The World Teleport Association (WTA) will be releasing their newest research report, From Teleport to Network Service Provider: The Search for Tomorrow’s Business Model, in June. The report will be free for WTA Members and available for purchase by others.
The business of basic uplinking long ago lost most of its commercial value, and teleport operators moved into value-added services tailored to the unique needs of niche markets to ensure their future. Today the industry stands on the brink of a transformation every bit as big: from operating these technical facilities and niche-market services to becoming network service providers.
The two models are hardly exclusive. In fact, the biggest opportunities of the future will require the technology and business practices of network operators to integrate multi-orbit satcom in all its complexity with the multiple paths of terrestrial telecom in a seamless whole.
The open API standards emerging from the TM Forum and Metro Ethernet Forum will enable such integration to cross networks and power infrastructure sharing where it makes business sense. At the same time, new categories of customers will find benefit in satellite’s ability to connect without touching the terrestrial network, so that private networks for critical infrastructure can be truly safe from cyber threats.
Ultimately, having the technology, structure and knowledge to adapt to these changing opportunities will become the greater competitive advantage of all.
In this report, the WTA examines this shift, along with its drivers, enablers, challenges and opportunities. The report is sponsored by Kratos.