MINNETONKA, USA: Digi International announced that Spectrum Design Solutions, Digi’s wireless design division, will offer custom design support for companies developing wireless products with Freescale Semiconductor’s advanced i.MX53 application processor.
Digi also offers a series of Systems-on-Modules based on the Freescale i.MX processor family including the ConnectCore Wi-i.MX51 and new ConnectCore Wi-i.MX53. From a custom baseboard development around the module to a full chip down design, Spectrum helps customers get new products to market quickly using Freescale i.MX technology.
“Spectrum Design Solutions is a leading provider of custom design services,” said Ken Obuszewski, director of product marketing for Freescale’s Multimedia Applications Division. “Digi has the hardware and Spectrum the design expertise to help OEMs quickly develop production-ready solutions using our i.MX53 processor.”
“We help customers eliminate the effort and risk of a complex design without sacrificing the important design flexibility aspects,” said Rod Landers, vice president of business development, Spectrum Design Solutions. “We have a long relationship with Freescale and the expertise to help organizations quickly and easily add wireless capabilities to their products using Freescale technology.”
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Civcom intros industry’s first multi-rate tunable optical transceiver for SAN apps
OFC/NFOEC 2011, PETACH TIKVA, ISRAEL: Civcom, a developer and provider of opto-electronic modules, is launching the industry’s first multi-rate transceiver for DWDM telecom and data optical networks.
The new transmitter/receiver supports 1Gbps - 10Gbps rates, allowing usage of the same line card as network capacity grows hence reducing client TCO. The MLR transceiver is a small-size long-reach widely-tunable module, perfectly suitable for SAN applications. Channel capacity upgrades on SAN systems traditionally required the replacement of the line card array on both transmitter and receiver ends. With the new module Civcom offers the flexibility of using the same card as system capacity is upgraded, saving additional lifecycle investments.
“Civcom continues to innovate and respond to dynamic industry needs. Our customers support the world’s highest capacity, leading network and telecom carriers,” said Yair Itzhar, VP Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Civcom. “With the new module Civcom uses its expertise in highly tunable DWDM components to offer the flexibility required for operators supporting the rapidly growing SAN market.”
The new transmitter/receiver supports 1Gbps - 10Gbps rates, allowing usage of the same line card as network capacity grows hence reducing client TCO. The MLR transceiver is a small-size long-reach widely-tunable module, perfectly suitable for SAN applications. Channel capacity upgrades on SAN systems traditionally required the replacement of the line card array on both transmitter and receiver ends. With the new module Civcom offers the flexibility of using the same card as system capacity is upgraded, saving additional lifecycle investments.
“Civcom continues to innovate and respond to dynamic industry needs. Our customers support the world’s highest capacity, leading network and telecom carriers,” said Yair Itzhar, VP Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Civcom. “With the new module Civcom uses its expertise in highly tunable DWDM components to offer the flexibility required for operators supporting the rapidly growing SAN market.”
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Zilog announces new ZAURA RF 868 MHz module featuring advanced ZAURA wireless technology
MILPITAS, USA & BIEL, SWITZERLAND: Zilog, a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corp. and a trusted supplier of application specific, embedded micro controller (MCU) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for industrial, power management and consumer applications, today introduced the ZAURA RF Module, Zilog’s new radio frequency wireless module to provide a much more location-independent solution for today’s needs.
The ZAURA RF Module is a 30 mm x 18 mm shielded radio system on a module (RSOM) which operates in the 868-870 MHz ISM bands, and it is available for early sampling. The ZAURA RF Module features an ultra-compact size, extended range and low-power, and is ready for surface-mount reflow assembly. The ZAURA RF Module is suitable for circuit applications that satisfy either the European (ETSI EN300-220-1, EN301-489-3) or North American (FCC part 15.247, 15.249) regulatory standards. Applications range from basic point-to-point communication to more complex multipoint process control functions.
Very little RF knowledge is required to use the ZAURA RF Module because Zilog provides basic and custom firmware routines for controlling the module. These routines shorten time to market for a wide range of wireless applications. In addition, the ZAURA RF Carrier Board (99C1294-001G) is available for development.
The ZAURA RF Module is a cost-effective high-performance radio system on a module designed for the wireless transmission of digital information over distances of more than 500 meters in free space and through walls. The ZAURA RF Module already contains a complete RF/MCU-related design with all of the necessary passive components included. The module can be easily mounted on a two-layer PCB with minimal external connections.
“The new ZAURA Module is well suited for building control, cable replacement, environmental monitoring, home automation, HVAC, lighting control, solar, and industrial monitoring,” said Steve Darrough, Zilog’s director of Worldwide Marketing. “In these applications, measuring and monitoring power use, operation control and diagnostic digitally without wires, is a major capability. By using the air versus wires to communicate, we solve the isolation issues in high voltage systems where wires for monitoring are eliminated thereby reducing cost and improving safety and reliability.”
