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Global-i Thoughts on the Emerging Datacom & Cloud Services

2011-10-21T16:05:00.001-04:00

Once again the super-charged world of Data Services saw some light at a TelecomHub's "Data Demands: Making a Strong Comeback" event last week.

The details of this event hosted by TelecomHub in Tysons Corner, Virginia is pasted below. By the way Global-i Consulting is now a participative member at this prestigious Industry Group. Check us out on their list of Participating Members by visiting their site at
http://www.telecomhub.org/participants.aspx?tab=participants

Global-i is committed via our Consulting Practice & Services in the Data Solutions space. As we know IP Trunking is gaining more and more momentum every day, so are other hot areas of Data Communications such as MPLS, Data Center Services, Backhaul, Enterprise Clouds, Government Clouds and Clouds in all emerging areas - Telephony Clouds, Video Clouds, Mobile Clouds, Storage Clouds and more. New competitors are getting active by offering SIP Trunking, VoIP Providers, Video Over IP Providers and more.

We see seven areas of focus as these technologies quickly shake out in the near term:

1. Virtualization impacting Computing Models and Costs

2. How to leverage New Data & Cloud Technologies, Datacenters

3. What applications can be virtualized

4. How to create smarter and more efficient Networks - Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Campus Networks, WANs, MANs, Global Networks, Distance Learning, Higher Education Networks, Smart Grids, etc

5. Best-fit Data and Cloud Vendors

6. Roadmap for Emerging Data & Cloud Services

7. How to plan, acquire and deploy all this

At this early stage of New Data & Cloud Services development and deployment we encourage Vendors and Customers (OEMs, Telcos, Cable MSOs, Wireless Carriers, Enterprise, Vertical and Government Customers) to conduct Service Prototyping and Proof-of-Concept (Customer Trials) deployments.

Reach us at datasolutions@globaliconsulting.com for more info on how we can help. For more info visit our site at
http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Global-i's Thoughts & Consulting Services on M2M: The World of Connected Devices

2011-09-30T12:01:00.000-04:00

It was interesting to hear the evolving perspectives on M2M or Machine-to-Machine at a TelecomHub event on this topic last week.

The details of this event hosted by TelecomHub in Tysons Corner, Virginia is pasted below. By the way Global-i Consulting is now a participative member at this prestigious Industry Group. Check us out on their list of Participating Members by visiting their site at http://www.telecomhub.org/participants.aspx?tab=participants

Global-i is heavily committed via our Consulting Practice & Services in the evolving M2M space. Just as Ericsson's CEO Hans Vestberg we also believe that M2M will move the vendor community into new markets and outstrip growth in its traditional areas. M2M is huge as we also see it! Wireless Carriers and all other Carriers will see a traffic surge along with new application revenues in conjunction with Energy and Utilities Providers, Enterprise companies, Vertical Market companies, Government agencies and individual Consumers.

We see four areas of focus as this technology quickly shakes out in the near term:

1. Smart-Grid, Smart-Metering and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) related to Utilities & Energy Service Provider Side
2. M2M Applications on the Enterprise, Government/Municipal Services and Vertical Markets Side
3. The 2nd area above leading into Mobile Clouds (Private and Hybrid Clouds) for Enterprise and Vertical Market Platforms & Applications Ecosystem including Development, Hosting and Management (including Cloud Billing)
4. M2M Applications on the Consumer Side with high penetration of Home Automation and Related Application areas such as (M2M on Automobiles and more)

At this early stage of M2M development and deployment we encourage Vendors (M2M Infrastructure, Chipset/Sim Cards, Devices, Meters and Platform/Applications) to conduct Application Prototyping and Proof-of-Concept (Customer Trials) deployments.

Reach us at m2mpractice@globaliconsulting.com for more info on how we can help. For more info visit our site at http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Global-i Consulting Opens a Key Office in UAE

2011-09-23T14:17:00.001-04:00

Global-i has yet again created presence in another global location (this time in the prosperous UAE region)!

As discussions and interactions with Telecom, Satcom and related clients has significantly increased over the last several quarters in the UAE region, Global-i has felt and met the need of having a physical presence in the region. I'm happy to report that our newly win customers are quite excited already on this announcement.

Accordingly, after much careful screening we selected Dubai as our UAE location. Dubai is an international city and hub of diverse clientbase in this region. We are happy to have presence there now to not only meet the needs of new clients in this region, but utilize our presence here to operate our delivery center for clients region-wide.

Communications Service Providers (CSPs) be them providers of Satellite Communications, Wireless Communications, Wireline Communications, Internet Services or large/mid Enterprises and Public-Sector clients, we are now in Dubai to meet your needs.

Global-i Dubai Office Contact Info is below:

Dubai: Sales Office and Global-i Delivery Center

Level 41, Emirates Tower

Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai 72127 U.A.E.

Phone: +001-703-574-2917 (Call our Main Office in Herndon, Virginia, USA for reaching our Dubai office)

Email: uaeoffice@globaliconsulting.com

Website: www.globaliconsulting.com

Feel free to connect with us to have a face to face introductory meeting. We will shake our hands with your team and conduct a Corporate Presentation and discuss our Capabilities and discover your needs/challenges across all our Consulting and Outsourcing Services in detail.

For further info on our Dubai Office Opening announcement, please also visit our Press Release on the web by clicking here.

Global-i M&A Practice - a "Real-Value" for Clients going through Complex M&A Integration in the Telecom & IT Industry

2011-08-12T15:43:00.001-04:00

Finally, we got our act together and launched the Global-i M&A Practice for Telecom, Wireless, Cable, Satcom, IT and all other clients in related industries. As M&A activity intensified we wanted to hurry up and offer Merging clients the opportunity to have a vendor in the Domain-based Consulting and Outsourcing Services space to offer M&A led integration activities.

We have taken a complete 360 approach (click here for Newly Launched M&A Practice Website) at how the Merged Entities can implement M&A-based Full-Lifecycle Solutions for their business, consumer and wholesale customers and position them stronger for Post-Merger Objectives.

We are here to help CSPs (Telcos, Wireless SPs, Cable SPs, Satcom SPs and all other SPs), SIs, MSPs, OEMs, ODMs, ISVs, Enterprise (including all vertical and government) clients.

Comprehensive and efficient planning, development and deployment strategies and implementation teams are the focus on what needs to be on the desk of the Technology Industry Executives and how they can capitalize on quickly facilitating:

Strategy Integration
Product & Service Integration
Brand Integration
Market & Channel Integration
Operations & IT Integration
Partner & Vendor Integration
Program & Project Management
Organizational Integration

As the industry prepares for 2011 and beyond and the competition intensifies, we would like to ensure Service Providers, OEMs, Enterprise and other entities going through a Merger & Acquisition Integration have us at their disposal. At this critical time of the year we would like to encourage clients to utilize us as part of their resource base for Consulting, Contracting and Outsourcing Services across the Full-Lifecycle via Global's:

Strategy Services
Architecture and Design Services
Product Development
Service Introductions and Go-to-Market Services
Market Development and Market Expansion Services
Integration/Deployment/ Implementation Services
Engineering Services
Program and Project Management Services
Business Transformation/Change Management/Organizational Development Services
Growth Services & Channel Partner Services and more

To initiate a discussion on how we can help your merging business succeed, request a meeting with us by:

Sending us an email at MergerPractice@globaliconsulting.com
or
Call our main office in Herndon, Virginia, USA at 703-574-2917 for US/Global clients and 1-888-931-1117 Toll-Free number for US clients

Visit our Practice Launch on the Web at http://conta.cc/pHH0OR

For more info, visit http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Promoting Investment & Innovation in Smart Grid

2011-06-24T13:01:00.003-04:00

It was exciting to hear all the ideas and developments in the Smart Grid arena at the Breakfast Briefing on Promoting Investment & Innovation in Smart Grid, hosted by US Telecom in Washington DC on June 21st.

The panel was informative in terms of what are the key issues facing the Smart Grid technology and industry in general and what are some of the successes and setbacks. Seems like a few good opportunities have surfaced and made successful strides ahead. Here is how the panel saw the key issues at the event:

What is the significance of recently announced national energy initiatives, including those from the White House, and how will they impact investments and innovation?
How has the environment for industry investment changed in the past year or two and what factors account for such changes?
What is the general level of understanding among consumers of the Smart Grid or home energy management value proposition?
How should issues around privacy and third-party access be resolved and what are the implications of delay or balkanized rules?
What are the synergies that exist or will exist to drive further collaboration between utilities and broadband service providers?
What are the biggest risks to realizing the benefits of Smart Grid development and what can key stakeholders do to mitigate those risks?

It was clear from the panel that the Smart Grid industry has a long ways to go, although the technologies and applications are quite well demonstrated around the industry now. The Utility and Energy sector certainly sees high value for this development for their customers and all stakeholders, however they need better value propositioning to make the investment appealing among all other capex and opex investments. On the Telecom side, the Telcos, Wireless, Broadband and all other Service Providers/Carriers and OEMs (Vendors) are also excited to be part of this new opportunity, partnering closely with the Utilities and Energy providers but they need to see the value propositions convert into real gains via deployments and in turn the return on investment to become more appealing with time.
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The Smart-Grid will be an area where Global-i Consulting (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/) looks forward to strongly contributing to in the areas of development, deployment and overall thought-leadership in this evolving industry. We are excited about Smart-Metering, Home Management System, Renewable Energies, Clean and Green Technologies, Cloud Computing, Hosted Communications, Broadband Solutions, M2M and many more emerging consulting areas where the Utilities/Energy sectors will work hand in hand with the Telcom/Wireless/Broadband sectors.
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Contact Global-i at smartgrids@globaliconsulting.com for discussing our services and solutions under this Consulting Practice area and visit our Practice site by clicking here.

Featured Global-i Consulting & Contracting Services & Solutions Across Telecom, Wireless, Cloud & IT

2011-02-25T15:11:00.002-05:00

We are offering our Consulting and Contracting Services and Solutions in most Communications & Related areas for CSPs, MSPs, SIs, OEMs, ODMs, ISVs, Enterprise, Vertical Markets and Government Clients in the US.

See below for our Featured Solutions List and visit them by clicking the associated Weblinks.

