Product Catalog | 39 Multiservice Access IP is driving new, innovative services and applications. Converged services and real-time communications are changing lifestyles, along with the type of network required to deliver them. Service providers face the challenge of re-architecting the access network to meet today’s IP-driven broadband service, such as IP Triple Play, and at the same time try to anticipate the requirements for the “next new service.” Selecting the best platform and technology becomes critical to protecting investments and responding competitively to new service needs. The rapid changes from broadcast to on-demand video and from surfing the Web to content sharing have not only increased demands for bandwidth, but created greater needs to manage converged IP services. If a service provider is to capitalize on the revenue opportunities derived from multimedia services and satisfied consumer needs, an intelligent home gateway approach becomes essential.