1. Greywale Management
21St Century Access
Broadband and Beyond
Greg Whelan
Greywale Management
gwhelan@greywale.com
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Greg Whelan: Background
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3. Greywale Management
The Network: Wicked Simple View
Greywale Management
You
are
here
AccessMetroCoreAccess Metro Core
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The Network: Wicked Simple View
Central Office
(Your town)
Core Switching
Center,
Metro Switching
Center, (Your City)
DC
Data Center
(e.g., Google)
You
are
here
Your
Neighborhood
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5. Greywale Management
History of DSL
• HDSL
• ADSL
– Broadband Forum Founding
– Line Code Wars
– UAWG
– Deployment Challenges (Regulatory)
• Futures
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21st Century Access…
“People and Things
Accessing the Cloud and
Each Other”©!
What is Access?
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21st Century Architecture Scope
CO/HE OSP
Cloud
Fiber
PON, DOCSIS,
FTTx
Ethernet
MoCA
LTE, WiFI,
TVWS
Wi-Fi
ZigBee
A Interface U Interface T Interface
Microwave,
60 Ghz
NT
CPE
Things
PeopleIntelligence
Analytics
Management
Business
Models
SP Bundles
Architecture
Battles
Ecosystem
Dynamics
Standards
Gigabit
Access
Municipal
Broadband
Rural
Broadband
IoT Networking Smart Home
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Big Issues Affecting Access
• Gigabit
– PON, FTTx (g.fast), DOCSIS 3.1
• Regulations
• Wi-Fi
• Fixed & Mobile competition or convergence
• Web/Cloud Companies
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The future of Access is Fixed and Wireless… not “or”
SPs need to adapt organizations, so do vendors!
21st Century Access
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Next Gen Broadband CPE architecture and business models are being disrupted...
Big risk to incumbent service providers and Vendors
21st Century Access
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Gigabit Deployment Strategy
Real strategic implications to the @$# Speed Test.
21st Century Access
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Wi-Fi: The “toy” that grew up: Strategic implications abound
Wi-Fi: Further proof that the “low end always wins”
21st Century Access
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Voice over Wi-Fi
Nothing but upside to Cable Companies. Nothing but
threats to MNOs.
21st Century Access
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LTE vs. Wi-Fi
Remind me which one is for off-load?
21st Century Access
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Next Gen Cable Access Networks …
PON Greenfield is redundant, DOCSIS Greenfield is an
oxymoron
21st Century Access
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SDN-NFV in Access
It’s coming… contemplations begin…
21st Century Access
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Thank You
Greg Whelan
978 922 2203
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