Many have been making the argument that all fixed line networks will be foundationally based on broadband access services in the future. Recently even some cable TV executives have been saying that is the case. Recent U.S. cable operator revenue growth figures suggest the trend is well underway.
That is not to dismiss the importance of the legacy video revenue, any more than it makes sense to dismiss the continuing importance of voice revenues for mobile or fixed network communications providers. But growth rates point to where all the networks are going.
It's all based on broadband.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Broadband is Cable's New Anchor Service
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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