Infonetics: Carrier VoIP Market Up in 1Q12; Alcatel-Lucent Doubles Share

Thanks to exceptionally strong IMS equipment spending, the overall service provider VoIP equipment market bucked its traditional down first quarter by inching up 1% to $715 million over 4Q11, according to a newly released report from Infonetics Research. The increased spending on IMS equipment is tied to Voice over LTE deployments."In the first quarter of 2012 we saw the largest order of IMS core equipment and application server licenses on record,...

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Alcatel-Lucent Offers Motive Customer Experience Service

Alcatel-Lucent is launching a new managed service for telecommunications operators and service providers that will monitor the customer experience of their subscribers using metrics such as dropped calls to issues with video downloads and connecting to the Internet.The new Managed Service Quality and Assurance (MSQA) offering draws on Alcatel-Lucent’s Motive Customer Experience Solutions portfolio – launched in February – as well as patent-pending...

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Comcast Showcases X1 Video Platform

Comcast is showcasing its X1 Video Platform at The Cable Show being held this week in Boston.The X1 platform leverages IP technology and cloud servers on Comcast’s network to integrate interactive, customized apps and social media features with traditional video programming. Comcast plans to launch Xfinity TV on the X1 Platform in Boston and a new X1 remote control app in the coming weeks. Rollout in several other major markets is planned to follow...

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