Operator Owned Personal Networking

Even if communication networks have become increasingly ubiquitous in nature offering connections from anywhere, often most both wireless connections and especially the fixed connection at home reach a data center at an operator facility. Operators struggle to facilitate the Internet growth. We approach the topic from the perspective of our network operator partner and we ask how this operator can improve its content distribution from the current IPTV service. We propose a consumer device grid that is an integral part of the operator's IP network. Our proposal results in savings in the operator's data centers and in the home whilst offering more business opportunities for the operator and third party content providers.