(July 22, 2014) Trials of new technology being undertaken by Telstra and Ericsson could enable pay TV, broadband internet and other services to be delivered without customers needing a set-top box at home.
It could also allow them to access their pay TV channels, broadband service and other online services from any location on the Telstra network, potentially making it possible for people to have one subscription for multiple locations and services.
Telstra and Ericsson are trialling the application of so-called network functions virtualisation (NFV) to customer premises equipment (CPE). It is a concept that is rapidly gaining momentum, having been first proposed by a group of telcos, including Telstra, in a white paper in October 2012.
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