(Featured Solution) - A Consulting Approach to OSS-BSS Investments (Read newscast)

(Featured Solution) - Develop & Launch Successfully a Managed Infrastructure & Network Services Business (Read newscast)

Featured Case Studies: Global-i Project Highlights and Testimonials (Read Newscast)

(Featured Solution) - Successful Implementations of 4G Wireless Deployment Projects - Featured Solution (Read Newscast)

(Featured Solution) - Opportunities & Positioning for Wireline and IP Service Providers - Featured Solution (Read Newscast)

(Featured Solution) - Evolve into a Cloud-based Service Provider using Global-i Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications Services Consulting Practice (Read Newscast)

(Featured Solution) - Telecom/IT Client 2011 Needs Assessment - Client Survey (Read Newscast)

(Featured Solution) - Global-i Telecommunications Wholesale Services Practice Launched

(Featured Solution) - Global-i Product Lifecycle Management Services Practice Launched

(Featured Solution) - Practice and Site Launched: Global-i Satellite Communications Practice Launched

(Featured Solution) - Practice and Site Launched: Global-i Channel Partner Practice Launched

(Featured Solution) - Global-i Consulting Services & Networx Solutions Launched to Support US Government's Networx Program to Upgrade Network Infrastructure across Federal Agencies

(Featured Solution) - Global-i Launches Global-i Lab and Innovation Services and Opens Delivery Center in Dallas, Texas for Communications and IT Clients

(Featured Solution) - Global-i Launches Gi GTM Suite of Go-To-Market Services

(Featured Solution) - Global-i Launches Gi ProductDevelopment Suite of Product Development and Management Services

(Featured Solution) - Global-i Launches Gi PMO Suite of Program and Project Management Services

Contact the appropriate Global-i Contacts in the Solution and Service areas of interest to you. You can also contact us directly at:

sales@globaliconsulting.com or call 1-888-931-1117 (US) and 703-574-2917 (US/Global)

Telecom/IT/Staffing/All Consultants - Make the most of your Revenue Generating Opportunities via the Global-i ValueOne Channel Program

2011-02-16T10:46:00.026-05:00

Who is the Opportunity for?
IT Consultants and all other Consulting/Related Companies who provide, sell, partner, collaborate with Telecom/IT/Related clients for functional services (Staffing, Recruiting, IT, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, Regulatory, Business Development, Sales, Operations, Engineering, etc)

What is the Opportunity?
Earn Strong Revenue and Income going forward by Referring/Selling our Services to your existing and prospective clients

How can Partners Jump in on this Opportunity?
Become a Registered Channel Partner for Global-i ValueOne Channel Program by Viewing the Details and Signing up here (Click here)

Program Details are below once again:

Global-i ValueOne™ Channel Partner Program .

Global-i is now offering our Global-i ValueOne Channel Partner Program to Telecommunications and IT Consultants, Engineering Companies, Software Development Companies, Systems Integration Companies, Finance Companies and all other Channel and Business Partners to combine with us and gain highly from our partner program.

Backed by our innovative Consulting and Professional Services and Top-notch Reputation, your synergistic selling techniques and grow revenue all-around mentality will afford Global-i Channel Partners a launching pad as they excel and reap the benefits of our smart-work and common industry strengths. Global-i is the leader in Full-Lifecycle and Implementation Consulting Services for Converged Communications and Information-Communications Technologies (ICT) Sector. Our Services and Solutions Suite provides end-to-end solutions for OEMs, Service Providers, Enterprise, Vertical Market and Government Customers in the United States and worldwide. Our Methodologies-based Solutions, Client offices and Global-i Delivery-Center based facilities provides intelligent ways for Telecom/IT/SmartGrid/Utilities/Related clients to make the most of our business transformation, strategy and lifecycle management, news products development, product and service launches, marketing services, engineering and trials, network services management, IT Management services, IT service assurance, program management, vendor management, partner management, infrastructure and systems deployment, pre-sales and post sales implementation of Telecom & IT Infrastructure, Networks, Products, Services and Systems. Global-i provides a single framework that intelligently connects every initiative with Capex, Opex and ROI goals achievements. Through strategic collaboration and integrated partner solutions, Global-i provides its clients with industry leading business value, operational flexibility and strategic advantage. We attract and retain the best and brightest workforce for our clients by investing in the tools and environment to help them achieve client goals optimally. We promote a team environment that encourages individual thinking and leadership. Here, everybody counts.

We are providing an opportunity for partnering with us to bring your lost opportunities and turn them into revenue and income generating streams.

Partner Program Candidate Profile:

.• Individual Consultants who want to make additional income aside from working directly or indirectly for the clients they work for and can bring and/or other clients they can bring

• Engineering & IT Companies who would like to fill their gaps by providing a much broader portfolio of consulting and contracting services and retain their clients and grow new clients

• Other Consulting Companies (Management, Finance, Operations, Accounting, Regulatory and Other) who would like to fill their gaps by providing a much broader portfolio of consulting and contracting services and retain their clients and grow new clients

• Staffing, Recruiting and Professional Companies who would like to fill their gaps by offering consulting services and retain their clients and develop new clients wanting consulting services

Partner Program Highlights:

• End-to-End Contracting and Consulting Services available to Channel Partners

• Value-Driven, Full-Lifecycle & Implementation Consulting Services that assist Telecom/IT clients (Fortune 1000 and mid-size companies) to perform all cross-functional work as consulting projects delivered via Global-i Consulting Resources and/or Global-i Contracting Resources (Billed Consultants and Contractors)

• Tailored to Meet the Needs of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Clients - included are Telecom/IT OEMs, Service Providers, Systems Integraors, Enterprise, Vertical Markets and Government clients

• High-Value & Flexible Partner Program Fitting your Income Generating Goals

• Dedicated Global-i Point of Contact for Managing your Program

Partner Program Benefits for your Potential End-Clients being offered Global-i Services:

• Improves Clients' Product and Service Development & Management Capabilities - Multiple services available to improve product & service development and management capabilities

• Boost Clients' Product, Service and Systems Deployment & Implementation Initiatives - Multiple services available to boost product, service, infrastructure and systems deployment and implementation initiatives

• Focused on Telecommunications & IT - Our services and solutions are focused across the entire Converging Communications & IT Technologies space

• Partner and Position for Success - As we are a full service solutions provider we can fit your potential end-clients' into our standard or customized services and position them for success

• Evolving Best-of-Breed Services and Support - Global- i is constantly evolving our best-of -breed services and support to fit your and your end clients' evolving needs and market opportunities

How the Program Works?

Registration Process

1. Review our Contracting and Consulting Services, Solutions and Practices. (click here for our Corporate Presentation PDF)

2. Review our Partnership Tiers and evaluate your potential. We offer 3 Partnership levels as showing below.

Partnership Tier Qualifier Applicable Services Project Size (USD) Applicable Market (Applicable End-clients) Partner Compensation

ValueOne Platinum
7+ Closed Contracts Per Year All Global-i Contracting and Consulting Services $200,000 and more Fixed Fee Projects and/or more than $25,000 Monthly Billing Projects US Clients (Nationwide) and US Companies Sourcing for Non-US Markets 40% of total invoice value paid to partner on all invoices paid by client(s)

ValueOne Gold
4 to 6 Closed Contracts Per Year All Global-i Contracting and Consulting Services $100,000 to $199,999 Fixed Fee Projects and/or at least $20,000 Monthly Billing Projects US Clients (Nationwide) and US Companies Sourcing for Non-US Markets 35% of total invoice value paid to partner on all invoices paid by client(s)

ValueOne Silver
1 to 3 Closed Contracts Per Year All Global-i Contracting and Consulting Services $25,000 to $99,999 Fixed Fee Projects and/or at least $15,000 Monthly Billing Projects US Clients (Nationwide) and US Companies Sourcing for Non-US Markets 30% of total invoice value paid to partner on all invoices paid by client(s)

3. Complete and Send in our Partner Application (click here to download file - Global-i ValueOne Partner Program Application)

4. Wait for 2 Business Days to hear back from us on becoming a Registered Global-i ValueOne Channel Partner

For Additional Information or to Check on Status of your Sent Application Send an email to GiValueOne@globaliconsulting.com or call 1-888-931-1117

Survey: What critical technologies (Telecom/IT) are on your development/rollout/implementation list this year?

2011-01-03T14:56:00.001-05:00

Survey: What critical technologies (Telecom/IT) are on your development/rollout/implementation list this year?

Check http://www.globaliconsulting.com/ for types of emerging and new technologies we are helping clients assess, plan, develop, deliver, deploy and manage.

If consulting/professional services resources are need relating to these types of needs, then complete and send the 2011 Telecom/IT Client Needs Web form by visiting http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id201.html, so we may be able to help meeting your needs.

We are actively discussing with clients needing these services in the US (nationwide), across most Telecom/IT sectors including Wireless, Wireline, IP, Broadband, Cable MSO, Satellite, Internet, Enterprise Communications, Public Sector Communications Solutions, Hosted Services, Managed Network and Infrastructure Services, OSS-BSS, IT Services, Devices, Semi-Conductor and more.

Contact Info:

Dave Roy
Global-i Consulting
info@globaliconsulting.com
703-574-2917
http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Survey: Is it critical for Telecom/IT clients in 2011 to initiate projects relating to new product development, service launch, market expansion, IT infrastructure upgrade, etc via outsourced consulting resources?

2010-12-21T10:32:00.001-05:00

Is it critical for Telecom/IT clients in 2011 to initiate projects relating to new product development, service launch, market expansion, IT infrastructure upgrade, etc via outsourced consulting resources?

Check http://www.globaliconsulting.com/ for types of services clients may need to develop, deliver, deploy and manage the above kinds of objectives.

If consulting/professional services resources are need relating to these types of needs, then complete and send the 2011 Telecom/IT Client Needs Web form by visiting http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id201.html , so we may be able to help meeting your needs.

We are actively discussing with clients needing these services in the US (nationwide), across most Telecom/IT sectors including Wireless, Wireline, IP, Broadband, Cable MSO, Satellite, Internet, Enterprise Communications, Public Sector Communications Solutions, Hosted Services, Managed Network and Infrastructure Services, OSS-BSS, IT Services, Devices, Semi-Conductor and more.

