Telecoms service providers around the world are putting
around 40% of their capital expenditure into setting up and
providing “triple-play” services to customers.
Triple-play includes voice, data and video services.
Analyst Infonetics Research said triple-play services were not
merely a means of increasing top-line revenue for service
providers, but a “means of self-preservation”.
Infonetics said operators were redefining and realigning
themselves to be a one-stop shop for all things digital for
residential and enterprise subscribers in the belief that
triple-play services would give them the competitive edge they need
to succeed.
The majority of service providers in the Infonetics study plan
to further increase capex spending in the next 12 months on IPTV
equipment, broadband customer premises equipment, broadband
aggregation equipment, and voice over broadband equipment.
Service providers expect revenue growth in all areas of
triple-play services in the next 12 months, according to the
analyst.
“With nearly 40% of their capex budgets going to triple-play
service infrastructure, service providers are sending a clear
message that the combination of voice, data, and video services is
a long-term differentiator for them,” said Infonetics analyst Jeff
Heynen.
“Carriers are demanding complete interoperability, full
standards compliance, and an open and flexible architecture from
their suppliers to ensure the content and services they provide
will work right out of the box and far into the future,” he
said.
Cisco, Alcatel and Microsoft are the leading providers of
triple-play aggregation solutions for providers, according to
Infonetics.