ITU: AT&T makes ITU ‘premiere’with disaster recovery focusHONG KONG--This year’s ITU Telecom World 2006 not only marks the global show’s first appearance outside Geneva, Switzerland, but also AT&T’s first appearance as an exhibitor... ITU: Hitachi blends telecom, consumer electronics expertiseHONG KONG--It wasn’t by accident that visitors to Hitachi’s booth at ITU Telecom World 2006 were awed by the display of a 60-inch plasma video display, featuring high-definition service... ITU: BT launches consulting businesssHONG KONG--BT used ITU Telecom World 2006 to announce the launch of a new business unit, 21C Global Venture, that will market its next-generation network expertise to service provider customers around the globe... ITU: RAD unveils new Ethernet strategyHONG KONG--RAD Data Communications this week unveiled a new Ethernet access strategy that supports multiple forms of access networks and provides the ability to remotely troubleshoot service quality using an intelligent demarcation capability... ITU: Alcatel-Lucent CMO in the spotlightHONG KONG--John Giere, chief marketing officer for Alcatel-Lucent, was literally able to show off his company’s new marketing strategy to the world at ITU Telecom World 2006 this week... ITU Reporter’s Notebook: Dec. 4, 2006HONG KONG--The first ITU Telecom World show to be held outside Geneva, Switzerland, is a decidedly Asian affair but retains many of the characteristics of its predecessors... ITU: Telecom technology attempts to aid economic developmentHONG KONG--The Chinese government promised cooperation with potential investors, a European regulator promised to keep hands off industry standards and Cisco Systems’ chairman promised more innovation--all in the name of enabling telecom technology to solve some of the world’s economic development challenges. ... ITU: Sun combines new services with cost reductionsHONG KONG--Sun Microsystems is courting its service provider customers by promising to work more closely with network equipment vendors to both develop new services more quickly and reduce the cost of doing so... ITU: ECI showcases carrier Ethernet, opticalHONG KONG--ECI Telecom is using the ITU Telecom World 2006 to showcase its multiple product lines, including its growing emphasis on carrier Ethernet and its optical transport line... ITU: Microsoft promises Telco 2.0HONG KONG--Promising to take the telecom industry to the next level in much the same way it has addressed Web services, Microsoft used an ITU Telecom World 2006 press conference today to highlight products and announcements in its advanced telecom initiative... ITU: Huawei chooses Sylantro for global IMSHONG KONG--Huawei has selected Sylantro Systems as the provider of feature services for hosted VoIP offerings, the two companies announced today... ITU: ECI showcases carrier Ethernet, opticalHONG KONG--ECI Telecom is using the ITU Telecom World 2006 to showcase its multiple product lines, including its growing emphasis on carrier Ethernet and its optical transport line... ITU: Microsoft promises Telco 2.0HONG KONG--Promising to take the telecom industry to the next level in much the same way it has addressed Web services, Microsoft used an ITU Telecom World 2006 press conference today to highlight products and announcements in its advanced telecom initiative... ITU: Sun combines new services with cost reductionsHONG KONG--Sun Microsystems is courting its service provider customers by promising to work more closely with network equipment vendors to both develop new services more quickly and reduce the cost of doing so... ITU: Cable players embrace carrier Ethernet, MEFHONG KONG--The U.S. cable industry is embracing carrier Ethernet in a major way, as recent Metro Ethernet Forum activity indicates... ITU: Micro-funding could aid telecom developmentHONG KONG--Microfinancing is in the spotlight at the ITU Telecom World show here, as the global telecom community looks at ways to better leverage technology to improve the quality of life in developing nations... ITU: Ericsson, Intel team for laptop UMTS applicationsEricsson and Intel today announced an initiative to explore new mobile broadband applications for laptop PCs, in an effort to increase the proliferation of UMTS among this crucial business sector, which so far has been dominated by Wi-Fi... ITU Preview: IMS closer than it appearsHONG KONG--IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) technology may be closer to implementation that it appears to be, according to the recent testing by the Multi-Service Forum... |
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A Telephony Podcast: ITU Telecom World PreviewThe ITU Telecom World show commences for the first time in Hong Kong next week. Telephony Editor-at-Large Carol Wilson discusses how she expects the event’s Asian debut to be different as she prepares to cover the show... ITU COMMENTARYChambers' magic touchHONG KONG--Spend much time in John Chambers' presence and you begin to think you understand Cisco Systems' great success in the telecom space... A worldwide invitationIn the U.S, we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow. What we should really be doing is preparing for an important telecom industry trade show to be held in the coming weeks. That is ITU Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong... |
