SHANGHAI – Mobile video usage will jump to about 75% of total 4G traffic by 2020, up from 15% in 2016, according to joint research from Huawei and global technology research and advisory firm Ovum.
The Evolution of Big Video – Examining Telco Transformation Video Opportunities offers an analysis on the current status of the video business, as well as insights on the industry's future business outlook, possible business models, subscribers' consumption trends and latest technology-driven forces.
It says that 4K UHD video, social media video, mobile video, VR/AR applications, 5G/FTTx network penetration and IT technology trends like cloud computing, bid data, Telco OS will be the driving forces behind the jump in video usage. Enterprise video is also becoming a major factor of this growing video trend, continues the paper. On top of existing incumbent provided video services such as training, meetings with clients and remote medical services, a series of new video conferencing tools is being broadly deployed in various industries.
Given the explosive growth of video usage, in order to be successful, telcos will need to be proactive and strategically plan their video business development blueprint, as opposed to execution under current existing infrastructure. They will need to transform their networks from simple data conduits to video-centric networks, and drive the growth of the industry through innovative business models and collaboration in the industry ecosystem, the paper concludes.