Contact Info:

Dave Roy

Global-i Consulting

info@globaliconsulting.com

703-574-2917
http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Featured Solution - Opportunities/Positioning for Wireline & IP Service Providers

2010-12-14T12:43:00.000-05:00

Featured Solution - Opportunities/Positioning for Wireline & IP Service Providers. Details below:

Go to Solution Newscast - Click here or http://conta.cc/feXWsa

Go directly to the Solution PDF - Click here

So, we can help you conduct your 2011 planning and execution better, send us your details pertaining to the below areas of your needs where we can provide our Consulting and Contracting Services and Solutions, by completing and submitting the 2011 Needs Web Form in the below email link -

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Client-2011-Needs-Survey-from-Global-i--Inc-.html?soid=1103420701590&aid=6WL9t3dFxOg

or directly go to our Web Form if you have difficulties with the above email link -

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id201.html

or if you prefer request a meeting by just sending us an email at -

2011clientneeds@globaliconsulting.com

Relevant for Technology Executives in Telecom, Wireless, IT, etc operating as a Service Provider, OEM, Enterprise and Public Sector; who are entasked to plan their intitiatives for 2011 around -

Evaluation of new markets, technologies and systems

Creation of prototypes, pilots and Proof-of-Concepts

Development and launch of new products, services, infrastructure, platform and applications

Market Expansion of new and existing services

Reposition and Sustain existing offerings

Implemention of new and major upgrades of systems and infrastructure

Improvement of operational excellence from existing services and systems

Creation of best-of-breed customers and partners (Technology Partnerships, Alliances, etc)

Industry Focus

Telecommunications, Wireline, Broadband

Wireless

Satellite

Cable MSOs

Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

Systems Integrators

Internet Service Providers

Content Providers/E-Commerce

Media

Entertainment

IT/Software/OSS/BSS

SAAS (Software as a Service), (IAAS) Infrastructure as a Service, (PAAS) Platform as a Service, (CAAS) Communications as a Service

Cloud Computing

Semi-Conductors

Hardware/Infrastructure

To learn more about our Consulting and Contracting Services, Solutions and Practices visit us at http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Global-i will be at TelecomHub's (Communications Combine Holiday Mixer) event on December 13th at 5:30 PM in Tyson's Corner, VA

2010-12-13T13:39:00.001-05:00

Global-i Team including Dave Roy (Founder and President) looks forward to meeting with clients (both existing and new) and all business colleagues we have served and built strong relationships with this year and in the years past, at Telecomhub’s (Communications Combine Holiday Mixer) event today (December 13th) at 5:30 PM in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia. We look forward to shaking hands and initiating discussions on prospective projects (Wireline, Wireless, IP/Broadband, Cable, Satcom, IT, etc) as clients prepare for 2011.

For information on this event, visit the below link:
http://www.telecomhub.org/pages/event_info.jsp?eventID=294

Once again, if we miss you please make sure to find us at our Corporate Website http://www.globaliconsulting.com/ or directly contact us at the below contact information:

Phone: 703-574-2917, 1-888-931-1117

Email: 2011clientneeds@globaliconsulting.com

Cheers!
Global-i Team

(On Popular Demand - Previously launched) Global-i© Launches Global-i Lab™ Innovation Services and Opens Delivery Center in Dallas, Texas for Communications and IT Clients

2010-12-08T16:41:00.001-05:00

Global-i© Launches Global-i Lab™ Innovation Services and Opens Delivery Center in Dallas, Texas for Communications and IT Clients

Global-i, Inc. (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/), a provider of technology-management consulting and project-based outsourcing services to the Communications & IT industry, announced today that it is launching its Global-i LAB™ Suite of Innovation Services and opening its Delivery Center in Dallas, Texas for meeting Next-Generation Products and Services innovation and consulting needs in the areas of Telecommunications, IT and related Technologies infrastructure, applications, devices, chipsets and systems.

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Global-i, Inc. (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/ ), a provider of technology-management consulting and project-based outsourcing services to the Communications & IT industry, announced today that it is launching its Global-i Lab™ Suite of Innovation Services and opening its Delivery Center in Dallas, Texas for meeting Next-Generation Products and Services innovation and consulting needs in the areas of Telecommunications, IT and related Technologies infrastructure, applications, devices, chipsets and systems .

The services will especially benefit Communications and IT OEM clients wanting to plug their current/upcoming plans of their next-generation offerings and the subsequent roadmaps into those of communications service providers, systems integrators, enterprise and government clients. The company will provide the services via its three service categories: Opportunity Lab, Vendor Lab and Partner Lab. Utilizing the Opportunity Lab services OEM clients can get domain-based execution via detailed drill down of the discovery, innovation and concept phases including Customer and Revenue Opportunity Identification and Analysis. Global-i will offer its full portfolio of Lifecycle and Implementation consulting and outsourcing services as a follow up to the Global-i Lab™ services.

According to Dave Roy (Global-i Founder and President), Global-i Lab™ Suite of Services offer Communications and IT clients the ability to identify, analyze, plan and execute customer opportunities fitting their capabilities set and aligning with their delivery objectives.

The Global-i Lab™ Suite of Services utilize Global-i Methodologies™ highlighted by intelligent-innovation methodologies leading to insightful understanding of the technology marketplace and evolving market directions. The Lab's primary focus areas today are: Wireless Carrier Infrastructure Technologies including WiMax, WiFi, FMC, Mobile Internet and LTE; Wireline Carrier Infrastructure Technologies including VoIP, IP Trunking, Hosted Services, FTTx and MPLS; Satellite Carrier Technologies; Cable MSO Technologies; Enterprise Technologies including IP Telephony, Contact Centers, Enterprise VoIP, Enterprise UC, Enterprise Networking, Enterprise Video, Enterprise Collaboration; Handset and Devices Technologies including Smartphones, WiMax Handsets, FMC-Dual Mode Handsets, LTE Handsets; Software Applications including Location-Based Services, Directory Services, Messaging, SAAS, Social Media, Mobile UC, Mobile TV, IPTV, App Store environments and; IT Services including O/BSS, Data Center, and many more.

"For a free Whitepaper on How Global-i Lab™ Services Positively Impacts Product Planning, Roadmapping and Revenue Potential Metrics, click on the following URL or paste this URL in your browser (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id40.html )"

To discuss further please call Global-i Lab Practice Management Team at 1-888-931-1117, 703-574-2917 or send an email to us at gilabsinfo@globaliconsulting.com .

About Global-i, Inc.

Global-i, Inc. is a provider of strategic business and technology subject-matter consulting and managed outsourcing/contracting services to the Converged Communications & IT industry. Global-i has subject matter expertise in the Converged Communications and IT industry and is focused on serving the needs of Telecommunications, Wireless, Cable MSOs, Satellite, Software, IT, Systems Integration, Internet, Media and Entertainment companies. Global-i is headquartered in Northern Virginia (technology hot bed in the Washington D.C. metro area in the U.S.) and provides services to Commercial and Government Clients across the U.S. and globally.

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Contact

Global-i, Inc.

Practice Management Team

1-888-931-1117, 703-574-2917

Practice Team Email Contact: gilabsinfo@globaliconsulting.com

Practice Website: http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id159.html

Company Website: http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Prospective Clients (in Telecom, Wireless, etc) conducting 2011 Planning

2010-12-06T08:50:00.002-05:00

So, we can help you conduct your 2011 planning and execution better, send us your details pertaining to the below areas of your needs where we can provide our Consulting and Contracting Services and Solutions, by completing and submitting the 2011 Needs Web Form in the below email link -

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Client-2011-Needs-Survey-from-Global-i--Inc-.html?soid=1103420701590&aid=6WL9t3dFxOg

or directly go to our Web Form if you have difficulties with the above email link -

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id201.html

or if you prefer just send us an email at -

2011clientneeds@globaliconsulting.com

Relevant for Technology Executives in Telecom, Wireless, IT, etc operating as a Service Provider, OEM, Enterprise and Public Sector; who are entasked to plan their intitiatives for 2011 around -

Evaluation of new markets, technologies and systems
Creation of prototypes, pilots and Proof-of-Concepts
Development and launch of new products, services, infrastructure, platform and applications
Market Expansion of new and existing services
Reposition and Sustain existing offerings
Implemention of new and major upgrades of systems and infrastructure
Improvement of operational excellence from existing services and systems
Creation of best-of-breed customers and partners (Technology Partnerships, Alliances, etc)

Industry Focus

Telecommunications, Wireline, Broadband
Wireless
Satellite
Cable MSOs
Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
Systems Integrators
Internet Service Providers
Content Providers/E-Commerce
Media
Entertainment
IT/Software/OSS/BSS
SAAS (Software as a Service), (IAAS) Infrastructure as a Service, (PAAS) Platform as a Service, (CAAS) Communications as a Service
Cloud Computing
Semi-Conductors
Hardware/Infrastructure

To learn more about our Consulting and Contracting Services, Solutions and Practices visit us at http://www.globaliconsulting.com/

Global-i will be available at Astricon 2010 to discuss our Consulting Solutions for Asterisk Platform

2010-10-27T09:54:00.000-04:00

#astricon Global-i will be available at AstriCon 2010 to discuss our Asterisk PBX and Telephony Platform-based Consulting Solutions and Services for Service Providers and OEMs. Send an email to Asterisk@globaliconsulting.com to schedule a meeting in advance.

Global-i will be available at 4G World to discuss our 4G Consulting Solutions

2010-10-20T10:16:00.000-04:00

#4GW10 Global-i will be available at 4G World to discuss our 4G Consulting Solutions. Send an email to 4gworld10@globaliconsulting.com to schedule a meeting in advance.

Global-i Consulting will be attending Interop New York 2010

2010-10-18T23:27:00.000-04:00

Global-i Consulting will be discussing our full-range of Next-Gen Telecom Consulting Services and Solutions for Service Providers, OEMs, Enterprise and Government customers at Interop New York 2010. To schedule a meeting in advance send an email to interopny10@globaliconsulting.com

Global-i Offices Established as Client Interaction Centers

2010-10-15T14:16:00.003-04:00

As Global-i Consulting establishes presence in additional key markets, we would like to encourage prospective clients to make the most of our new and existing office locations. The offices are truly our "Client Interaction Centers" more than anything else. By that we mean not just a venue for Client Presentations, Meetings, etc but a complete Interaction venue to allow end-to-end interactions with prospects. In addition to holding conference calls and online meetings to virtually accomplish most interactions for prospects no matter where they and we are nationally and globally, we hope to utilize these venues to hold face to face meetings with our prospects in order to conduct on-demand of our prospective and existing clients' focused sessions to accomplish Discovery Sessions, Proposal Presentations, Contract Development, Project Kickoffs, Delivery Meetings, Client Satisfaction Meetings and most certainly Contract Signing/Executions. These venues are more than anything our virtual offices that can be quickly reserved for meetings in a conference room type setup and getting to know kind of events for local clients as well as clients in the near-by vicinity traveling to meet with us at these locations. Also, if need be we can house our project teams with certain amount of flexibility at these locations as standalone Global-i team(s) and/or in conjunction with Global-i team(s) directly engaged at client location(s) and operating standalone from other Global-i locations (Delivery Centers).

Global-i will expand our presence further as we determine key markets to establish additional virtual presence as well as hard infrastructure-based facilities which we can use as our Administrative Offices, Management Offices, Client Interaction Centers, Delivery Centers, Labs and more. Till then feel free to contact us via our listed phone and email contact methods for the specific locations and eventually expect to hold meetings at this location. For clients that don't see themselves within any proximity of our listed office locations, can contact us via email pertaining to the closest location to them or send an email to our general email at info@globaliconsulting.com or complete and submit our Web form by going to http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id40.html. So, let us give you our 200% attention and commitment and offer our Executive Management, Practice Leaders, Consulting Leaders, Delivery Leaders and Contracted Project Associates to meet and greet you in person at any of our locations available to us today. We plan on adding such centers around the nation and the world in the coming months and years.

