For 5G profitability, telcos need to control capital spending
Early commercial 5G deployments are focused on pushing higher speeds to consumers with compatible devices. But, for the most part, operators have yet to delineate new service plans that reflect the massive spend that will go...
The global cloud gaming market size is expected to reach $740 million by the end of 2025
SK Telecom has been deemed Microsoft’s “exclusive operating partner” for its cloud gaming service, xCloud, in Korea. The pair have partnered up to deliver the streaming service to...
A cloud-first strategy takes cost out of 5G, setting the stage for profitability
SINGAPORE--To be clear, neither Reliance Jio in India or Rakuten in Japan currently offer 5G services. In fact, Rakuten recently delayed the launch of its LTE network. Nevertheless, the two operators have...
Intel exec explores how real-time data insight, powered by 5G and edge computing, creates new revenue opportunities
SINGAPORE--Ahead of 5G Asia, Intel’s Caroline Chan explained how the combination of 5G connectivity and edge computing will allow enterprises to tap into a wealth of unused data,...
Cloud underlies NFV, SDN and automation capabilities
On the heels of a series of cloud-related announcements, AT&T's Chris Rice, senior vice president of network cloud and infrastructure, pulled the lens back and explained the company's larger strategy around cloud computing, automating network management processes and...
Dell repots increase in revenue and operating income; VMware posts strong performance
On the heels of VMworld, parent company Dell Technologies this reported a strong Q2 2020, which ended on Aug. 2. Company Vice-chairman Jeff Clarke said enterprises are "in the early stages of a...
VMware acquisition of Uhana speaks to service assurance in the 5G era
SAN FRANCISCO--Telcos are ramping up investments in hybrid cloud strategies in tandem with 5G network deployments, which are decidedly more IT-centric than previous generations of cellular. Right now the focus is on delivering...
You can't do 5G without a virtualized infrastructure: VMware exec
SAN FRANCISCO--5G is accelerating telco adoption of software-centric strategies that will only compound as pervasive next generation connectivity enables a new era of enterprise and consumer experiences. As 5G matures and automated, end-to-end network slicing...
SAN FRANCISCO--With a call out from VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger during his opening keynote and numerous mentions from Dell Technologies-family executives, 5G was most certainly a topic of interest during VMworld this week. And with 5G commanding an IT-centric approach marked by highly varied...
Kubernetes is "as significant" as cloud and virtual machines, Pat Gelsinger says
SAN FRANCISCO--VMware is betting big on Kubernetes as the container orchestration tool to facilitate software development and operations across public, private and hybrid clouds. During the company's VMworld event today, CEO Pat Gelsinger...
The world's first commercially deployed 5G cloud-based Radio Access Network is live in the U.S., Nokia said this week in a blog post. The company didn't name the carrier or location in the post, but it was accompanied by a tweet from an official...
Ahead of annual showcase, VMware acquiring Carbon Black and Pivotal Software
With its annual VMWorld event set to begin next week in San Francisco, VMWare this week announced a pair of acquisitions intended to bolster its enterprise cloud security offerings and drive development of its...
Network virtualization, automation key pieces of transition from LTE to 5G
AT&T and Dell Technologies are combining their respective expertise in open source software to develop solutions to enable the ongoing transition to a cloud-native, automated 5G network. The companies specifically called out NFV< SDN...
Network architectures are becoming more complex and decentralized. Applications are becoming more advanced, data-heavy, and compute-intensive. Both trends will continue as communications service providers (CSPs) upgrade their 4G networks first, and then begin the migration to 5G.
While doing so, service providers are transforming their...
IoT, AI and machine learnings are key edge computing use cases, CenturyLink says
There widespread consensus that edge computing will be a key piece of opening up latency-sensitive 5G applications like autonomous vehicles and augmented and virtual reality. Where there's not widespread consensus is around...
Microsoft cloud revenue surges 39% in fourth quarter
Microsoft experienced a record fiscal year, reporting revenue of $33.7 billion and net income of $13.2 billion. Q4 showed that commercial cloud revenue increased 39% year-over-year to $11.0 billion, which, according to Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, represents the...
Cloud gaming remains hindered by its dependence on reliable, fast connectivity
Last week, Qualcomm Wireless Communications Technologies (China) Limited, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced its cooperation with Tencent Games, China’s largest gaming company, to develop high-quality games that can be experienced by consumers across...
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...
If 5G will be enterprise-led, as AT&T believes, then what are the use cases that its network will need to support -- and which ones will generate the revenue that will justify new capital investment?
The carrier is using its AT&T Foundry location in Plano,...
AT&T and Microsoft see mutual benefits to 5G, cloud combo
Mobile operators are in a unique position when it comes to digital transformation. Carriers need to simultaneously embrace internet of things, virtualization and distributed cloud computing to drive internally efficiencies and cost savings. These same...
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...
IT modernization for 5G key to hybrid, multi-cloud strategy
With the shift to 5G, early investments in network functions virtualization are paving the way to what will ultimately be an IT-centric network that takes advantage of centralized and distributed compute power to support new types...
In recent years, cloud computing has revolutionized enterprise IT. Widespread access to the cloud’s scalable, reliable, powerful computing resources have unlocked countless opportunities for businesses and their customers.
But this decentralization has resulted in vast distances between data centers and end-users, making latency inevitable. These...
