somewhat more product-oriented view of the new network Understanding Changing Telecommunications - Building a Successful Telecom Business Chapter 4: Telecom business (Appendix on Financial calculations) Chapter 5: Services Chapter 6: Security Chapter 7: Quality of service Chapter 8: Service implementation (Appendix on Incumbent operator migration) Chapter 9: Service network Chapter 10: Terminals Chapter 11: Edge nodes (Appendix on MGW dimensioning) Chapter 12: Packet backbone Chapter 13: Access Chapter 14: Control network Chapter 15: Interconnect Chapter 16: Telecom management - operations 1.2 A DYNAMIC SITUATION 1.2.1 OVERVIEW Figure 1.12 describes the dynamics in the evolution. Here we can see three loops: User and services, which is a market-driven loop Enabling technologies Regulations and society loop All these inputs will change with time, creating a constantly changing market environment. Dynamics of Market Evolution Needs: Society GDP and Welfare development cultural evolution Social obligations of society Regulations Encourage market, Safety competition Service services requirements Users and wishes Operators and terminal Unconscious providers needs Enabling Business needs: technologies Needs: Efficiency and systems Profitable Cost savings solutions Competitive advantage Enabling Private life needs: technologies Convenience and Technology Technology Competitive and system security requirements advantage Entertainment suppliers Time saving Service and terminal Application developers GDP = Gross Domestic offerings terminal suppliers 'society integration' Product Figure 1.12 The overall dynamics make the situation even more complex Introduction This dynamics is a particular problem when writing a broad-based book. The vast underlying range of standards and technological developments cannot be updated, unless there are new editions. Therefore, the approach is aimed at avoiding details, identify- ing trends and being as context oriented as possible, with business aspects as (often invisible) drivers. 1.2.2 EN