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GIIF
SUMMIT 2000, 1ST – 3RD MARCH:
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The
annual summit of the Global ISDN Industry Forum took place in Berlin,
Germany on 1st – 3rd March 2000. Deutsche Telekom
and AVM jointly hosted the event at the luxurious Kempinski Hotel in
Berlin. This
GIIF summit was the largest to date with a total of 103 delegates from
52 companies covering 25 countries attending. Delegates were targeted
from all 5 continents. . Below a listing of the actual countries &
companies represented:
Feedback
from the delegates highlighted the following topics on the programme as
key to their attendance at the event.
The
Berlin Summit focused on the ISDN success stories from around the world
and what the future could potentially bring.
In addition to the main summit programme an afternoon of project
workshops was held to continue the work of existing projects under GIIF
and to hear proposals for new projects Voting on the “Best ISDN TV Spots” also took place
during the summit, resulting in the following list of prizewinners:
Prizes were presented to all winners during a ceremony
at the gala dinner, which was hosted by Deutsche Telekom and AVM.
To
review the final report from the Berlin Summit or to view the programme
please visit the GIIF web site at www.giif.com
or alternatively to receive a copy please contact mailto:Stellal@westernconnect.com.
Summit
Feedback:
Feedback
to GIIF Summit Berlin, 1 – 3 March 2000 - After the Global ISDN Industry Forum Summit in Berlin,
1st-3rd March 2000, a vivid interest in Always On Dynamic
ISDN was recorded, in particular from countries of Europe and Asia Pacific.
Telecom operators in as many as almost 20 countries are presently discussing
concrete introduction strategies and thus were particularly interested
in the presentations given by Thomas Müller-Kassner of Deutsche Telekom,
Philip Smith of Virtual Access and Klaus Rothmaier of Alcatel.
CeBIT 2000 seen Deutsche Telekom announce the introduction of AODI and present
the advantages of AODI under the brandname T-ISDN @ctive.
The interest
of one portion of telecom operators is focused on the system-independent
solution presented by Virtual Access and Alcatel. It allows switches
of different vendors to be served by the Alcatel technology. Deutsche
Telekom and Belgacom have placed orders to Alcatel. The AO server of
the Alcatel system was developed and supplied by Virtual Access. By
late 2000 more than 200 AO servers will have been installed for Deutsche
Telekom and Belgacom. In
addition to technology, the enquiries from other telecom operators refer
to the optimization of the existing network infrastructure that is
made possible by AODI and to the creation of a stronger demand for ISDN. Therefore
the Global ISDN Industry Forum Board Of Directors has decided to particularly
focus on the subject Always On Dynamic ISDN at the next Business Meeting
from 27 to 28 September 2000 in Italy. UPCOMING
EVENTS:
GIIF Business Meeting 2000 – The annual GIIF Business Meeting will take place on 27th – 28th September 2000. Aethra S.R.L. will host the meeting at the Hotel Jolly in Ancona, Italy. Please be aware that GIIF Business meetings are not open to non-members.
·
New Project Proposals · Elections to the GIIF board of directors · Progression of the GIIF Status Report · Forthcoming Summit 2001
The
GIIF now has total of 44 member organisations representing the major
players within the industry. Since
the last edition of the newsletter we have welcomed 4 new members: -
DATAX
– DATAX NV (www.datax.be), established
1988, is a manufacturer of innovative Customer Premises Equipment. The
Antwerp based company is a member of the Telindus Group, which is active
in fifty countries worldwide. DATAX is specialized in the development
of TDM, ISDN and IP based access products. Its latest products, PRI-MUX
and ID-MUX, are Integrated Access Devices, which allow to bundle a variety
of voice and data services, matching the telecommunication requirements
of medium-sized businesses.
