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LTE Broadcast: A Clearer Picture for Mobile Video Streaming?Maximizing multicast for third parties Beyond this, and perhaps more exciting for mobile subscribers, is a carrier's opportunity to mix multicast and unicast services together at the same time. For example, much has been made about the use of multicast technology at large sporting events. What if operators combined basic services available across the unicast network -- such as mobile betting -- with a live multicast broadcast service in a stadium? Spectators could place bets on the outcome of a game while watching it live and using the extra content available -- but without having to worry about getting a good-enough connection for their bet to go through in time. Operators could also power a service in which live odds are broadcast to mobile devices in the stadium as part of the interactive viewing experience.
It's a business decision The fact remains that the broadcast layer is built on top of the core LTE network. That means it is crucial that the delivery of multicast services does not undermine or impair the performance of the unicast network. Operators must consider the impact on spectrum, network load and modulation before deciding whether any broadcast service is viable. The significant reduction in cost that LTE Broadcast delivers means that some highly innovative and engaging services are on the horizon. What remains to be seen is which of these services consumers will prefer. – Thomas Neubauer, vice president of business development and RAN solutions, TEOCO < Previous Page 2 / 2 |
In part two of this Q&A, the carrier's group head of network virtualization, SDN and NFV calls on vendors to move faster and lead the cloudification charge.
It's time to focus on cloudification instead, Fran Heeran, the group head of Network Virtualization, SDN and NFV at Vodafone, says.
5G must coexist with LTE, 3G and a host of technologies that will ride on top of it, says Arnaud Vamparys, Orange Network Labs' senior vice president for radio networks.
The OpenStack Foundation's Ildiko Vancsa suggests that 5G readiness means never abandoning telco applications and infrastructures once they're 'cloudy enough.'
IDC's John Delaney talks about how telecom CIOs are addressing the relationship between 5G, automation and virtualization, while cautioning that they might be forgetting the basics.
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Orange has been one of the leading proponents of SDN and NFV. In this Telco Transformation radio show, Orange's John Isch provides some perspective on his company's NFV/SDN journey.
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