Contents menu . . . . . . . . . . . Cover Editorial TelecomTV Newsdesk Facing the Future Work together - or don't work at all Not by infrastructure alone... Competing in an era of convergence Broadband World Forum Asia . . . . . . . . . . . Previous issues February 2005 review January 2005 review November 2004 review September 2004 review July/August 2004 review June 2004 review May 2004 review April 2004 review 3GSM World 2004 review . . . . . . . . . . . TelecomTV home The 21st Century network will also put pressure on the world’s manufacturers of comms equipment. In a global market, vendors simply cannot provide every solution for every eventuality in every location. That’s why the converged future means vendors will have to combine their strengths and come together as never before in allegiances, joint ventures and partnerships designed to provide localised solutions in a hugely competitive worldwide arena.