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...
Mavenir focused on upending network economics
SINGAPORE--Discussions of 5G are typically focused on the new applications that consumers and enterprises can use. The other side of that coin is the money operators have to spend to do that. Think of operators as manufacturers of capacity--5G...
RAN virtualization changes 5G network economics
LONDON--“One of the challenges as we roll into 5G is thinking the old way. To change economics, to change the speed at which you can deploy, to change the way in which you can be agile to deliver new...
Open RAN development will change carrier/vendor dynamics, set the stage for disruption
LONDON--For mobile network operators looking to upgrade to 5G, the vendor community is dominated by a limited number of end-to-end suppliers. Aside from the obvious economics this paradigm prescribes, in a software-defined, 5G...
Offloading traffic at the edge holds the key to making the economics of 5G service delivery tenable. From keeping video traffic local to enabling ultra-low latency operations for autonomous vehicle operations, the ability to provision virtual network elements at the edge and then manage...
Network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined network (SDN) are spearheading the shift toward virtualization, with multi-access edge computing (MEC) serving as a way to alleviate some of the cloud’s workload. As manufacturers look to MEC to enable various smart devices, NFV and SDN are...
As network attacks get more sophisticated, AI can help with threat detection
As it continues to develop, 5G will become increasingly complex. The need to deploy virtualized, programmable infrastructure becomes more pressing as new bandwidth-consuming enterprise, industrial and consumer applications hit the market. And, in...
xRAN Forum OKs management and control, user and synchronization specifications for fronthaul
Network virtualization is a long-term movement in the telecom industry; the long-term goal is to create fully programmable, automated networks built with commercial off the shelf hardware rather than more expensive proprietary solutions....
Industry leaders share their perspectives on network slicing
Using software-defined networking to run multiple, virtual networks on a single, physical infrastructure--that's the dream of 5G. As new services are created, servers will hop into action to create a customized, on-demand data pipe that will connect...
Mavenir SVP highlights 5G bandwidth, latency benefits
Early deployments of commercial 5G services will look more like really fast LTE services, according to John Baker, Mavenir SVP, Business Development. During an interview with RCR Wireless News during Mobile World Congress 2018, Baker said 5G will...
2G, 3G and 4G were all about smartphones while 5G encompasses much more, Mavenir CEO says
Rapidly increasing demand for mobile data, stagnant ARPU and capital and operating cost pressures mark the current state of mobile network economics, Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli said in 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...
Mavenir delivers virtualized Media Breakout Controller (vMBC)
Software company Mavenir recently premiered its virtualized Media Breakout Controller (vMBC), which enables operators to host virtual routing, firewall and user plane data offload with white box routing.
Networks currently are under pressure to meet consumer demands for more...
The mobile industry is at a tipping point. In the 4G/5G era, the status quo network economics are unsustainable. The cost-per-bit models and network architectures that dictated 4G strategies will not support 5G use cases.
Let’s look at 5 critical factors, and examine how network...
Network slicing is seen as a key enabler for future 5G networks
5G boils down to three primary use cases: enhanced mobile broadband, massive support for the internet of things and mission critical communications that require ultra-low-latency and multi-gigabit-per-second throughput. But, beneath those three broad...
Radisys and Mavenir integrate vEPC into M-CORD as part of partnership
Wireless network company Radisys Corporation alongside software-based telecom networking provider Mavenir announced they are collaborating to offer communication service providers a way to commercially launch a M-CORD (Mobile Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter)...
Sprint adds new vendors as part of nationwide network functions virtualization OpenStack cloud deployment
Sprint announced it is collaborating with Metaswitch and Mavenir as part of its nationwide network functions virtualization OpenStack cloud deployment in a recent company blog post. The vendors will work with...
Former Mavenir CEO to lead new charge with bolstered messaging, VoLTE, Vo-Wi-Fi platform targeting 5G, IoT and with heavily reliance on software.
Xura is set to become a larger player in the mobile communications space, inking a deal to acquire Mitel’s mobile...
Mitel announced April 15 it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to purchase video and voice conferencing firm Polycom for $1.96 billion in a cash and stock deal.
In April 2015, Mitel acquired Mavenir Systems, which provides converged IP communications systems for enterprises, service...
Q: What is the business case for investing in VoLTE? Is it new revenues, cost savings or some other reason?
A: These days nobody is asking "Why VoLTE?" as VoLTE is a given in every MNO’s technology plans as a result of the adoption of...
Ulticom’s diameter signaling platform expertise key to deal
The need for more robust telecom software platforms continues to spur industry consolidation as Mavenir Systems announced plans to acquire Ulticom.
The deal would see Mavenir add Ulticom’s telecom signaling expertise to its current software-based networking services after...
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”...
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The transition to virtualized mobile networks is going to be a watershed in the way operators deploy, operate and financially benefit from their networks....
Mavenir Systems® in the NFV ecosystem: Virtualized VoLTE and RCS functions.
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