More and more providers of distribution systems for telecom, broadband and TV are changing technology. The demand for higher bandwidth makes the change from traditional copper- based cables to fiber optics necessary. The Roxtec sealing system presents an attractive and cost-effective way to handle both fiber optics and copper cables and the transfer from one technology to the other. This is illustrated in this report from the Netherlands, where the change of technology is well under way, for existing as well as new communication and telecom networks.
This case study describes how mobile operators can implement innovative revenue-generating application-based data services as an alternative to data access quotas or speed. It will show how service providers can create value-added data services that target average customers’ needs, thus maximizing revenue per data bit. As mobile service has evolved from traditional voice and messaging, more of what customers demand is the application access that data enables. Smart phones—such as the Blackberry, Android and especially the iPhone—have caused the mobile application access market to explode. Sandvine’s Usage Management product enables development of application-access-oriented value-added services compared to the traditional service provider data bit pipe access.
There isn’t a telecom summit or a webinar today that doesn’t start with this slide (Figure 1) showing the data traffic sky-rocketing, decoupled from the slight increase in both ARPU and Voice traffic. That said, the problem now lies in understanding how to play this new game we have entered.
Telcordia® Real-Time Charging is a unique solution that can turn pricing into one of your most powerful differentiators. By making it easy to create and deploy customer-specific rules for rating, discounting, promotions, and settlements, it offers endless opportunities to refresh and personalize the telecom experience.
Telcordia® Bandwidth Manager helps network operators better manage the exponentially increasing levels of data traffic on their mobile networks. This standards-compliant, network-equipment-agnostic Policy & Charging Rules Function (PCRF) will help increase market penetration, ease network congestion, maximize infrastructure investment, and provide the quality of experience your customers demand.
By Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Analyst Associate. Dimitris coordinated the research and formulated the calculation model for backhaul costs. Dimitris is an experienced analyst with more than 10 years experience in mobile telecoms. He has a PhD in 4G mobile networks and is the author of several strategic reports; Dimitris has also undertaken many consultancy projects on behalf of leading operators and vendors.
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