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March 30, 2009
So much for capitalism | www.economist.com
The worlds of communications, media, and entertainment are converging as communication service providers look to provide a more compelling service experience to customers by offering a blend of services over a variety of end devices. As these industries converge, opportunities and challenges are being created for established communication service providers in this new environment. Current dynamics will force communication service providers to devise strategies to deal with the new realities of the market while ensuring long-term success.
Saving Money by means of Unified Communications Technology
March 12, 2009
Microsoft Links Phone, Video to Office | www.newsvine.com
Business communication technology is constantly evolving as employees seek better ways to find the information they need and reach customers faster. Unified Communications (UC) solution extends the capabilities of your existing IP network to include sophisticated telephony, messaging and conferencing features, The advantages of UC include some cost savings, but most of your ROI (Return on Investment) will be realized through business process improvements, such asgreater employee productivity, faster contact among employees and more efficient collaboration. The UC market is still immature,and vendors jumped into it just in 2007. Even though UC is a relatively new technology, it is gaining ground quickly with enterprises.
Market prospects for Mobile Internet Devices
March 9, 2009
Intel vs. Qualcomm | www.businessweek.com
Mobile Internet devices (MIDs) could be the wave of the future. The MID market is clearly up against challenges, especially for those devices that focus on basic computing rather than a specific app. Chipset and mobile broadband providers are rallying behind the opportunity, but it may take some convincing for the rest of the market to find the value in the middle.
Opportunity to capture "long-tail" markets by means of Mobile Internet technologies
March 3, 2009
WiMAX Vs. LTE | www.rcrwireless.com
What some people call 4G networks, the Mobile Internet technologies LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) are about providing broadband on-the-go. WiMAX is ideal for areas that lack a broadband infrastructure, because it gives a very good business case, as opposed to having to dig cables in the ground, which is what's required by the fiber technologies. LTE is very similar to WiMAX but with a larger bandwidth.
Ethernet being confirmed as a growth engine
March 2, 2009
Can Cable Weather the Economic Storm? | www.lightreading.com
This analysis discusses most recent Ethernet related revenue results covering the US market. It is important for investors interested in spotting the new low-risk opportunities for revenue growth.
Notes on Electronics Perspective
December 18, 2008
Surge in sales of LED-backlit notebook PCs | compoundsemiconductor.net
Electronics tend to do well in a slow economy. At the consumer level, people tend to cocoon in their homes when times are tough. Instead of going away on vacation, or going out for entertainment, they tend to buy electronics. At the business level, sure there will be a pullback in spending on high-end servers, but even in recessions, businesses tend to buy computers and peripherals, and networking hardware to improve efficiency and boost productivity.
Market Positioning of the Solar Energy Industry in Europe
November 5, 2008
GE Gives Jolt to Solar Power Pioneer Soliant | www.businesswire.com
Solar cell technology is an example where Europe can defend or increase its market share. Solar cell technology was never going to be ignored by the European Commission because it fits into its environmental theme. This means that it benefits from a concerted and organized system of funding. Until recently, this did not exist for the photonics industry and it is the photonics areas that do not overlap with other industries that have suffered.
European Perspective for Optical Networking Sector
November 4, 2008
ADVA Reports Q2 | www.lightreading.com
This overview relates to current European market positioning within optical networking sector. It presents actual industry trends and directions for future growth.
Good News about Economy Crisis of the Century
September 29, 2008
Will future historians write about the Great Depression of the 2000s as they did about the one in the 1930s? | www.iht.com
Actual financial shock of the Wall Street will initially have bigger impact on Asia and Europe then on US itself, but on the long run it might set back the US economy to stagnation that could last 10-15 years. Nevertheless, there's still a place for good news and hope in this situation.
New revenue opportunities for Converged Ethernet Transport
September 17, 2008
And Now Google Is Making Its Own 10-Gigabit Switches | gigaom.com
The tremendous growth of IP traffic represents some exciting new revenue opportunities for service providers worldwide, but places significant capital and operational strains on networks carrying those services. As a result, many transport networks must transition from circuit- to packet-optimized architectures. Service providers — already having made significant investments in service edge and core networks using IP/Multi-Protocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) routing equipment to support IP and Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) — are now focusing on the access and metro networks. Ethernet has emerged as the leading technology to support this evolution.
