Vanilla Plus and Frost & Sullivan together have undertaken a survey in various OSS and BSS fields. Below are a set of questions and answers and also responses that are received for each one of it, along with a graphical representation. Part 2 of the article continues tomorrow.
- Do you have a market-ready microservices strategy for OSS?
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| a. Yes, and we are fully engaged with it | 22.54% | 16 |
| b. Yes, but we are still evolving our implementation approach | 21.13% | 15 |
| c. No, but we are looking at options | 33.80% | 24 |
| d. We have no current plans to use microservices for our OSS-focused needs | 22.54% | 16 |
| Answered | 71 | |
| Skipped | 0 | |
2. Do you have a market-ready microservices strategy for BSS?
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| a. Yes, and we are fully engaged with it | 30.99% | 22 |
| b. Yes, but we are still evolving our implementation approach | 16.90% | 12 |
| c. No, but we are looking at options | 30.99% | 22 |
| d. We have no current plans to use microservices for our BSS-focused business needs | 21.13% | 15 |
| Answered | 71 | |
| Skipped | 0 | |
3. How confident are you that management silos can be eliminated in hybrid physical/virtual networks in order to create a unified view and management capability?
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| a. It is impossible | 7.04% | 5 |
| b. Not confident | 28.17% | 20 |
| c. Somewhat confident | 43.66% | 31 |
| d. Confident | 21.13% | 15 |
| Answered | 71 | |
| Skipped | 0 | |
4. Are you currently engaged in any Central Office Re-architected as a Datacentre (CORD) efforts?
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| a. Yes, and we are fully engaged with it | 12.68% | 9 |
| b. Yes, but we are still evolving our implementation approach | 15.49% | 11 |
| c. No, but we are looking at options | 38.03% | 27 |
| d. We have no current plans to engage in Central Office Re-architected as a Datacentre (CORD) efforts | 33.80% | 24 |
| Answered | 71 | |
| Skipped | 0 | |
5. How significant an advantage does AT&T have with its “first to market” ECOMP virtual network platform, through which other CSPs can connect?
| Answer Choices | Responses | |
| a. Immaterial. All major carriers will develop their own platforms | 16.90% | 12 |
| b. Somewhat significant. AT&T learns valuable lessons, gains significant mindshare | 43.66% | 31 |
| c. Significant. AT&T puts itself in a position to influence the direction of industry development | 25.35% | 18 |
| d. Very Significant. AT&T becomes the leader in digital service delivery and multi-party, cross-industry solutions | 14.08% | 10 |
| Answered | 71 | |
| Skipped | 0 | |
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