WHITE PAPER - A Service Delivery Environment (SDE) streamlines service creation, provisioning and management processes and enables efficient service agility, blending and personalization for a user-centric experience.
Posted: October 3, 2008 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Content Management | Instant Messaging | IP Networks | Mobile Workers | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Alcatel-Lucent's innovation engine explores new ideas and opportunities to address environmental concerns while solving business problems.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | Communications Networks | Data Centers | GSM | Systems Management | VoIP

RESOURCE CENTER - <a href="http://www.next-generation-communications.com">Alcatel-Lucent</a> has developed the industry's most comprehensive and flexible approach to meet your individual needs for transforming network, services and business, and to ensure your success.
Posted: October 22, 2007 | Published: October 22, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Communications Networks | ERP | Software Virtualization | Telecommunications Carrier Systems | Telecommunications Systems

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the convergence of IT and networking in the telecommunications industry.
Posted: August 5, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Communications Systems | Network Architectures | Network Convergence | Networking | Telecommunications Services | Telecommunications Software

CASE STUDY - Botniabanan AB required a state-of-the-art communications solution for Sweden new high-speed line, Alcatel-Lucent is responsible for the design and deployment of radio communications solution for the Bothnia line 13 tunnels.
Posted: August 11, 2008 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Interoperability | Testing

EGUIDE - This SearchTelecom.com workshop looks at how to build business and technical plans to make sure all of the bases are covered for delivering highquality services that can be efficiently and consistently managed.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Billing Systems | Cable Modems | Customer Service | Internet | Network Infrastructure | Telecommunications Industry | Telecommunications Service Providers | Telecommunications Services | Telecommunications Systems

CASE STUDY - Alcatel-Lucent introduced a business transformation program, enabling the delivery of a turnkey integrated triple play solution, for which it provided the design, testing, integration, deployment and maintenance.
Posted: November 13, 2008 | Published: November 13, 2008


Topics:  Internet | IPTV | Network Infrastructure | Telecommunications Service Providers | Video-on-Demand | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) has created new opportunities for traditional voice and data carriers, the technology also comes with a high level of risk due to attacks by fraudsters and hackers. Read this paper and learn how to protect yourself.
Posted: August 20, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Access Control | Authentication | Hackers | Intrusion Prevention | IPTV | Middleware | Security Management | SLA | Smart Cards | Telecommunications Hardware | Telecommunications Industry | Telecommunications Software | Video-on-Demand

WHITE PAPER - Learn how service providers are addressing the increase competitive demand of an enriched communication experience by blending and personalizing service.
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: August 27, 2008


Topics:  IP Networks | IT Infrastructure | Messaging Protocols | Messaging Software | Telecommunications Systems | Television Services | Television Systems | Unified Messaging

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - IP technologies, including Web 2.0 and the emerging interactivity of the Web, can be combined with service provider APIs and hosted features to create new revenues and new partnerships for network operators.
Posted: September 2, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  IP | Network Management | Service Creation | Service Level Management | Telecommunications Industry | Web Services

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - This E-Guide examines how telecom providers can exploit the growing desire for managed services by delivering the right network management and application performance services.
Posted: August 13, 2008 | Published: August 13, 2008


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Business Systems | Network Management | Operational Support Systems | Outsourcing | SOA | Software as a Service | Telecom Provisioning | Telecom Spending | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper identifies emerging best practices for planning, implementation, migration and operations based on hands-on experience with IP Transformation initiatives across the globe.
Posted: August 20, 2008 | Published: August 20, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | IP | IPTV | Operational Support Systems | Performance Testing | PSTN | Security | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - This paper is meant to help executive decision-makers at carrier and enterprise organizations understand the importance of business-, service- and network-level transformation.
Posted: February 5, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  IP Networks | Network Service Providers | Operational Support Systems | Program Management | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes how to perform IPTV solution integration, blending end-to-end IPTV component technical knowledge with a strong business-focused approach to create closely integrated work packages.
Posted: August 5, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Applications Management | Content Management | IPTV | Networking | Project Management | Security | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines the impact large change programs have on working relations with external parties and discusses what strategies telecom companies can employ to avoid the pitfalls associated with transformation and migration.
Posted: November 17, 2008 | Published: November 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Service Management | Change Management | Enterprise | Government Agencies (U.S.) | IP | SLA | Telecommunications Industry | Telecommunications Management Software | Telecommunications Networks

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides a perspective on positioning IPTV within an overall market strategy and business model to increase the likelihood of commercial success.
Posted: September 10, 2007 | Published: September 3, 2007


Topics:  Hackers | Intrusion Prevention | IPTV | Security Management | Telecommunications Hardware | Telecommunications Industry | Telecommunications Software

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper focuses on providing a pragmatic set of test and measurement guidelines that can be implemented on a live operational IPTV service. The recommendations given in this paper are generally applicable to any IPTV system.
Posted: August 20, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Best Practices | Indexing (Information Management) | Internet Protocol Television | IPTV | Middleware | Servers | Telecommunications Carrier Systems | Telecommunications Networks | Telecommunications Systems | Televisions

WHITE PAPER - Demand for new, blended services by consumers and enterprise customers is driving service providers to deploy next generation, IP-based networks. This paper examines the steps you'll need to follow to ensure success in completing network transformatio
Posted: August 22, 2008 | Published: August 22, 2008


Topics:  Customer Service | Email | IP Networks | MPLS | Network Management | Personalization | Program Management | Telecommunications Industry | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This document is based on an Alcatel-Lucent/TechTarget webcast entitled "Selling the CIO on Business Services."
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Service Management | Desktop Management | ERP | Network Management | Outsourcing | Server Management | Vendors

TRANSCRIPT - In this transcript from a SearchTelecom.com videocast, telecom expert Tom Nolle discusses what carriers need to embrace in order to save themselves from being marginalized due to drastically reduced "revenue per bit" pricing.
Posted: November 4, 2008 | Published: November 4, 2008


Topics:  ERP | IP Networks | Service Level Management | Telecommunications Carrier Systems | Telecommunications Service Providers | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the challenges operators face in next generation service delivery and how TPSDA helps operators transform their networks to realize mass-market delivery of profitable blended voice, video and data services.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Business Models | DSL | IPTV | Network Management | TCO | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper defines the capabilities of hosted application solution providers, explores the value proposition for service providers and describes the characteristics that service providers should look for applications and hosted application solution.
Posted: August 5, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Intelligence | Marketing | Networking | Telecommunications Service Providers | Telecommunications Services | Telecommunications Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper helps executive decision-makers at carrier and enterprise organizations understand the importance of business, service and network-level transformation in achieving differentiation, and to help them address the complexities.
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: August 27, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Business Models | Disaster Recovery | ERP | Project Management

WHITE PAPER - Next generation networks are a key enabler of an effective end-to-end security solution. Preventing disruptive elements is both a public duty and a key business requirement to entice passengers and generate the associated revenues.
Posted: May 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Metro Ethernet Networks | Outsourcing | Security Policies | Threats | Transportation Industry | Transportation Management | Transportation Management Software

PODCAST - IP technologies can help service providers create new revenues. In this podcast, Tom Nolle and Kate Gerwig discuss IP transformation and how it relates to the network as an application platform.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Premiered: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Converged Networks | IP Networks | Network Convergence | Telecommunications Systems | Telephony Services | VoIP