Telecommunications service providers face a tough challenge in today's
marketplace. To stay competitive and profitable, they must rapidly introduce
new voice and data services while, at the same time, continue to reduce
capital expenses and operating costs. This challenge is made even more
difficult by the need to deliver next-generation services on reliable
carrier-grade equipment that meets rigorous availability, serviceability, and
scalability requirements.
To address these pressures, many leaders in the telecommunications industry
are moving away from the high costs and slow development times associated
with proprie-tary platform architectures. Instead, they are developing and
deploying solutions based on the AdvancedTCA (ATCA) specification. This
establishes an open, standards-based modular architecture that reduces the
total cost of ownership (TCO) while prov... (more)