Telcos taking the triple-play plunge need to focus less on their own networks and more on the technologies and processes that will help subscribers run the applications they want, when they want. by Ross O’Brien

Certainly, managing multimedia over IMS is a complex thing. Any self-respecting carrier looking

to fold in video, gaming, and every other kitchen-sink class of service needs to look seriously at how their network is going to support it. But the business of providing triple play is no longer

about figuring out how to pump multiple streams of traffic over the core transport network be-

cause that part of the technology equation is already in place.