Disintegration and Future Telecom Markets

Telecom world is changing rapidly. Traditional telecom companies used to be vertically integrated based on silo approach. Internet Protocol (IP) has revolutionized the telecom network providing uniform interface and a separation between infrastructure and services. Next Generation Networks are built around this separation. In these networks service creation will be independent of the infrastructure making it fast and economical. Technological advances are forcing disintegration of telecom companies at vertical level and integration at horizontal level. Telecom market is evolving towards a collection of companies working in different segments of the value chain. Service market is going to fall apart from the infrastructure segment. Such a service market will not only be feasible but also economically efficient. The future is a service market with more focused niche players doing business in a completely competitive manner and an access market having limited players.