What’s in your broadband toolkit to win the MDU battle?

A substantial percentage of the world, especially broadband-demanding millennials, live in multi-dwelling units (MDUs). The European Commission has proposed all European households should have access by 2025 to networks offering

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Why a cloud expense management programme is essential

One of the greatest benefits of cloud computing is cost efficiency but there is a flip side, costs can get out control if services are not provisioned effectively or properly

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Operators face up to the big 5G – part 2

In the second of a  two-part article, Job Baldry, the marketing director of Infinera, explains that while 5G offers capacity, existing cellular networks rely heavily on fibre optic links to

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Developed market lessons learned from emerging markets

Mobile carriers in emerging and developed markets might operate in very different market conditions but the challenges they face are remarkably similar: stagnating subscriber growth, squeezed profit margins and a

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What does 5G mean for fixed operators?

In the fourth and final instalment of a series of articles in advance of this year’s Broadband World Forum, Niall Hunt, the digital content lead for the event, explores how

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DevOps in NFV assures the health of service chains and 5G network slices

It’s a last quarter of 2018 and we can see how extensively leading network equipment vendors, solution providers and communication service providers (CSPs) are moving towards next generation of connectivity

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How the telecoms sector can connect with customers

In an increasingly diverse and competitive marketplace, telecoms executives need to cut through the noise and distinguish themselves from other providers, writes Scott Logie, the customer engagement director of REaD

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Prepare for 5G: what does the future look like for mobile operators?

In the first of a series of articles in advance of this year’s Broadband World Forum, Niall Hunt, the digital content lead for the event, explores how preparations for 5G

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Globe brings digitisation home with Incognito Software deployment

Having recently won a significant contract with Filipino operator Globe, David Sharpley, the chief executive of Incognito Software, talks to VanillaPlus managing editor George Malim about the deployment and how

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Next generation networks are not all about software and bots – Part 2

In the second part of their article, Chris Gilmour, the technical practice lead, and Mark Holder, an account director, at Axians UK, outline a five-step approach to next generation network

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