A new Infonetics Research study of incumbent and competitive service providers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific shows that 86% expect their packet optical transport networks to save them operational expenditures, of which more than two-thirds expect opex savings of at least 11% to over 50%, an important driver in today's competitive environment.

A new study conducted by communications market research firm Infonetics Research and commissioned by intrusion prevention systems (IPS) vendor TippingPoint examines buyer experience with IPS solutions in real world deployments.

As of the second quarter of 2008, Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola together account for over two-thirds of worldwide mobile WiMAX equipment revenue, reports communications market research firm Infonetics Research in a new report.

Some softness in the otherwise healthy service provider VoIP equipment market materialized in 2Q08, reports market research firm Infonetics Research, with the overall worldwide market down 4%, led by double-digit percentage declines in the session border controller (SBC) and softswitch segments.

Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reports that organizations around the world are increasingly replacing their legacy frame relay, ATM, and private line legacy services with Ethernet and IP MPLS VPN services.