GLG News by GLG Leaders in the Technology Council

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...

Actual financial shock of the Wall Street will initially have bigger impact on Asia and Europe then on US itself, but on the long run it might set back the US economy to stagnation that could last 10-15 years. Nevertheless, there's still a place for good news...

* Oracle announced that it is selling an Exadata Storage Server under its own brand  * HP makes the storage hardware which uses 64 Intel processors, hard disk drives with storage capacity up to 12 terabytes and runs Oracle database software  * The base HP platform is the HP ProLiant DL180...

While there is a definite impact on the low-income sector, and cable/telcos are seeing the impact with users canceling subscriptions, wireless/cellular does carry easy access (good for consumers) and higher margins (less susceptible economic low down) and will weather the storm. So yes there will...

For years and years we have viewed AT&T as an old fashioned phone company, too large to change and break out. But has working with innovate Apple caused a change in this old company of the last century?