Title :
GSM and beyond-the future of the access network
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Telecom, Zaventern, Belgium
Abstract :
Investigates two facts: mobile is the current market driver, and Internet access will be the future market driver. This means that the next wave of infrastructure development will be driven by the demand for high-speed network access. However, for this uptake in demand to occur, further re-regulation and technological innovation are key. Regulators are already in the process of redefining everything that is critical to local loop investment, such as facilities unbundling, spectrum allocation, access charges, and universal service definition.
Keywords :
Internet; frequency allocation; mobile communication; subscriber loops; Internet; access charges; access network; facilities unbundling; high-speed network access; infrastructure development; local loop investment; market driver; mobile communication; re-regulation; spectrum allocation; technological innovation; universal service definition; Consumer electronics; Discussion forums; Driver circuits; GSM; Hardware; Microelectronics; Packet switching; Telecommunications; Telephony; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1998. Digest of Technical Papers. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4344-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1998.672332
