Investing Internet Technology Windows Internet Tech. Market Forecasts, 2000-2005 Report Summary Public network infrastructure providers are gearing up to add data capabilities to their central office switches.
Packet based communications transport is more efficient than end to end circuit based switching.
It is more efficient to send multiple packets from multiple sources. Point to point communication based on header information in a cloud architecture is more efficient in a cloud architecture is more efficient than keeping a circuit open from one source to one destination. The packet based systems can send multiple transmissions on the same line that would have been used for one circuit based call. IP systems provide incumbent operators with modern systems architecture. New IP-oriented carriers have broadband systems that need to achieve increased reliability.