Introduction to Multi-Play
- Defining Triple-Play and Quad-Play Services
- Market Trends
- The Players
- Cable Operators
- Telcos
- Mobile Operators
- Virtual Operators
- Example Multi-Play Services
- Business Models
- Customer Segmentation and Service Combinations
- Fixed Mobile Convergence
- The Impact of the Internet
- Web Services and Applications
- The Evolving Web – Web 2.0
- IP Television (IPTV)
- Technology Overview
- The Changing Role of the Regulator
Technologies for Multi-Service Networks
- Delivering Telecoms, Internet and Entertainment Services
- Telecoms Networks
- The Internet – Features and Architecture
- Entertainment Networks
- Radio and TV Broadcast
- Cable Networks
- Satellite Networks
- Broadband Access
- Digital Subscriber Line
- Cable
- Wireless Systems
- Voice over IP Principles
- IPTV Architecture
- Service Platforms
- Transport Networks
- Service Control and Delivery
- Quality of Service (QoS) Issues
- Billing for Multiplay
Connecting the Customer
- Access Network Requirements
- Wireline Access Technologies
- Digital Subscriber Line
- xDSL Capabilities
- DSL Availability and Trends
- Cable Networks – Components and Architecture
- Fibre Distribution
- Hybrid Fibre and Cable (HFC)
- Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)
- Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
- Passive Optical Networks (PON)
- PON Variants
- PON Components and Architectures
- Wireless Access Technologies
- Wireless LANs and the IEEE802.11 Standards
- Wireless MANs
- WiMAX Systems
- Mobile WiMAX
- In-Home Networks
- Short-Range Wireless Technologies
- Personal Area Networks
- UWB Capabilities
- Satellite Systems
Providing Digital Television and IPTV
- The Technical Requirements of Television
- Digital Television Principles
- Coding for Digital TV
- Digital Television Delivery
- Terrestrial Networks
- Satellite Systems
- Cable Networks
- DTV Receivers
- Set-top Boxes (STB)
- Digital Receivers
- Mobile/Personal Devices
- Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
- Services and Features
- Platforms
- IPTV Global Trends
- IPTV Services and Service Providers
- IPTV Middleware
- Set Top Boxes (STB)
Delivering and Managing Multi-Play Services
- Legacy Billing Models and Platforms
- Billing Requirements for Multi-Play Services