Enabling Networks for Next-Generation Broadband Applications

摘要

Carriers will have to deploy new IP-based applications and services to survive in today's declining voice market, instead of relying on the marginal voice and data connectivity and access business. The next killer application in the market will be a bundle of applications that will create a real end-user experience and real benefits. Bundling applications and creating tiered pricing and packaging will increase the attractiveness of the offering, which will also help carriers address different market segments compared with a piece-by-piece application offering. But as the demand for IP-based applications and services grows for both residential and business end users, carriers will have to consider deploying a technology that can provide higher bandwidth requirements at a lower price. In addition, carriers' current OpEx structure will continue to eat up company revenues, and this situation will not change unless legacy or aging equipment is replaced with a more cost-effective and optimized technology. CE will be the enabling network technology of choice to address these issues.