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Features some companies that demand value-added Internet Protocol services from traditional telecommunication carriers. CyberMedica Inc.; Clareon Corp.; Beechmont Motors Inc. INSET: Carriers Position Themselves As all-In-One Providers.

The article focuses on the adoption of the receive, read, and response (3Rs) framework in the communication delivery platform in India. It notes that collaboration between the stakeholders and the government to adopt 3R framework is needed to channelize and bring in change as the control of information delivery system. It explains that a cloud for hosting, customizing, and managing the content should be created for better delivery and use of the information which is the concept of 3Rs.

Predicts developments in communication systems via electronic data interchange (EDI) for 1999. Transition of value-added networks (VAN) from a transmission-method orientation to a service orientation; Emergence of pilot programs; New international standards; Change in the role of VAN; Global expansion of EDI; Increase in demand for real-time systems; Trading partnerships. INSET: Demo will test object-oriented EDT standards.

The article offers information on the advantages of femtocell, telecommunication equipment. It informs about femtocell that provides several advantages in telecommunication which includes enhancement in mobile broadband for faster connectivity and delivers value-added services like virtual home phone numbers and media file sharing

The article focuses on the impact of user-generated content on the telecommunications industry. Harnessing the power of user-generated content will serve as an essential new revenue stream and it will provide a missing link to the premium sale content and other value-added services. Meanwhile, the mobile user-generated content was an essential link to the sale of premium content that is found on the portal carrier. However, wireless carrier has a window opportunity that will exploit the user-generated content.

The article presents information on value-added networks (VANs). It states that VANs are communications networks supplied and managed by third-party companies that facilitate electronic data interchange, Web services and transaction delivery by providing extra networking services. VANs were deployed to help trading and supply chain partners automate many business-to-business communications and thereby reduce the number of paper transfers needed, cut costs and speed up a wide range of tasks and processes, from inventory and order management to payment. A VAN is created when a network provider leases communications lines from a common carrier, such as a telephone company, enhances them by adding services and improvements that facilitate business-to-business application integration and then resells the network connection and services to others for a fee. In the 1980s, VANs emerged as a way to connect supply chain participants. They offered store-and-forward mailboxes that provided protocol conversion, security and guaranteed delivery. INSETS: EDI Basics;WHERE'S THE VALUE?.