Business strategies for the next-generation network [electronic resource] / Nigel Seel

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Technology -- The strange death of broadband ISDN -- The next-generation network and IMS -- The next-generation network and TV -- The next-generation network and IT systems -- Transformation -- Bureaucracy and treacle -- Telecoms market structure -- Choosing the right people -- Case study: a transformation program -- Business and technology issues -- Worrying about Skype -- Spectrum auctions -- The trial of Rete Populi -- Machines who talk -- Business strategies -- NGN strategies for incumbents -- NGN strategies for alternative network operators -- NGN strategies for capturing the consumer market -- Conclusions