Below is once again a listing of our Consulting and Project-based Outsourcing Services, Solutions and Practices. Visit our site at http://www.globaliconsulting.com/ for further details on the below information.

Global-i Services

Global-i LifecycleDrive™ Services: offers Turnkey Lifecycle & Technology services from Pre-Concept through Development to Launch to Deployment to Maintenance and Sustenance ....(more)

Global-i AssessEval™ Services: offers IT Assessments and Evaluation services for Legacy, Existing and Next-generation Communications and IT products, services, infrastructure and systems ....(more)

Global-i ProductDevelopment™ Services: offers end-to-end Product Development & Management services for Next-generation and Enhanced products and services ....(more)

Global-i ReStrat™ (Proof-of-Concept) Services: jumpstart your Service Conceptualization and Validation ....(more)

Global-i LEAPS™ (Lab, Engineering And Partner) Services: offers Lab, Engineering and Partner-based Consulting and Outsourcing services ....(more)

Global-i GTM™ (Go-To-Market) Services: offers full Go-To-Market services from Launch Planning/Execution, Customer Acquisition to Partner Programs to Pre-Sales ....(more)

Global-i D2IS™ (Decision-to-Implement) Services: offers Service Deployment, Infrastructure Implementation & Systems Integration-based Consulting and Outsourcing services ....(more)

Global-i PMO™ (Program/Project Management) Services: offers Program and Project Management services and creates PM Office (PMO) ....(more)

Global-i ChannelPartner™ Services: offers Pre-Sales, Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture and Channel Marketing services to Communications and IT Clients ....(more)

Global-i IntelScape™ Services: offers Global-i's Industry Perspectives, Thought Leadership, Strategy and Subject-Matter-based Research, Analysis and Recommendations ....(more)

Global-i MarketExpand™ Services: offers Marketing services for Communications and IT products, services, infrastructure and systems ....(more)

Global-i ExpertConsultant™ Services: offers Project-based Consultants for Project Leadership and Project Turnarounds, utilizing Global-i Methodologies and Industry Best Practices ....(more)

Global-i D2OS™ (Decision-to-Outsource Services): offers turnkey managed outsourcing of all Global-i services ....(more)

Global-i Practice Areas

Global-i Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Practice: offers Full-Lifecycle Practice for Emerging and Existing Technology Products and Services ....(more)

Global-i Strategy and Thought-Leadership Practice: offers Strategy and Thought-Leadership Practice for Emerging/Existing Technology and Best-Practices areas ....(more)

Global-i LABS Practice: offers Global-i LABS-based Practice for Emerging and Existing Technology, Product, Service and Business Process areas ....(more)

Global-i Governement Solutions Practice: offers Solutions Practice for Government-based Technology, Product, Service and Business Process areas ....(more)

Global-i Channel Partner Practice: offers Channel Partner-based Practice supporting all Channel Partner Activities ....(more)

Global-i Marketing Services Practice: offers Marketing Services Practice across all Corporate Marketing Functions ....(more)

Global-i Enterprise Communications Practice: offers Enterprise Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Fixed/Wireline Communications Practice: offers Fixed and Wireline Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Wireless Communications Practice: offers Wireless Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Cable MSO Practice: offers Cable MSO-based Communications Practice ....(more)

Global-i Satellite Communications Practice: offers Satcom-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Managed Infrastructure and Network Services Provider (MSP) Practice: offers MSP based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Communications Wholesale Services-based Practice: offers Wholesale Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Endpoints, Handset, Device OS and Embedded Devices-based Practice: offers endpoints and embedded-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i OSS-BSS Practice: offers Operations Support Systems and Business Support Systems-based Practice for Communications Service Provider Order Entry, Activation, Provisioning, Billing, Mediation, Customer Care Functions and Systems ....(more)

Global-i Information Technology (IT) Practice: offers IT-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Business Process Integration (BPI) Practice: offers BPI-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Broadband and Internet Practice: offers Consumer/Business Broadband and Broadband Stimulus Act-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Content and Media Practice: offers Content and Media-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Emerging Technologies Practice: offers Emerging and NextGen Technologies-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications Practice: offers Cloud and Hosted Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Who We Serve

Industry: Telecommunications ♦ Wireless ♦ Satellite ♦ Cable MSOs ♦ IP/Broadband ♦ Internet Services ♦ Information Technologies (IT)

Service Providers & Carriers: Telecom Service Providers ♦ Managed Service Providers (MSPs) ♦ Systems Integrators (SIs) ♦ Content Providers ♦ E-Commerce ♦ Media ♦ Entertainment

Manufacturers & Developers: OEMs ♦ ODMs ♦ Software Companies ♦ ISVs ♦ Infrastructure/Hardware/Software/Services ♦ IT/Software/OSS/BSS ♦ SAAS (Software as a Service) ♦ Semi-Conductors

End User Clients: Enterprise ♦ Finance/Banking/Insurance ♦ Medical/Healthcare ♦ Hospitality ♦ Retail/Warehousing ♦ Transportation/Logistics ♦ Government ♦ Education ♦ SMBs ♦ Consumer ♦ Residential

Our Market Coverage

U.S. (Nationwide) and Global

Global-i Cloud/Hosted Communications Infrastructure-based Development and Delivery Webinar emphasizes on Early Prototyping to Gain Speed-to-Market Advantages

2010-10-08T15:34:00.000-04:00

Global-i Cloud/Hosted Communications Infrastructure-based Development and Delivery Webinar emphasizes on Early Prototyping to Gain Speed-to-Market Advantages

As this is a new and fast moving topic, the Webinar focused on giving base level understanding to the audience in terms of what Cloud/Hosted Communications is. Most Telecom and IT Service Providers (SPs) are starting to deep dive into this aspect of their business. There is certainly a lot to explore and build on this approach in the next year or two. Similar case exists for the Utilities SPs as they are in a favorable positioning to gain much from the cloud computing and hosted communications arena. Also, the Enterprise and Government clients probably are in the same position as most other organizations as they need to quickly assess and plan which Communications and IT Services fit the Cloud model better. For all these organizations, we provide the avenue for them to test and plan the next steps. Our Full-Lifecycle Services, Proof-of-Concept Services and others will give them the expertise and resources to bring to their organizations’ and their customers and partners.

The Webinar in a PDF format is posted below as well as on our Website (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/).

Click here for the Webinar Presentation (PDF)

The agenda was extensive so it took up all the time we had allotted aside from the Q&A. Here is the agenda once again:

- Definition of “The Cloud”

- Evolving Cloud and Hosted Landscape

- Cloud and Hosted ‐Key Drivers

- Cloud Computing Challenges

- Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

- Cloud and Hosted –Service Provider Deployment Models

- Cloud Vendor Portfolio Launch

- Our Capabilities

- Our Approach

- Q&A

As always, we will try to post answers to all questions as we get to them. In the mean time, to get our answers to questions raised on the Webinar please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com and mention “Cloud and Hosted Communications Webinar on October 8, 2010 Answers” in the Subject line.

Global-i Wireline and Fixed Networks Webinar emphasizes on Enterprise-based Converged Applications

2010-10-01T15:00:00.000-04:00

Global-i Wireline and Fixed Networks Webinar emphasizes on Enterprise-based Converged Applications

Our Wireline and Fixed Networks-based Consulting Practice team is absolutely thrilled to get to work with Wireline clients (CLECs, ILECs, RBOCs, VoIP Providers, Managed Service Providers, Hosted Providers, Cloud-based Providers, etc) who need to engage us in their upcoming and ongoing planning and execution phases in developing, launching and sustaining their Full-Lifecycle Management, Strategy Development, Prototyping, Full-Scale Service Development, Go-to-Market and Deployment programs across the Enterprise, Government, Vertical Markets, SMB and Consumer sides.

Overall, the Webinar focuses on both the Wireline Service Provider and Vendor community and discusses the complexity of issues related to current and future industry landscape, market positioning, service offerings, architectural evolutions, development, implementation and roadmap complexities and need for even closer attention to focusing on high-margin and synergistic offerings on the new IP infrastructure. The options are too many and too different and therefore a well deployed and domain-based consulting team working closely with the internal teams and rest of their ecosystem, needs to be quickly deployed.

The Webinar in a PDF format is posted below as well as on our Website (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/).

Click here for the Webinar Presentation (PDF)

The agenda was extensive so it took up all the time we had allotted aside from the Q&A. Here is the agenda once again:

- Evolving Wireline Service Provider Landscape

- Wireline Industry Challenges

- Key Drivers for Deploying Next‐Gen Wireline Solutions

- User Scenario for Wireline Investments

- Wireline Service Provider Reference Architecture

- Solution Options

- Wireline Deployment (Operator Service Launch)

- Vendor Wireline Portfolio Launch

- Our Capabilities

- Our Approach

- Q&A

As always, we will try to post answers to all questions as we get to them. In the mean time, to get our answers to questions raised on the Webinar please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com and mention “Wireline Webinar on October 1, 2010 Answers” in the Subject line.

Global-i Cable MSO Webinar emphasizes on MSOs needing careful planning and deployment of Advanced Services across all segments

2010-09-24T16:01:00.000-04:00

Global-i Cable MSO Webinar emphasizes on MSOs needing careful planning and deployment of Advanced Services across all segments

Our Cable MSO Consulting Practice team is absolutely thrilled to get to work with MSO clients who need to engage us in their upcoming and ongoing planning and execution phases in developing, launching and sustaining their Full-Lifecycle Management, Strategy Development, Prototyping, Full-Scale Service Development, Go-to-Market and Deployment programs across the Commercial and Consumer sides.

Overall, the Webinar focuses on both the Cable MSO Service Provider and Vendor community and discusses the complexity of issues related to MSO current and future market positioning, product positioning and roadmap complexities and need for even closer attention to reducing the time to market and building the best-of-breed services, infrastructure and systems. The options are too many and too different and therefore a well deployed and domain-based outsourced team working closely with the internal teams and rest of their ecosystem, needs to be quickly deployed.

The Webinar in a PDF format is posted below as well as on our Website (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/).

Click here for the Webinar Presentation (PDF)

The agenda was extensive so it took up all the time we had allotted aside from the Q&A. Here is the agenda once again:

- Evolving Cable MSO Landscape

- Cable MSO Challenges

- Key Drivers for Deploying Next-Gen Cable MSO Solutions

- User Scenario for Cable MSO Investments

- Cable MSO Reference Architecture

- Solution Options

- Cable MSO Deployment (Operator Service Launch)

- Vendor Cable MSO Portfolio Launch

- Our Capabilities

- Our Approach

- Q&A

As always, we will try to post answers to all questions as we get to them. In the mean time, to get our answers to questions raised on the Webinar please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com and mention “Cable MSO Webinar on September 24, 2010 Answers” in the Subject line.

