Covered Topics

Telecom Pragmatics analyzes various wireline subjects including 40G, 100G, coaxial cable, CMTS, copper lines, dispersion compensation, DSL, FTTH, optical chips, optical fiber, optical modules/subsystems, PICs, PBT, ROADMs, and synchronization.


Gerson Lehrman Group News has published over 400 articles submitted by Telecom Pragmatics -- based on many of these topics. GLG also recognizes Sam Greenholtz’s leading expertise in a lot of subjects including: asset management software, backhaul, broadband over powerline, cable service, carrier edge (access) equipment, CLEC markets, collocation and data centers, FTTX business trends, handset software, IPTV, load balancing and traffic management, network security, spectrum auction, telecom software, VoIP, WAN and LAN Equipment, WiMAX, and several other issues.


In the wireless space, we tackle numerous matters including 4G, backhaul, EVDO, femtocells, handsets, iDEN, IMS, local number portability, LTE, media gateways, microwave radio, MVNOs, picocells, satellite TV, soft switches, and WiFi.

In addition, we cover all of the major sectors in public networks: access, metro, long haul, and undersea. In the enterprise space, we study routers, Ethernet switches, IP PBX, data cabling, point of sale transactions, and CRM.

Just some of the other areas we have engaged with our clients include billing systems, CDN, connectors, Docsis 3.0, DPI, email archiving, enclosures, fiber to MDUs, GPON, IPTV, MPEG4, MPLS, net neutrality, NPAC, order entry, OSS, power supplies, SBCs, set-top boxes, SIP, SS7, switched digital, and towers.

Companies we track include ADC, Adtran, ADVA, AT&T, American Tower, Aktino, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, British Telecom, Cablevision, Cedar Point, Charter, Ciena, Cisco Systems, Clearwire, Comcast, CommScope, Corning, Deutsche Telekom, Dycom, EchoStar, Embarq, Ericsson, FairPoint, FiberTower, Fujitsu, Genband, Google, Hawaiian Telcom, Hitachi Data, Huawei, Infinera, JDSU, Joost, Level 3, MegaSys, Motorola, NEC, NeuStar, Nortel, Opnext, Picocell, Qwest, Rivulet, Sandvine, Sonus, Sprint, Starent, Synchronoss, Telcordia, Telkonet, Tellabs, Time Warner, TW Telecom, Verizon, Vodafone, Vyyo, XO, and Yahoo.

Telecom Pragmatics also addresses the government/municipal telecom market – another sector where we have numerous contacts. We also do extensive work on FCC and PUC regulations as well as on spectrum auctions.
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