Building a Stronger Business Case for 5G
The telecommunication industry is preparing for the next technology upgrade cycle which will bring with it changes in lifecycle management and a focus on maximum capital efficiency. 5G will disrupt the...
View ArticleMWC 2019 – Key themes and analysis
The Appledore team attended MWC 2019 in Barcelona and after a full week distilled some key themes on the 5G market and potential business models that will unfold over the next three years. 1. 5G was...
View ArticleConnected Car – Moving beyond 5G hype
The GSMA recently highlighted the dangers that the EU faced in being left behind in the race to 5G, because of its choice of WiFi as the standard for V2X communication in Europe. Vehicular...
View ArticleNetscout Transformed
Netscout has transformed itself to become a diversified supplier of radio planning, subscriber analytics, and intelligent service assurance solutions to the telecommunication market. At the core of its...
View ArticleCatalysing the business model
Catalysts are proof-of-concept projects developed collaboratively by TM Forum members. Catalysts were centre stage at DTW in Nice this month, including a number that were already close to commercial...
View ArticleNetcracker Advocates for More Innovative Business Models
Netcracker is making a strong push that: CSPs need to innovate more disruptively and think beyond their comfort zones, and that Netcracker’s BSS and OSS portfolios have the capabilities to support...
View Article5G – The same old tired business model
Test transmissions had ploughed through the data allowance on the Sim card, so it needed a top-up before Rory could go live on BBC Breakfast. The BBC covered today’s launch of 5G by EE in the UK, using...
View ArticleSDWAN is laying the groundwork for the new “enterprise edge”
Appledore’s deep and growing library of SDWAN profiles and market outlook reports. Hopefully many of you are already familiar with our market leading research into SDWAN, which, when complete, will...
View ArticleNetcracker – an integrated approach to operational evolution
At Netcracker’s analyst summit, held on May 10-11 in London, customers and operational evolution took center stage. Unlike some of its competitors, Netcracker focused on its extensive product and...
View ArticleSD-WAN and the “enterprise edge”: The Market is Maturing — and validating our...
In this blog, we share some of the findings of our ongoing research on the SD-WAN market and the various categories of players. In published research, Appledore have predicted: Growth of CSPs’ market...
View ArticleIoT, RFID and the importance of Edge
Telcos need to review their approach to IoT if they are to avoid becoming commoditised connectivity providers. RFID can help them learn what is important in IoT. It’s not just a “bar code on steroids”...
View ArticleCloud in a cloud: Amdocs and Azure deliver SES’s “Dynamic Enterprise Edge”
Cloud in a cloud. Using ONAP in the Microsoft Azure public cloud yields rapid time to market and ease of scale Why, as we build the “Telco Cloud”, does the industry feel obliged to use traditional...
View ArticleEnterprise SD-WAN, Building the new Dynamic Enterprise Edge
Appledore Research has just published a new market outlook on SD-WAN for Enterprise. This report is written to enable an Enterprise to gain the most benefit from SD-WAN and related technologies. This...
View ArticleWaiting for the edge killer application
Building a better CSP business case for Edge Cloud What is the killer app. for edge? In our discussions with CSPs, and their software providers, one conversation dominates all others; what are the use...
View Article5G state of the nation; a conversation with Nokia’s Marcus Weldon
In a wide ranging question and answer session last week, Marcus Weldon, Nokia CTO discussed the state of play in 5G. It was pleasant to have a very realistic, “warts and all“, appraisal of the current...
View ArticleCSP Edge Cloud – Chicken or Egg
Chicken or Egg! At the centre of discussions at last week’s Edge Congress in London was the question of what needed to come first in making the CSP business case for edge cloud: Compelling edge...
View ArticleCentina enters Ciena’s Blue Planet Orbit
Ciena has announced the acquisition of Centina which will sit in its Blue Planet portfolio. Ciena emphasize that their strategic goal for Blue Planet is to support advanced, ultimately hands-off...
View ArticleCiena shines the light on major investments at Vectors 2019
“If its adaptive, its Ciena“ If you go to Ciena’s facility in Kanata Canada, and miss the signage stating that “If its adaptive, its Ciena” you’re eyes must be closed. Through presentation after...
View ArticleIs NFV dead?
Joe Skorupa at Gartner proclaims that NFV is dead! Is Joe right or did he just change the definition statement? Yes NFV fired a blank from its lofty goals back in 2012 but its 7 years later and revenue...
View Article5G – Is the bloom off the rose?
Nokia shares dropped 20% this week, after a giant cut in profit forecasts, due to intense 5G competition and the need to boost investment in 5G capability. This completely overshadowed Nokia’s strong...
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