Cable Telephony Exceeding Industry Expectations, New Allied Business Intelligence Study Finds.Business Editors & Technology Writers OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2002 The growth of cable telephony See cable telephone. has exceeded most industry forecasts for 2001. Cable operators from around the world are continuing to deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. their investments in circuit switched technology while transitioning to IP cable telephony. Though IP reduces cost and improves network efficiencies, equipment vendors have yet to meet the expectations of cable operators. Allied Business Intelligence (ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. ) identifies key requirements that cable operators are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. before they deploy IP cable telephony services nationwide. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ABI, AT&T Comcast, Optus, Cox, UnitedGlobalCom, and Jupiter Communications continue to lead the industry in cable telephony subscribers for 2002. "The fundamental values of cable telephony are apparent. Cable operators can now offer a bundled package of voice, data, and video, which significantly lowers churn rate (1) The percentage of customers who cancel their online, cellphone or other subscription service during a certain time period. (2) The percentage of employees who leave the company during a certain time period. See churning. , while increasing their revenue per subscriber," said John W. Chang, ABI Senior Analyst and author of the report. ABI's research also indicates: - For year ending 2002, there will be 5.21 million cable telephony subscribers compared to 2.93 million in 2001. - Revenue generated by cable operators for cable telephony for year ending 2002 will be $2.11 billion dollars. - More mergers and acquisitions to follow AT&T Comcast merger in the cable industry. The new ABI report, "Cable Telephony: The Transition from Circuit Switched To IP - Worldwide Deployments and Opportunities for Equipment Vendors", examines the deployments of cable telephony worldwide and provides a realistic outlook on where the industry is headed. This report also covers protocol and standards development, the opportunities and challenges for service and equipment vendors, and the regulatory challenges to deploying cable telephony services worldwide. Critical analyses of the key cable operators and equipment vendors worldwide are covered. Market forecasts are provided for circuit switched and IP platforms as well as in-depth country analysis for those countries that have the most potential for cable telephony deployments. Allied Business Intelligence Inc is an Oyster Bay, NY-based technology research think tank specializing in communications and emerging technology markets. ABI publishes research and technology intelligence on the broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). , wireless, electronics, networking and energy industries. Details of these studies can be found at alliedworld.com, or call 516-624-3113 for more information. |
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