Title :
Current trends in carrier networks - what can Pakistan do?
Author :
Pirzada, Rafat S.
Author_Institution :
Ciena Corp., USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. The presentation discussed the issues carriers have been facing in the access and metropolitan networks (the areas where most capital spending is still happening), and how these networks are evolving using next generation technologies and what factors are most important to them. It also discussed the technologies that are being deployed by carriers in emerging markets and how some of them may be applicable to Pakistan.
Keywords :
metropolitan area networks; subscriber loops; Pakistan; access networks; capital spending; carrier networks; metropolitan networks; next generation technologies; Biographies; Board of Directors; Communication switching; Computer networks; Educational institutions; Intelligent networks; Marketing management; Next generation networking; Technology planning; Voting;
Conference_Titel :
Networking and Communication Conference, 2004. INCC 2004. International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8325-7
DOI :
10.1109/INCC.2004.1366561
