Separation of Network from Service Provision

Technological advancements and innovations have changed the market and services structure of telecommunications industry drastically. The market structure is vertically integrated but technological advancements are dragging the markets towards more horizontally integrated value chain structures. Services will be completely separated from access.It is not for the network owner to decide what services should or should not be allowed on the network. Undergoing of different degree of separation in the European Union is the starting of the trend of vertical disintegration.The paper uses recent practical evidence and theoretical reason to illustrate the such changes in telecommunications. Recognizing the future trend is helpful to make proper polices to solve the difficulties in the course of the separation.And all players need to re-evaluate their strategies and market positions and make hard decisions as to where to go next.