Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Network Challenges

2. Network Evolution

3. Vision of Two Worlds Converging

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Overview
Deregulation, together with increasing consumer and business demand for high bandwidth services, has led to increased competition among service providers. This increase in competition has, in turn, presented providers with an important set of business challenges.

With increased competition, it becomes critical for providers to market and press for innovative services. Providers must move up the value chain in service delivery, not only to differentiate themselves against their competition but also to protect against the commoditization of the traditional narrowband voice and data services. See Figure 1.

Figure 1. Example of Next-Generation Value-Added Services