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Carriers' Success Hampers Spread of NGN
(Business and Technology News, 04 Apr 2008 )
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The current state of the wireless Next-Generation Network (NGN) is directly related to the success of carriers, reports In-Stat. Those carriers that are content with the status quo are less inclined to take risks, and tend to limit their investment in NGN, the high-tech market research firm says. Most operators that have committed to a rapid NGN migration have done so because of adverse market conditions.
"In 2007, only a few IMS equipment supply contracts were announced," says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst. "Most were greenfield deployments, or point solutions supporting VoIP, or IP Centrex."
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
• On the whole, 2007 was a very good year financially for most service providers worldwide, with relatively strong growth in 3G revenue.
• 2007 worldwide wireless capital expenditure (CAPEX) spending was flat at US$173 billion.
• By 2012, worldwide CAPEX spending will grow only slightly to US$182 billion.
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