Operators rely on analytics tools to help them sift through the (virtual) mountains of data that comes from their networks. As the amount of data grows, so does the need for increasingly intelligent analytical tools to optimize and troubleshoot the network, to provide subscriber...
Cisco has announced plans to buy out private-equity-backed network monitoring and assurance company Accedian, which has been partnering with the IT and networking giant on assurance for telco networks.
Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, and the transaction is expected to...
Accenture to 'significantly scale' network engineering capabilities with umlaut acquisition
Accenture will be acquiring German network engineering, testing and analytics company umlaut for an undisclosed sum, saying that the purchase will "significantly scale Accenture’s deep engineering capabilities to help companies use digital technologies like cloud,...
Enterprises are adopting cloud-based services at an astounding rate. The numbers tell a story of explosive industry growth — Amazon Web Services recently reported $4.6 billion in revenue, up from $3.2 billion last year. Microsoft’s cloud business exceeded the company's goal of $20 billion...
P3 Communications is doubling its interference hunting team
P3 Communications plans to double the size of its interference hunting team over the next year and expand the geographic areas in which it operates, to help operators deal with an increasingly complex radio frequency environment.
Michael Schwab,...
The VNA Master™ MS202xB/3xB series is a compact handheld multi-function instrument that offers a portable yet powerful vector network analyzer, allowing you to do S-parameter analysis in the field ― anytime, anywhere. The MS203xB models also offer a high-performance spectrum analyzer with industry-leading low...
Network metrics are seen as increasingly important for mobile carriers as they compete on QoE instead of coverage
What’s the biggest concern for mobile subscribers today? The answer used to be coverage. But after the major carriers got a firm grasp on this several years...
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A recent Ericsson Mobility Report found that by 2020, more than half of all mobile traffic will be made up...
Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at test and measurement news to see what's afoot.
—In a move that shows the increasing importance of big data analytics capabilities...
What are the implications of Voice over LTE and software-defined networking/network function virtualization when it comes to network analytics and management?
In this week's inaugural 15 for Wireless, I talked with Scott Sumner, VP of solution development at Accedian Networks, about those topics. There are...
Spirent Communications studied more than 47,000 calls and 170,000 data tests on iPhone 5C devices across wireless operators in the United Kingdom and found that the main differences among operators came down to data speeds, while all operators performed well in call and file upload/download completions.
The...
