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The Local Loop: Access Technologies, Services, and Business Issues
Format: Softcover, 373 pages
ISBN: 0-933217-34-X
Price:
$396
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OVERVIEW
Advances in access technologies are threatening the economic viability of the multibillion-dollar copper plant currently operated by many telecommunications service providers. Incumbents in the local loop must pursue strategies for migrating this infrastructure toward more robust systems capable of delivering a broader range of multimedia communications services. As the industry gears up for true competition in the local loop, a variety of other technical and business issues face all the players vying to serve this market:
- What are the different access architectures and alternatives? Which is the best one to invest in?
- How should incumbent service providers compete with new entrants, and vice versa?
- How can companies build a solid base of reasonably loyal customers for their services?
- What is the threat (or opportunity) posed by wireless local loop?
- What will the future of the local loop be, once the deregulatory dust has settled?
To help your company answer such questions, the International Engineering Consortium has published The Local Loop: Access Technologies, Services, and Business Issues. Designed for decision makers at a range of information-industry organizations, this resource will help you gain an understanding of the different technology and business options in the local loop and how to meet the challenges of this evolving, open marketplace.