The use case for telecommunications technology has changed before our eyes. Today, millions of viewers are consuming content via YouTube, video live streaming platform Twitch, or even playing video games, with young gamers (18-25) in the U.S. spending nearly three and a half hours...
Why CSPs must take immediate action on their investment priorities, innovation, partner ecosystems and more
We’re currently witnessing an explosion in enterprise spending on ICT. Analyst firm Gartner estimates the enterprise ICT market will increase its spend and is expected to be worth USD$3.6 trillion...
5G is the hot ticket item for mobile operators at the moment – we hear about its legendary fast speeds, its ultra-low latency and its ability to handle network congestion in a way we simply haven’t experienced with 4G. However, despite all the hype,...
Introduction
The performance specification for 5G is much more demanding than for previous generations of mobile networks, requiring high data rates, (up to 20 Gbps), very low latency, (< 1 mSec), ultra-high reliability, energy efficiency and very high numbers of connected devices. To meet these...
$1.3 trillion will be spent on mobile networks across all technology generations in the next 5 years, and, according to the GSMA, a staggering 75% of this will be 5G investment. Yet despite the considerable CAPEX operators are prepared to invest in their 5G...
Both offer big benefits for modern enterprise
Much has been written about trends towards use of connected technology in modern industry. The fourth industrial revolution, Smart cities, IoT, and Industry 4.0 are all monikers for use of connected technologies to monitor and control processes, commerce...
The tech industry is a hype machine. The promise of something newer, faster, and better is unmistakably alluring. It’s why we fork over hundreds of dollars for the new iPhone even when our one-generation-old iPhone works perfectly fine.
Wi-Fi is no exception. Yes, it is...
I recently heard someone in the telecom space say that we’ve taken this “rectangular piece of glass” as far as we possibly can, despite carriers today aggressively looking to be more relevant in our digital future. Seeking innovation and disruption, carriers today are seemingly...
“A goal without a plan is just a wish” – so wrote French novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the early twentieth century. Nearly a hundred years later, these words ring true to mobile operators as they seek to deploy 5G networks.
The fifth generation of...
Mobile traffic using GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) has exploded over the last couple years, largely due to elimination of international roaming price barriers that previously discouraged subscribers from using the service. Global international roaming traffic – voice and data – is expected to grow...
To understand what’s really happening with digital transformation across the communications industry it helps to contrast conventional wisdom, or the hype cycle, with actual communications service provider (CSP) activities. Here we examine five domains that inform digital transformation and draw comparisons between conventional wisdom...
Network Application Programming Interface (API) and programmability are transforming how businesses consume connectivity and the way service providers interconnect.
The role of API has changed the way network services are being delivered. In Software-Defined Networking (SDN), API enables greater orchestration and automation of the network,...
Consumers love to complain about their wireless phone service, but when you look at the data, it tells a different story. Analytics for customer satisfaction show which factors matter most to consumers and which have less of an impact (price, for example, is not...
Here are five reasons you should embrace it now
The next revolution in information technology – 5G + Edge Computing – is here and it brings an unprecedented opportunity for the telecom industry and all enterprises. Just as companies like Uber, Venmo and Snap could...
The gig economy is defined as a labor market characterized by a prevalence of short-term contract and free lance work as opposed to permanent jobs.
Of course, there has been a gig economy for as long as people have decided to trade skills for salt!...
Every business today is feeling the pressure to digitally transform its operations to keep up with or stay ahead of its competitors. But nobody feels that imperative more keenly than small business and franchise owners. That’s because smaller businesses, which are often in remote...
Intelligence at the edge is exciting. The edge allows devices to compute and analyze data closer to the user as opposed to a centralized data center far away, which benefits the end user in many ways. It promises low latency as the brains of...
The telecoms industry is poised to be transformed dramatically by Artificial intelligence. Over time, AI will be able to deliver the capabilities and insights telecom operators need in order to automate and proactively address issues in network, service and security operations, and customer care.
However,...
Knowledge is power, but are you collecting the full array of data points you need to guide supply chain and network management decisions?
Chances are, you’re not. There are organizational and market-driven reasons why important facts about network infrastructure, maintenance, and overall operations are often...
Our world is becoming more connected every single day. We’re experiencing the advent of autonomous vehicles, smart cities and 5G. New technologies like robotics, quantum computing and virtual reality are entering our personal and professional lives each and every day. In order to harness...
We are at a pivotal time in the telecom industry as bandwidth demands driven by the 4th Industrial Revolution impact how service providers are building their next-generation networks. Traditional networks are extremely expensive, and they are not sustainable or scalable in a new era...
Security and 5G were very top-of-mind at this year’s MWC Barcelona. And this is strongly echoed in a recent survey conducted by the BPI Network called, “Securing the Future of a Smart World.”
Mobile operators see tremendous potential for 5G networks to drive new revenue...
What does this mean for building owners in practical terms and how will it benefit end users?
After years of anticipation, the 5G network has finally arrived in the U.K. and the race is on between the operators for its widespread rollout. EE were the...
5G is coming and bringing with it an explosion of data. In fact, experts anticipate that mobile networks will be handling more than 77 exabytes of data per month by 2022. That represents an astonishing growth rate of nearly 50 percent per year. But...
