Description

Service providers face competition from application providers, such as over-the-top video services providers. Instead of relying entirely on Net Neutrality to work in its favor, service providers are considering new applications that could offer new sources of revenues. How vendors enable service providers overcome this challenge could be an important area of differentiation for vendors. In addition to applications serving as a strong driver, the exponential increase in Internet data and video traffic continues to be inarguably one of the strongest drivers. Hence, scaling of networks is expected to be a strong driver during the forecast period, especially as the service providers have also initiated network upgrade refresh cycle.