This paper will identify the challenges mobile operators face in the current environment; outline the steps they can take to evolve the backhaul network to support greater capacity at lower cost; and examine the role of a trusted partner in helping implement a mobile backhaul solution that meets their specific business imperatives. 

ECI's 1Net architecture helps service providers converge core Ethernet and DWDM networks for increased service flexibility while lowering operating and capital expenses. ECI's converged network not only addresses the needs of operators, but also sets a new standard for network efficiency and service quality. Read this whitepaper to find out more. 

Check out this comprehensive eBook to discover the ins and outs of IP telephony system selection, deployment, and management. 

Does teleworking really work? How can a teleworker be as productive as an employee in the office? This white paper covers the advances in technology that make teleworking successful -- and provides solutions for challenges teleworkers may face. 

This Trend Advisory guide features a series of articles on Unified Communications. Each piece covers a different aspect of the subject. Learn how convergence communications is changing everything in the business world as more and more companies are taking voice and video to the data network. 

Charles Bahr of Alcatel-Lucent Multimedia Solutions Marketing and Christophe Senot of Bell Labs demonstrate the technologies that can be combined to create a personalized content and advertising experience across any screen. 

See how Alcatel-Lucent helps service providers turn subscribers into audiences, dramatically increasing the value of advertising and content offers while enhancing the consumer experience on the screen of their choice. 

Network service providers dealing with massive bandwidth demand are struggling to evolve their networks while keeping costs under control. Expenditures must be reduced and revenue per transported bit increased. Read this strategic white paper to learn more about a more value driven approach to network management. 

Communications service providers are increasingly looking at vendors as partners to help them provide a new generation of managed services. This new trend has advantages for customers, service providers, and vendors that have the expertise on staff to handle increasingly complex network services. Read this eGuide to learn more. 

In this edition of Reality Check, telecom analyst and resident expert Jon Arnold discusses the five things you should know about SIP. Take a listen and learn about SIP trunking, presence, mobile SIP and more. 

Read this white paper to to learn how VMware View can help IT administrators decrease operating costs by centralizing management, data protection and security. 

Telecom service providers have to work harder at creating new ways to generate voice services revenue as the demand for wireless grows and traditional voice services declines. This pocket E-Guide details how service providers can leverage next-gen voice services, like Fixed Mobile Convergence, to address this issue.