Wednesday, April 14, 2021

NPlay Southern Cone 2021

Neutral networks to be instrumental in leveraging broadband growth

Much was said yesterday, on the second day of NPlay Southern Cone 2021, in relation to the progress of neutral networks. As Eduardo Jedruch, Director of Regulations for the Fiber Broadband Association LATAM Chapter said, operators of these networks are an alternative to achieve operational efficiencies. Four architectures are distinguished for this multi-operator or multi-service purpose: network slicing; centralized splitting; TAP splitting and distributed splitting. According to Jedruch, the Argentine market joins the growth of neutral networks throughout the region, especially in the last two years.

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