The ZAURA RF Module is a 30 mm x 18 mm shielded radio system on a module (RSOM) which operates in the 868-870 MHz ISM bands, and it is available for early sampling. The ZAURA RF Module features an ultra-compact size, extended range and low-power, and is ready for surface-mount reflow assembly. The ZAURA RF Module is suitable for circuit applications that satisfy either the European (ETSI EN300-220-1, EN301-489-3) or North American (FCC part 15.247, 15.249) regulatory standards. Applications range from basic point-to-point communication to more complex multipoint process control functions.
Very little RF knowledge is required to use the ZAURA RF Module because Zilog provides basic and custom firmware routines for controlling the module. These routines shorten time to market for a wide range of wireless applications. In addition, the ZAURA RF Carrier Board (99C1294-001G) is available for development.
The ZAURA RF Module is a cost-effective high-performance radio system on a module designed for the wireless transmission of digital information over distances of more than 500 meters in free space and through walls. The ZAURA RF Module already contains a complete RF/MCU-related design with all of the necessary passive components included. The module can be easily mounted on a two-layer PCB with minimal external connections.
“The new ZAURA Module is well suited for building control, cable replacement, environmental monitoring, home automation, HVAC, lighting control, solar, and industrial monitoring,” said Steve Darrough, Zilog’s director of Worldwide Marketing. “In these applications, measuring and monitoring power use, operation control and diagnostic digitally without wires, is a major capability. By using the air versus wires to communicate, we solve the isolation issues in high voltage systems where wires for monitoring are eliminated thereby reducing cost and improving safety and reliability.”
Global average retail prices for 70 percent of mobile phones to fall under $100 by 2015
GURGAON, INDIA: Evalueserve estimates that the global Average Selling Price (ASP) for approximately 70 percent (4.8 billion) of active mobile phones will fall under $100 by 2015. This can be attributed to the increased competition among manufacturers and focus of manufacturers on lower-middle income countries such as China and India that are cost-sensitive, but volume heavy.
Evalueserve estimates the global handset demand to rise to approximately 2.58 billion in 2015, with the replacement market accounting for approximately 94 percent of the gross demand. ’This change in buying behaviour will be driven by two factors: rapid commoditisation of the mobile handset with progressively reducing price points, and higher tendency to switch handsets, particularly in the mass-market segment due to the low switching cost’, said Nitin Navish Gupta, Assistant VP, Information, Communication and Technology Practice, Evalueserve.
The dominant replacement market and lower ASP of mobile phones will drive handset manufacturers to improvise and innovate to stay competitive. According to an Evalueserve analysis, Nokia, the largest mobile manufacturer, recorded an approximately 39 percent fall in its ASP between 2005 and 2009. Similarly, Samsung’s ASP for mobile phones declined approximately 33 percent over the same period.
With the declining subscriber additions, the demand for replacement handsets is expected to become the key driver for the mobile market. Evalueserve estimates the share of handset replacement demand to the overall handset demand to increase from 73 percent (1.46 billion) in 2010 to 94 percent (2.43 billion) in 2015. Over the same period, gross handset demand is expected to increase at a CAGR of 5.1 percent from 2 billion in 2010 to 2.58 billion by 2015.
’Manufacturers are likely to churn out handset models faster than before, which will mean they will need to experiment more. Among other factors, the purchase will also depend on how seamlessly people can connect with the social networks and stream content. Also, manufacturers will need to come up with innovative business models to reduce customer acquisition cost and increase consumers’ loyalty to their product and service,' said Gupta.
Evalueserve estimates the global handset demand to rise to approximately 2.58 billion in 2015, with the replacement market accounting for approximately 94 percent of the gross demand. ’This change in buying behaviour will be driven by two factors: rapid commoditisation of the mobile handset with progressively reducing price points, and higher tendency to switch handsets, particularly in the mass-market segment due to the low switching cost’, said Nitin Navish Gupta, Assistant VP, Information, Communication and Technology Practice, Evalueserve.
The dominant replacement market and lower ASP of mobile phones will drive handset manufacturers to improvise and innovate to stay competitive. According to an Evalueserve analysis, Nokia, the largest mobile manufacturer, recorded an approximately 39 percent fall in its ASP between 2005 and 2009. Similarly, Samsung’s ASP for mobile phones declined approximately 33 percent over the same period.
With the declining subscriber additions, the demand for replacement handsets is expected to become the key driver for the mobile market. Evalueserve estimates the share of handset replacement demand to the overall handset demand to increase from 73 percent (1.46 billion) in 2010 to 94 percent (2.43 billion) in 2015. Over the same period, gross handset demand is expected to increase at a CAGR of 5.1 percent from 2 billion in 2010 to 2.58 billion by 2015.
