Daily News 2006/03/02

Nortel Networks proposed to develop ATCA

Nortel Networks announced that it would develop its wireless and wired platform into ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture). It will provide ATCA-based platform as required by the operators of wired telecom service, wireless telecom service and cable TV services.
As the result, Nortel will work closely with Motorola and Intel to build the construction module of communication server into the ATCA framework, to improve the working performance

Asia is the major market for double-module VoIP

Result of the latest research made by Infonetics shows that VoIP market will be doubled in this year
Infonetics says in the report that VoIP market has increased by 76% in 2005, reaching 102,500,000 USD, and the growth rate in this year will be 158%.
Infonetics also says that about two-third of the income from VoIP service are from mobile phones of single module 802.11, and the remaining is from mobile phones of double modules.　

British Telecom to invest 21,000,000 USD to develop platform for VoIP service

British Telecom announced that they would invest 21,000,000 USD to develop and improve the global platform for VoIP services.
Last year, the company invested 48,000,000 USD to provide an Internet-based network in the Asia-pacific region, which may help the company improve the data processing capability. It can also serve as a comprehensive platform that integrates voice, data and video transmission.
After being put into operation, the network will cover 17 countries and regions in the Asia-pacific region, including Australia, China, H.K. India, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.