Operators learn the ropes
Establishing mobile application development programs may seem essential for mobile operators, but they must include four essential elements to attract app developers -- including application frameworks designed to operate across operators’ boundaries... Tip
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2011 top telecom trends: ACG Research high on mobility, cloud and 4G
Which telecom trends should service providers be tracking in 2011? ACG Research details how mobility, cloud computing, managed services and 4G will shape the market this year. Tip
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How do Infrastructure as a Service and multi-tenant services differ?
Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak details the similarities and differences between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and multi-tenant services. Answer
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How important are location-based services to wireless carriers?
Wireless carriers can position location-based services as premium offerings that drive consumer demand. Just how important are they? Wireless expert Mike Jude has the answer. Answer
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Seeking products compatible with 2G, 3G and 4G services, plus Wi-Fi and 802.11n
ACG Research principal analyst Bill Rubino discusses several vendor offerings that will enable 2G, 3G and 4G traffic handling and incorporate Wi-Fi capability and 802.11n support. Ask the Expert
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GB billing
In the telecommunications industry, gigabyte (GB) billing is a form of Internet usage-based billing determined by how many GBs of bandwidth are used by a customer across an Internet service provider's (ISP's) network. Definition
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session border controller (SBC)
A session border controller (SBC) is a device or application that governs the manner in which calls, also called sessions, are initiated, conducted and terminated in a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network... (Continued) Definition
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telecommunications
Telecommunications, also called telecommunication, is the exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means... (Continued) Definition
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Telecom transformation requires new services architecture
As telecom networks converge on IP, the promise has been that new services will be easy and fast to configure. But reality needs to catch up with the promise. In this podcast, CIMI Corp. President Tom Nolle talks about ExperiaSphere, his open source ... Podcast
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GB billing
In the telecommunications industry, gigabyte (GB) billing is a form of Internet usage-based billing determined by how many GBs of bandwidth are used by a customer across an Internet service provider's (ISP's) network. Definition
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Verizon buys cloud broker to boost user experience in Terremark cloud
With its acquisition of CloudSwitch, a cloud broker software vendor that helps enterprises move cloud data more easily, Verizon aims to accelerate sales of its Terremark cloud. News
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Verizon Terremark chief sees enterprise cloud services chasm coming
The president of Verizon's Terremark talks about upcoming changes in the cloud provider market, what it takes to create enterprise cloud services and the 4G M2M cloud play. Q&A
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Terremark weighs in on the cloud ecosystem, hybrid clouds and 4G
Part 2 of our discussion with Verizon Terremark president Kerry Bailey focuses on the cloud ecosystem, enterprise cloud issues, tying 4G to the cloud and the future of hybrid clouds. Q&A
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Telecom cloud services must differentiate with security, provisioning
By offering telecom cloud services that do more than spin up servers and software, carriers can shed their reputations as slow-moving phone companies. News
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Alcatel-Lucent rolls 400G edge router network processor, then core?
Alcatel-Lucent’s FP3 400G network processor upped the edge router competition in terms of speed, but its service-level technology capabilities for network operators are unclear. News
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Virtualization technology offers cloud infrastructure flexibility
By using virtualization technology, cloud service providers gain infrastructure evolution options and also flexibility in terms of their evolving cloud services mix. Tip
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New service needs drive changes to telecom data center architecture
The need to deliver content, mobile and cloud services and compete with OTT providers is driving a three-phase change to telecom data center architecture for network operators. Tip
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Operators plan inter-carrier global video conferencing network exchange
A new consortium of operators will make inter-carrier B2B video as simple as phone calls by stitching together a global video conferencing network to form a private exchange. News
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Cisco ASR 9000 edge router upgrades introduce network virtualization
Cisco is upgrading and expanding its ASR 9000 Series with edge router and aggregation network solutions that introduce network virtualization to ease management and operations. News
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About Service Delivery
Telecom carriers are deploying new service delivery network capabilities based on software components and service delivery platforms and architectures that are flexible enough to enable rapid service creation, provisioning and deployment via one IP network. SDPs integrate traditional telecom and IT capabilities for use in telecom providers' IP networks. This section addresses existing and evolving service delivery solutions and components that include service control and creation environments.