I think this would make pretty good seminar topic:
Triple Play
The biggest thing in telecom today is the "triple play" -- in which one provider offers a package deal for voice, broadband Internet, and television. There's no doubt it's going to reinvigorate telecom, change the landscape of the industry, and make some people a lot of money (while also probably causing others to lose out).
The triple play expands telecom-cable competition beyond the high-speed data market to video and telephony, markets that have heretofore been exclusive. The triple play has proven its worth in the cable industry.
Households are subscribing to a full bundle of voice, video and data services.
With growth slowing in North America in both the multichannel market (digital video via cable or satellite) and high-speed data market—two bases of the triple play—telecom companies are in the unenviable position of trying to break into a game already well underway. Telcos have the opportunity to move quickly into the next-generation television-based interactive services that leading cable operators are just now preparing to deploy. Telcos can offer next-generation subscriber services quickly and cost-effectively by avoiding the learning curve of the cable industry. Nowadays the real technical issue for telcos offering triple play is the set-top box.
Triple Play and Competitive Advantage: Lessons from Cable
http://www.convergedigest.com/blueprint ... tgy=Market
Triple Play: The Next Big Telecom Boom
http://www.itworld.com/Net/2613/nls_itinsights050615/
Charter goes for the Telecom Triple Play (voice, data, video)
http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating ... -video.asp
Alcatel Serges on Triple Play
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=78189
Getting a grip on triple play
http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/ ... ?id=165792
One somehow related topic is home networking, how it maps to this triple play picture:
Home Networking Unplugged
http://www.convergedigest.com/bp-ttp/bp ... =290&ctgy=
"Home networking was initially primarily about sharing broadband access for email and web browsing. Sophisticated consumers would also share files or wanted the ability to connect several machines to a single printer. The broadband experience is now expanding the home networking experience beyond the PC to include additional devices and services"