2022.10.24 – The app-enabled services gateway: a game-changer for service providers

The app-enabled services gateway: a game-changer for service providers

2022.10.24 – TelecomTech Outlook

66 percent of the world’s 7.9 billion people have access to and uses the internet. Last year, 306 billion emails were sent every day, which is expected to increase to 333.2 billion emails sent and received in 2022 according to Broadband Search. Every minute, Americans generate 3,138.42 GB of internet traffic.

Service providers are consequently facing an unprecedented amount of strain on their networks as the number of connected devices inside our homes increase and consumer bandwidth demands increase. Fixed networks will continue to play a crucial role in supporting the adoption and evolution of these new devices and applications.

During the global pandemic, when working from home became the new normal, there was a sudden and significant surge in internet traffic and usage as service providers focused on increasing network capacity. Analysys Mason reported that fixed data traffic grew by 42 percent worldwide during this period. This, combined with the need to deliver high-speed, unfailing, and robust connectivity, meant that home broadband capacity was pushed to its very limit. Daily high-bandwidth video calls and the use of streaming services required the full potential of the network. High-capacity connectivity is fundamental in meeting today’s accelerating need for high-speed symmetrical bandwidth, as well as the latency and reliability requirements of next-generation applications.

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