Recent research shows moving more workloads to the edge can optimize overall utilization and efficiency
Part of optimizing networks now means not just optimizing service performance and RF performance, but placement of compute workloads: In a data center or at the edge? This has implications...
In designing and delivering MEC (and private network) solutions, T-Mobile US touts a “just-right” approach to meet customers where they are
In addition to moving their own network and administrative workloads into private, public and hybrid cloud environments, operators are simultaneously partnering with hyperscalers to...
A distributed network architecture requires distributed OSS/BSS functionality
As it considers the move from 5G Non-standalone to 5G Standalone, alongside deployment of mobile edge computing (MEC) infrastructure, Three UK is mindful of the concurrent need to evolve OSS/BSS functionality. Speaking at the recent Telco Cloud...
Cloud-native OSS/BSS should reduce opex and drive automation, but this requires technological and organizational change
Before getting into expert commentary on cloud-native OSS/BSS provided during the recent Telco Cloud & Edge Forum (available on demand here), it’s important to understand what operational support systems (OSS)...
As operators move into the telco cloud era, which deployment option(s) will win out?
As the title of this piece—and the Telco Cloud & Edge Forum session it’s based on—suggest, it seems that the two most likely outcomes for operators on a long-term journey to...
With the Verizon Cloud Platform and virtualization learnings, the operator sees “a distinct competitive advantage”
Verizon has virtualized more than 10,000 cell sites so far, and is working toward a goal of bringing vRAN to more than 20,000 sites by the end of 2025. In...
The shift to cloud-native and disaggregated networks has enormous implications for testing, validating and verification. Operators wanted a software-centric environment for agility—now that they're getting it, what does that mean for service reliability and continuity? What testing is critical in disaggregation and edge computing...
The benefits of cloud-native RAN include efficient scaling, dynamic orchestration of microservices and enhanced security
Operators are steadily working to become cloud-native from the core to the radio access network (RAN) all the way out to edge computing nodes. The rationale is two-fold: a cloud-native...
Beyond the technical considerations of 5G Standalone, operators need to focus on use cases and go-to-market strategies
There are around 45 commercial 5G Standalone deployments in the world right now, and there’s a perceived hesitancy among operators to make the move; this despite the pressing...
With the move to a service-based architecture, what does it take for operators to become cloud native?
With meaningful new 5G revenues failing to materialize with the Non-standalone architecture, operators are now increasingly moving to a 5G Standalone service-based architecture. In this transition, there are...
Deloitte on the transition to 5G Standalone: Not if it will happen, more when and how
The circa 2018 hype around 5G as a world-changing silver bullet for businesses hasn’t really panned out just yet. 5G Non-standalone (4G core with upgraded radios and new spectrum)...
CFO lays out how ‘hybrid-cloud platform-centric strategy’ is driving growth for IBM
In 2022 IBM grew revenue by 12% to $60.5 billion with its software, consulting and infrastructure businesses all posting double digit growth, 12%, 15% and 14% respectively. For 2023 CFO and SVP Jim...
Vapor IO/Open Grid Alliance on leveraging edge compute to digitally transform Las Vegas
Internet of Things (IoT) devices using cellular networks reached 2.7 billion connections in 2021, according to the November 2022 Ericsson Mobility Report, and by 2028 that figure is projected to increase to...
Editor’s note: Check out the first part of this story, “How can operators monetize MEC?—‘Selling shovels instead of digging for gold’”
If you take a high-level look at how mobile edge computing (MEC) is shaping up in the market, and listen to industry voices like...
One promise of 5G is unlocking latency-sensitive use cases, things ranging form immersive gaming experiences without jitter that takes a player out of the moment to computer vision systems deployed for access control, quality assurance, and other applications relevant to numerous verticals industries. But...
The pilot comes out of the new GSMA Open Gateway framework for universal APIs – to open cellular network access for developers
MWC, BARCELONA: Telefónica has integrated its network application programmable interfaces (APIs) with a pilot AWS Wavelength Zone at a Telefónica multi-access edge (MEC)...
The current economic climate might be uncertain, but one thing is not: companies are still heavily investing in high-bandwidth network services.
FiberLight recently surveyed 1,750 corporate and IT executives, and a resounding 88% said that they are still very much investing in high-bandwidth network services...
Further, the majority of telecom companies — 54% — are deploying AI solutions in hybrid cloud environments
In a new survey, NVIDIA found that nearly all telecommunications respondents (95%) are engaged with artificial intelligence (AI). However, much of this engagement is nascent, as only 34%...
The shift to 5G Standalone—and enterprise service delivery—requires cross-domain network resource management and an OSS/BSS re-alignment
The latest generation of cellular that’s available out in the world today largely follows a 5G Non-Standalone architecture meaning new radios and spectrum were added to existing core infrastructure....
The supercomputer size has been expanded to 1,040 Nvidia A100 GPUs, for a performance of 17.1 petaflops
South Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) has doubled the performance of its Titan supercomputer, which was first launched as a beta in May 2022. Titan is the intelligence behind...
Huawei will distribute the cloud funds over the next five years
During LEAP 2023, Huawei announced a $400-million-dollar investment in a cloud region in Saudi Arabia. The funds, to be distributed over the next five years, will bolster the region’s digital economy and provide access...
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global cloud gaming market is projected to grow to $40.81 billion by 2029
stc Group will deploy Blacknut’s B2B/B2B2C cloud gaming solution across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, following its successful collaboration with cloud infrastructure provider...
Hyperscalers’ growing influence is reshaping traditional telco value chains. For CSPs and telecom suppliers, these changes represent significant market opportunities if they can strategically align and evolve their offerings.
The telecom landscape is changing fast, and hyperscalers like Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web...
Vital network functions are moving from hardware to virtualized software instances, and those software instances are increasingly being deployed in cloud environments. The goal is to give operators access to the scale, economics and innovative potential associated with the cloud.
But, in a new paradigm...
