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10 May, 2021

How to maximise revenue from the 5G Value Plane

Mobile operators have customers lining up for 5G to enable services from IoT to augmented reality.

The versatility of 5G supports enormous device density per cell, huge throughput and ultra-low latency. These attributes singly or together open up a raft of opportunities, but mobile operators know that they can’t address these with precision by applying traditional telecoms models such as charging per-minute or megabyte of network utilisation.

Consumption here is different and requires understanding of the value of the connectivity and associated services to the end user.

This issue of Tech Trends assesses the huge number of options, considerations and ways in which mobile operators can monetise their 5G networks.

Inside this issue of the Tech Trends Report:

Every means to monetise must be maximised by Tech Trends managing editor George Malim

Analyst Report: How CSPs can better monetise their networks with 5G Value Plane? Jim Morrish, a founding partner of Transforma Insights, explores the opportunities.

Why 5G’s value is now plain to see. Exclusive interview with Avishai Sharlin, the general manager and head of Amdocs’ Technology Division.

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06 April, 2021

How 5G will turbocharge IoT growth

5G is bringing new rich streaming services to the cell phone market, catering for massive increases in broadband use. At the same time, it is set to transform the IoT market, bringing both rich new data services as well as enabling huge new volumes of connected devices.

While there is a natural limit to the number of smartphones one person needs, there are no such limits for IoT devices. IoT will be everywhere and 5G is set to make it happen.

Pretty soon, there will be more connected cellular IoT devices than cell phones – and that’s just the beginning.

This whitepaper by Bob Emmerson and Robin Duke-Woolley of Beecham Research, explores:

• The key steps towards full 5G rollout and the new services implemented at each step
• Projected growth of 5G broadband IoT connections over the next five years
• How to meet the demands of massive IoT
• How to enhance the ability of 5G devices to acquire, aggregate and process data
• How 5G NB-IoT and LTE modules are enabling innovative smart solutions from smart grids to smart roads.

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23 March, 2021

Automation is the future, but good things do not come easily

In this day and age of everything real-time and self-serve, a business that does not implement a strategy of automation in its client acquisition process is in danger of becoming obsolete.

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22 March, 2021

Fibocom Launches High Performance LTE-A Cat 12 Module FG101 Based on Qualcomm SDX12

Shenzhen China – March 18th 2021 – Fibocom (Stock Code: 300638), a leading provider of cellular embedded wireless module solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the global launch of high performance 4G LTE Advanced category 12 module FG101. Highly integrated with competitive cost advantages, FG101 is an optimized 4G LTE-A module designed to provide high-speed connectivity in applications like FWA, intelligent security, industry 4.0 and connected cars, etc.

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16 March, 2021

How mobile operators can drive rich messaging experience with RBM

2020 saw the continued rise of the omnichannel subscriber. In recent years, their demand for flexibility in their preferred channels for communications with businesses (and friends and family) has transformed the entire business-to-consumer communication ecosystem. As a result, A2P communications are now expected to incorporate features that allow for rich engagement and interaction such as group chats, voice and video calling.

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10 March, 2021

O-RAN Analyst report: Why the Future is Open

2020 saw a unique combination of events that will have a lasting impact on the telecom industry – and not all negatively. Industry initiatives to establish a more open radio access network (O-RAN) gathered considerable momentum.

Francis Haysom, the principal analyst at Appledore Research, argues that 2021 will be a critical year in which open RAN really begins to change the shape of the telecoms market.

What’s inside this exclusive report?

• What is OpenRAN and who’s leading the way?
• Open RAN vs conventional RAN
• What are the key components and interfaces of Open RAN?
• O-RAN market impact, opportunities and growth projections
• How systems integration will take on a new and wider role
• Open RAN ecosystems: How new entrants, CSPs and vendors will need to work together to ensure O-RAN is a success
• Interview: VMware advisor and O-RAN technical committee co-chair, Sachin Katti explains how data centre economics plus cloud agility are powering CSP transformation

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09 February, 2021

GSMA Reveals Shortlist for 2021 Asia Mobile Awards

(Press release) 5 February 2021, Shanghai: The GSMA announced this week the shortlist of nominees for the 2021 Asia Mobile Awards (AMO Awards). The AMO Awards celebrate the leading-edge mobile devices and pioneering leadership that continue to drive the region’s innovative connectivity approach.

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19 November, 2020

Intelligence at the Edge

5G has been steadily bringing the benefits of speed and scale to the forefront, and is clearly going to change the world of communication in ways never before realised. But who is going to benefit from all these investments? When one reads about 5G in mainstream media, it is often misleading, says Dheeraj Remella, chief product officer at VoltDB. There is a lot of talk about 5G and how it provides blazingly fast internet on mobile devices. At times, as with many new technologies, facts give way to hype and sensationalism. To help clear that up, let’s start by clarifying a few things about what 5G is.

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10 November, 2020

Podcast 7: Tackling telecom pain points to aid new services

Telcos worldwide are facing competition over their new services from agriculture to telehealth logistics to manufacturing. It’s vital for them to roll-out new services quickly, reliably, scalably and interoperably with their partners. This kind of openness can only be built on common frameworks, micro services, APIs, and configurable multi-capabilities. Fortunately, Sunil Diaz, General Manager Enghouse Networks, can guide us through this, joined by IoT analyst Josh Taubenheim from US firm MachNation. Enjoy our podcast as it’s time to look again at the serious and the far-less-serious Tech News.

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20 March, 2020

RCS again? Yes, really, says Synchronoss CEO

A decade ago, operators made substantial investments in rich communications services (RCS) infrastructure but the promise never came to fruition and RCS became just another rusting hulk in the scrapyard of technological three-letter acronyms. Now, with operators desperate to monetise 5G and bring new experiences to customers, RCS infrastructure is being dusted off and primed for a second chance at success, Glenn Lurie, the president chief executive of Synchronoss, tells George Malim.

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