Note, this is a revised version of the intro/outro statements at Private Networks European Forum earlier this month, presented then as a way to invite conversation about the state of ‘things’ in Europe, and re-presented now as a think-piece for the same. It considers...
Despite speculation, the metaverse market is forecasted to achieve $47.48 billion in 2022 and skyrocket to $678.8 billion in revenue by 2030. However, with this extreme, lucrative potential comes significant concerns over whether our current broadband networks are ready and able to support the...
Today’s 4G/LTE and 5G private wireless networks offer enterprises a key enabler to digital transformation. They provide the secure flexible mesh required to connect an ever-growing ecosystem of mission-critical applications, devices and Industry 4.0 use cases and achieve operational, safety and sustainability goals.
Even as...
5G networks will undeniably enable many extraordinary new services and revenue possibilities for communication service providers (CSPs). To leverage these opportunities to the highest potential, CSPs require a flexible, high-performing packet core that will deliver the low latency and high-speed connections these services demand. That...
Cellular networks were built over several decades with features that provided a consistent experience for all users. However, over time, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) realized the need for more options and customized capabilities as enterprises continued to scale.
Enter 5G — which through higher speeds,...
In a world with 5G connectivity, network slicing is one of the prominent technologies that is here to stay, delivering tailored services and connectivity for users. Network slicing provides communication service providers (CSPs) the ability to flexibly separate services in their 5G network and...
The metaverse as a concept hasn't exactly been the easiest sell just yet. With any new technology, there's bound to be pushback as consumers get comfortable with the idea of something outside of their comfort zone. However, the long-term potential is quite strong, with IDC reporting global shipments...
The CAT-1 LTE modem was initially defined in 2008 as a low-cost, low-power alternative to connect IoT devices that needed to transfer limited amounts of data. However, vendors and network providers at that time focused on higher throughput. The actual device introduction started about...
Who’d have thought that two decades after the connectivity boom at the turn of the century, sustainability and net-zero would be the key drivers of innovation within the telecommunications industry? It stands to reason that one of the most technologically advanced sectors on the...
Enterprise and communications service providers (CSPs) may have very different intentions and audiences, but the challenges associated with digital transformation are virtually the same for both. Ultimately, they are looking to achieve the same outcomes: improve the customer experience, reduce operating costs and increase...
It is an open secret in the telco software business that software is often the smaller part of a software provider’s revenues. The rest is made up of long and expensive integrations, supplemented by a “long tail” of customization requests. But the end is...
This is part two of a two-part article. Please read part one first.
In the first article, we covered the impact of 5G on the public sector and education. Use cases for enterprises, however, are equally as profound and daunting. Let’s take a look at...
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) are feeling some of the same pain hurting the rest of the tech world, not to mention the global economy. According to Cambium Networks’ sixth annual WISP survey conducted this summer, optimism about the future — while still high...
As emerging technologies evolve and social expectations change, a new kind of modern contact center is needed
From healthcare to banking to retail and beyond, businesses depend on contact centers to meet — and exceed — customer and employee experiences day in, day out. In...
Business growth often requires the adoption of the latest technologies. These innovations include artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing (CC). While these are two separate technologies, recent advancements have shown the possibility and benefits of their integration.
In its broadest definition, AI refers to machines...
Three sectors are perfectly primed for expanded investment in 5G: government, education and manufacturing
Today's enterprises are increasingly distributed and dynamic, with the need to connect remote workers, branch offices and mobile assets — and turn the data from billions of endpoints into actionable business...
Many hands make light work. It is an old saying that takes on significant new meaning for mobile operators looking for new markets to recoup their multi-billion-dollar investments in infrastructure and 5G spectrum.
That will not be easy. In its first two years of commercial...
A long-time pain for many businesses has been dealing with poor indoor cellular coverage. Fortunately, recent advances in cellular technology have given rise to a more modern approach to improving in-building cellular coverage.
The emergence of new shared cellular spectrum options, such as Citizen’s Band...
Internet of Things (IoT) as described by its name, is the internet of the “things” or physical objects that are embedded with software, sensors, and communication technology. It is a network of physical objects. The objective of connecting these devices called “things” is to...
The marketing mantra of right offer, right customer, right time has been around for years, and in the telecoms industry offers have been relatively straightforward. Every communications service provider (CSP) has a system that sends alerts to customers (e.g. for topping up pre-paid accounts)...
5G networks are setting a generation of improvements in motion for both consumers and businesses with a wide range of new use cases from gaming and the metaverse, to driverless cars, robotics and Industry 4.0.
Customers are demanding a lot: ultra-low latency, dynamic bandwidth, intelligent...
After all the time and money that goes into deploying a new 5G network, network operators need to know that their investment will pay off quickly. Once the network has been deployed and turned up, the prospect of ‘rip and replace’ to add features or...
Rome wasn’t built in a day. The same can be said of cloud-native, AI-optimized 5G open radio access networks (O-RANs), which are fundamentally different from any previous mobile generation. They are not just evolutionary, but a step change in how radio networks are designed...
An FCC order regarding POTS replacement scheduled to go into effect August 2 may prove to be a gift
The end appears near for the workhorse voice-grade telephone system the United States relied on for more than a century. On August 2, 2022, local exchange...
