Nortel Bankrupt? Bolt Of Signal To Telecomm Market!

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Actually it is not bankrupt but the Globe and Mail is reporting that Nortel has filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors in Delaware. This must be a big shock to Canadians to see one of their iconic corporations go down and surprise to bondholders while shareholders might see their investments wiped out!.
Nortel easily qualified as the Canada's largest company in 2000, with a $366-billion (Canadian) market capitalization and 95,000 employees. But it's fall is also a signal for big telecom giants how the market is playing in these troubled times and to us look carefully into the VoIP Market and the playing field.
Nortel was among the telecommunication equipment suppliers such as Cisco, Alcatel Lucent and now the competition is shrinking.
What will happen to the SIPFoundry now! Thanks also goes for not buying the Asterisk!

Tags: Telecomm Market, VoIP Markets, Nortel, Cisco, Nortel Bankruptcy, SIPfoundry, Asterisk

VoIP Research and Markets

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of “VoIP Consumer Retail Offers” to their offering.

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) experienced a first period of hype during the late 1990s but available bandwidth and speech quality were such that faith in VoIP was quickly lost. Then, roughly from 2002 onwards, as broadband via DSL or cable became more widely available, VoIP was the subject of a second hype wave. Only this time there was more to the hype, and Skype, the epitome of VoIP, was launched in August 2003 and has been downloaded around 196 million times up to this day.

Questions to be answered

- What is the regulator’s position regarding VoIP and how is regulation impacting VoIP potential and the shaping of VoIP services?

- What are the main types of VoIP providers and what is their strategy; which business model do they follow?

- How are the VoIP services positioned and marketed (bundle, add-on or stand alone)? What are the sales arguments used?

- Which VoIP end–user equipment (software and hardware) is required? How are the services realised?

- Which technologies and protocols are used?

- Are there still some reliability and quality issues? Is that impacting the usage development and market potential?

- What are the pricing strategies (set-up fees, monthly subscriptions, flat rates or just “pay as you use”)?

- Is VoIP really much lower cost than traditional fixed telephony?

- What is the current level of usage, what is the market potential, what are the forecasts?

Who should buy this report?

VoIP providers (telecom operators, CaTV operators, ISPs, pure VoIP providers etc.)

Reference document for strategic planning such as understanding market drivers and obstacles, identifying opportunities and threats etc.

Benchmark tool to identify best practices in order to improve and develop VoIP services.

Regulators

Evaluation of the impact of VoIP on the overall telecom market (new entrants, competition level etc.).

Benchmark tool regarding specific VoIP-related regulatory issues: bitstream access and naked DSL, use of geographic numbers for VoIP, specific VoIP number range etc.

Manufacturers

Market overview as regards the current demand level and usage development.

Benchmark tool regarding most successful technologies in operation, equipment used, features used, technical limitations, etc.

Investors and analysts

Understanding the range of VoIP business models and strategies and their impact within the global ICT market. Assessing more accurately the VoIP market potential and the associated opportunities and threats.

Country coverage

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

Regulation impact on VoIP potential and the shaping of VoIP services

- Classification of VoIP as PATS

- Access to emergency services

- ULL, bitstream and naked DSL

- VoIP numbering (geographic numbers, specific VoIP number range etc.)

Overview of the VoIP providers and their business model

- Number of VoIP providers

- Type of VoIP providers

- Main VoIP providers and their strategy/positioning

- Incumbent’s offer and strategy

Analysis of service characteristics

- Service positioning: bundle, add-on, stand-alone

- End-user equipment

- SIP and other protocols

- Quality of Service

- Access to emergency services

- Available VoIP numbers - Associated extra services: CLIP, call waiting, call transfer, video telephony, instant messaging

Pricing analysis

- Initial and equipment fees

- Tariff plans: monthly subscriptions, only by usage, packages of minutes and flat rates

- Call pricing structure: call units, set-up charges, peak/off-peak, price levels etc.

- Price comparison between VoIP and PSTN

- Payment method

Assessment of market potential and forecasts

- Market drivers and obstacles

- Usage development: total number of VoIP customers and as a share of broadband subscribers, VoIP traffic, other usage trends (usage frequency, call destinations etc.)

- Forecasts

VoIP providers coverage

Alice (Telecom Italia), AOL, Belgacom, Bluewin (Swisscom), Bredbandsbolaget, BT, Cablecom, ComHem, Eircom, Elisa, Fastweb, Free (Iliad), Freenet, Indigo Networks (sipgate), Inode, Ipon, Jajah, KPN, Neuf Cegetel, Orange (France Telecom), Peoplecall, Portugal Telecom, Skype, TDC, Tele2, Telefónica, Telekom Austria, Telenor, Telia Sonera, Telio, T-Home/T-Online (Deutsche Telekom), Tiscali, United Internet (1&1, GMX, Web.de), UPC, Vonage – and others.

