The objective of CSNA is to sort through the potentially confusing cornucopia of evolving technologies and products targeted at the new public network, and provide an analytical framework for discerning the strategic advantages and disadvantages inherent in competing network infrastructure alternatives. A kick-off report that defines the perspective from which subsequent analysis will be conducted is provided in the first month of the service year. There are many motivations for these market signals. CSNA analyzes the merits of key tier 1 vendor convergence strategies, paying particular attention to how well both installed base customers and new customers are served by current market leaders' philosophies and convergence programs. This service year, CSNA will cover Alcatel, Siemens and Ericsson in the form of full-length reports devoted to these companies.
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Analysis of specific product offerings as well as overall product categories is provided. Nothing separates hype from reality more than the actual implementation of converged infrastructure by network operators. The tier 1 reports follow the same format used in the previous CSNA service year, and will cover the tier 1 vendors not covered in depth in the previous year. In other cases, the service provider analysis regarding a product sector assessment is provided in a separate, subsequent report. One of the truly distinguishing characteristics of CSNA is the employment of Stratecast Partners' hallmark collaborative research and collaborative analysis methodology.