Operators Keen to Harness CPE with Intelligent Services and Applications for Future Growth Smarter Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) that drives an “à la carte” and differentiated service offering at the touch of a button will be essential for operators to secure new revenue opportunities and reverse declining ARPU, according to Broadband Forum Managing Director Ken Ko. With traditional revenue streams, such as fixed voice and IPTV, decreasing, Ko called for service providers to invest in devices with application intelligence built in to create an app-store-like experience for consumers. This will allow the industry to cater to multiple markets segments, such as teleworkers, e-health, security, home automation, and Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality, while maintaining fewer product SKUs in their deployments. [...]