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Topic-related Hype Cycles:
Hype Cycle for Telecommunications, 2005
12 July 2005
Telecom carriers face new competitive threats with the convergence of media. They need to examine technologies and services to enable differentiated services and distribution channels to generate additional revenue.
Hype Cycle for Networking and Communications, 2005
12 July 2005
As confidence returns to the communications and networking sector, greater investment by vendors for product differentiation is resulting in new and accelerated technology advancements. Understanding where technologies are in their maturity cycle will enable businesses to make informed decisions.
Hype Cycle for Enterprise Speech Technologies, 2005
24 June 2005
These technologies have proven effective in big call centers for things like call routing and ticketing. But to be used widely for many other functions, they must be made simpler and cheaper to build, deploy and maintain.
Hype Cycle for Wireless Networking, 2005
29 June 2005
Wireless technologies are maturing. Over the past year, third-generation cellular technologies and radio frequency ID tags made the biggest moves along the Hype Cycle, but they remain far from the Plateau of Productivity.
Hype Cycle for Wireless Hardware, Software and Services, 2005
15 June 2005
This year's Hype Cycle reflects the fact that development of new software and services is outpacing that of hardware. Eventually, as software and application platforms gain in importance, hardware will become a commodity.
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