LTE -- What Voice Services?    by Jose Deras      Home         Topics: Main | VoIP | Wireless | Undersea Cables | Security | IPTV | MSOs | CDNs  | Ethernet | Mergers  | Financials  | People  | Europe | Canada | China | Japan | Korea | India | Latin America | Archive   SBC "Project Lightspeed" Targets Rapid Fiber to the Node Deployment SBC Communications vowed to dramatically accelerate its plan to build a new fiber-optics network into neighborhoods, following the FCC's ruling clarifying broadband rules. SBC now aims to provide 18 million households with "super high-speed data, video and voice services" by year-end 2007 -- rather than five years as previously announced. Under Project Lightspeed, SBC will provide integrated IP-based television, ultra-high-speed broadband, IP voice and wireless bundles of products and services. Through Project Lightspeed, the company will deploy 38,800 miles of fiber - double the amount used to build out the company's DSL network - at a cost of $4 billion to $6 billion. http://www.sbc.com 14-Oct-04 In June 2004, Ed Whitacre, chairman and CEO of SBC Communications, outlined plans to invest up to $6 billion over the coming five years to push fiber deeper into neighborhoods and fully compete with cable network operators. SBC expects that a FTTN (fiber-to-the-node) architecture will enable it to deliver 15 to 20 Mbps DSL downstream to every home. Under its previous Project Pronto initiative launched in the late 1990s, SBC extended fiber into remote terminals located 12,000 ft from customers. The new plan would push fiber into remote terminals located with 5,000ft of the customer. SBC will also start using FTTP for all new builds in its territory. SBC is working with Microsoft on IPTV services that would include standard and high-definition programming, customizable channel line-ups, video-on-demand, digital video recording and other advanced features. Field trials are slated for later this year. So far, SBC's partnership with EchoStar is going very well, said Whitacre, indicating "lots of pent-up demand" for cable competition. In March 2004, SBC Communications and EchoStar Communications launched SBC/ DISH Network satellite TV service across SBC's 13-state service area. SBC's residential service bundles now include a "quadruple play" or TV, wireless, broadband and local/long distance service on a single, monthly bill.     No video on this topic yet.. contact us to present your views. Recent Service Provider News NTT Surpasses 12.8 Million Optical Access Lines 2/5/2010 Level 3 to Deliver 1.5 Gbps Uncompressed HD Video Feed from Super Bowl 2/2/2010 SAIC Wins $52 Million Network Contract with NSF 2/1/2010 Nokia and Pearson form wireless educational venture in China 2/1/2010 Sprint Supports Tango Networks' Mobile UC 2/1/2010 AT&T Gives Update on Network Upgrade Programs 1/29/2010 AT&T U-verse Voice Service Reaches 1 Million Lines 1/28/2010 AT&T Adds 2.7 million Wireless Subscribers in Q4 2009 1/28/2010 BT Offers Flat Rate Global Video Exchange Pricing 1/28/2010 AT&T to Provide 7.2 Mbps 3G Service for Apple's iPad 1/27/2010 XO Activates South Texas Gateway Serving Mexico 1/27/2010 Verizon Integrates International and U.S. Wholesale Teams 1/27/2010 Haiti's Voila to Double International Capacity, 90% of Cell Sites Online 1/27/2010 Level 3 Provides Backbone for TDS Telecom 1/26/2010 Verizon Sees Growth in Wireless Data, But Posts Loss on Labor Costs 1/26/2010 > More news...   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published LTE -- What Voice Services? by Jose Deras Framing the Next Wave of Carrier Ethernet by Umesh Kukreja Network Interconnection and Evolution for Super Carriers by Dawn M. Hogh Carrier Challenges for Tomorrow's Connected Enterprise by Dr. Badri Nath Dynamic Performance Management for Mobile Data Networks by Michael J. Schabel, Ph.D. To 4G or not to 4G: Supporting Exponential Mobile Traffic Growth by Joe Schraml