Tellabs Blog

Operators are racing each other to launch TV Everywhere (TVE) services. But scaling TVE requires a massive investment, and it’s not always clear how operators intend to profit.

Last month, I gave a talk in London to discuss what operators have to gain by eliminating dumb pipes from their network. I focused on data from a report Tellabs commissioned through STL Partners entitled "The value of 'smart' pipes to mobile network operators."

The overarching conclusion of the study was clear: By following current network strategies, mobile operators are missing an opportunity to double cash returns, and more intelligent networks are key to increasing shareholder value.

Decades ago, when VCRs became a mass market product, consumers were excited because we could view content previously only available in movie theaters at home. Now, quite the opposite is happening. Consumers are jumping on the TV Everywhere concept. We subscribe to video content at home, and we want to take it with us wherever we go.

As I was putting my six year old daughter to bed the other evening, she handed me my iPad (low on battery because she had been watching cartoons) and asked me to read her a book.

Mobile money was a buzz topic at last month’s Mobile World Congress (MWC). In fact, one of the sessions was so crowded that they had to split the attendees into two groups and conduct the presentation twice.