Wi-Fi at the World Cup
Wi-Fi offload is a big part of the game plan for Brazil's mobile operators during the World Cup. TIM Brasil and OI SA are both working with Aptilo Networks to offload mobile data traffic without losing control of their subscribers....
Vendors focus on signaling
The explosion in mobile data traffic has led to an even bigger increase in signaling traffic within the networks, and infrastructure vendors are focused on helping operators recognize and address the issue. There are different types of "signaling storms," - those...
According to a new report from Infonetics Research, Asia-Pacific accounted for half the $2.3 billion global convergent charging market in 2013, with the region expected to continue leading the space into 2018 when the market is expected to top $5.3 billion.
The report noted that...
Sprint may be in the midst of replacing its network infrastructure and a possible acquisition attempt of smaller rival T-Mobile US, but that is not stopping the nation’s No. 3 carrier from looking to bolster service innovations. The carrier today announced a deal to...
The wireless telecommunications space continues to evolve, led by rapidly changing technology that seems to both thrive on and feed mobility. A lot of recent changes have revolved around the software-side of the business as wireless carriers look for ways to extract more revenues...
Long Term Evolution is something we have all heard of, and hopefully understand. It is a complex technology with hefty goals, and when fully launched will make our wireless experience faster and more efficient. But there still may be questions you have or you...
Understanding Long Term Evolution (LTE) can sometimes be difficult as the technology is very complex.
LTE Architecture Overview
When it comes to the EPS game, the bearer is the quarterback. The white paper notes that EPS uses these bearers to route IP traffic from a gateway...
Huawei and Ericsson topped Infonetics Research’s latest ranking of policy management vendors, with both operators posting strong results in evaluated metrics.
Sprint is reportedly preparing to offer its customers music from Spotify. Pending approval from the music labels that license to Spotify, the deal is expected to be announced later this month. Sprint subscribers would get free trials of the music streaming service, and might...
Swimming in a sea of SDN, NFV, PCC, PCRF, PCEF, EPC, DPI virtual alphabet soup? You are not alone. RCR Wireless News attempts to make sense of it all as we explore the evolution of policy control and the implications of virtualizing policy control...
Telecom Software Series: Policy Control and Charging - Waiting to be Virtualized Editorial Feature Report
Swimming in a sea of SDN, NFV, PCC, PCRF, PCEF, EPC, DPI virtual alphabet soup? You are not alone. RCR Wireless News’ Dan Meyer and Allie Winter untangle the implications of...
Spectrum is the lifeblood of the wireless telecommunications space, and with a finite resource straining to serve an increasingly data-hungry consumer base, the pressure is on to free up new assets, for carriers to get their hands on what’s available and for equipment vendors...
Telecoms and government institutions frequently find their paths crossing one another, as a bevy of networking issues often requires the oversight or intervention of a federal institution. This week saw many such instances, ranging from federal officials investigating complaints lodged against one of the nation's largest telecoms to the U.S. government flexing its muscle on the use of Chinese equipment overseas.
VPISystems launched a policy analytics offering dubbed OnePlan Policy Analytics, which promises to enable mobile operators to create policies that reflect their subscribers' behavior, preferences and network conditions. It also touches the modeling and analyzing network requirements for new business opportunities and promotions by...
Policy management used to focus on implementing traffic shaping, identifying content usage through deep packet inspection, and enforcing rules to keep the network strong and to protect it from abuses such as
One of the biggest debates in wireless over the past decade is about who owns the customer: the mobile operator or a third party such as an over-the-top provider? What about when the user is a child
Is your network providing maximum value for you and your customers? It’s not an academic question, considering that in 2013, ABI Research estimates that North American mobile operators will spend a collective $10.5 billion on LTE and other network upgrades.
Mobile operators can become digital lifestyle providers by extending the reach of policy management “everywhere.”
Uploading photos to Facebook, tweeting, downloading YouTube videos, browsing the Web, using applications on your smart phone – they all mean something to a mobile operator’s bottom line. In all...
We need to update our thinking about the application function, an incredibly powerful yet under-valued element in mobile data networks. The AF could improve the quality of experience for mobile data
Diameter’s role in managing the explosive growth of signaling across an LTE network has more than doubled in not only signaling traffic, but also complexity. Diameter signaling protocol has been adopted by 3GPP and 3GPP2 as the standard protocol for authentication, authorization, accounting (AAA)...
Beyond Policy - A New Era in Real-Time Charging: Why prevent a subscriber from accessing a desired capability that is readily available at minimal cost to the operator? In "Beyond policy," Dr. Colm Ward, CEO at Tango Telecom, discusses the new era in real-time...
Business News Americas | March 9, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
Broadband data management company Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) expects to deploy its policy and charging rules function (PCRF) for an additional six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (CALA) by midyear, Federico Navarro, Tekelec's CALA sales...
Net-Net Policy Director provides critical security, routing and interoperability functions for LTE data and voice roaming and scaling all-IP networks
GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 — Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, today unveiled the Net-Net®...
