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27 March, 2020
The companies already partner on charging system operations managed services. The new deal, which is already being implemented, includes network operations centre services and field services in radio, core and transmission technology. AI-driven intelligent and data driven operations are part of the deal. (more…)
26 March, 2020
Nokia, has announced that it has completed the first phase of Port of Zeebrugge’s 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless network deployment. (more…)
11 March, 2020
Subsea cable capacity will provide the backbone capacity to enable the vast number of new business requirements that are arriving with 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning and within IoT. However, price pressure on cable providers, the demise of the consortium model and continued transformational innovation in technology are radically altering the operational mode – and economics – for subsea cable owners. Mattias Fridström, the chief evangelist at Telia Carrier, tells George Malim what this new mode of operation looks like and the challenges subsea cable operators face in meeting the new needs of customers while maintaining profitability.
11 March, 2020
The Board of the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has launched new activities to support the adoption of a cloud-native infrastructure for telecommunication service providers. The initiative will address hybrid cloud architecture challenges (such as edge computing) and will, says the alliance, change the industry’s network vision. The project has been highlighted as a crucial development area to further optimise and guide the telecoms industry towards the successful deployment of 5G beyond 2020. (more…)
05 March, 2020
Although we’ve missed out on the trumpets heralding the continued roll-out of 5G thanks to the cancellation of MWC 2020, there are significant early milestones to the full deployment of the technology being passed. The road is long, though, Tejas Rao, the managing director and global 5G offering lead at Accenture, tells George Malim.
26 February, 2020
Nokia announced the launch of new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio (NR) the vendor to offer this capability. The solution will support connectivity from 4G and 5G devices over the sliced network to applications running in private and public clouds and will be available this summer. (more…)
13 January, 2020
FutureNet World (www.futurenetworld.net) returns for the 2nd edition in London on March 24-25th. The event brings together a global audience of senior telco executives, says Giles Cummings, founder & CEO of FutureNet World, to discuss the strategic and commercial considerations and decisions that CSPs are making today and the implications for the network. (more…)
20 December, 2019
With a new report from Ivalua revealing that more than two thirds of telecoms organisations say innovation is being blocked because of their focus on cost reduction, George Malim asks the company’s chief marketing officer, Alex Saric, how communications service providers’ (CSPs) approaches to procurement are changing as the service portfolio and competitive landscape transforms.
20 December, 2019
As we cross another year off the books, we look towards what 2020 will bring the telecoms industry. As 5G continues its roll-out and operators continue to transform their businesses both operationally and tactically, Paul Hughes, Netcracker Technology’s director of strategy, says (more…)
07 November, 2019
Huawei has emphasised its commitment to the European market at its Innovation Day and eco-Connect Europe events held in Paris, France this week, writes George Malim. The company revealed research from Oxford Economics that totals its contribution to the European economy as €12.8bn per year, taking into account direct contributions through its 13,300 employees in the region, taxation and its €6.6bn spending in Europe plus the spending and taxation of those employed in its supply chain.