Transitioning to Lower-Cost Ethernet Backhaul
September 12, 2008
Seybold: Intel's WiMAX Exit Strategy? | www.fiercewireless.com
What most operators have been doing in the early phases of deploying EV-DO or HSDPA is to provision additional T1/E1s, either over their own microwave infrastructure or by spending more on leasing T1/E1 services from a wireline service provider. The last two to threeyears have seen most 3G operators spend on provisioning an additional one or two T1/E1s at their 3G cell sites, just to support the very first wave of early adopters of mobile broadband.
Liquid Cooling for a Data Center
August 11, 2008
Equinix Data Centers Certified 'Green' | www.tmcnet.com
Organizations are increasingly evaluating and implementing liquid cooling solutions to meet the heat challenges of blade servers and high-density computing. Liquid cooling solutions utilize air/liquid heat exchangers to provide quiet, uniform, effective cooling.
Green Perspective for Next Generation Data Centers
July 7, 2008
Equinix Data Centers Certified 'Green' | www.tmcnet.com
Today’s organizations face an urgent need to develop energy-efficient and environmentally responsible data centers. Data centers are growing at a tremendous rate,but energy costs are becoming a proportionally higher part of their operational budget. Analysts estimate that within a few years,the cost of powering and cooling a server will equal its purchase price. Unfortunately, IT management often lacks sufficient visibility into the details of energy costs and inefficiencies, so it is unable to take proper steps to lower consumption, streamline operations, make better use of assets it already has and resolve other energy-related requirements.
July 2, 2008
Worldwide Solar Market Grows By 62% in 2007 - Solarbuzz Report | www.semiconductor.net
This overview discusses actual situation in nanotechnology market, shows growth trends and presents related forcasts.
Uninterruptible Power Supply Market Report
June 18, 2008
Green power supplies could dwarf all other power saving efforts | www.tgdaily.com
2007 as a whole was a banner year for UPS suppliers worldwide. The global Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) market is worth $7.4 billion, with APC-MGE the largest supplier with a market share of more than 30%. As we see the financial sector globally suffering from uncertainty, it will be interesting to see if this affects large UPS installations in data centers, the main driver of double-digit growth for the market over the past few years.
Actual Economy Trends in China and India
May 5, 2008
HSBC targets new bank at China rich | www.ft.com
This overview is important for business analysts, which consider or deal already with markets in China and India. It points out actual economy trends taking place in today's markets of China and India.
April 14, 2008
Riverbed goes with the flow | www.techworld.com
Wide Area File Services (WAFS) products have now been shipping for about two years.The main benefit to be derived from WAFS is the ability to improve data delivery to workers at remote sites, while saving money compared to alternative configurations and solutions.
WAN Application Delivery Market
March 10, 2008
Riverbed Goes Upstream | biz.yahoo.com
WAN application delivery is becoming a convergence of secure content, application delivery and WAN optimization technologies, which have existed stand-alone or as part of suites from vendors.The WAN application delivery market will reach about $1.1 billion by 2012 and the competition among vendors will not slow down in the coming years.
Actual Metro Ethernet Opportunities
February 11, 2008
And Now Google Is Making Its Own 10-Gigabit Switches | gigaom.com
Ethernet technology, which accounts for more than 90% of enterprise LAN installations, is now gaining traction in metropolitan and wide-area networks too. This overview is important for analysts and investors interested in business oportunities that Metro Ethernet technology provides in today's market.
Mobile Unified Communications Perspective
January 28, 2008
Telus considers dumping its `Betamax' of wireless networks | www.thestar.com
Today, mobile communications penetrates all segments of society to the point where there are more then a billion mobile phone users, and where Europe has more cell phones then people. Unified communications promises to integrate and extend real-time person-to-person communications throughout the enterprise and accross the public telephone network and mobile operator domain.
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011
The move to the cloud will impact multiple industries
November 17, 2011