ANALYSIS & OPINION:BROADBAND TRENDS


WHAT’S FIXED GOT TO DO WITH IT?


FIVE INDUSTRY EXPERTS FROM THE BROADBAND FORUM TALK TOP BROADBAND TRENDS


Fibre Systems spoke to a variety of representatives from the Broadband Forum to gauge their views on some of the upcoming broadband trends that will be making their impact on the industry, and how the current pandemic situation has made its own impact.


DAVE ALLAN,


PROVIDING CRITICAL BUSINESS CONTINUITY TO CUSTOMERS HAS ALSO SHOWN ITSELF TO BE ESSENTIAL UNDER HIGHLY DYNAMIC CONDITIONS, SUCH AS THE CURRENT PANDEMIC


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WIRELINE-WIRELESS CONVERGENCE WORK AREA DIRECTOR


We have previously seen pockets of 5G deployment, but we are now likely to see a much wider roll-out as the technology moves from the concept phase to become a true reality. Tis realisation of 5G will bring yet another


surge in network traffic, with the technology unlocking new applications such as virtual reality, connected cars and remote surgery. As a result, we will see wireless communications rely more heavily on the fixed network and we will continue to see a growing emergence of converged networks. We are already working with 3GPP to ensure fixed networks are ready for this new era of connectivity and this work will further evolve to consider what more can be achieved in the release 17 timeframe. Te trend towards working from home,


exacerbated by the current pandemic, may accelerate 5G WWC deployment as aspects like the enhanced reliability of multiple access,


TIM CAREY, OB-BAA CHAIR


As operators look to make their networks more agile and cost-effective, the shiſt towards cloudification – from the central office to end- user equipment – has been significant. Tis will continue across the year, but on a much larger scale, with operators continuing to transform the systems that manage their networks from siloed, special purpose element, network and operational support systems to soſtware defined networking (SDN) enabled systems that provide automated network management and control. As these architectures transform into multi-


vendor, micro-service based platorms, a focus on end-to-end solution design, development and evolution will be critical to support the service creation agility that operators require. Providing critical business continuity to


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and increased quality of experience for mobile devices in the home will be of greater importance going forward.


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