Will Video Basic Service Be on the Agenda for 2020? - Mobility TechZone

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Date: 5/13/2016

Featured Articles » Juniper Finds UK Consumers Satisfied with Mobile Banking » The Holistic View of Network Design: Musings from GENBAND's Perspectives16 » Verizon Partnership Meeting Migrating in Tandem » Mojo Networks Aims to Open Up the Wi-Fi Market Sponsored by: IoT Evolution Expo - July 11 - 14, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada Top Stories » Report: More Engaged Employees May be a Mobile Optimization Away » FCC: Television Broadcasters Taking New Interest in Spectrum Auction » iPass Releases SmartConnect SDK to Bring Wi-Fi to Mobile » Maturing Smartphone Market Shrinks, Fewer Units Shipped   From The Expert Corner May 13, 2016 Will Video Basic Service Be on the Agenda for 2020? By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media Nothing frustrates me more than the way we talk past each other. Carriers and Over the Top operators seem to think they have two different networks. I was sharing with one of my friends the amazing demo GENBAND did where they turned on an entire carrier network while giving a keynote. The friend came back and pointed out that it was not end-to-end. I am not sure this is valid complaint anymore. I think availability is guaranteed in a world where Apple iPhone sales plateaued. The issue is no longer whether access is available; it’s about whether it is affordable and “open.”  The “Open” issue hit me while at GENBAND Perspectives16 when I realized in talking to the panelists that it was entirely possible for video calling to be just included in the next generation of basic services from the local carriers...Read More Featured Videos IoT Solutions Theatre: Accelerated Concepts Featured Resources » Carrier Ethernet for LTE Mobile Backhaul Guidebook » The Shift To Mobile Breathes New Life Into Old Interactive Voice Response Systems » How a Cloud Phone System Uniquely Supports your Mobile Workforce Featured Channels » IoT Connectivity Solutions » Mobile Apps » Mobile Security Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a MobilityTechzone columnist! Interested in reaching Mobility Techzone's Global Wireless and Mobile Communications Audience of 70,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.

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