Global-i 4G Wireless Webinar feedback shows Service Providers are Behind on 4G Implementations and Grappling with Implementation Issues

2010-09-19T17:17:00.001-04:00

Global-i 4G Wireless Webinar feedback shows Service Providers are Behind on 4G Implementations and Grappling with Implementation Issues

Our Wireless Consulting Practice team is absolutely thrilled to get to work with clients who need to engage us in their upcoming and ongoing planning and execution phases in developing, launching and sustaining their 4G Wireless Full-Lifecycle Management, Service Development, Go-to-Market and Deployment programs.

Overall, the Webinar feedback from both the Service Provider audience and Vendor audience is that they are still grappling with 4G Implementation issues and need to be working even closer now. It is not surprising to get such a feedback as the 4G environment is even more complex and dynamic today with complexities in overall Service Strategy, Partner Opportunities, Vendor Selection, Service Development, Service Launch, Market Expansion and Roadmap Complexity. The Webinar in a PDF format is posted here as well as on our Website (http://www.globaliconsulting.com/).

Click here for the Webinar Presentation (PDF)

The agenda was extensive so it took up all the time we had allotted aside from the Q&A. Here is the agenda once again:

* Evolving 4G Wireless Landscape

* Service Provider Challenges

* Key Drivers for Deploying Next‐Gen 4G Solutions

* User Scenario for Next‐Gen 4G Investments

* 4G Wireless Reference Architecture

* Solution Options

* 4G Wireless Service Deployment (Operator Service Launch)

* Vendor 4G Portfolio Launch

* Our Capabilities

* Build your Brand and Portfolio

* Q&A
As always, we will try to post answers to all questions as we get to them. In the mean time, to get our answers to questions raised on the Webinar please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com and mention “4G Webinar on September 17, 2010 Answers” in the Subject line.

What's in the newly launched Global-i Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications Services Consulting Practice

2010-09-07T15:18:00.006-04:00

(August 26, 2010) Global-i Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications Services Consulting Practice Launched

What's in the newly launched Global-i Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications Services Consulting Practice for Communications/IT Clients:

1. Now available a suite of Practice-based Consulting Services and Solutions in the Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications areas for all clients:

* Cloud Service Providers (including all kinds of CSPs = RBOCs, CLECs, ILECs, LECs, Wireless SPs, MNVOs, Cable MSOs, Satellite Operators, Hosted Service Providers, Managed Services Providers, Internet Services Providers, Systems Integrators, Entertainment and Media, and more)

* IT Service Providers (including IT SPs, Data SPs, Billing System Providers, Call and Contact Center Providers and more)

* Utilities and Energy Companies (including CleanTech and Green Technologies-based Providers for Datacenter and Colocation-based Green and Smart Grid Applications)

* Enterprise (including Enterprises running Cloud Computing for a variety of Enterprise Applications such as Fixed Mobile Convergence, Enterprise Mobility, Enterpries Collaboration, Enterprise Video, Email, Web Services, E-Commerce, M-Commerce, Contact Centers, ERP, and more of Private Clouds and Private/Public Clouds)

* Governement ((including Federal/State/Local/Muni/Non-Profits agencies running Cloud Computing for a variety of Enterprise Applications such as Fixed Mobile Convergence, Enterprise Mobility, Enterpries Collaboration, Enterprise Video, Email, Web Services, Contact Centers, and more of Private Clouds and Private/Public Clouds)

Also, seen as clients closely in the following space

1. SaaS - on the customer side, it means no upfront investment in servers or software licensing; on the provider side, with just one app to maintain, costs are low compared to conventional hosting.

2. Utility Computing - now offer storage and virtual servers that IT can access on demand.

3. SOA and Web Services in the cloud - closely related to SaaS, Web service providers offer APIs that enable developers to exploit functionality over the Internet, rather than delivering full-blown applications.

4. Platform as a service (PAAS or Hosted Service Providers) - another SaaS variation, this form of cloud computing delivers development environments as a service. You build your own applications that run on the provider's infrastructure and are delivered to your users via the Internet from the provider's servers (mashup platforms).

5. MSP (Managed Service Providers) - a managed service is basically an application exposed to IT rather than to end-users.

6. Service Platforms - a hybrid of SaaS and MSP, this cloud computing service offers a service hub that users interact with such as a Cloud-based Billing System Provider.

7. Cloud Integration - a service integrator/colocation provider/application provider that can tie managed networks and applications

* To View our Cloud and Hosted Communications Practice Site - Click on the URL below

Global-i Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications Practice Website

2. Practice-based Consulting Services across all areas:

Full-Lifecycle Consulting - including:
* New Infrastructure Strategy and Business Case - Cloud Strategy and Business Case: Private Cloud Vs Shared Public Cloud Vs. Hybrid Cloud, Metered Access

* Cloud Architecture and Design: Pilot and Full Scale - Technology Platforms, Applications and Tools Architecture and Design

* Proof-of-Concept Development - Pilot Development

* Service Development via Full Featured Developments and COTS for: Datacenter Infrastructure + Cloud Access Networks + Niche Cloud-based Applications + Partner Interfaces

* Requirements Gathering and Management

* Vendor Management - RFI, RFP, Vendor Evaluation, Vendor Selection, Vendor Management

* Program Management, Project Management

* Go-to-Market and Market Expansions

* Service Launch and Systems Integration - Service Deployment (Pilot, Full Scale, Expansion)

* Service Operations - Network Operations and IT

* Service Management: Revenue Assurance and Management, Service Management, Service Delivery

* Next-Generation Planning - Assessments, Readiness and Management

* Engineering Services

* Technology Partnerships - Work with OEMs, Application Service Providers (ASPs), Network and Colo SPs and rest of the Partnership Ecosystem

3. Key Focus of our Cloud, Utility and Hosted Communications Practice:

Functional Focus -
Business Agility, Metered Revenue and Costs, Multi-Tenancy, Device Agnostic, Centralized Infrastructure, SOA, Web Services, Efficiency, Reliability, Scalability

Application Focus -
Hosted UC, Hosted VoIP, Hosted PBX, FMC, Hosted Video, Hosted Contact Centers, Hosted CRM, App Stores, Mashups, Hosted Mail, Hosted E/M-Commerce, Vertical Applications, Data Apps, Security, Storage

4. Consulting Services Delivery

* Turnkey Consulting from our Practice Office

* Embedded Consultants at Client Locations with Global-i Cloud Computing and Hosted Communications Practice Office Guidance, Management and Support

* Support across all other Global-i Practices (including Global-i Labs)

5. For further information - Contact us at:

Email us at: Cloud-HostedPractice@globaliconsulting.com

Call us at: 703-574-2917, 1-888-931-1117

Value to our customers via the newly created Global-i India presence

2010-08-18T18:47:00.002-04:00

Global-i is offering technology customers (including large OEMs, ODMS, ISVs, SPs, Enterprises) the opportunity to leverage our consulting strengths right where we can develop and implement solutions which can be delivered seamlessly no matter where the customer is located.

Certainly a potential offering for India based customers both (domestic and foreign companies) as well as companies based anywhere else. Here is our charter as we start to develop and expand our capabilities in the future:

1. Leverage a completely in-sourced, in-house development and delivery environment for new and existing products/services and business processing for our customers in conjunction with customer teams

2. Leverage a liaison office for partnering with customers that have existing development and delivery presence in India via their own facilities and/or 3rd party arrangements

3. Leverage via complementing customers' internal resources via an out-sourced Global-i Center for customers needing specific resourcing

From a new and existing product/service/business process standpoint the focus is on the following areas:

1. Wireless and Satellite Networks (including 4G, WiMax, LTE, IMS)

2. Wireline Networks (including VoIP, Hosted Services, Broadband Networks, Cable MSO, IP, ISP, MSPs, HSPs)

3. Application Centers - Niche Applications such as on Fixed-Mobile Convergence, Video, Telephony, Unified Communications, Location-based Services, M-PBX, M-Commerce, Hosted Contact Centers, M-Commerce, Identity, Privacy, Smart-Grids, Data Centers, CAAS, SAAS, PAAS, Other Cloud-based Services

4. Infrastructure and Customer Premise Equipment

5. Devices such as Handsets, Tablets, soft-clients, etc

6. Service Provisioning and Billing

7. Service Delivery

8. Interoperability

9. Custom Applications

10. Information Technology

11. Business Process

From a value standpoint the focus is on:

1. Quick Prototyping (Proof-of-Concepts)

2. Full-Lifecycle (including Product Development and Go-to-Market)

3. Alliance Work

4. Idea Lab

5. Deployment

6. Next-Gen Planning

7. Competitive Labs

8. Emerging Markets

We are open to discussing your needs and proposing our solutions.

Send inquiries to Global-i-India@globaliconsulting.com or call office in the US at 703-574-2917

Excitement around Sybase Operator Solutions for sure!

2010-08-10T14:54:00.001-04:00

It was exciting to be around Sybase's Techwave event on its opening day! New ideas around Sybase 365 and IPX, Enterprise Mobility, M-Commerce and Mobile Device Management were all exciting. The Enterprise Mobility products sounds pretty straight forward especially understanding the SAP acquisition. The M-Commerce products certainly has some strengths in economies where m-commerce and mobile payments will take on a more stronger role.

The Sybase 365 sounds like a new area where in addition to the traditional enterprise mobility the operators can deploy this platform for broader operator goals. The IPX or IP eXchange is an IP network interconnect service that is offered by operators (IPX providers) on a competitive basis with common agreed technical specifications and using consistent commercial models. It provides a range of technical and commercial features that enable new business models to be implemented. Sybase IPX Services suite includes the following services:

Data roaming (GRX)

IPX Voice

Signalling

Access to messaging hubs (SMS and MMS)

It remains to be seen how this technology platform is adopted by operators around the world, especially the wholesale operators and now even the retail operators.