For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80073

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Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa, Selects Alcatel-Lucent IP Telephony Solution

Singapore, November 20, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced today that it has been awarded a contract for the delivery of an IP telephony infrastructure for the Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa, a hospitality property in Singapore. The Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa is a 121-room boutique resort to be built by the Amara Group on a 3.5 hectares parcel that includes four old colonial buildings. The resort will leverage leading-edge technology to offer hotel guests unprecedented convenience and communications capabilities at the touch of a button once the project is completed by end 2007.

Alcatel-Lucent is delivering the OmniPCX Enterprise IP telephony system which will be fully integrated with special XML software applications jointly developed for the resort with its application partner, Malaysia-based FCS Computer System Pte Ltd, a leader in communications solutions for the hospitality industry. Guests will be able to access hotel features and services on state-of-the-art IP phones in their own rooms, as well as enjoy wireless IP access throughout the hotel premises, transforming the visitor experience. These features include up-to-date weather reports, tourist and visitor information, and resort facility guides. These innovative and guest friendly applications will reside on both the advanced Alcatel-Lucent’s IP phones in-room, and the resort’s website, which offers a whole new level of convenience and ease of use from that offered by other hotels.

“The Sentosa project will transform the Amara Sanctuary Resort into a world-class island destination, and we will see the Amara Sanctuary Resort setting the benchmark not only in luxury accommodation and holiday making, but also in the way that the latest IP telephony technology from Alcatel-Lucent is used to enhance the guest experience,” said Corinne Teo, Group Systems and Quality Manager, Amara Sanctuary Resort. “The type of guest expected to stay at the hotel will demand the very best, and this is a key part of our strategy of satisfying their needs during their stay. “

Amid the lush surroundings and luxurious amenities, guests will be able to gain access to both hotel services and facilities via subtle deployment of technologies and applications throughout the vicinity.

“The hospitality industry is evolving rapidly and the major resort chains are finding it increasingly challenging to come up with new ways to instill customer loyalty and improve brand experience,” said Matthew Kuan, FCS. “This greatly revolutionizes the way information is being delivered to and obtained by hotel guests, and also opens a sea of new possibilities to meet the changing demands of the industry.”

“The Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa is a prime example of our capabilities of developing next generation communications solutions that satisfy critical real-life needs,” said Dave Miller, vice president of Alcatel-Lucent’s Enterprise Regional Support Centers. “Alcatel-Lucent is delighted to be able to share its expertise and help drive the growth of Singapore’s hospitality sector as it matures in sophistication.”

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SIP, VoIP Market to Reach 1.2 Billion Users and $150 Billion in Revenue

In its recent report, The Worldwide SIP Services Market, ABI Research reviews the global landscape for SIP services. It includes forecasts for the market potential up to 2012, including users (consumer versus business), service revenue, and capital expenditure. It forms part of three subscription Research Services: Mobile Operators, Wireless Infrastructure, and Fixed Mobile Convergence.

ABI Research expects that by 2012, almost 1.2 billion VoIP users to be active, with most users also subscribing to several forms of messaging and video sharing driven by interest in user-generated content. Additional services supported by SIP will include presence, click to dial, buddy lists, e-mail, and Web access, which are assumed to be “core” services and included as standard in any service offering and bundled with broadband access. A portion of the VoIP users will also be connected to an FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) service.

SIP services will develop into the norm after 2010 and rapidly begin to dominate the world’s telecom markets. By 2012, almost half of all telecom users will be using at least one SIP service, but likely will have many services from multiple devices able to communicate with other users and services across the Web and between enterprise and public networks. This will generate over $150 billion in service revenue annually with cumulative infrastructure capital expenditure of over $10 billion by that date.

Tags: VoIP Markets, VoIP business, voip ip telephony, sip, sip market, Fixed Mobile Convergence, Wireless Infrastructure

TeleGeography analyze US and European VoIP Markets

TeleGeography's US and European VoIP research services provide in-depth data and market analysis of the US and European consumer voice over IP markets, including market shares, growth rates, forecasts, and profiles of leading providers.
According tot he report, The number of US consumer VoIP subscribers soared from 6.5 million in mid-2006 to 11.8 million by the 2nd quarter of 2007, spurred by cable companies pushing the triple play. But US VoIP subscriber growth is falling well behind the blistering pace set by European VoIP service providers.

To download the executive summary of TeleGeography’s US VoIP.

To download the executive summary of TeleGeography’s EuroVoIP.

Tags: VoIP business, VoIP Markets, VoIP