4G Accelerator Solution: Driving High Performance with the Next Generation of Networking Technologies

New offerings based on 4G technologies promise to provide affordable, high-speed Internet access and data traffic for consumer electronics devices on the go.

With 4G, companies have the opportunity for lower-cost delivery of broadband, VoIP, video and Internet access beyond current cable network infrastructures. For satellite and cable operators, 4G represents a way of extending their footprints on at reduced cost. For incumbent and start-up mobile operators, the high speeds promised by 4G provide a potential to open new markets—notably in terms of expanded Web 2.0 video capabilities, as well as providing products and services over high-speed wireless broadband.

However, 4G technologies represent significant risks and investments. Therefore, an important key to capitalizing on 4G is fully accounting for its business and technology impact, and engaging in comprehensive, integrated planning and execution to make the right wireless broadband decisions to drive profitable growth.

Supporting such comprehensive planning and modeling is the purpose of the Accenture 4G Accelerator Solution. This innovative offering helps companies serve their enterprise customers and consumers better by jumpstarting their 4G strategy and implementation, guiding them toward optimal decisions to maximize capabilities at the right investment levels.

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The Accenture 4G Accelerator Solution has already proven its credibility, uniqueness and ability to deliver results. Benefits enjoyed by our clients include:

• Reduced risks. The modeling tools at the heart of the solution enable companies to fine-tune their strategies to optimize their investments.
  
  
• Support for decision making. Our diagnostic and assessment assets help companies sort through the pros and cons of a variety of 4G access technologies. Communications executives can strategize about their existing network investment while simultaneously making the move to 4G technologies.
  
  
• Better cost control. Our cost modeling tools help companies develop a realistic assessment of the investment levels required to make the move to 4G.
  
  

The potential benefits of this Accenture solution were recognized at CTIA Wireless 2008, the premier global event representing the global wireless industry. The Accenture 4G Accelerator Solution v2.0 was the first-place winner in the "4G— Service Creation & Development" category of the CTIA E-Tech Awards.

The only holistic 4G decision management, execution and support tool in the marketplace, Accenture's patent-pending 4G Accelerator Solution makes decision-making easier, and then advances companies toward accelerated delivery and support for 4G networks. The most innovative components of the 4G Accelerator Solution are the proprietary scenario-based modeling tools based on advanced, multi-linear algorithms. These include:

• 4G business case model. A solid business case, built on analyses of both capital and operational costs, is one of the first essential steps in the transition to 4G. Accenture’s capital cost modeling tool provides a comparison between various current access technologies using data such as material costs and labor rates. Our operational cost tool helps estimate the ongoing costs of running a 4G business.
  
  
• 4G network cost model. The network cost models help operators estimate the expenditures associated with building a 4G network. The Accenture accelerator can base the cost model on various sets of business assumptions and product data, enabling carriers to analyze the build-out strategies most appropriate to their strategies and circumstances.
  
  
• Product and services bandwidth model. Other modeling tools within this offering help companies estimate network bandwidth requirements for various combinations of products and services including voice, data and video services. Operators can factor findings from this analysis into their network cost model to provide a more detailed picture of build-out costs. Based on the bandwidth demand, this modeling tool helps set the dimensions of the transport network and predicts yearly bandwidth costs as well as spectrum requirements.