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The future of CPE is considered in this issue . Its future is , of course , tied into the relative progress of the cloud , as in more cloud , less CPE .
And there is a lot of cloud provision and more every day . So , the direction of travel seems clear , and it is in one direction . Or is it ? In all developed markets there is still a blend of provision , with most service providers putting some kind of CPE into their subscriber ’ s home .
The distinctions are in the abilities ( and , therefore , value ) of the CPE . This will depend on many things , including the provider ’ s technology legacy profile , the speed of their network and their buying power in terms cloud capacity .
But that ’ s not to say that all providers , just as soon as they can , will migrate to wholly cloud-based provision . Some think having a branded artefact in the home – even if it doesn ’ t do much – is very valuable from a service / brand appreciation point of view . Some also see benefit in more accurate diagnostics and use data some CPE can provide .
Probably the most important role for CPE still appreciated by operators , though , is as their route to being the provider of IoT services , with the CPE as controller , and specifically security controller , for the Smart Home ’ s functionality .
The role of CPE is changing , but it seems unlikely it is ending .
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