Broadband Services, Applications, and Networks: Enabling Technologies and Business Models

Format: Spiral-Bound, 632 pages
ISBN: 0-931695-24-5
Price: $495

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FEATURES

• Analyzes existing broadband market conditions and discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the broadband industry today and in the future
• Identifies how adequate business models and pricing strategies can assist broadband service providers in achieving profitability
• Presents the most recent market predictions for the near- and long-term viability of select broadband applications and services
• Examines the implications of new research on the evolving needs of broadband users and how those needs may best be satisfied

A Sampling of Questioned Addressed in This Report

• What are the market characteristics and opportunities that will catalyze future broadband adoption?
• What are the most popular broadband applications?
• Is there truly a broadband "killer app"?
• How are emerging applications and services affecting broadband penetration, profitability, and the creation of new business models?
• What is the optimal network architecture for providing a full range of communication services-voice, video, and data-over telephone lines?
• Which are the most favorable business models for creating a commercially attractive user market for new broadband services?
• What are the key merits of IP technology as an underlying vehicle for the delivery of today's and tomorrow's broadband services?
• What metro transport solutions will enable service providers to deliver all the benefits of broadband services at the lowest possible prices?
• How do you maintain revenue growth in the face of flattening demand and decreasing prices?
• What techniques can carriers and service providers use to increase monthly revenue beyond traditional POTS?
• What are the business challenges presently facing multiservice operators and equipment vendors?
• How does one develop and successfully deploy an asset-management solution in a broadband environment?
• What issues do legacy telecom carriers face when migrating into the broadband environment?
• What is the most cost-effective means to manage P2P traffic?
• What security protocols and data encryption methods have been and are being developed to meet the demands of home and enterprise customers?
• What are the current misunderstandings and myths surrounding broadband?