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THE COMPLETE GUIDE: Telecom & Networking Products, Services, and Solutions
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Enterprise |
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WLAN
: Doing Wonders Without Wires
There
are huge opportunities for wireless as the market is now
maturing and growing, and people are realizing the benefits of
a pervasive wireless network |
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NETWORK
SECURITY : The Enemy Within
'It has
become more important for the CIO to be on the alert with the
company's own employees, as threats from within
grow |
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NETWORK
STORAGE : Taking Control
As data
keeps growing, the need for storage also grows. But managing
the enormous data needs a well-defined storage
approach |
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NETWORK
INTEGRATION : Ready for New Technologies
Even with enterprises asking for low level of
integration pricing, the concept of end-to-end solutions has
gained momentum |
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PBX
: A New Wave
IP-based PBX systems
are gaining ground, with businesses gradually moving toward
unification |
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NETWORKS
SERVERS : Serving the Enterprise
The buoyancy in the server market continues as
enterprises enjoy higher computing, riding on the multi-core
era |
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NETWORK
MANAGEMENT : To Outsource or Not to?
For smaller companies lacking IT expertise,
outsourcing network management is an attractive offer but for
companies where network continuity is critical, there may be a
trade-off |
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STRUCTURED
CABLING : Now With a Brain
Recent
cable breakdowns have advocated the case of Intelligent
Infrastructure Management, and enterprises need to give it a
serious thought |
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CONNECTIVITY
SERVICES : Connecting for Tomorrow
Though multiple options are available for
connectivity, enterprises prefer flexible and cost-effective
networks that can expand their reach |
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VAS
: Beyond ABC
VAS players need to
top enterprises and retail customers alike as enterprises are
looking for business applications on the move |
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CONFERENCING
SOLUTIONS : Rewriting the Rules
As
convergence brings voice, data and video onto the same
network, new technologies look beyond costs to give people the
ultimate experience |
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VSAT
: Beyond the Explored
To expand
business to hitherto un-served geographies where other
communication technologies appear unsuitable, enterprises are
looking at VSAT as a savior |
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CALL
CENTER SOLUTION : Unified and Optimized
A right blend of call center solutions can help
companies build positive customer
relationships |
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MOBILE
WORLD CONGRESS : A Congress of Their Own
The top names of the telecom world, host of
glittering celebrities and hundreds of delegates were seen at
the third Mobile World Congress in Barcelona |
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Service Providers |
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WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE : Yet Untapped
India will be among the early adopters of new wireless
technologies, as local operators have no legacy infrastructure issues |
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WIRELINE INFRASTRUCTURE : A Slow Take-off
In the wireline sector, broadband has tremendous growth
potential, which is likely to be tapped in the coming years |
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T&M : Good Times Ahead
Price
plays a major role for low and mid-range products, while performance and
capabilities drive the growth of high-end products |
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FMC : Converge & Be Happy!
Challenges are aplenty for service providers, and convergence of fixed
and mobile services seems to be the need of the hour |
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OSS/BSS : A Long Way to Go
With
telcos required to offer a plethora of services, it is important that
they choose the best OSS/BSS solution to keep their customers loyal |
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VLSI : The Wonder Chip
The
increasing demand for power-efficient and green products is making VLSI
designing more complex |
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POWER MANAGEMENT : The Balancing Act
As an integral and critical part of telecom infrastructure,
power management is gearing up to keep pace with the industry |
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BROADCAST : Convergence is the Key
Convergence of broadcasting and telecommunications is in its early stage |
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GLOBAL SERVICE DELIVERY : At Your Service!
Building a global delivery capability is gaining significance,
but companies need to focus on creating right methodologies, assets, and
tools |
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Emerging Trends |
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WIBREE
: Wider Adoption
With its
stand-alone and dual-mode implementation options, this radio
technology is set to grab a bigger market |
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ZIGBEE
: Grand Alliance
With its nearly
250 members-strong consortium, the technology can effectively
reach its target market |
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4G
: The King Com!
This technology is
expected to forcefully redefine the roles mobile phones play
in human lives |
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MEDIAFLO
: Delivering Content-ment!
With its
spectral efficiency and scalability feature, this wireless
solution can greatly enhance user experience |
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LTE
: Flagship Tech?
With its higher
speed and throughput performance, reduced latency, and global
roaming LTE is expected to become the prime technology for
4G |
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MOBILE
WALLET : Virtual Currency
With 50
crore people expected to own mobile phones by 2010, the mobile
wallet concept can be a huge revenue earner for
operators |
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UMB
: Entertainment Unlimited
Higher
bandwidth, spectrum, and dynamic band options mean greater
revenue opportunities for SPs and enhanced experience for
users |
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MANAGED
BROADBAND SERVICES : Trendsetters
Scores of companies have come up to manage
broadband services for large organizations with multiple
sites, setting a new trend |
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MBMS
: Spreading the Content
While the
mobile TV market is set to expand in the coming years, this
broadcast technology will generate additional revenue for
all |
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CIO/CTO Speak |
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UNITED
SPIRITS : 'Outsourcing helps us have better control on the
overall IT infrastructure'
- TK Subramanian, divisional VP, Information Systems, United Spirits |
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BIOCON
: 'It's important that vendors clearly understand the client's
requirements'
- Radhakrishnan G,
group head, Systems, Biocon |
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BANK
OF BARODA : “We are planning for a green data
center”
- Asawa KM, DGM
Projects & IT Infrastructure, Bank of Baroda |
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SHOPPER'S
STOP : 'We are exploring convergence technologies to reach our
customers more effectively, on terms defined by
them'
- Arun O Gupta, customer care associate & CTO, Shopper's Stop |
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BAJAJ
ALLIANZ : 'Wireless technology, PoS services for policy
issuance, and claim settlement would be the key
drivers'
- Thomas Varghese
head, IT, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance |
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ASIAN
PAINTS : 'We plan to have customized colors for
consumers'
- Manish Choksi
chief, Corporate Strategy,
and CIO, Asian Paints |
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ELBEE
EXPRESS : 'Unified communications would be very important for
the consignment delivery sector'
- Shirish Gariba
CIO, Elbee Express |
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DR
BATRA'S : 'We have not outsourced our business processes, as
we don't want to lose managerial control'
- Balkrishna Rai
head, IT, Dr Batra's Positive Health Clinic |
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HAVELLS
INDIA : 'Vendors should be realistic at their pre-sales meets,
and telecom vendors should be quick in resolving
issues'
- Vivek Khanna
VP, Information Systems, Havells India |
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YATRA.COM
: 'There always seems to be some issue with the Internet,
which is why we have redundancy in place'
- Manish Amin
CTO, Yatra.com |
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