Several years ago, home networking services were touted as a possible VAS opportunity for broadband service providers. But most operators have been reluctant to push services past the modem or set-top box, for a simple reason: service management. Operators have no control over what devices customers connect to the home network, or the traffic generated from one device to another - and if the home network gets congested and customers call the service hotline, the last thing they want to hear is that you have no control over a service they're paying you to provide.
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