For some time, utilities of all types have looked to telecommunications as an avenue of potential business activity. The entry into the space has shown many flavors, with a diverse set of deployment activities and features, as shown below: * Utilities involved - investor-owned, municipal, cooperatives Technology platforms - fiber, wireless, broadband over powerline, satellite * Customer segments - municipal offices, schools, medical facilities, large enterprises, carriers, residences * Geographic focus - metro, regional, long haul, point-to-point UTC Research is pleased to announce its latest work project, UTelco Trends of North America, a discussion of current UTelco developments and migrations. Given the vast changes that utilities have undergone and the tremendous changes in the competitive telecom market in recent years, many utilities have been faced with the prospect of changing the original focus of their business models and have had to make adjustments to their operating philosophies. This valuable resource looks at the most recent developments in the industry - how utilities are directing their strategies, how they are dealing with market realities, how they deploy networks, and how they operate competitive telecom business lines.

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