The networking world is now at a cross roads with increasing demands for more bandwidth while at the same time trying to deal with effects of a global recession. But it's not all doom and gloom. According to a Supercomm conference panel of top technology officers from Verizon (NYSE:VZ), AT&T (NYSE:T), Sprint (NYSE:S), Quest (NYSE:Q) and BT, carrier networks are growing to meet user demands, though a number of things need to change in the future.

The carriers discussion Wednesday on the future of their networks comes at a critical point for networking policy in the US with a key ruling on Net neutrality from the FCC coming this week. Despite the regulatory and economic uncertainty, carriers are continuing to innovate.

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