Connect with Global-i Consulting's Fixed Wireline/IP, Wireless and other Service Provider Practices for additional info on how we can help across full-lifecycle acquisition and deployment activities. Check our following Practice Sites:

Global-i Fixed/Wireline Communications Practice: offers Fixed and Wireline Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Wireless Communications Practice: offers Wireless Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Cable MSO Practice: offers Cable MSO-based Communications Practice ....(more)

Global-i Satellite Communications Practice: offers Satcom-based Practice ....(more)

Global-i Managed Infrastructure and Network Services Provider (MSP) Practice: offers MSP based Practice ....(more)

Also check out our Telecom Wholesale SP Practice:

Global-i Communications Wholesale Services-based Practice: offers Wholesale Communications-based Practice ....(more)

Finally, on the Enterprise Mobility development and deployment activities side check out the below services:

Global-i LifecycleDrive™ Services: offers Turnkey Lifecycle & Technology services from Pre-Concept through Development to Launch to Deployment to Maintenance and Sustenance ....(more)

Global-i D2IS™ (Decision-to-Implement) Services: offers Service Deployment, Infrastructure Implementation & Systems Integration-based Consulting and Outsourcing services ....(more)

For additional info, send an email to sybasesolutions@globaliconsulting.com or call 703-574-2917

Global-i O/BSS Webinar feedback show that Service Providers and Vendors want to Closely Implement Solutions

2010-07-30T13:31:00.001-04:00

Our OSS-BSS Consulting Practice team is absolutely thrilled to get to work with clients who need to engage us in their upcoming and ongoing planning and execution phases in developing, launching and sustaining their OSS-BSS programs. Overall, the Webinar feedback from both the Service Provider audience and Vendor audience is that they need to be working even closer now. It is not surprising as the service provider environment is even more complex and dynamic today with rise in converged real-time services, customer customization needs, more subscriber segments, larger application partnering opportunities and ever growing sales channels. The Webinar in a PDF format is posted here as well as on our Website.

Click here for the Webinar Presentation (PDF)

The agenda was extensive so it took up all the time we had allotted aside from the Q&A. Here is the agenda once again:

* Evolving OSS‐BSS Landscape

* Service Provider Challenges

* Key Drivers for Deploying Next‐Gen O/BSS Solutions

* User Scenario for Next‐Gen O/BSS Investments

* OSS‐BSS Reference Architecture

* Solution Options

* OSS‐BSS Implementation (Operator Service Launch)

* Vendor O/BSS Portfolio Launch

* Our Capabilities

* Build your Brand and Portfolio

* Q&A

As always, we will try to post answers to all questions as we get to them. In the mean time, to get our answers to questions raised on the Webinar please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com and mention the “OSS-BSS Webinar on July 28th, 2010 Answers” in the Subject line.

Global-i buidling up its partner portfolio with state of the art partner solutions in the Industry

2010-07-21T16:43:00.001-04:00

Our existing and prospective clients are excited to see our partner portfolio grow with rich and state of the art solutions from our partners across our services and solutions portfolio. We just picked up Juniper Networks as a partner and will be participating in their J-Partner Program across their full line of Service Provider and Enterprise Switching and Router lines. As we help SP and Enterprise clients strategize, design, gather requirements, development, launch and enhance their networks and host of services on their networks, we will utilize the depth of the Juniper's solutions to help build their SP core, SP edge and Enterprise neworks. In the same token we have lately partnered with other best of breed partners. For example on the SP side we are participating on Qwest's partner program and on the Enterprise Voice Networking side with Aastra's partner program, among many others.

For more info on our partner programs send an email to partners@globaliconsulting.com and for more info on our consulting solutions and services send an email to info@globaliconsulting.com

Join us for a Free Webinar on July 28th: A Consulting Approach to OSS-BSS Investments

2010-07-15T18:10:00.001-04:00

When: July 28th, 2010, 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST USA

Topic: A Consulting Approach to OSS-BSS Investments

Sign up here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/159612136

What will you learn:

1. Investing in Operations Support System (OSS) and Business Support System (BSS) as a Service Provider Utilizing Global-i's Full-Lifecycle Consulting Services under its OSS-BSS Consulting Practice

2. Special Focus on:

a) Building and Launching New Product Offering from a scratch

b) Repositioning and Re-launching the Existing Services Offerings

c) Decision factors for Assessing your O/BSS Infrastructure for keep current investments in place vs. Leveraging New Investments

d) Building an IT Strategy in line with Service Portfolio Strategy, justifying new investment for new services and migration of existing services from legacy O/BSS infrastructure to new investments

e) How to understand and align with O/BSS Vendor Vision and Roadmap - the Business Case Perspective

f) Determining the right architecture for supporting the investments across all functions

g) Create and Manage the Requirements meeting the Vendor offerings - "The RFP"

h) Invite Vendors for Pilots - be specific for foreseeable ROI

i) Deploy the Service and realize revenue assurance

j) The O/BSS Vendor Case for Joint Development and Deployment via careful NextGen Product Development, Customer Acquisition and Partner Evangelism

3. Webinar Contents:

a) Our Thoughts on Evolving O/BSS landscape

b) Our Observations in the Market Arena

c) Our Approach to a Full-Lifecycle Service Strategy-Product Development-Service Launch Process for Creating and Enhancing a "Best-of-the-Breed" O/BSS Solutions

d) Our Approach to Customer Adoption and Implementation of Next-Generation O/BSS Solutions

e) How to leverage Global-i's OSS-BSS Consulting Practice and Full-Lifecycle Consulting Services under the Practice for your IT and Service Strategy

We have performed Full-Lifecycle and Deployment Consulting for leading Service Providers across most communications technologies (legacy and IP Voice, Data, Video, Mobility, Contents) and across most communications sectors (wireless, wireline, IP, Cable MSO, Satellite, Utilities, MVNOs, wholesale, hosted SPs, managed SPs) and would like to show to Tier 1 Large SPs, Medium SPs and even Smaller SPs who to build your O/BSS Infrastructure Successfully. On the same token show to O/BSS Vendors how to align lifecycle management of their current and emerging investments with customer and market requirements.

Seats are Limited so please Sign up early.

For any questions or correspondences please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com

Global-i MSP Webinar feedbacks show that Large MSPs and Large Enterprise are constantly evolving in this space

2010-07-07T19:35:00.002-04:00

Our MSP Consulting Practice team is absolutely thrilled to get to work with clients who need to engage us in their upcoming and ongoing planning and execution phases in developing, launching and sustaining their MSP programs. Overall the mix of both Managed Service Provider audience and Enterprise audience needing Managed Services (MS) has been strong in attendance at the Webinar. As you can tell the number of entities in some way connected with MS activities is large and coming from every sector of the Communications and IT industry with as many applications providers as you think of. The Webinar in a PDF format and is posted here as well as on our Website.

Click here for the Webinar Presentation (PDF)

The agenda was extensive so it took up all the time we had allotted aside from the Q&A. Here is the agenda once again:

* Managed Services Defined

* Key Drivers for Managed Services

* Managed Services Adoption Challenges

* User Scenario

* Managed Services Ecosystem: Mapping MS onto your Existing Technology Infrastructure

* Managed Services Options

* MSP Service Launch

* Enterprise Service Launch

* Our Capabilities

* Build your Brand and Service

* Q&A

We will try to post answers to all questions as we get to them. In the mean time, to get our answers to questions raised on the Webinar please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com and mention the “MSP Webinar on July 7th, 2010 Answers” in the Subject line.

MSPAlliance urging MSPs to Grow their business

2010-06-25T09:37:00.001-04:00

My observation from attending MSPAlliance's Workshop for MSPs in Raleigh, NC yesterday is overall MSPs are quite excited with their MSP business. However, there is a lot of work needed to develop, market and grow their service offerings. MSPs need a better grasp of how to go about developing and maturing a best of the breed program meeting revenue targets with a strong portfolio with a robust roadmap for the next 3 to 5 years. Once a solid program is developed and launched MSPs can seek out various networking tools the alliance offers them to stay abreast of what's going on in the industry and utilize its many resources. Visit the alliance at http://www.mspalliance.com/

Join us for a Free Webinar on July 7th: How to Build your Managed Services Provider (MSP) Business

2010-06-25T09:05:00.000-04:00

When: July 7th, 2010, 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST USA

Topic: How to Build your Managed Infrastructure and Network Services (MSP) Business

Sign up here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/417233656

What will you learn:

1. Building Managed Services as a Service Provider Utilizing Global-i's Full-Lifecycle Consulting Services under its Managed Services Provider (MSP) Consulting Practice

2. Special Focus on:

a) Building and Launching a Managed Services Product Offering from a scractch
b) Repositioning and Re-launching the Existing Managed Services Offerings
c) Enhancing and Launching Next Versions of your Managed Services Programs

3. Webinar Contents:

a) Our Thoughts on Managed Services
b) Our Observations in the Managed Services Arena
c) Our Approach to a Full-Lifecycle Service Strategy-Product Development-Service Launch Process for Creating and Enhancing a "Best-of-the-Breed" Managed Services Program
d) How to leverage Global-i's Managed Services Consulting Practice and Full-Lifecycle Consulting Services under the Practice for your MSP Program

We have performed Full-Lifecycle and Deployment Consulting for leading MSPs and would like to show to Tier 1 Large MSPs, Medium MSPs and even Smaller MSPs who to build your MSP Program Successfully.

Seats are Limited so please Sign up early.

For any questions or correspondences please send an email to webinars@globaliconsulting.com

Why Global-i Consulting is Strengthening its West Coast Presence in the U.S., June 21, 2010

2010-06-21T14:58:00.003-04:00

Our West Coast clients and prospective clients will be happy to know that we have extended ourselves to three new locations close to most major metros on the West Coast. In addition, to our corporate office in Herndon, Virginia (DC metro area) which also manages our entire East Coast region and our Delivery Center and Global-i Labs based out of Frisco, TX (Dallas Metro) which also manages our Southern region activities, we now have strengthened our presence on the much needed West Coast areas.

Contact info for these offices are as below:

Global-i Consulting (Serving San Jose and San Francisco Metros)
560 S. Winchester Blvd. Suite 500
San Jose, CA 95128
1-888-931-1117, siliconvalleyoffice@globaliconsulting.com

Global-i Consulting (Serving San Diego and Los Angeles Metros)
525 B Street, Suite 1500
San Diego, CA 92101
1-888-931-1117, southerncaloffice@globaliconsulting.com

Global-i Consulting (Serving Seattle Metro and the Pacific Northwest)
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100
Seattle, WA 98101
1-888-931-1117, pacificnwoffice@globaliconsulting.com

These offices offer our full Consulting Services and Solutions under all our Consulting Practices. These offices will be our sales and delivery centers for the specific regions in conjunction with our corporate office. Any questions send me an email at ceo@globaliconsulting.com.

Hope our present/prospective clients will make the most of our presence where they are located.

