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As network functions virtualisation (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) technologies move from proof of concept to commercial deployment in communications service provide (CSP) networks, business cases are becoming more critical.

To be full participants in the digital economy (DE), which Analysys Mason defines as “all socio-economic activity, mediated by software, enabled by telecoms networks, leveraging big data”, telecoms players must

When I joined Bell Labs in the late 1970s, we had just completed the first round of Business Support Systems and Operations Support Systems (BSS/OSS), based on the mini-computer and

Traditional network operators and vendors are virtualising their networks through the standards-based ETSI Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) at an increasing rate, says Ultan Kelly of Cobham Wireless.

There is a lot of attention, suddenly, about ‘Pay Now’ and the end of billing as we know it. As others have mentioned, the arguments have been around for years. The

5G, the next generation standard of mobile communications has entered into its initial requirements definition and research phase with commercial deployments expected to start around 2020. 5G will not just

VanillaPlus‘s Jeremy Cowan flew to Krakow, Poland to see how this software systems vendor is expanding from BSS into new areas, including the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services,

As global chief marketing officer of newly enlarged NETSCOUT, Jim McNiel expects service providers like Tesco to be first to disrupt the market and maximise new digital revenues. Here McNiel

We are undoubtedly witnessing a big data explosion, with the world’s population creating a huge 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day. The rise of big data brings with it

In a world of increasingly sophisticated IT systems where organisations have multiple servers and utilise cloud-based solutions to store personal data, the right to be forgotten is an escalating issue