NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS

• Geographic transparency: boundaries are disappearing and economic benefits independent of service “density” must be realized
  
  
• Transport efficiencies: transport costs (price/bit) are continuously declining, NGNs must share these efficiencies – for both bearer and signaling traffic
  
  
• Internet technology economics: leverage services and service delivery through the Internet, as well as the “silicon economics” of Internet hardware (servers, etc.)as memory and processor price/performance improve
  
  
• “Old World” to “New World” interoperability : existing PSTN infrastructure, and its associated investment must be fully utilized