EMEA 2008 (14)

Theme: Convergence and data – pushing the limits of the networkand

The growth of data transmission, driven by a host of bandwidth intensive applications and video content, as well as the tendency to funnel more through fewer, converged, networks are, together, largely fuelling the growth of both fixed and wireless broadband networks. Next generation mobile networks also generate many times the traffic - and generally need more base stations - than today’s 2G networks. Although the access networks can handle the traffic, the traffic backhauled to the core network calls for more, substantially upgraded, links to cope with the river of data generated by next generation networks.

How can we best manage the glut of data in a converged environment? What are the implications for the economy and for everyone involved in the data/Internet ecosystem - the policy makers, regulators, service providers, equipment manufacturers, marketers, e-businesses, security system providers, content and applications developers among others?