(June 8, 2010) Global-i Telecom OSS-BSS Services Practice Launched

2010-06-08T19:16:00.000-04:00

What's in the Global-i Telecom OSS-BSS Practice for Communications/IT Clients:

1. Now available a suite of Practice-based Consulting Services and Solutions in the OSS-BSS areas for all clients:

* Communications Service Providers (RBOCs, CLECs, ILECs, LECs, Wireless SPs, MNVOs, Cable MSOs, Satellite Operators, Hosted Service Providers, Managed Services Providers, Internet Services Providers, Systems Integrators and more)

* Click on the URL below or Paste in your Browser

Global-i Telecom OSS-BSS Practice Website

2. Practice-based Consulting Services across all areas:

* Operations: Order-Entry, Activation, Provisioning, Billing, Customer Care, Settlement, Rating, Charging, Revenue Sharing

* Systems: OSS, BSS, CRM, Self-Service Portals

* Network: VoIP, Wireless 3G, Wireless 4G/WiMax, HFC/DOCSIS, Data Networks, IP Video, IPTV, Broadband, Satellite Networks, PSTN, MSP Networks, Hosted Networks

* Management: Revenue Assurance and Management, Service Management, Service Delivery

* Lifecycle Phases: Pilots, Full Deployment

3. Key Audience:

* New OSS-BSS Infrastructure
* Upgrading Current Platforms
* Migration from Legacy Platforms
* Multi-Platforms
* Standards-based

4. Services and Solutions across all OSS-BSS Infrastructure Vendors

* Vendor Agnostic

5. Global-i Consulting Practice Focus:

* All Lifecycle Phases
* Business Analysis of Current Infrastructure
* Business Process Improvements and Best Practices
* New Infrastructure Strategy and Business Case
* Technology Platforms, Applications and Tools Architecture and Design
* Requirements Gathering and Management
* Services Product Development and Management
* IT Assessments, IT Readiness and IT Management
* Go-to-Market and Market Expansions
* Service Deployment - Trials and Full Deployment
* Vendor Analysis and Vendor Management
* Engineering Services
* Marketing Services - Bundling, Churn Management, Customer Satisfaction, Promotional Marketing, Sales Operations Analysis, Datawarehousing, Business Intelligence
* Technology Partnerships - Work with Application Service Providers (ASPs), OEMs, ODMs,
* Channel Partnerships - Revenue Partners (MVNOs, MNOs, White-Label, Wholesale)
* Program/Project Management

6. Consulting Services Delivery

* Turnkey Consulting from our Practice Office
* Embedded Consultants at Client Locations with Global-i Telecom OSS-BSS Practice Office Support
* Support across all other Global-i Practices

Acme Packet Improving SIP Interoperability for SPs and Enterprises

2010-06-03T14:41:00.004-04:00

In a recent presentation from Acme Packet of their Session Border Controller (SBC) products, it seems their SBCs are helping enterprises to ensure SIP Interoperabilty at their IP borders in addition to overcoming the significant challenges of integrating SIP trunking, video conferencing, unified communications, contact centers and hosted cloud communication services. Historically, Service Providers (SPs) have relied on Acme's SBCs to protect their IP networks, however, the Acme's enterprise solutions are now protecting enterprise borders in addition to SP border protection. Their enterprise solutions are tailored to enhance real-time multi-media communications over not just different IP Protocols such as H.323 and others but within several variations of SIP Protocols. Their SBC appliance sitting behind the router will do what firewalls are not able to do for VoIP, UC, Video-over-IP and other Real-time Collaboration services, and are primarily protecting just the data traffic. Acme solutions are enhancing interoperability and protecting a typical large enterprise customer with a mixed environment of an IP-PBX from one vendor at the HQ and IP-PBXs/TDM PBXs from a mix of vendors at regional sites networked via MPLS with a multitude of CPE-based and cloud based applications from 3rd party providers for Unified Communications (UC), Telepresence, Hosted VoIP, Hosted UC, Hosted Contact Centers, Mobility, etc. all tying in the enterprise networks internally and externally via SIP Trunking. There also seems to be a Managed Network Services version of SBCs being solutionized by Acme for MSPs. All in all, SBCs allow quick design and deployment of new productive infrastructure with the ability to retain the legacy elements where investments can be used as is or retained via enhacements.

Why Communications Service Providers should be interested in Telecom Wholesale-based Consulting Services from Global-i

2010-05-26T09:04:00.001-04:00

First and foremost the Global Communications Service Provider (CSP) ecosystem for Telecommunications Services has evolved into a dynamic competitive space. All CSPs realize the competitive advantages in leveraging other CSP's services and assets in realization of their market and financial goals. With the advent of multiple communications networks (fixed, wireless, cable, satellite, hosted, hybrid and more) and a plethora of services that can be provided to Global customers that are distributed across the globe and/or can be served up from anywhere has brought about quick thinking and subsequent planning and action by the CSPs.

In light of these evolutions, Global-i Consulting is offering its full-range of Telecom Wholesale Services-based Consulting Services to hundreds of Communications SPs around of the world. Here is what we are offering:

1. Visit our Practice Site on the Web by clicking on this link or pasting it in your brower:

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id186.html

2. Contact us for discussing your needs/challenges and our fitting services and solutions by the below contact methods:

Email us at: WholesaleTelecomPractice@globaliconsulting.com

Call us at: 703-574-2917 (US and International) and 1-888-931-1117 (US)

Complete and Send our Request for Service Form by visiting the below web link:

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id40.html

3. On the Practice site you can review our range of services that will fit your needs across the Full-Lifecycle and Service Implementation areas

4. On the Practice site you can review our resources to educate you more on who we are and our capabilities

5. On the Practice site and below review our solution areas for Wholesale Clients:

Solutions Areas

Carrier Wholesale Services
Wholesale IP Services
Carrier Voice & Data Services
Carrier Ethernet Services
Carrier Backhaul Services
Wholesale IP-Peering Services
Carrier Hosted Services
Carrier Managed Services
Service Provider White-Label Solutions
Wholesale Next-Gen Services Fixed, Mobile, Cable, Satellite and Hybrid Services
Sales Order-Entry
Service Activation
Service Provisioning
Billing
Charging
Settlement
Customer Care
Revenue Assurance
Assessments & Audits for Enhancements/New Services
Strategy Formulation and Business Case Development for Wholesale Enhancements/New Services
Wholesale Services Architecture and Design
Wholesale Services Proof-of-Concept Services
Next-Generation Product Planning
OSS-BSS Systems and Enhancements/New Services Roadmapping
Requirements Gathering and Management
Core Teaming
Joint Applications Development (JAD)
Release Management
Product Development
Product Management
Partner Development
Partner Management
Product Engineering, Testing and Trials
Product Launch and Rollout
Carrier Implementation and Deployment Services
Carrier Market Expansion Services
Technical Marketing
Channel and Sales Support
Channel Marketing
IT Outsourcing
Program and Project Management
IP Convergence
Mobile Services - Voice, Data, Video, Messaging, FMC, WiFi, Applications, Devices
Enterprise Communications Infrastructure & Services - Voice, Data, Video, UC, Messaging, Contact Centers, Conferencing, IP-PBX Campus Networking, Branch Office, Teleworkers, MPLS, IP Trunking, Managed Network Services, Hosted Services, Communications Endpoints
Security Services
Web Services
Networking Management - Hardware, Software
SOA & SAAS Services
Infrastructure, Handsets & Devices - Platforms, OS, Devices, Applications
Vertical Applications - Financial, Healthcare, Retail, Warehousing, Communications, Education, Manufacturing, Transportation, Logistics
Emerging Applications - Managed Services, Hosted Services, IMS, M2M, VoIP, MPLS, IPTV

Join “Telecom Product Development Group” on Linkedin

2010-05-10T15:39:00.000-04:00

Telecom & IT Product Development and All Related Executives join “Telecom Product Development Group” on Linkedin created specifically for Solving Issues and Finding Value-Driven Solutions facing Organizations in the Communications & IT Industry.

Telecommunications Product Development Group

http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3033041/

http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3033041/eml-grp-sub/

Group Profile

The purpose of this group is to understand the Product Dev, Product Mgmt and Full-Lifecycle issues facing Carriers, Service Providers, Systems Integrators, OEMs, ODMs, ISVs, Enterprise, Vertical Market and Government Organizations in the Telecommunications & IT Sectors.

Group focuses on finding solutions to issues related to Emerging & Enhancement Products, Services, Infrastructure, Systems & Business Processes. The group includes most Telecom sectors including Wireline, Wireless, IP, Broadband, Cable MSO, Satcom, Enterprise Communications, Carrier Communications, Voice, Data, Video, Collaboration, Contact Centers, Real-Time Applications, Speech-based Services, Self-Service based Services, Location-based Services, VoIP, MPLS, Handsets, Devices, Device OS, Endpoints, M2M, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Semi-Conductors, IP-PBXs, FMC, Hosted Services, Managed Network Services, SAAS, CAAS, PAAS, Virtualization & Data Centers, Trunking, Connectivity, Access, 3G, 4G, WiMax, LTE WiFi, Mobile Broadband, Ethernet, Metro Area Networks and Applications on Mobile, Fixed, Converged, Public and Private Networks.

The group also includes service solutions tied to IT Services including OSS-BSS, SOA, SAAS, Service Delivery, Service Management, Service Assurance, Revenue Assurance, E-Commerce, M-Commerce, IT Governance, IT Compliance, EDP, Organizational Structure, SDLC, AGILE and Network/Engineering Services. Finally, key issues faced by Technology Partnerships and Strategic and solutions found will be addressed here.

What's in Global-i Product Lifecycle Management Services Practice for Clients

2010-04-21T16:20:00.002-04:00

Hope all prospective and existing clients (OEMs, SPs, Enterprise and Government Clients) will find our Product Lifecycle Management Services (PLMS) Practice exciting and useful for building their product programs and portfolios. We are covering all phases of the PLMS. Here is where to go (copy and paste into your brower):

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id182.html

Key areas of interest under our practice:

1. Contact us to discuss further at:

Email:
plmspractice@globaliconsulting.com

Phone: 703-754-2917 or 1-888-931-1117

2. View and Download our PLMS Practice Capabilities at (copy and paste into your browser):

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/global-icapabilitiespresoforplmservicespractice.pdf

3. Visit our Global-i LifecycleDrive Service under our Practice at (copy and paste into your browser):

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id112.html

4. Download our free thought contents and other collaterals (available on the right hand panel of our Practice Site - link is shown above):

Global-i Whitepapers and Brochures

Click here to download Global-i LifecycleDrive Service Brochure

Click here to download Global-i ReStrat Proof-of-Concept Service Brochure

Global-i Whitepaper on Enterprise UC Deployment

Global-i Presentation on Adopting UC

Best-Practices on Enterprise Video, Telepresence and UC Deployment (Click here to download the above Whitepaper Document)

IT Implementation Excellence – an Approach for Enterprises to Create, Adopt and Implement an Optimized Service Environment

Click here to download the above document on Enterprise IPT & VoIP Implementation Excellence

IT Development and Delivery Excellence – an Approach for Optimized Product Development and Delivery Environment

Click here to download the above document on OEM IPT & VoIP Development & Delivery Excellence

IT Service Provider Development and Delivery Excellence – an Approach for Optimized Service Development and Delivery Environment

Click here to download the above document on Service Provider IPT & VoIP Development & Delivery Excellence .

