We've talked about how the Internet is forecast to carry a million minutes of video every second in the next few years, and how Cisco's Elastic Core solution will help the core infrastructure carry that load. But a scalable and flexible core is only one piece of the puzzle that network operators need. Who else is helping to make a video-centric future a reality?
One place to look is a solution that's been developed by Miami, FL based NxtGn and Virginia-based Telarix. We wrote about NxtGn's affiliate Next Communications last year, they've been successful in wholesale voice communications, in part due to in-house technology paired with an off-the-shelf Cisco ASR 1000 router performing Session Border Control functionality. Packing a softswitch and an SBC that can handle 16K voice or HD video calls in half a rack has enabled them to minimize their costs in a relatively low-margin market. Telarix isn't as well known outside of the carrier market -they specialize in what is known as "interconnect business optimization" -basically the back-office components to handle billing, auditing, and traffic routing between carriers. While the concept of billing and auditing might make your eyes glaze over, if carriers can't figure out how to bill for services rendered you can imagine they view that as a really bad thing.
What NxtGn and Telarix haveput together -they call it "AVYDA Powered by Telarix" is a turnkey solution which seeks to eliminate some of the key challenges network operators face to better monetize their networks to deliver video calls:
Already at least one emerging Mexican network operator, Asiya Comunicaciones (formerly known as ATSI Mexico) and one of a few full-service national telecommunications operators has made the decision to deploy the new solution.
Jerry Huerta, Chief Operating Officer, Asiya Comunicaciones
"The robust solution AVYDA provides will make us the first company in Mexico to offer high definition video calling to smartphones, computers, tablets, and other mobile devices. We think this is a terrific opportunity both for our customers and our investors."