EURACOM – EURACOM is new type of PBX communication
system that allows you to route all your digital and analogue equipment
through a single, high-speed ISDN2e line. The EURACOM system is for
business or home use. It uses a unique internal ISDN connection to integrate
existing analogue equipment (such as phones and faxes) with high-speed
data transfer, Internet access and e-mail. This gives you total control
of all your communications and allows you to use multiple appliances
at the same time. As your business (or family) grows, EURACOM´s modular
design has the flexibility to meet your communication needs now and
in the future Telefonica
- Telefónica, S.A. is the leading provider of telecoms services to the
Spanish and Portuguese speaking world. With 1999 sales of EUR13.6bn
Telefónica is Spain's largest multinational and one of the world's leading
telecoms companies. Telefónica is present in more than forty countries,
enjoys a natural market of over 550 million people, has over 60 million
clients and employs more than 120,000 staff. Net profit was EUR345m
in the first quarter 2000, a 34.2% rise on the same period 1999.
We also welcomed Telkom Indonesia as a member
to GIIF in June 99. To view the full list of members and their contact
details please visit our web site at www.giif.com The GIIF board of directors would like to take this opportunity
to thank Mr. Steve Bigrave of BT seen below giving his presentation
at the Berlin summit earlier this year and Mr. Armin Schubert of Deutsche
Telekom for their efforts and dedication during their term as directors
on the board. Mr. Bill Jones will succeed Steve who has now retired
from BT. Armin who is currently very busy sorting out the ISDN needs
of Zagreb, Croatia, has been succeeded by Mr. Thomas Müller-Kassner
of Deutsche Telekom.
New IDC study on European ISDN Controller Market Expanded
Market Share in Germany
Germany
is the largest national ISDN market in Europe. Last year alone, 2.98
million controllers were sold in AVM’s home country, where it commands
a market share of nearly 68 percent. The company was able to increase
its 1999 market share by 4.7 percentage points, from 63.1 to 67.8 percent.
Abroad, AVM also holds the market leader position in Britain, Switzerland,
Austria and Spain. FRITZ! Card, the ISDN-Controller sold most often
worldwide, was the primary reason for this success. Runner-up Teles
AG’s market shares declined in 1999, the IDC study found, sinking by
4.8 percentage points to 10.6 percent in Europe, and from 12.8 to 10.8
percent in Germany. Eicon meanwhile increased its European market share
from 8.0 to 10.0 percent, and expanded its German position from 4.7
to 5.8 percent.
Market
Structure by Countries
Of
4.84 million ISDN controllers ordered in Europe, over 61 percent, or
2.98 million (1998: 2.22 million) were bought in Germany. Second in
units sold is the Netherlands (330,000, up from 174,000), with Britain
close behind (300,000, up from 162,000). Other major markets are France
(220,000, up from 154,000), Switzerland (188,000, increased from 64,000)
and Norway (187,000, up from 61,000). In Italy, 154,000 ISDN controllers
were sold in 1999 (compared with 88,000 in 1998), in Denmark 109,000
(up from 52.000) and in Austria 97,000 (up from 56,000). Overall, sales
in Europe increased by about 50 percent, from 2.981 million to 4.843
million units, with Germany accounting for the greatest absolute increase,
757,000 units (34 percent growth). Market figures: IDC, ISDN BRI Terminal Adapter Vendor and Country Share in Western Europe, 1999. For further details, see chart below: - Fast
Internet over ISDN: The High Speed Web Connection
Speed demons are hitting the World Wide Web with Fast Internet over ISDN. Throughput with up to 240 kilobits per second can be attained over an ISDN line-for multimedia content or file downloads. In the same time that a V.34 modem takes to fetch one HTML page, Fast Internet over ISDN loads about seven pages. How Does Fast Internet over ISDN Work? Fast Internet over ISDN means channel bundling, data compression, Short-Hold Mode and Always On (T-ISDN @ctive). All AVM ISDN- Controllers support all of these capabilities. Try
it yourself and see the difference: WesternConnect Ltd .25d Bishop St. L/Derry BT48 6PR N. Ireland Industry Forum Helpdesk: Tel: +44 2871 379111 Fax: +44 2871 379112 E-Mail: members@giif.com www: http://www.giif.com
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