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Convergence is a powerful word. For mobile operators, those 12 letters hold great promise. They imply more efficient networks that address today's services and prepare for the arrival of new ones, such as LTE.
The other day, I watched the weather radar on my iPad while we hunkered down during a tornado warning. I had a group of colleagues around me watching it too, calling their families to let them know when the storm would arrive in their area. Did anybody drag a laptop with them? No way.
If you're familiar with ancient Mayan history, my headline probably led you to expect an article about preparing for the end of the world. Though that might be more practical, depending on your beliefs, today we're talking about my area of expertise—mobile broadband data.
Mobile Internet traffic is growing like crazy. We all know it. In fact it was the topic of the first slide in every presentation at an optical conference I recently attended.
Let's move beyond the statistics and talk about what service providers can do to change the way they transport all that traffic and actually lower the cost per bit in the process.
Packet optical transport (POTs) is the answer.
As kids, we rushed home to catch our favorite TV programs. If we missed an episode, friends gave us the details. Today, there are many ways to catch up: DVRs, the Web, mobile phones…the list goes on.
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