GLG News by Crystal Oscillator Experts

Fiber is actually still the dominant platform to transmit and receive high bandwidth data. The question if to extend it to the home ( FTTH) or to the node ( FTTN) is a valid one but does not shade its future. When IPTV and other bandwidth demanding applications will knock on the door- the solution...

Combining TV and PC was the ultimate dream of consumers. IPTV has proved that it's possible and now is time to harvest the fruits. Gartner's analysis should not come as a surprise since the platforms are ready and just regulations and rights are impeding the process. The huge increase of IPTV subscriptions...

Troubled Sprint that puts all its bets on WiMAX has first to prove that LTE is not generating a real threat. Ciena proved that it has a suitable solution and it will benefit first. However, Sprint's success is heavily dependent on the question whether G4 WiMax mobile will run. The fiber optic...

Nortel's  situation is not easy. Actually, it is not easy since the bubble exploded in late 2000. The decision to sell the Metro business will shave more revenue growth generators and it must fulfill the gap with fresh products. The share decline is not just due to performance and market mood-...

Collaboration between the two giants, HP and Oracle , can shake the storage world which is due to double digit growth in the next three years. It can be a win-win situation based on both companies' reputation and strengths. on top of that, both companies are not new to the storage world's needs and...

The launch of the long awaited Android based cellular phone by Google comes in the middle of the financial crisis. Thus , not having the enough attention as it was probably expecting. However, on top of that, Google chose T-Mobile as its carrier , and we know that consumer selects carrier first and...

TiVO has unveiled a CableCARD-compatible set-top with a huge storage capacity (1 Terabyte).  This is an obvious effort to break into the cable market via retail, but the approach has some profound limitations.  TiVO is also trying other ways to break into Cable.

Solid-state disk drive (SSD) makers are trying to break into small-capacity markets such as small laptops and enterprise servers.  There are too many manufacturers and they face significant issues to complete with magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs).

Besides consolidating the flash-memory industry, the merger will also help Samsung's foray into solid-state disk storage.

Solid state disks are catching up to hard disk drives in terms of performance, capacity, and cost.  In what ways are they ahead and behind, and will they catch up?  If and when they do catch up, the storage industry will undergo major changes.