Carriers and Internet companies should cooperate. Carriers can optimize & guarantee Wi-Fi access, while Internet companies can concentrate on user resource monetization.
As the near-end for users and main telco revenue source, the access network will be redefined. The last mile of access is being transformed into the first meter of a smart network portal.
Smart next-gen optical line terminals (smart NG-OLTs) must satisfy the access requirements of any bandwidth, service, or location, and deliver better service experience.
Learn how Swisscom is using a variety of fiber scenarios, supplemented with Vectoring (and soon G.fast), to keep its fixed services on par if not better than its MSO rivals.
Despite the great leaps seen with Vectoring & G.fast, Huawei thinks that copper has more left to give, and envisages a fifth-generation standard (5GBB) for the medium.