Follow the Ericsson Broadband Vision
- Broadband is delivered to a wide range of devices using different technologies, both fixed and mobile, enabling people to stay connected at any time, anywhere.
- Well built-out broadband infrastructure benefits society and improves a country’s gross domestic product. Societies prosper when people have access to healthcare and education.
- Mobile broadband powered by HSPA is growing and will continue to grow exponentially. LTE is the logical next step for operators promising a complete broadband experience.
- High-bandwidth applications such as high-definition interactive TV, video conferencing and real-time gaming will be serviced by fiber-deep fixed networks.
- Converged networks give users a seamless experience. They can easily work, play and stay connected.
- Government policy and regulatory agencies are driving the expansion of broadband installation and usage, helping to empower citizens, and bridging the digital divide.
Broadband is rapidly becoming a basic necessity in today's information society. Consumers want their broadband wherever they are and in the most convenient way possible.
How users will get their broadband connectivity will depend on a number of different factors, such as availability of devices, existing infrastructure, or technology leapfrogging.
For enterprises, broadband-enabled unified communications will bridge the gap between people and business processes – boosting productivity, enhancing customer satisfaction, cutting costs and maintaining security. This will enable further business efficiencies while creating more flexible working conditions.
There are many new devices with built-in connectivity, including personal health monitoring systems, game consoles and cars. The increasing processing power and memory of devices is enabling them to be used in new ways and with new applications. For example, heart patients can spend more time away from the hospital by using a service that monitors their vital statistics and reports to a team of doctors.
For operators, the choice of how to deliver broadband services to such devices will depend on such things as available infrastructure, licenses for radio spectrum, local regulation, existing investments and competition.
We believe that broadband will continue its rapid growth and that 80 percent of all subscriptions will be for mobile broadband services by 2013. HSPA is driving broadband growth and together with Long Term Evolution (LTE) will provide adequate capacity for years to come.
Fixed-broadband services based on fiber-deep solutions such as VDSL2 and Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) will also support high-bandwidth applications including HDTV and interactive gaming.
