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On-Demand Webcast: Comparing WAN Technology Choices

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Overview As new applications are added to network, how to choose the right networking solution? Frame Relay, ATM, Ethernet, MPLS, IP VPNs, VPLS, Private Line, SONET and DWDM can all be used effectively to meet the business needs. The presenter of this webcast will explain the technologies and gives sample solutions.

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Publisher	AT&T Intellectual Property	File Format	HTML
Date Published	January 2009
Format	Webcasts
Topics	Wide Area Networks (WAN), Mobile - Wireless Communications

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wide area networks (wan)

Application Delivery over the WAN: Acceleration Alone is not Enough

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lan - wan standards

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Convergence: lower costs and extra flexibility - the IP VPN promise

For multinationals, moving from international Frame Relay circuits to an MPLS IP VPN does not necessarily save money in the short term though longer-term financial payoffs are already being reported by early adopters.

AT&T drives away $10.5m Enterprise Rent-A-Car deal

Analysts Probe Group recently forecast that though IP VPNs will replace Frame Relay in the long term, "the mature Frame services market still has some years of growth ahead". It has signed a three-year $10.5m contract with the provider for a 300...

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Frame Relay suffers as IP VPNs and more move on up

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Users and providers warming to IP VPNs

Global network operators such as AT&T, BT/Infonet, C&W, Equant, MCI, NTT and Sprint - all regularly in the news with IP VPN contract wins - will see strong demand as organisations typically migrate their private networks from Frame Relay and ATM.

Tech winners and losers as broadband spend jumps

Ethernet spend is growing at the expense of Frame Relay, ATM and SDH leased lines. DSL technology is now widely used to connect small sites and homeworkers, providing the connectivity for secure IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs) and even...

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Broadband & ISPs
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broadband

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