Local Exchange Telecommunications Industry Is Making a Transition from a Narrowband Network of Circuit Switches and Copper Cables Now Till 2020.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39714) has announced the addition of Transforming the Local Exchange Network: Third Edition to their offering. 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. this new report, incumbent local exchange networks (ILECs) have no choice but to invest in new technology and offer high-speed 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). and video to stay in the game. This report presents the latest forecasts for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. local exchange network, covering switching, circuit equipment, and outside plant. The report also includes latest recommendations on depreciation lives for local exchange telephone plant, accounting for technology displacement displacement, in psychology: see defense mechanism. Same as offset. See base/displacement. and loss of access lines due to competition. Key Findings from this Latest Report: --Technology change, competition, and the growth of broadband have accelerated their impacts on the local exchange network. --The local exchange telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industry is transitioning from a narrowband In communications, transmission rates up to T1 speeds (1.544 Mbps). The upper limit is moving target. At one time, narrowband meant 150 bps (that is 150 bits per second!). Then, the upper limit became 2,400 bps. Later, it moved to 64 Kbps. Contrast with wideband and broadband. network of circuit switches and copper cables to a broadband network of packet switches and fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber . This transition will largely be complete between 2015 and 2020, but probably not much before. --Increasing bandwidth is now mandatory for ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. , but the best way to do it depends on a number of factors and the ultimate winner is still unclear to the dispassionate dis·pas·sion·ate adj. Devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or bias. See Synonyms at fair1. dis·pas observer. --Depreciation lives that fully take into account technology change and competition are still generally consistent with those used by ILECs for financial reporting and those previously recommended. They imply that property tax valuations may be too high in some jurisdictions. Who should read this report? --Incumbent Local exchange carriers --Competitive LECs --Cable TV companies --Internet service providers --Telecom equipment manufacturers --Regulatory personnel --Depreciation professionals --Property tax professionals Chapter 1: Introduction and Summary Network Architecture Options Drivers for the Transformation of the Local Exchange Network Network Technology Forecasts Summary of 2005 Depreciation Life Recommendations. Chapter 2: Competitive Impacts on ILEC Access Lines Current Status Access Line Forecast Forecasting Approach Key Forecasts Comparison to Previous Forecasts. Chapter 3: VHS Broadband Status and Forecast for Broadband Access Drivers for Higher Bandwidth Forecast of Households with Very-High-Speed Broadband Access Forecasts for Broadband Video --VHS Broadband Availability Requirements Summary. Chapter 4: VHS Broadband Architectures PONs BPON EPON GPON VHS Broadband Deployment in Korea and Japan. Chapter 5: Switching Equipment Switching Technology Transitions Circuit Switching Packet Switching Forecast for the Substitution of Packet for Circuit Switching Depreciation Recommendations for Digital Switching. Chapter 6: Circuit Equipment Circuit Equipment Transitions Depreciation Recommendations for Circuit Equipment Test and Miscellaneous Equipment Consolidated Survivor Curves and Lives. Chapter 7: Metallic Cable Metallic Feeder Cable Forecast Metallic Distribution Cable. Chapter 8: Non-Metallic Cable Physical Mortality Technology Obsolescence Technology Substitution Architectural and Topological Obsolescence Recommendations for Non-Metallic Cable Depreciation. List of Figures For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39714 |
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