’Manufacturers are likely to churn out handset models faster than before, which will mean they will need to experiment more. Among other factors, the purchase will also depend on how seamlessly people can connect with the social networks and stream content. Also, manufacturers will need to come up with innovative business models to reduce customer acquisition cost and increase consumers’ loyalty to their product and service,' said Gupta.
Motorola Solutions to sharpen focus on channel partner community in APac to accelerate growth
SINGAPORE: The formation of Motorola Solutions after the separation of Motorola earlier this year has enabled the company to further sharpen the focus on its strategic growth priorities.
One of its key initiatives is to align its resources with the intent to further deepen its engagement with its valued channel partner community, strengthen mutually beneficial relationships to position Motorola Solution and its channel eco-system for an even stronger and more profitable business growth.
To share its vision of growth, industry opportunities and plans with its channel partners, Motorola Solutions is holding five channel conferences in various Asia Pacific markets this quarter to directly engage with the nearly 2,000 channel partners including application developers, system integrator and independent software vendors across South East Asia, India, China, Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Themed "Seize the Moment. Begin. Believe. Become", Motorola Solutions is reiterating its commitment to involving its channel partners in every aspect of go-to-market plans and share the benefits of growth into new vertical markets. Motorola Solutions is rolling out its PartnerEmpower program in the Asia Pacific later this year for its channel partners, with an aim to provide resellers and partners with new benefits and growth opportunities and at the end of the day build up a world-class channel community.
One of its key initiatives is to align its resources with the intent to further deepen its engagement with its valued channel partner community, strengthen mutually beneficial relationships to position Motorola Solution and its channel eco-system for an even stronger and more profitable business growth.
To share its vision of growth, industry opportunities and plans with its channel partners, Motorola Solutions is holding five channel conferences in various Asia Pacific markets this quarter to directly engage with the nearly 2,000 channel partners including application developers, system integrator and independent software vendors across South East Asia, India, China, Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Themed "Seize the Moment. Begin. Believe. Become", Motorola Solutions is reiterating its commitment to involving its channel partners in every aspect of go-to-market plans and share the benefits of growth into new vertical markets. Motorola Solutions is rolling out its PartnerEmpower program in the Asia Pacific later this year for its channel partners, with an aim to provide resellers and partners with new benefits and growth opportunities and at the end of the day build up a world-class channel community.
Apac optical network market worth $6.7 billion by 2015
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Ovum forecast the 2011 growth for Optical Components (OC) to be 15 percent and our long-term outlook is for multiple sequential years of double-digit growth.
The demand for higher bandwidth in the network core, in access, and in datacom networks and the demand for network agility are driving growth in this forecast. The CAGR is 16 percent for 2009 through 2015 and the market is forecasted to reach $10.5billion by 2015.
OC is growing significantly faster than ON and faster than all of the other equipment segments. Daryl Inniss, VP and practice leader explains: “This relative performance is not sustainable. Either the OC level will collapse due to excess inventory or the ON level will start to expand, consuming the purchased components. We believe the latter is the most likely scenario for 2011. OC vendors have much better visibility on inventory since 2007. Since then most of the leading OEMs requested that OC suppliers decrease lead times from eight to 12 weeks to four weeks and some requested OC suppliers to hold inventory. The OC suppliers could not recognize revenue until products were pulled from inventory.”
Asia-Pacific became the largest ON region in 2009 and Ovum is projecting Asia-Pacific to retain that lead for the next few years, with $6,679 billion by 2015. China is the largest driver behind the growth in the region. “The ascendency of India from an almost nonexistent market to one now challenging Japan for second place in Asia-Pacific On is worthy of note”, adds Inniss, based in USA. “The key takeaway for the components industry is to continue to strengthen positions in the Asia-Pacific ON food chain, either directly with carriers or with system vendors based or selling in the region.”
The key technology trend from the ON system perspective is the adoption of 40G and 100G. System vendors are working hard to place new technologies in front of carriers, and the carriers in turn have been asking for more cost-effective bandwidth. Non-carrier actors, Google and Facebook, have also been enticing the move to higher and higher capacities. For industry watchers that have been following 40G since the year 2000, the “sudden” and rapid adoption of 40G has been remarkable.
The demand for higher bandwidth in the network core, in access, and in datacom networks and the demand for network agility are driving growth in this forecast. The CAGR is 16 percent for 2009 through 2015 and the market is forecasted to reach $10.5billion by 2015.
OC is growing significantly faster than ON and faster than all of the other equipment segments. Daryl Inniss, VP and practice leader explains: “This relative performance is not sustainable. Either the OC level will collapse due to excess inventory or the ON level will start to expand, consuming the purchased components. We believe the latter is the most likely scenario for 2011. OC vendors have much better visibility on inventory since 2007. Since then most of the leading OEMs requested that OC suppliers decrease lead times from eight to 12 weeks to four weeks and some requested OC suppliers to hold inventory. The OC suppliers could not recognize revenue until products were pulled from inventory.”
