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Who Makes What: OSS
Ray Le Maistre
Help create Boardwatch's taxonomy of operations support systems
* Where do you fit in?
* Who's in your space?
* Stage 1 of sector survey

Carrier-Managed CPE IP VPNs
Tim Hills
One of the big money-making hopes of carriers:
* What are they?
* What do they require?
* What are the hurdles?

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Peer-to-Peer: Saviour or Scourge?
P2P could help overcome many of the Internet's problems; but on the other hand, it might just make those problems worse

Is the Internet as We Know It Dying?
FCC Commissioner Copps says entrenched interests are moving to control the Internet – and they want the FCC to help them

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Interoute Gets Smarts
Ray Le Maistre
Claims the largest wholly owned network in Europe but needs to diversify if it wants to keep afloat

Verizon Digs .Net
Jo Maitland
Verizon deploys Microsoft's .Net Web services software to lower its OSS integration costs

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PROPOSE PROJECT >

KaZaA Founder, Niklas Zennstrom

"Always when new technology comes about for distributing content, the industry is very reluctant to embrace it. They meet all new innovations with lawsuits..."

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LIGHT READING >
BYTE AND SWITCH >
UNSTRUNG >

10|14|2003

Sprint Doubles Down on MPLS

Plunges aggressively into MPLS VPN services and promises service guarantees backed by credit

10|14|2003

IP Centrex Has Liftoff

It's been talked about forever but carriers are actually starting to deploy this stuff now

10|13|2003

Microsoft Cozies Up to Vodafone

Announces partnership with the GSM operator to develop mobile standards. What's behind the hype?

10|13|2003

France Telecom Launches e-téléphonie

A hosted VOIP service aimed at small businesses -- scary news for the PBX vendors

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BEDMINSTER, NJ: AT&T Wins AP Contract

ASHBURN, VA: MCI Appoints Chief Ethics Officer

DENVER: Yankee Profiles Virtela IP VPN ROI

GENEVA: Sprint Revamps VPN SLA Offer

GENEVA: Wificom Unveils SAB Server 4.2

GENEVA: Amdocs Upgrades Commerce

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SEPTEMBER, 2003 EDITION
The SIP Revolution: Winners and Losers
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is shaking up the telecom world: By enabling users to set up personal communications (including voice calls) across data network connections - circumventing traditional telephony systems - it's got telcos scratching their heads over how to tap the potential for new services and ensure their own survival. This report lays out the implications of this disruptive new technology, identifies the barriers to its uptake, and assesses the companies already involved in early-stage SIP services.

1. Re: Add Protek to Who does what - OSS - nexoss

2. DIATEM Networks - DIATEM

3. More in OSS - deepa

4. Netman - kbl

5. Bridgewater Systems - Hannover

6. Re: Service Activation Vendors - ppaiva

7. Re: Anyone know what this means? - Jo Maitland

8. Re: Anyone know what this means? - tvhawaii

9. Pivetal-Next Generation OSS - charlest

10. Strata Group's C3C - strata_group

"Prohibiting users from sharing a service with neighbors is eroding a market opportunity." Mike Apgar, Speakeasy Chairman, discusses cable companies cutting off Wi-Fi users

Driving Service Provider Profitability Through Layer-1 Network Discovery & Tracking - by Nakina Systems Inc.

Turning Pastimes into Profits: Taking Steps to Help Multimedia Messaging Services Positively Impact the Bottom Line - by WatchMark Corp.

Session Border Control: Making Dreams a Reality - by Acme Packet

Securing and Optimizing Network Traffic for ISPs - by Captus Networks Corp.

Service Assurance in NG ADM Network Architectures - by Spirent Communications

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Livingston Telephone: Making the Video Triple-Play

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Expectations		SEPTEMBER 2003
		Getting better all the time... The current conditions index keeps inching toward virgin 'positive' territory, while expectations again reach a new high for 2003 MORE INFO >

SOURCE: SAGE RESEARCH


	Who Does What: OSS



	Time Warner Whacks Wi-Fi Users



	SS8 Loses Controller



	Nexagent Promises VPN Nirvana



	Siemens Claims Softswitch Contract

MORE WEBINARS >

Next-Gen Voice Architectures for Incumbent Carriers	10/16/03
VOIP Over WLAN:A New Public Voice Service?	11/6/03
Systems Integrator Survey	12/4/03

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Nicole Gillen

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TOP 10 PRIVATE COMPANIES

1.	Cramer Systems
2.	Openet Telecom
3.	Granite Systems
4.	Axiom Systems
5.	Smarts
6.	Tertio Telecoms
7.	Xacct
8.	Broadsoft
9.	Narus
10.	Sepro

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Local Number Portability

	Turkcell Currency Rated B
	The 'New' Telecom Italia Rated BBB+
	MTS Rating Affirmed, Issue Rated B+
	S&P Goes Negative on Belgacom
	Polska Telefonia Gets Positive
	Zurich Finance Notes Given an A-
	Portugal Telecom Ratings Unchanged
	FT Unchanged by Orange Buyout
	DT Unchanged by Polish Offer
	Golden, Telenor Unmoved by Sale

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