CCSA 2012: Independent operators need to think big

AS AGGREGATE BROADBAND consumption continues to grow at a 50% compound annual growth rate and threatens to outstrip our ability to service its demand, the message I have for independent service providers is to Think Big. At that growth rate, systems can expect that networks will need to be at least 7.5 times larger than they are today in as little as five years. The growth appears to be driven by the “hybridization” of content. That is, multi-format combinations of media being presented to subscribers on multiple platforms – including the recent rush to extend access to movies from the...