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Americas Issue: March 2006
Optimizing Access Networks for IP Services
Will Speedier Copper Networks Accelerate Fiber Service Deployments?
by Michael Howard
Most carriers have been deploying fiber farther out into their networks for several years, and fiber build-outs to remote terminals are still underway. But as telcos ramp up to deliver IPTV and other advanced services, they need to deliver fiber-level bandwidth to customer premises.
Triple-Play Services
Telcos are motivated to offer triple-play services for many reasons, including the need to shore up revenues due to loss of landline telephone revenues, threats from competitive operators (e.g., cable MSOs), and the need to offer bundled services that are known to help retain customers.
Carriers that have decided to offer triple-play services typically have three main goals:
- Get into the market as quickly as possible;
- Minimize capital outlays;
- Build a system that will scale to support reasonable service improvements over the next 10 years.
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