The communications industry is beginning to talk about how to implement network function virtualisation (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN), we noted at the SDN & OpenFlow World Congress 2014. This marks a shift from previous events where the focus was on discussing the nature of the technology.
Here are some interesting predictions for 2015 from Strand Consult. And one industry expert at Varonis is even brave enough to gaze into his crystal ball as far ahead as 2025. Read their predictions, writes Jeremy Cowan, see how they did in previous years, and let us know your thoughts.
“Telecom predictions for 2015 plus a look at the News for 2025”
As the machine-to-machine (M2M) market starts to mature and the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) begins to be become real, the picture is one of massive opportunity but with significant challenges associated with harnessing the sheer volume of possibilities. With man y billions of connections required to support services across multiple industries and another wave of mobile innovation in the pipeline with 5G technology, Oozi Cats, the chief executive of Telit, explains why it’s vital to keep an open mind to enable M2M and IoT services and communications across an ever-evolving landscape characterised by continued innovation.
Later this year, LTE North America, the regions only LTE focused event, will take place once again with all the major service providers from the continent in attendance. This networking event, which takes place 18-20 November, will see industry giants like AT&T, T-Mobile USA, Verizon, Sprint and US Cellular all in one place, allowing easy accessibility for delegates looking to create new relationships and partnerships. The carriers will educate and inform the entire LTE ecosystem, to further develop the quality and reach of LTE services in the region.
“North Americas largest carriers gather to drive LTE forward”
The recent announcement from UK mobile operator EE that it had completed the migration to a new core MPLS (multi-protocol label switching) network to better serve the needs of 4G subscribers, made me think that perhaps service providers are getting ahead of themselves here.
Ericsson has appointed heads of the recently announced new business units, business unit Radio and business unit Cloud and IP. The two units are formed by a split of the vendor’s current business unit Networks.
Michele Campriani is CEO of Accanto Systems, the specialist provider of Customer Service Assurance solutions to CSPs. With more than 15 years of experience in the service provider market, he was previously general manager of the Protocol Product Group at Sunrise Telecom and before that responsible for OSS business at Hewlett- Packard. Here, he tells VanillaPlus how CSPs are rising to the challenge of delivering high quality user experiences in the 4G world and, critically, using CSA to monetise their customer data, tap into new revenue streams and compete more effectively with the Over-The-Top providers.
“Sophisticated usage and quality data enables CSPs to monetise network investments creatively”
Digicel Group has acquired an analytics tool from device management and intelligence firm Mobilethink.
“Digicel gets subscriber insight from Mobilethink’s device intelligence”
Scott Stonham explains how operators can combat the OTT threat by making use of their existing winning attributes.
“Operators can retake the initiative and get back in the game”
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