Global-i Case Studies

Case Study: Global-i Managed Services for Large Enterprise IP Telephony, Data and More Infrastructure Implementation (click here to download file)

Case Study: Global-i Product Development Services aids VoIP Provider (click here to download file)

Best-Practices on Enterprise Video, Telepresence and UC Deployment (Click here to download the above Whitepaper Document)

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Not the Palm it was suppose to be!

2010-04-12T15:44:00.004-04:00

Not surprised as we see every day how companies that have been in quite a favorable position have lost most of its equity and brand value for their stakeholders. Palm is one of those classic stories where the company had the right positioning, early start and ample time to keep their dominance in the wireless device and device OS market, but lost it. Lack of thought leadership and execution have resulted in total loss of value over time to what Palm is today. They can't seem to pull out of their sluggish pace and continuous loss in the marketplace to the competition. A takeover is the final resting ground for the company when other ODMs have significantly improved their market positioning with the coming of Smartphones, Smart Mobile OS, 3G, FMC and beyond devices. They needed to really align themselves long ago with consulting and outsourcing partners that could see them through their tough road via lifecycle management of their various products, offerings, operational, intellectual and human capital.

Global-i Satellite Communications Consulting Practice

2010-03-20T15:00:00.000-04:00

Satcom clients will be happy to see a consulting company focused on offering its services and solutions in the next-generation satellite communications consulting areas. Our expertise in the multiple satcom areas such as Broadband Services, Mobile Voice and Data, Hybrid Satellite Services, Wireless Backhaul, Mobile Video, Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and many more will provided the needed services and solutions our satcom partners (OEMs, SPs, Enterprise and Government clients) look for across full-lifecycle and deployment areas. Our speciality comes from our deep roots on the telecom and wireless sides that now touch closely with the Satcom areas across infrastructure development & deployment, device & device platforms development, service development and launch, engineering services, vendor management services, program/project management, pre-sales, channel support and marketing services. Check us out at http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id179.html

Multi Networks Shaping the Evolution of VoIP

2010-03-12T16:31:00.001-05:00

No set pattern seems to be the approach of carriers and their partners! It is interesting to note that even when Fixed VoIP has evolved to where it is today, that Mobile VoIP is still troubling in its evolution. Fixed VoIP has helped their customers and the overall marketplace see the resurgence of Voice usage, and now needs Mobile VoIP to add to this usage. Carriers that have their hands into both fixed (IP/Broadband, High-speed Cable, etc) and mobile networks (Wireless, Satellite, etc), now have to carefully understand how this evolution will impact their current investments across one or more networks, new services, new distribution models and CAPEX/OPEX costs across current infrastructure and evolving infrastructure. Multi-Platforms, Multi-Devices and Open Standards-based strategies add to this complexity not only from the consumer side (Voice, Messaging, Video, etc) but also from the business user side (IP-PBX, Contact Centers, Hosted VoIP, Managed Services, UC, Mashups, etc). Seems like there is a clear need for the carriers and their OEM and other technology and business partners to evolve in a relational way leading all entities out of chaos and more into a coordinated evolution across solutions, demonstrated by achievable/sustainable business models and proven by measurable dashboards.

Global-i Solutions Newsletter (Feb 2010 edition)

2010-03-04T14:50:00.001-05:00

Hope you will find relevant materials in our February newsletter. Here is where to go (copy and paste into your brower):

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/solutionsnewsletter2-2010.pdf

Key areas of relevance on the newsletter:

1. Get a free needs evaluation across full-lifecycle and implementation consulting by completing and submiting our client survey (copy and paste into your browser):

http://www.globaliconsulting.com/id40.html

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SIP Trunking, is it really taking off!

2010-02-26T16:56:00.001-05:00

Looks like SIP Trunking is taking off. Interestingly enough, several years ago the CLECs and other Telcos took a stab at IP Trunking and offered some variations of SIP T1s, PRIs directly as an IP Circuit and rolled into an IP Centrex type of connection. Today this has become more standardized and in addition Hosted PBX is also a variation over a SIP Connection. The idea was to provide these T1s in place of traditional T1s and ISDN PRIs cut customer costs and to allow IP providers to compete in the Digital Trunking marketplace. Seems like almost all Telephony Vendors (Voice/Data Vendors) are offering SIP T1 connections directly into their IP Voice and Data Servers (ie Soft switches or IP Phone Systems). Now, the big question is how productive is SIP T1 over the standard T1 from the customer and provider standpoints? This still remains to be unclear as there are several factors that are involved in this determination in a SMB scenario, large enterprise scenario and a campus-wide mixed-environment scenario. A few of these primary factors are: how calls are routed across the public IP network and customer networks, how dense are the location types in the customer scenario, what kinds of CPE equipment exist in the customer environment and more.

Opportunity for Microsoft to get into the OSS-BSS space now

2010-02-22T13:15:00.001-05:00

OSS-BSS platforms have traditionally been a play for the OSS-BSS developers and corner and grow this large market safely over the years. With the 3G, 4G and IP/Broadband-based services growing pretty nicely as a result of bundled services, real time services, etc, and looking for an even stronger growth in the years to come with even larger number of services over the common connection, the OSS-BSS platform market looks even more attractive. One other thing has happened with the coming of the all these technologies is that a large number of Tier 2 and Tier 3 service providers (including MVNOs, MNOs, MSPs, HSPs, etc) have also mushroomed and are looking to take a larger share of the extended marketplace in the future. With these two trends coming to play, it is not surprising that Microsoft is tying up with the OSS-BSS platform players. As some of these traditional and emerging OSS platform companies will certainly keep their market share and strongly develop the capabilities for the OSS piece (activation, provisioning, billing and customer care) of this market, however, would not like to dilute their scare R&D, Support and Marketing spend with further development, support and distribution of the BSS side of their platform. This is where they would like to leverage a name like Microsoft with Dynamics CRM kind of brand appeal with a joint marketing and roadmap commitment. For Microsoft this is an opportunity to get started in this space and leverage already available R&D, Support and Marketing spend for Dynamics, SQL Server, etc and slowly move up market.

Glad to see resurgence of Telecom momentum at Telecomhub's meeting with several Telecom Leaders

2010-02-19T15:32:00.000-05:00

I was pleasantly surprised by the momentum and speed which several leading Telecom leaders strongly emphasized their opportunities and initiatives in and around their respective businesses at a Washington DC areas based Telecom event. The mood was strong, at least from a consulting and outsourcing services standpoint which my company provides to several of these entities. The lineup was by no means light, there were three separate carriers in three separate technology areas (3G Wireless, 4G Wireless and Cable MSO) voicing a common theme that of going after the marketplace. It was interesting to see they were reaching out not just further into their respective segments but also quite strongly pitching their value propositions across each other’s audience. This brought to light a whole new breed of CSPs that are closely interlinked with their competitiveness yet complementing each other’s businesses. Seems like we have a strong year in front of us to get excited about after all!

Small telcos face uncertain future in post-PSTN world

2010-02-17T13:16:00.001-05:00

As bad it sounds it may actually be better for the small telcos to make the transition now than before or never. A host of next generation IP technologies in the areas of VoIP, Data, Unified Communications, IP Video, Security, Backup, Hosting, E-Commerce, 4G Wireless and a multitude of related applications both for consumers and SMBs have stabilized in their performance, scalability, reliability and price points to allow smaller telcos to explore quickly moving into these infrastructure based services and meet the demands of their current footprint and even in a wider footprint now. They have the opportunity to transform into Hosted and Managed Service Providers by picking the right services, technologies, vendors and strategic alliances with related providers. If they create the right strategy now and evolve into the roadmap that seems to be the best fit for them, then they are actually now in a position to leverage their strengths and able to repositioning in their respective markets and a larger marketplace.

Global-i's view of the Avaya-Nortel Enteprise Portfolio Integrated Roadmap

2010-02-16T09:57:00.004-05:00

Seems like the Nortel Portfolio has found a safe place to stay for now. With the current integrated architecture and roadmap for both existing Avaya and Nortel portfolios across all applications, we think this is well thought out integrated platform and has the potential for full support of Avaya in the near future. SIP being the underlying connection layer for the aura platform via the session manager is carefully engineered to protect current and near term investment of Nortel infrastructure as well as mixed environment of Nortel and Avaya infrastructure. It will be interesting to see how the aura platform evolves with both Avaya and Nortel support across the traditional telephony layer tied in with advanced applications (Unified Communications, Contact Centers, Mobility, Data, Endpoints, IT and Support Services) and the growing community around this unified platform as we move forward. Thorough analysis of enterprise Communications and IT infrastructure will allow to audit the current infrastructure and understand the most feature-centric, cost-centric, future investment-centric model for current/future requirements meeting Enterprise Business and IT Strategy via the evolving intergrated roadmap.

SP, OEM and Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence Strategy Impacts of Microsoft's Possible Buyout of RIM

2010-02-12T13:14:00.005-05:00

Integrating RIM from MS to Corporate Networks, Service Provider Networks and Device Platforms will have a new flavor if this acquisition were to take shape. Corporations looking to add the FMC cabailities and SPs, OEMs looking to provide FMC capabilties will need to quickly evaluate and execute on their current strategy, technology partnerships in place, ongoing development initiatives and launched offerings.

Here are some insights as to what the SPs are not looking for

2010-02-11T15:56:00.002-05:00

ALU article comments, upon posting 4Q Profits but disappointing Sales -

"Revenue came in at the lower end of the indicated range for the year due to the fact that our fourth quarter was not as strong as expected," said Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen in a statement. "However, I am encouraged by the strong sequential growth in our orders and by the accelerated traction we are seeing in next-generation technologies, as evidenced by our selection by AT&T as a key supplier for LTE."

The company saw double-digit sales declines in its carrier segment as revenue dropped off in 2G wireless access, TDM switching, terrestrial optics and broadband access. Growth in the segment's W-CDMA business helped offset sales declines in the rest of the carrier unit.

Service Providers wish list for 2010

2010-02-11T12:25:00.006-05:00

As we all know the recession has put a damper on a lot of fresh initiatives that service providers wanted to get going in the past year and to a good degree in 08. Lack of budgets to support Capex and Opex have certainly been the reasons for moving much needed new services, new systems and new solutions to the back burners. Now that we are in to 2010 are the SPs seeing some of their competitors moving away from doing what was slated for in the previous years or are their internal synergies, etc. forcing them to get those activities quickly in perspective and in many cases in motion! We can all hope that what ever be the case, the SPs are not putting one more year into their back burners in addition to what has been put over there in the last several quarters. Let's try to gauge what you all are seeing as wish list items in your SP environments.