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The inevitability of Telco-OTT & the implications for operator infrastructureFierce Webinar 27th September, [email protected] @disruptivedean
Harsh truth: OTT services are telcos only option Telephony & SMS prices have peaked Telephony & SMS demand has peaked APIs, bundles, HD, video only delay the inevitable Need for new voice-based services beyond calls Too fast-evolving for new federated services Too uncertain / innovation-driven for standardsOTT-style services offer only the hope for continued telco communications services growth & increase in relevanceSep 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Europe already far down the cliffMobile core services revenue, indicative W EuropeTotal c40% fall from peak Telephony c80% fall from peak
SMS & todays mobile data services Mobile telephony
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020September 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Peak Telephony is hereIf telephony was free, how many minutes would you use?Source: Ofcom
UK mobile call volumes falling despite increasing use of contract plans with large inclusive bundles of minutes
And is that number rising or falling?
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Voice Telephony: Catastrophe imminent?Supply Price Demand
Core question: Can data services & other revenue streams grow enough to offset the probable flattening & decline of voice & messaging? Uncomfortable answer: probably not, based on recent evidence Disruption (positive & negative) is both inevitable & essential
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Messaging (SMS): Dead Man WalkingSupply Price
DemandMessaging is already fragmented & becoming more so. It is already a feature, not a service, for many use-cases. Can it continue to be monetised directly? Very uncomfortable answer: not much, for anyone with a data connection Disruption is likely to be terminal, in the medium termSeptember 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Outright substitution often = better experience
Voice telephony only used for exceptions & problems
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Phone calls are old, clunky & rudeRuth: Am I alone in really not liking talking on the phone? Or am I a bit weird? It's just that someone phoning you on a mobile is a bit like someone leaping into the middle of your room yelling "Talk to me! Drop everything you are doing and talk to me RIGHT NOW! Scott: I like voicemail. My phone is for me to talk to people when I want to. Not for them to bug me at their leisure. Matt: nods* Asynchronous communication FTW! * Fleur: Totally agree. People should ask for permission by text or email before calling.
APIs, HD & bundles arent going to save the day
HD may drive a little extra use Video-calling extremely niche Bundles
Most bundled products are cheaper than constituent parts Unclear where telcos can magic extra value from Unlikely customers too stupid to spot implicit price rises
APIs
Definite uses for embedding voice/messaging in apps Telephony or SMS arent always the best raw ingredients WebRTC on the horizon
RCS / RCSe. No. VoLTE really just ToLTE. Necessary but too late to matter
Sep 2012
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Voice TelephonyNow: 2G & 3GVoice
Future: Smartphones & LTEVoice
Telephony
Telephony Gaming, CEBP, surveillance, social voice, TV voice etc Video, context, senseCopyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Voicemail Conferencing PTT
Video
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Fragmentation is valuable & inevitable
Convergence, interoperability & standards
OTT-led Fragmentation & innovation
It will fragment because it can. Consumer need for ubiquity is over-rated
new standardised services are neither necessary, nor sufficient. They are irrelevant at best, and actively damaging at worst.Sep 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Device diversity more reason OTT is inevitableProbability of all of a users Internet / messaging devices being on a single telcos network 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%Free 3rd party WiFi
Shared data plans only a partial response
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# connected devices ownedSep 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
What do these services have in common?
Owned & operated by mobile operators Usable by anyone, not just subscribers Via apps & public Internet Telco-OTT ServicesSep 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Different models for Telco-OTTTelco OTT service
Internet
Normal on net users
Telco service
Off-net extension user
TelcoBilling & IDSep 2012
Internet
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Telco-OTT is neither new, nor impossible
Not just voice & messaging: Telco-OTT Cloud, Content, Social, TV, Connectivity..Sep 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Build vs. buy decisionBuild own OTT from ground up
Integrate off-theshelf OTT solution
Acquisition
Uniqueness & flexibilityCustomise existing Internet-OTTPartner existing Internet-OTT
Budget, resources & skillsSep 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
Key success factors for Telco-OTT services
Organisation & governance
Managing cannibalisation
Network awareness
DesignSep 2012
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Synergies
Telco-OTT: Carrier-grade & Internet sensibilities
Web / app philosophies (eg freemium) Security Scalability Flexible platform for multiple services/features Good QoE (UI design, battery life, voice quality, OSs etc)
But also: (Probably) Lawful intercept / emergency (Possibly) integration with billing / OSS (Maybe) interop with legacy / IMS / OTT services & enablers (Maybe) integration with network QoS mechanismsSep 2012 Copyright Disruptive Analysis Ltd 2012
OTT infrastructure choices
OSS Telco-OTT Application platform Flexible Rapid update Differentiation Mostly proprietary logic, may use standard platform Security, session mgmt etc
Web
Internet
Telco coreVarious backend integration strategiesSep 2012
Serviceindependent functions (mostly standardised)
App / Web / OS native . Proprietary UI, maybe standard protocols
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Conclusions
Traditional telephony & SMS future looks bleak Some mileage in bundling, marketing voice better, APIs etc.
