Network service providers (NSPs) will face new challenges in 2023, as long-term logistical disruptions caused by the pandemic crisis are gradually resolved, only to be replaced by an uncertain economic outlook that is prompting concern from consumers and industry players alike.
The good news, however, is that resurging supply chains have allowed a suite of next-generation solutions based on the latest developments in technology standards to enter the market, according to Ashwani Saigal, VP of Broadband and Video CPE at VANTIVA.
The prospects of inflation and a global recession are a common variable that will influence how network service providers (NSPs) in different regions assess their strategic customer premises equipment options (CPE) for 2023. That said, local market conditions will determine the pace at which new technologies are deployed and new services adopted for connected home applications, according to Mercedes Pastor, Senior Vice President of VANTIVA's Global Customer Unit, in an interview with journalists during CES 2023.
"There have always been significant regional differences in how consumers receive connected home applications. In 2023, however, we will likely see more stratification across geographies as NSPs assess the specific impact that major economic and geopolitical events have on their markets," she says.