Technological Scenario

Technological Scenario (1)

The wired and wireless Communications, Entertainment and Information Services markets are converging, driven by customer demand, technology and deregulation.

CURRENT FUTURE

Wired Communications
Wireless Communications
Entertaiment
Information Services

Integrated Wired and Wireless
Communications
Entertaiment
Information
Services

DRIVERS CUSTOMER DEMAND, TECNOLOGY AND DEREGULATION

Technological Scenario (2)

Wireless and wired Communications will evolve to catch the future opportunities of mass market with:

Two complementary routes

WIRELESS with increasing mobility WIRED with increasing band

CAN SUPPORT

Voice
Data

Multimedia (video, image, data, text and voice)

KEY ADVANTAGES

Mobility
Fast Deployment
Competitive cost of new access

High & variable bandwidth
Quality
Economy of integration

KEY DISADVANTAGES

Limited bandwitdh
Not suitable for video
Variable quality.

Ubiquity without continuos mobility

Technological Scenario (3)

The evolution of the network will require two fundamental "enablers":

Intelligent Network functions necessary both to identify/locate/administrate customers and to offer personalized services realized using different combination of switching and transport networks.
Operation Support Systems needed to cope with the growing network complexity and multivendor enviroment.

Italtel Societa' Italiana Telecomunicazioni Spa

Claudio Chiarenza, BUCT BPM
Comments to author:Claudio.Chiarenza@settimo.italtel.it

Contact for Information: Claudio Chiarenza - BUCT BPM

All contents copyright (C) 1995.Italtel S.p.a. All rights reserved.
Revised: August 30, 1995

	WIRELESS with increasing mobility	WIRED with increasing band
CAN SUPPORT	Voice Data	Multimedia (video, image, data, text and voice)
KEY ADVANTAGES	Mobility Fast Deployment Competitive cost of new access	High & variable bandwidth Quality Economy of integration
KEY DISADVANTAGES	Limited bandwitdh Not suitable for video Variable quality.	Ubiquity without continuos mobility