IEC Newsletter
March 2006, Volume 1 go to newsletter archive
Presenting the revitalized IEC Newsletter with a focus on providing more educational content to keep you posted on key developments in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Design Engineering industries…
In This Issue:
Executive Perspectives
Critical insights from key industry leaders
The IEC's Executive Perspectives allow industry professionals and students alike to learn from leading key experts' insights and experiences. Viewers can access answers to pressing industry questions and challenges instantly with this learning opportunity.
Kevin Sheehan
Recorded at the Executive ComForum 2005

Hatteras Networks' President and CEO, Mr. Kevin Sheehan, discusses achieving ubiquitous Ethernet, the role of Ethernet over copper play, access technologies, the "killer app" for Ethernet, how Ethernet fits into the services mix for wireline carriers, and how telcos can get there.

 
Stef van Aarle
Recorded at the Executive ComForum 2005

Lucent Technologies Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, Mr. Stef van Aarle, shares his assessment of reaching various global regions with communications infrastructure, the convergence of fixed and wireline services and the application of IMS, IPTV efforts, hosting services for the enterprise user, and migrating from a PSTN-based network to an IP-centric network.

Technology Briefing
Broadband Trends:
The New Dawn of Carrier Ethernet Services for an On-Demand World
Educational content provided by Alcatel
To reduce operating and capital expenditures, many enterprises are consolidating their voice, data, and video traffic onto a single converged, packet-based network. In this article discover how the new generation of carrier Ethernet service platforms and technology solutions are the key components of the supporting architecture.... Read more...

Driving IPTV Growth
Educational content provided by Texas Instruments
IPTV networks with sufficient service management capability will allow service providers to customize services to a customer's preference, including different data rates; channel lineups; and modes of distribution such as high-definition TV (HDTV), broadcast TV (BTV), video on demand (VoD) and personal video recorders (PVRs)....Read more...

Design Engineering:
Your ASIC Design Better Work on Silicon the First Time
Educational content provided by Freescale Semiconductor India Ltd.
Increased focus on consumer electronics is causing chip design houses to hurtle to the finishing line at break neck speeds. These designs are pushed through while praying that the first silicon will be alive when it comes back from the foundry..... Read more...

Analyst Corner
The Analyst Corner features perspectives from a range of leading information industry experts.

Affirming the Mobility Quotient: How Wireless Connectivity Is Shaping Worker Productivity
Frank J. Bernhard
Managing Principal, Supply Chain and Telecommunications
OMNI Consulting Group LLP

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