For the U.S. to transition from the public switched telephone network...
For the U.S. to transition from the public switched telephone network to broadband, companies will need more financial incentives from Washington to justify acceleration of broadband investment, Genband CEO Charlie Vogt told the Telecommunications Industry Association conference Thursday in Dallas.…
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The buildout associated with broadband from the core to the edge is “highly, highly capitalized,” he said. “It’s all about cost, and it’s all about the return on that investment and where the priorities are.” Vogt marveled at the pace of mobile broadband buildout. A few years ago, none of the carriers thought they'd be accelerating the buildout of their 3G and 4G networks as quickly as they are today, he said. “Nobody saw the tsunami that hit with the smartphone and what it did, specifically around video content."