Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories!
Report: T-Mobile US moves resonate with customers; Sprint...
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has the potential to bring the same benefits attained in the data center to the network. Today NFV is being incorporated into wireless access infrastructure, from large macro cells to small indoor femtocells. This is unlocking new revenue opportunities for...
The Linux Foundation launched its Open Platform for NFV Project, designed as a “carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform intended to accelerate the introduction of new products and services.”
Founding members of the program include a long list of companies participating in the software-defined networking...
Sprint recently announced a multiyear expansion of an agreement with NetCracker Technology to use NetCracker’s operating support solutions platform to support the carrier’s Spark network initiative.
Sprint has been using NetCracker’s Resource Inventory, Order Management, and Discovery and Reconciliation solutions to support its rapidly expanding...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
A conversation with Sameh Yamanu, CTO of Assurance and Analytics, and Rob Marson, Strategic Marketing Director, JDSU
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Virtualization does not change only the way mobile operators build their...
Brocade rolled out new support for the burgeoning software-defined networking space, introducing its Vyatta Controller that the company said is designed to help telecom operators move toward greater support of all-IP infrastructure.
Brocade said the controller is a “keystone” product in its SDN portfolio and...
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Let the disruption begin — this is how Silicon Valley's Apcera is announcing its new platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Continuum is a policy-driven platform that has attracted attention and investment from Ericsson. The telecom equipment giant said today that it sees PaaS as a key to success...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories!
Latest DT/Sprint Nextel rumors highlight foreign ownership interests...
AT&T has tapped its ongoing push into software-defined networking solutions to launch an on-demand service designed to allow enterprise customers to provision services in “near real time.”
AT&T said the Network on Demand platform will allow enterprise users to control contracting and ordering of network...
Network function virtualization continues to permeate the telecommunications space, with the Broadband Forum hosting a session specially dedicated to NFV and the organization touting continued progress with its previously announced relationship with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
According to the Broadband Forum, NFV will have...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences.
Seven simple steps to improve data roaming usage
The rate of today’s mobile data usage is truly astounding. According to the...
Ericsson continues to broaden its portfolio into the software space, announcing late last week plans to acquire Fabrix Systems, which offers cloud storage, computing and network delivery for video applications. The platform is currently used in set-top boxes and digital video recorders.
Ericsson said the...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
LAS VEGAS — Now that LTE deployments have become nearly ubiquitous among the nation’s larger operators, the next challenge for operators is how to drive more revenues from those deployments. Having spent billions of dollars in acquiring the necessary wireless spectrum and costs associated with...
Support continues to roll in for the mobile telecommunications industry’s move toward virtualization, with the latest coming from Radisys. The company said it will begin offering support for Intel’s fourth-generation Core processor technology across its x86 product portfolio to meet growing processor demands from...
RCR Wireless News explores recent developments and advances in the collection and analysis of data across the telecom operator's broad horizontal view: from business systems, the network, and devices. Distilling data from those sources into actionable intelligence remains a challenge, with automation an area...
As wireless carriers increasingly move their network operations toward an all-IP model, the need to ensure service quality has evolved. In place of a circuit-switch world where “drops and blocks” were the currency of network quality, the deployment of LTE has ushered in new...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
RCR Wireless News explores recent developments and advances in the collection and analysis of data across the telecom operator's broad horizontal view: from business systems, the network and devices. Distilling data from those sources into actionable intelligence remains a challenge, with automation an area...
Partnerships have become an important aspect shaping the telecommunications software market, as companies look to bolster their ideas in the space with the help of friends.
The latest to expand its network is Wind River, which announced Hewlett-Packard had joined its Titanium Cloud partner program launched...
