Fixed

The market
The market for Fixed Infrastructure is characterized by consolidation on the one hand and the application of new technologies that offer new opportunities on the other.

Consolidation in the area of current infrastructure, consisting of the copper network, as well as expansion of the opportunities offered by this network using new technologies such as various DSL/HFC versions.

All-over-IP and IP-over-all
A number of issues are currently predominant in the market for Fixed Networks. For example, there is debate about the wisdom or folly of investing in FTTH. Broadband is a hot issue by any measure. IP convergence is part of that issue. Now that Voice over IP has grown considerably, VoIP applications are being implemented slowly but surely in the business segment as well. This includes IP Centrex, IP Trunking and even IP Interconnect. IPTV and Video on Demand are areas that are expected to break through over the coming years. This means that operators are faced with the challenge of offering services across multiple forms of access

Over-the-top internet players are the new competitors
New players, such as Skype, Google, Joost, etc. compete with operators for their basic services, such as Voice and Video. We are convinced that this represents the biggest strategic threat to operators, and they must prevent themselves from solely becoming the providers of ‘bit pipes’ for public internet access.