Asia-Pacific became the largest ON region in 2009 and Ovum is projecting Asia-Pacific to retain that lead for the next few years, with $6,679 billion by 2015. China is the largest driver behind the growth in the region. “The ascendency of India from an almost nonexistent market to one now challenging Japan for second place in Asia-Pacific On is worthy of note”, adds Inniss, based in USA. “The key takeaway for the components industry is to continue to strengthen positions in the Asia-Pacific ON food chain, either directly with carriers or with system vendors based or selling in the region.”
The key technology trend from the ON system perspective is the adoption of 40G and 100G. System vendors are working hard to place new technologies in front of carriers, and the carriers in turn have been asking for more cost-effective bandwidth. Non-carrier actors, Google and Facebook, have also been enticing the move to higher and higher capacities. For industry watchers that have been following 40G since the year 2000, the “sudden” and rapid adoption of 40G has been remarkable.
Telecoms and tourism offer great potential for social CRM outsourcers
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: The telecoms and travel and tourism industries offer huge potential for CRM (customer relationship management) outsourcers keen to take advantage of the demand for social media services, according to Ovum.
In a new report, the independent technology analyst unveils research that shows that 57 percent of telecoms companies and 54 per cent of travel and tourism companies use social media CRM, offering much promise for outsourcers.
Peter Ryan, Ovum analyst and author of the report, said: “There is certainly demand for social media CRM services that outsourcers can take advantage of, particularly in the travel and tourism and telecoms sectors. However other sectors also offer great potential for CRM outsourcers to grow their revenues.
“According to our survey, the third biggest user of social media CRM is the public sector, with 45 per cent. Coupled with the expected increase in outsourcing in the public sector in regions such as the UK due to huge spending cuts, this could be a strong growth area for outsourcers.”
According to the report, the main social media functions providing a growth opportunity for CRM outsourcers are in the monitoring of social media forums, customer service and business development. And, while Ryan notes that to date Australian take-up of these CRM channels lags marginally behind North America and Western Europe, there are considerable growth possibilities for social media in the contact center environment going forward. This is especially pertinent considering Australia’s long-time association with CRM adoption around emerging technologies.
Ryan continued: “Many enterprises that are looking for social media CRM applications do not have a clear idea of what they actually need and are more concerned with being thought of as a market leader. This provides an excellent opportunity for CRM outsourcers to help their clients define what is needed for their business.
“As well as the opportunity to grow revenues by winning new clients through social media CRM, outsourcers can also re-enforce their relationships with existing clients, by offering them a new service.”
Ryan believes the greatest challenge that CRM outsourcers need to overcome to make a success of offering social media services is the development of a profitable business model. He added: “There is currently much confusion among vendors about how to charge for these services, with many choosing a per time-unit or per transaction model. However, as the market matures, pricing models will need to evolve to ensure the highest possible margins are achieved.”
In a new report, the independent technology analyst unveils research that shows that 57 percent of telecoms companies and 54 per cent of travel and tourism companies use social media CRM, offering much promise for outsourcers.
Peter Ryan, Ovum analyst and author of the report, said: “There is certainly demand for social media CRM services that outsourcers can take advantage of, particularly in the travel and tourism and telecoms sectors. However other sectors also offer great potential for CRM outsourcers to grow their revenues.
“According to our survey, the third biggest user of social media CRM is the public sector, with 45 per cent. Coupled with the expected increase in outsourcing in the public sector in regions such as the UK due to huge spending cuts, this could be a strong growth area for outsourcers.”
According to the report, the main social media functions providing a growth opportunity for CRM outsourcers are in the monitoring of social media forums, customer service and business development. And, while Ryan notes that to date Australian take-up of these CRM channels lags marginally behind North America and Western Europe, there are considerable growth possibilities for social media in the contact center environment going forward. This is especially pertinent considering Australia’s long-time association with CRM adoption around emerging technologies.
Ryan continued: “Many enterprises that are looking for social media CRM applications do not have a clear idea of what they actually need and are more concerned with being thought of as a market leader. This provides an excellent opportunity for CRM outsourcers to help their clients define what is needed for their business.
“As well as the opportunity to grow revenues by winning new clients through social media CRM, outsourcers can also re-enforce their relationships with existing clients, by offering them a new service.”
Ryan believes the greatest challenge that CRM outsourcers need to overcome to make a success of offering social media services is the development of a profitable business model. He added: “There is currently much confusion among vendors about how to charge for these services, with many choosing a per time-unit or per transaction model. However, as the market matures, pricing models will need to evolve to ensure the highest possible margins are achieved.”
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