Telcos need to offer a combination of voice, data, and video services to remain competitive and build a greater long-term revenue stream. They must pick the right access network architecture for triple-play services delivery. Only Ethernet offers the scalable, low-cost bandwidth needed for mass-market consumption of broadband services. Only IP provides the efficiency for viable video and data services and enables the circuit-to-packet transition to softswitches—and an IP access network eliminates investment in costly, high-overhead ATM technologies.