With the year 2002 over, vendors are looking into the future and a more hopeful and happening 2003. Will the industry rebound in 2003, what will be the technologies that end-users are likely to invest in? What are the key trends vendors should watch out for? This special edition of the communications test monitor attempts to answer this questions do that that. Furthermore, Frost & Sullivan will discuss the kind of capital expenditure the communications industry is likely to experience in 2003.