| Kaimen's CDMA
short message center passes MII test
After
passing test carried out by the Telecom Research Institute of the
Ministry of Information Industry, the OSC-VSMS CDMA short message
center developed independently by the Kaimen Communications by using
Lucent Technologies' EXS platform was certified by authoritative
institute of the State. This marked the fact that a new breakthrough
has been made in CDMA short message technology developed independently
by the Kaimen Communications on the basis of Lucent Technologies'
EXS platform and it will have a broader market prospect in China.
With
China UNICOM's CDMA network being put into full operation and construction
of the network being speeded up, users' need for value-added services
of CDMA network became increasingly urgent. As a well-operated service
on GSM network, short message service will also become an indispensable
part of CDMA network with enormous market potential and economic
benefit.
Lucent
Technologies' EXS programmable integrated platform is designed in
line with the ideas of openness, programmability, elasticity and
high performance. Open and programmable technologies allow users
and integrators to structure their systems and revise interface
signaling and call modes according to their needs. As a result,
it allows them to structure a genuine multimedia integrated application
system for voice, data and picture communications on the same platform
and in line with their own wishes. Lucent Technologies' EXS platform
enables development of comprehensive application products including
wireline and wireless open value-added platform, terminal office
switching platform, tandem switching and international gateway.
EXS series of open programmable switching equipment provides a complete
and powerful basic platform for rapid development of telecom value-added
service.
U.S. telecom giants engage
in developing local and international services
AT&T
and WorldCom have expressed the wish to develop local and international
services. Both companies have taken their toll service divisions
as the source of cash flow with emphasis placed on developing local
and international services. AT&T will use the high-speed DSL
asset purchased from the bankrupt NorthPoint to provide local service
while leased network unit will be used to provide service in some
states like Michigan. WorldCom will also use leased and purchased
network to provide local telephone service in a bid to reduce access
fees paid to local telephone companies. Though different in development
history and management style, both companies share the same view
that effort will be concentrated on implementing service development
plan instead of trying to annex and purchase.
Wireless system expected to
take over 20 million access lines by 2005
An
IDC study showed that 10 million access lines were substituted by
wireless ones as of the end of 2001. Wireless access lines were
used mainly by consumers when installing the second access lines
in their homes. In 2002, more and more wireline service will be
substituted. By the year 2005, 10 million more access lines will
be substituted. Such a change will bring enormous market opportunity
to wireless operators and serious threats to wireline operators.
Fluid media will see fast
growth in next 4-5 years
To
telecom operators and video production companies, fast growth of
fluid media will be 4-5 years away.
In
2001, income generated by fluid media on the Internet reached only
$25 million. According to analysis by the British Telecom and Media
Consulting Company, income from fluid media will increase to $200
million by 2006. True fast growth of fluid media will start from
2006. In 2005, income from fluid media will double and 70% of the
income will be generated by distance education, E-commerce and investment
information. Other part of the income will come from traditional
broadcasting service like news.
Verizon Wireless starts to
provide 3G service
Verizon
Wireless has started to provide commercial service on its next-generation
telephone network. According to earlier report of CNET News.com,
the so-called 3G service will allow users to engage in high-speed
surfing on the Internet by way of wireless system. Such service
will be provided to areas ranging from Virginia to Boston, including
New York and Washington D.C. as well as San Francisco Bay Area and
the silicon valley.
As
a result, Verizon Wireless became the first wireless operator in
the United States to have provided commercial service on 3G network.
Lucent makes available LambdaUnite
multi-service switching equipment
Lucent
Technologies sold for the first time its LambdaUnite multi-service
switching equipment to the German Telecom Company. LambdaUnite is
Lucent Technologies' next-generation optical transmission and switching
equipment to be used as bridge of municipal area and core networks.
The equipment supports SDH and SONET. Switching capacity of each
set of equipment will be 640 Gbit/s. The equipment also supports
different interfaces ranging from 155 Mbit/s to 40 Gbit/s.
Passive optical network equipment
developed by Alcatel
Alcatel
has made available a passive optical network equipment. Designed
as a broadband access technology or overlapped network for newly
built residential zones, such equipment will be used as supplement
to DSL and digital loop carrier technology. Alcatel's 7340 equipment
for FTTU solution will provide service with higher bandwidth such
as HDTV to users. Alcatel's 7340 product line include multiple network
units such as packet optical line terminal, picture optical line
terminal, home optical network terminal and network unit management
system. Alcatel's 7340 equipment is compatible with BPON standard
of ITU-T.
2G-3G chips developed by Qualcomm
A
mobile phone chip that allows multi-mode operation between GPRS
and WCDMA as well as between GPRS and cdma2000 has now been developed
by Qualcomm. The chip enables users to gain continual access to
network when travelling between 3G-covered isolated areas. Supporting
simultaneously GSM/GPRS and cdma2000 technologies, RadioOne 6300
chip can be operated on cellular frequency and PCS frequency. It
supports 307 kbit/s transmission when operated on cdma2000 IX mode
and 40 kbit/s transmission under GPRS mode. It can be used in association
with modem base band processor of Qualcomm's MSM6300 mobile station.
RadioOne
6200 chip for WCDMA network can be used in association with modem
base band processor of Qualcomm's MSM6200 mobile station. Availability
of the chip enables manufacturers to provide cost effective multi-mode
3G handsets to GSM and WCDMA market. RadioOne 6200 supports WCDMA
data transmission at 384Kbps. Qualcomm said that the above-mentioned
two types of chips contained GPSOne integrated positioning chips
that can use GPS satellite and CDMA network. Sample of the products
will be made available in the fourth quarter of 2002.
KPN develops I-mode service
in Europe
The
Dutch operator KPN started to develop in Germany mobile Internet
service based on NTT DoCoMo's I-mode technology. Such service will
also be developed in Holland and Belgium. It is expected that number
of users in the three markets will reach one million by the year
2003. In the beginning, such service will be operated on GPRS network.
Such service can be used to test the degree of interest European
users will show in high-speed mobile data service. KPN provides
such service in Germany by way of E-Plus.
TS fiber laid by European
communications service providers expected to diminish
In
the view of the U.S. survey company KMI Corp., the amount of TS
fiber optic cable to be laid by telecom operators in Europe will
diminish in 2002. In 2001, 57,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable
were laid in Europe, making 2001 a year that saw the laying of the
largest amount of fiber cable. However, construction of fiber optic
network in Europe will come to a standstill in 2002. In 2003, the
situation is expected to remain the same. Out of the 27 telecom
companies, five were plagued by financial difficulties and decided
to sell their networks. In 2002, some even revoked plan on laying
fiber optic cable. According to prediction of KMI, fiber optic cable
to be laid in 2002 will be reduced to 180,000 fiber/kilometers.
Communications service providers will concentrate their effort on
devising ways to use existing facilities to the largest possible
extent.
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