But only postponing the inevitable RCS unlikely & may damage things
VoLTE likely, but late & wont fundamentally change things
Fragmentation is desirable, valuable & inevitable OTT plays will dominate in usage & value, maybe not revenue
(Revenue from other sources, offset from voice/messaging directly)
Telco-OTT strategy becoming mainstream But not easy to design, manage or build
Ownership & infrastructure decisions determine scalability & flexibility Investment in platform approach is desirable, if possible
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Telco OTT
infrastructure challenges & [email protected]
Chad Hart Director, Product Marketing
@chadwallacehart
Non-exclusive real-time service delivery choices
Networks architecturesIMS Web Telco-OTT
User interfacesphone app
browser
Technologies
SIP
OTT service delivery challengesImmediatePractical core session managementCost effective at low & high-end Able to start small & grow rapidly
Service qualityNAT & firewall traversal (i.e. HTTP & HTTPS only)Near PSTN-quality media & availability Consistent experience across devices & interfaces
OTT service delivery challengesImmediatePractical core session managementCost effective at low & high-end Able to start small & grow rapidly
ImminentFlexibilityQuickly adjust to changing service needs Works with many infrastructure & client devices
Federates with network service providers
Security
Service qualityNAT & firewall traversal (i.e. HTTP & HTTPS only)Near PSTN-quality media & availability Consistent experience across devices & interfaces
Protect user information
Maintain service availability during attacks
Regulatory complianceCurrent expectations: E911, lawful intercept, taxes
Expect more IP network regulations, not less
OTT service delivery implicationsImmediatePractical core session managementLight weight, dynamic core session management Smarter clients vs. omnipotent core for scalability
ImminentFlexibilityOff-the-shelf, but programmable for flexible, rapid changes Quickly interoperable with any device & network
Security
Service qualityClient-side technologies to overcome packet-loss & jitterMake all traffic look like web-traffic (http & https, SSL, etc.)
Robust, service-intelligent security
Regulatory complianceOut-of-the box regulatory compliance
Todays core session management options are not idealIMS Open source
My SIP Switch
Opensourcesip.org
Too complex difficult to implement & maintain Too costly OPEX & CAPEX
Too long time-to-service Too risky many unknowns Too costly creation, maintenance & evolution
What are the leading service delivery architectures?3GPP R10 IMS WebDB DB AS AS AS
WS
WS
WS
WSLB-L LB-G
Internet
Telecom architecture can be web-likeAS TDMM Q CFirewalls LB
DatabaseWeb servers AS media M Q C Load balancers Firewalls TDM
TDM
TDM
MQC: Mobility Quality Charging
Telco-OTT architectures should be web-likeWebDB DB AS AS AS DB DB AS DSC AS
Telco-OTT
WS
WS
WS
WS
SMX
SMX
SMX
Peering partners
LB-L LB-G
LB-L SLB-G
Internet
Managed IP Network
Internet
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Telco-OTT architectures should rapidly scale & adaptStart-upDB DB AS DB DSC AS
High-scale
AS SMXSMX
SMX
SMX
Peering partners
LB-L SLB-G
Managed IP Network
Internet
Managed IP Network
Internet
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Scaling strategies are changingHardware systemsVertical scaling
Virtual machinesHorizontal scalingElasticity Manager
Virtualization Layer
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Simplicity should not preclude ecosystem interoperability
TAS ENUMDNS/DDNS ISC
CSSIP ISC
IM&P MCU
HSS
Cx SIP Rx SIP/ WebTRC SIP TSCF
PCRF
SBC & Core session management Web-based RTC with SIP33
SIP clients
Its all about apps
700M250M 90%
apps available in App Store
iPad specific appsdownloaded each month average apps per user34
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Tunneled Service Control Function brings firewall traversal & QoE to Apps Individual users real-time comms & data services within a TLS or DTLS tunnel Strict firewall traversal Appears as SSL port 443Service provider data center Web SIP MSRP
QoE controls Tunnel redundancy Bandwidth controls per app voice vs. data Admission control - server transaction load User authentication Privacy and confidentiality Service delivery security (Net-SAFE)
TLS/ DTLS tunnel
Security
High availability stateful failover
TSCF SDK
Acme Packet-enabled TSCF client
Engineering around packet-loss: Tunnel redundancyService provider data center
Redundant tunnels created by SBCTunneled packets take different network paths TSCF client chooses switches to optimal tunnelTSCF client
Network with packet loss
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Acme Packet | Confidential
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Better voice quality than Skype during severe packet loss
Tunnel redundancy MOS preserved
No tunnel redundancy MOS quickly degrades
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MOS estimates based on R-factor scores at the SBC. MOS at user device typically higher.
