Subj: LMDS, CATV, Telephone, Internet: Which is the Best...
Date: 6/25/98 8:27:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time
LMDS, CATV, Telephone, Internet: Which is the Best Network? Asks Insight Research
PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1998--LMDS, a new wireless technology capable of supporting voice, data, video, and interactive services over a single network is being touted as the network of the future, says a new market research report from INSIGHT RESEARCH. Yet after analyzing LMDS alongside of the transmisson and business characteristics of seven other networks including telephone, cable TV, and the Internet, INSIGHT concluded that no single network architecture can offer the complete communications solution.
According to INSIGHT's report "Network Topologies for Future Telecommunications Services 1997-2002", there is no single answer to what type of network architecture service providers will be using to deliver communications services in the years ahead. INSIGHT expects competition will force carriers to examine the differing needs of consumers and businesses and offer alternative services tailored to the needs of each market.
"A superficial look at the whole spectrum of architectures--POTS, CATV, cellular, PCS, MMDS, LMDS, DBS, LEOs/MEOs--might suggest that LMDS is the best bet because it handles voice, data, video, and interactivity," says Robert Rosenberg, president of INSIGHT. "But how much sense does it make to deploy a relatively high-cost LMDS system to deliver video while satellite is so much cheaper? The point is that in the future, carriers will utilize a mix-and-match of networks to align cost/benefit with each customer's requirements," Rosenberg concludes.
According to INSIGHT, investment costs per subscriber varies from a low of $415 for one-way satellite networks to a high of $1,856 for two-way POTS networks. The other network types fall within these boundaries, with cellular networks at $718 and CATV networks at a lower investment of $610.
Further insights into network architectures, network cost analysis, and the network strategies of telecom carriers are published in "Network Topologies for Future Telecommunications Services 1997-2002", a 198-page market research study now available from now available from INSIGHT RESEARCH for $3,495.
INSIGHT RESEARCH, based in Parsippany, NJ, is a respected source for telecommunications market research and competitive analysis. INSIGHT can be reached via the web at insight-corp.com, and an excerpt of this study is available on the insight-corp.com page. For more information on this study, please contact: Tara D. Mahon, THE INSIGHT RESEARCH CORPORATION, Gatehall I, One Gatehall Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054, tara@tm.insight-corp.com, phone: (973) 605-1400, fax: (973) 605-1440.
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