VanillaPlus and Frost & Sullivan survey – Part 2

Vanilla Plus and Frost & Sullivan together have undertaken a survey in various OSS and BSS fields. As we saw in the Part 1 of the article, below are a set of questions and answers and also responses that are received for each one of it, along with a graphical representation. Today is the continuation of the remaining questions and answered.

  1. Will open-source tools be used to support semi-proprietary, quasi-open platforms or will open source be the platform?
Answer ChoicesResponses
a. They will support platforms59.15%42
b. They will be the platform40.85%29
Answered71
Skipped0

2. Hybrid virtual / physical networks are the order of the day for now. When will virtual networks (working combination of NFV, SDN, and Cloud) become the majority provider of services?

Answer ChoicesResponses
a. 1 year9.86%7
b. 3 years33.80%24
c. 5 years47.89%34
d. 7 years2.82%2
e. 10+ years5.63%4
Answered71
Skipped0

3. What becomes of the decades-long effort to reduce the need for Systems Integration Professional Services?

Answer ChoicesResponses
a. It no longer applies, because virtual / physical network management is difficult and the pathway for enabling a hybrid architecture is uncertain, therefore the need for Services is accelerating11.27%8
b. The need for Services will increase slightly in order to facilitate the compatibility of legacy and next-generation software solutions45.07%32
c. Nothing has changed; services have always been part of any software implementation30.99%22
d. Automating processes will reduce the need for Services12.68%9
Answered71
Skipped0

4. Where is the most immediate network-based need for automation?

Answer ChoicesResponses
a. Proactive parameter changes in the Radio Access Network11.27%8
b. Self-healing core network15.49%11
c. Self-healing broadband access network8.45%6
d. Enterprise customer portal for self-provisioning & activation21.13%15
e. Enterprise portal for Service Assurance and Service Level Agreement Enforcement2.82%2
f. Fulfilling consumer services16.90%12
g. Reconfiguring and activating/deactivation virtual network functions19.72%14
h. Partner revenue management and compensation4.23%3
Answered71
Skipped0

5. What is the most immediate business management need for automation?

Answer ChoicesResponses
a. Customer self-care35.21%25
b. Monetisation of hybrid network services15.49%11
c. Accounting for virtual network licences4.23%3
d. Increasing pricing flexibility to address changing market demands12.68%9
e. Enabling and accounting for partner interactions4.23%3
f. Product and service catalogue that supports partners and virtual network functions25.35%18
g. Posting of customer service usage compared with commitment2.82%2
Answered71
Skipped0

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