Telecommunications report

Article Abstract:

Television broadcasters are exploring means to broadcast data over ordinary analog TV signals. WavePhone's TVT1 is a device that allows up to 1.5M-bps of digital data, which is enough throughput to transmit a regular TV signal with compressed video. The system works with decoders stationed at receiver sets to display the additional images, which may be text-, video- or audio-based. One possible application of this technology would allow advertisers to target specific homes instead of broadcasting to a wide area. In the medical arena, communications teams have successfully completed a test of using wireless information technology to route images of 'wounded' soldiers to doctors for remote diagnosis. Office communications may be revolutionized with the advent of Bellcore's 'Electronic Receptionist,' a system that automatically routes phone calls to mobile personnel. The system has an unusual feature: it sends the name of the caller and the message topic so that the called party may decide whether or not to take the call.

Innovations, Wireless LANs, Column, Hospitals, Telecommunications systems, Broadcasting, Product introduction, Telecommunication systems, Hospital information systems, Military, Telecommunications Service, New Technique, Wireless Network

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Bell concerns face big fight to entry in manufacturing

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Regional Bell holding companies (RBHCs) face resistance in their attempts to manufacture telecommunication equipment. Many in the industry, including consumers, competitors and regulatory officials, complain that a new bill allowing RBHCs to manufacture telecommunication equipment will raise many new antitrust concerns. The new bill, which is currently in a US Senate antitrust panel, does not give regulators any new resources for enforcing the antitrust laws against the expected abuses. Some industry observers note that permitting RBHCs to manufacture telecommunication equipment will inhibit competition and create higher telephone charges for consumers.

Communications Equipment, Product information, Telephone companies, Telecommunications equipment industry, Manufacturing, Business planning, Regional Bell Operating Companies, column, Telephone Company, Antitrust Laws, Market Entry, Bell Regional Holding Companies

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