June/July
2002 Utility
broadband bonanza goes belly-up
The news in May 2002 that UK broadband provider
Lattice is up for sale throws doubt on the survival of other
utilities in the broadband access market. Analysts say that
the slow take-up of broadband services will drive most utilities
out of retail services into wholesale services for carriers
and ISPs...
June/July
2002 ATM
- life in the old dog yet With the communication industries continuing
to embrace IP as the lowest common denominator for multiservice
network transmission, some observers believe that the days of
ATM may be numbered...
June/July
2002 Time
to invest in set-top boxes
Operators who continue to regard set-top boxes
as a basic commodity, to be bought as cheaply as possible,
may miss out on revenue opportunities...
June/July
2002 Mobile
multimedia - static reception
With mobile telephones penetration rates reaching saturation
point across much of Europe, operators are desperate to find
new ways of generating additional revenues...
June/July
2002 Satellite
provides broadband fillip With
the arrival in Europe of two-way broadband satellite provision,
the region's incumbent DSL and cable-based operators are about
to pay for their shortsighted broadband procrastination...
June/July
2002 Yes TV - the proof is is in
the pudding While
many
companies claim to be at the forefront of digital multimedia
convergence, fewq have better credentials than Yes TV, which
has been operating IP-based Broadcast TV and Video-on-demand
services for many years. Broadband caught up with the company’s
CEO, Thomas Kressner, to discover ist secret of success...
June/July
2002 Conquering
the broadband divide Broadband
Internet access is becoming essential for the survival of
many small businesses. But a ‘broadband divide’
has come about because the new generation of broadband services
is not available in many rural areas. For everyone to benefit
from the new generation of high speed services, this situation
must be resolved...
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