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Can networks carry big video’s ultra-high definition burden?

The past decade has seen the multi-fold growth of online content consumption on mobile devices. We’ve never spent as much time (and data) on our smartphones, getting work done, browsing

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SON shines sometimes as CSPs get ready to automate operations

  Self organising networks (SON) have, in recent years, gained limited attention as communications service providers (CSPs) focus on virtualisation via software defined networks (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV).

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Modernise your wireline network to realise 5G’s full potential

5G is getting significant airtime as companies from across the sector start to plan and share their ideas on critical steps they are taking to roll-out the next generation technology

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TV whitespace eradicates urban coverage blackspots

There is much talk about the challenges of rural connectivity and the internet blackspots that afflict many of the beautiful but isolated areas in the UK. However, we must also

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Agility remains elusive when it comes to helping CSPs remain competitive

Communications service providers (CSPs) are under constant pressure to compete in an increasingly crowded marketplace, writes Lakshmi Randall, the director of product marketing at Denodo.

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How the edge can help mobile operators monetise VR and AR

There’s bad news and good news, writes Shamik Mishra, the associate vice president of the innovation team at Aricent. By next year, according to industry insiders, the over-the-top (OTT) market

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How CSPs should approach taking up and offering Pay-TV services

It’s true that communications service providers (CSPs) have a unique opportunity to claim a foothold in the pay-TV market, writes Simon Trudelle, the senior director of product marketing at NAGRA.

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Will 2018 be the same old scene for subscriber experience?

OpenSignal chief executive Brendan Gill describes the different worldwide trends in subscriber mobile experience that the company saw in 2017, and explains how they are likely to shape subscriber mobile

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Rapid transformation, smart data and mission-critical connectivity top trends for 2018

With more than one-third of IT Professionals citing ‘moving faster’ as their top goal for 2018, and an overwhelming 99% of IT and business decision makers noticing an increasing pace

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Skills shortages and culture conflicts hinder the world of virtual networks

As the demands facing network operators and communication service providers (CSPs) have increased, network virtualisation has garnered plenty of interest and excitement as the future for the communications sector, writes

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