The Connection Between Profit and Services in the Next-Generation Network (original) (raw)

Whether the arena is the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or Internet protocol (IP)-based networks, the nature of services and the ability to bill for them determine the rate at which the new services are deployed. A new service can succeed only when the attributes of the service meet certain compelling of the customers and the service provider receives a fair profit. This paper examines both the PSTN and the IP networks to identify some of the attributes of some successful services and the capabilities of the networks that support these services. For the next-generation network currently being discussed in the industry to succeed, it must have certain attributes as a part of its infrastructure. The much-talked-about explosion of services will take place only when this infrastructure has become ubiquitous. The attributes necessary to the next-generation network infrastructure are derived from both the PSTN and the Internet. The new infrastructure should combine the best features of both networks, including the following: 1. The ability to provide choice, interactivity and mobility with an intuitive end-user experience for which customers are willing to pay a premium, 2. The ability to bundle and un-bundle, and bill for various services using such capabilities as dynamic provisioning, monitoring and management, and The ability to support a diversity of network requirements for voice, data, video and storage services with scalability on a global scale, In other words, the grand convergence and unified service delivery of billable services that meet compelling needs of customers will be enabled by a next-generation network that combines features from both the PSTN and IP. This new network will enable new features that are not available in either the PSTN by itself or the Internet by itself.

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