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Technology and market trends that fundamentally redefine optical networking equipment economics and performance are identified. Emerging standards and optical component technologies trends are discussed that promise to redefine how networks are designed. Emphasis is placed on identifying trends that will dramatically reduce cost by introducing comp...

This report extensively evaluates the impact of mergers and aquisitions in this industry, the strengths of new product and technology introductions, and the new challenges facing videoconferencing industry.

WLANs are an alternative to cabling a local area network (LAN). Most WLANs consist of client cards that are installed into workstations or portable computers and then those clients are connected to an external radio frequency (RF) transceiver called an access point. WLANs can also consist of peer-to-peer networks. This report covers wireless LAN eq...

This OSS InSight, the most recent offered with the Frost & Sullivan OSS Market Service, discusses the role of OSS systems in network outage situations.

OXCs are positioned to become a dominant and critical network element for core long haul and metro networks. This report identifies eight distinct types of OXCs and discusses which design strategies network operators will purchase and which they will not as the market grows from $300 million in 2001 to $6 billion in 2006. Market drivers and restra...