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TSCF is open 3GPP technical requirement TR 33.830 (V.0.2.0) TSCF approved for inclusion in TR SA3#68 in Bratislava (July) Supporting companies:
Acme Packet Intel China Mobile RIM Ericsson Vodafone ZTE Huawei Free TSCF client source code available Reference applications & tools Linphone TSCF client tsc_sip_client, tsc_sip_server sipp Wireshark plug-inAcme Packet Interconnect 2012
Windows 7, Vista, XP PC & laptop based softphones
Android 2.3/3.x/4.0 Honeycomb (2.3), Gingerbread (3.x), Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0)
iOS 5.1/5.0 iPhone 4G/4GS, iPad 2/3 & iTouch
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TSCF vs. WebRTC - different approaches for different use casesSIP with TSCFServices data centerWeb servers SIP core MSRP servers
Web-based RTCServices data centerWeb servers SIP core MSRP servers
Any network
Any network
HTTP(s)
SIP RTP
MSRP
HTTP(s)
SIP & RTP RTMP/WebRTC
MSRP(s)
App
Data
Voice video, IM
Video/file share
Browser
Data
Voice video
Video/file share
Net-Net
Telco-OTT architectures should resemble web-architectures without sacrificing key service-enablement features
Telco OTT service delivery challenges are numerous, but surmountable - i.e. TSCF, effective core session management, smart clients, etc.
Telco-OTT is already delivering successful services in timespans of months!
'Me Too wont cut itSo we made TU Me
TU Me is... Communications timeline Voice + text
Media and photos Location More... And much more to come Pure OTT (first ever from a Telco!) Engineered in 100 days
TU Me is not.. Not meant to undermine Telco value.. Instead create new categories. The game has changedGoogle, Facebook, Apple, Microsofthave been innovating for years !! Not a tricky maneuver to distract consumers or confuse the marketplace We're building a real service for real people
DIY Lessons Don't do fake digital... Customers will know. Have a vision and do the vision. Break down your internal walls: digital has to be the plan, not the enemy or an afterthought
Shoot for Near-Telco-Grade, not perfection, and compete on quality and vision Build an infrastructure that will allow you to expand
Incubate + risk Twitter emerged from a different product idea nobody strategized it Startups incubate concepts and discover products, Telcos need to invest a similar way. Plan two years of risk before expecting good things Think about the larger value picturenot about squeezing more out of old models
Digital Infrastructure Telcos can go industrial faster and jump to the right infrastructure Invest in the future or prepare to be a dumb pipe (which might be fine, too)
Voice and text will have near zero value soon only connectivity and new services matter Break down the technical walls that prevent you from taking advantage of the opportunities
TU Me InfrastructureApplication Analytics
Enum
Public Internet
Telco-OTT from the Softphone POVTodd Carothers,, EVP Sales and Marketing Fierce Webinar 27th September, 2012
CounterPath Corporation 2012
Telco-OTT: Challenges
NAT issues Media routing difficult in all
Consistent user experience Goal is provide a consistentuser experience over disparate networks
cases No media 1-way media
Mobile/Tablet, desktop Devices / OSs have different
challenges of their own Mobiles/Tablet require support for Wi-Fi and Mobile broadband networks
Want to be like Skype49
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Telco-OTT: How TSM can help from a Softphone POV
Creates an SSL tunnel signaling and media to go over a single tunnel Less complicated Local media can be run locally Enabling a consistent user experience Overcome Internet restrictions Combines the SIP/RTP over asingle connection (i.e., ports 80 or 443)
Better packet loss performance Redundant data (RTP) Secure Encrypted (TLS)50
CounterPath www.counterpath.com
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