Nokia Nuage SD-WAN: Embracing the new reality of Cloud & distributed domains
Our updated and in-depth profile on Nokia Nuage’s SD-WAN solution is now available to interested subscribers and others. The biggest player nobody’s heard of When we last profiled Nuage, they were in...
View ArticleEricsson mobility predicts increasingly fixed mobile networks
“FWA connections are forecast to grow threefold … by the end of 2025, accounting for 25% of global mobile network data traffic.” – Ericsson mobility report June 2020 The oxymoron “Fixed Wireless Access...
View ArticleEricsson Edge no longer defies gravity
Ericsson’s Edge Gravity quietly disappeared from view in May. The gravitational strength of the edge offerings from public cloud providers, and the increasing alignment of CSPs with them, seems to have...
View ArticleNokia Beacon-3 : A viable CSP bundle option.
The Nokia Beacon is a new entry into Mesh WiFi, but unlike others, Nokia targets service providers (SPs) as partners and channels with a variety of advanced, remote and cloud-based optimization and...
View ArticleEnhanced WiFi – Profitable CSP Innovation
Enhanced WiFI is potentially a key area where CSPs can innovate and differentiate themselves. Necessity is the mother of invention The majority of CSPs, especially those in the fixed-line broadband...
View Article5G cloud native, taking a revolutionary approach
5G presents a revolutionary time for communications service providers (CSPs) to increase earnings, accelerate service innovation and reduce operational costs. However, many years into the software...
View ArticleHuawei in UK – The end of the road
Today’s announcement by the UK government on Huawei in the UK network is significant for the future of 5G in UK. Huawei equipment will now have to be removed from the UK by 2027, and no more can be...
View ArticleTelecoms is boring, and that’s probably good.
“Telecoms is boring” Talking with my teenage son about my career (and his future one), he expressed what I initially thought was shocking point of view. On reflection I realised he had a point. I have...
View ArticleAmdocs Buys Openet for USD 180 Million
Today’s announcement by Amdocs on their USD 180 million purchase of Openet brings proven 5G charging and policy into the portfolio. The greatest impact of the deal is new customer logos. It also allows...
View ArticleIf we can’t get a broadband supplier change right – forget network slicing
Time to move on I recently decided to change my broadband supplier and its poor home wifi router. My broadband is FTTC over Openreach’s UK access infrastructure. Vodafone, my new supplier, would use...
View ArticleSuccessful innovation implies taking risk
The Accelerating Innovation in the Telecommunications Arena paper from TelecomTV is the latest in a series of initiatives that try to understand how telco can become successful innovators. As is...
View ArticleThe light goes out at Lumina
The winding down of Lumina networks is yet one more indication of the difficulties for small innovative companies selling to telcos. Telcos are simply too slow in innovating and risk averse to support...
View ArticleAppledore presents at the Telco Global Forum
Appledore will be presenting at the Telco Global Forum from the 2-4 September 2020 Learn from over 20 technology leaders who will share their tactics on digital transformation challenges: Avoiding edge...
View ArticleThe economics of edge cloud at the Telco Global Forum
Join Francis in exploring the way’s in which CSP’s can successfully navigate the edge market. Register here to see the full presentation The post The economics of edge cloud at the Telco Global Forum...
View ArticleJoin Appledore at FutureNet World
Automated AI-Enabled Networks: A competitive edge – Does the first mover win? Appledore will be moderating this panel at FutureNet World on 23rd September 14:25 BST The panel will be exploring how...
View ArticleCharging Policy important in Amdocs Openet acquisition
Amdocs acquisition of Openet brings together two players with meaningful assets in policy. Amdocs acquired a well-respected policy engine (for charging and access control functions) with its purchase...
View ArticleFutureNet World 2020: Review
About FutureNet World In its new virtual form and timing for 2020, does FutureNet World still deliver? Over the last few years, the FutureNet World has established itself as a solid fixture on the...
View ArticleEricsson Cradlepoint acquisition – a direct channel to enterprise?
Ericsson’s acquisition of Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion highlights the growing importance of enterprise and non-telecoms (i.e. industry vertical) networks, particularly in the era of 5G. And while the...
View ArticleLumen sheds light on CenturyLink’s Future Direction
CenturyLink on Enterprise: “Let There Be Lumen!” The short headline is that CenturyLink is splitting into two independently branded and operated entities, the continuing CenturyLink concentrating on...
View ArticleJuniper-Netrounds Highlights Service Assurance Evolution
When Juniper Networks announced plans to acquire Netrounds – the private supplier of programmable, software-based test and service assurance agents, my immediate reaction was why? Why is Juniper...
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