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The Future of Broadband Access
Published in Marcus K. Weldon, The Future X Network, 2018
For the past two decades, broadband access has been provided by traditional telecommunication and cable TV operators. These operators have leveraged their existing twisted pair and hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) wireline networks to offer triple play voice, data and video services. Typically, they have operated with a national market focus while serving the needs of their original domestic markets. With the increasing importance of mobile communications and networking in the last decade, many of these operators purchased mobile networks in other markets. Then, with the move toward quadruple-play services, including wireless services with triple play offers, a convergence of fixed and mobile operators in each domestic market began to occur. However, given the hyper-competitive nature of the marketplace, this convergence often came at the expense of further global expansion. As a result, a relatively localized set of converged operators emerged.
Telecoms Market Structure
Published in Nigel Seel, Business Strategies for the Next-Generation Network, 2006
A generalist already has scale and a large market share, typically in excess of 20–25 percent. This will support a full portfolio of products addressed to many market segments. In fact, incumbent carriers across the world tend to offer a similar portfolio, with a capability to colonies new opportunities as they arise. Quadruple play is particularly attractive, as it leverages the full revenue possibilities of high-speed broadband access (for voice, data, and TV) and combines it with mobility. Across the world we see incumbent carriers, major cable companies, and satellite-based broadcasters contesting this space.
3 Business Models
Published in Wes Simpson, Howard Greenfield, IPTV and Internet Video:, 2012
Wes Simpson, Howard Greenfield
Triple play refers to multiple services being delivered by a single service provider, typically voice (telephony), data (Internet access), and television services. Quadruple play adds mobile telephony to the mix. Service providers normally offer discounts to customers who buy more than one service, which has proven to be a successful marketing ploy. The value proposition is that consumers benefit not only from lower prices but also the convenience of a single bill to pay (although the value of the latter is debatable).
METAhaul framework of HPON for smart city access networks
Published in Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 2020
Kuo-Chang Feng, San-Liang Lee, Ching-Sheu Wang
HPON stands out as an attractive choice to meet the bandwidth and service demands of future smart cities due to the sharing of the ODNs. With the fiber rollout for voice, data, video, and mobile backhauling or fronthauling services, which are called quadruple play services, to provide connectivity for various wired, wireless, and mobile devices. They can also accommodate RAN evolution to make connections among CUs, DUs and RUs. In Figure 4 we propose a METAhaul system in terms of HPON with co-existent TDM-PON, TWDM-PON and WDM-PON. The system allows one to integrate the fiber-based RAN transport network with the FiCo and RoF to cope with versatile needs for smart cities. As an example, the FiCo delivers the G.mgfast broadband services to the end user. This can resolve the fiber penetration limitation by using the 500 MHz band-plan to provide 10Gb/s aggregate bandwidth (Coomans et al. 2015).