Global telecom service providers are deploying 5G networks and as far as new services are concerned, anything goes, as new business models are tried and tested to maximize new revenue opportunities. The onus today is on becoming digital service providers and migrating towards a...
Bearing Point // Beyond CEO: 'The risk of inaction is irrelevance'
This is a moment of significant innovation and transformation for the connectivity sector. Enterprises are looking to bring their digitalization plans to fruition by adopting cloud, IoT and edge technologies, and 5G has the...
If you thought the election of Donald Trump was a game-changer, or Britain’s departure from the EU was a shock, 2020 would like to have a word with you. It’s already been the most disruptive year in a generation or more, with entire nations...
It's become almost a mantra in the industry: 5G is the promised land. However, due to burgeoning Opex and Capex cost-effective 5G deployment will make automation a necessity without which the promised land cannot be reached. Automation is absolutely crucial to address the deployment...
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...
“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...
In the coming months, communication services providers (CSPs) across the globe will be busy rolling out their 5G networks, promising data rates 100x those of 4G, network latency of under 1 millisecond, support for 1 million devices/sq. km., and 99.999% availability of the network....
Service providers key link between enterprises and multi-cloud opportunity: 451 Research
Cloud infrastructure vendor VMWare on Aug. 23 reported a 13% year-over-year increase in Q2 revenues to $2.17 billion, which CEO Pat Gelsinger chalked up to the expanding adoption of cloud-based solutions as enterprises, service...
In the present era, it may be difficult to imagine communication service providers (CSPs) not moving toward digital transformation in some way. The new evolving technology ecosystem, demanding customer preferences, and competitive threats present a new playground where CSPs can play. But while CSPs...
Using AI-driven analytics to please customers and streamline operations in a 5G world
Every day we’re being bombarded with emails, blogs, and vendor dissertations about 5G addressing everything from new media delivery to gigabit speed to mobile devices. With seemingly limitless bandwidth possibilities, the value-add...
In 2018, with the commoditization of voice and data services firmly in the cards, the digital market appears to be the market of choice for communication service providers (CSPs) hoping to boost stagnating revenues. The problem is, in the digital market, the competition no...
Communications service providers (CSPs) deliver an essential service — connectivity. Everyone wants to be able to communicate, but some might argue that all CSPs deliver the same thing, acting as the carrier of voice and data without a broader relationship with the subscriber. For...
As communications service providers (CSPs) continue to transition their networks to a virtualized environment, for the next several years, they’ll be operating their legacy physical network in tandem. The resulting hybrid network environment demands higher efficiency and interoperability in the provisioning and deployment of...
For the past few years, CSPs and optimists have been pushing the concept of 5G internet—which purports to be fast and reliable enough to replace your home internet. Already, major providers are hinting that 5G internet will be available by the end of 2018,...
MetaSwitch and Dell EMC offer joint solution
Telecommunications software company MetaSwitch and Dell EMC announced a collaboration, which involves combining the former company's Composable Network Protocols (CNP) IP routing and MPLS networking stacks with the latter company's EMC OS10 Open Edition. As part of the collaboration,...
AI in the service provider space today is primarily focused on machine learning — a branch of AI that focuses on the development of intelligent computer programs that can predict future events more effectively than humans. These types of programs autonomously train themselves using...
For too long communications service providers (CSPs) have been falling behind in customer experience (CX), while other industries have evolved to deliver amazing results. Retail, banking, and even some insurance companies are creating superior customer experiences that double as a competitive advantage. So, what’s...
The increasing capability of computer processing power and recent advancements in cloud storage have made the once sci-fi concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) an enticing reality. Many industries are currently exploring how to best leverage AI, and the telecommunications industry is no exception. In fact,...
Tech Mahindra and VMware combine solutions
Tech Mahindra and VMware recently announced a collaboration aimed at communication service providers (CSPs), which will focus on developing, marketing and deploying solutions that accelerate network transformation.
CSPs have been gradually virtualizing their networks in preparation for 5G and an...
Mavenir finalizes purchase of Argyle Data
Mavenir announced it completed its acquisition of computer security services company Argyle Data in a move to enhance its machine learning security suite. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed.
Argyle Data is a provider of big data analytics...
TM Forum announces Open Digital Architecture (ODA) program
TM Forum, a nonprofit industry association for service providers and their suppliers in the telecom industry, premiered its ODA program today. The purpose of the program, according to TM Forum, is to replace traditional operational and business...
Cartesian report highlights challenges thwarting NFV adoption among service providers
Operational challenges and immature virtualized technologies are hindering NFV deployments among communications service providers (CSPs). That is at least the conclusion of a recent report titled “The Future of Networks: Dealing with transformation in a...
