2019 network predictions for service providers

With 2019 underway, Alastair Hartrup, the global chief executive of Network Critical, shares thoughts on key topics that will impact the IT industry, especially for service providers and telecoms. In

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The long and winding road to 5G begins with 4G optimisation

The close of 2018 saw the UK operator O2 leave its customers without access to 3G or 4G data connectivity for more than 24 hours. The ensuing uproar underlined the

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Cellcom selects Parallel Wireless virtualised open RAN for 4G network expansion

Wisconsin-based wireless carrier Cellcom has selected Parallel Wireless, Inc., a provider of end-to-end software-based network solutions for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G for its network expansion.

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T-Mobile launched the first 5G network in Poland

The minister of Digital Affairs and the representatives of T-Mobile inaugurated the launch of the 5G T-Mobile network, the first fifth generation network in Poland.

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Finnish VNO AinaCom selects Summa’s ‘NextGen HSS and HLR’ for voice and data services

AinaCom, Finland’s B2B service provider and mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) has chosen Summa Networks’ NextGen HSS and HLR (Home Subscriber Server and Home Location Register) to support its mobile

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We will monetise our IP no matter how much it costs, says IPCom managing director

The telecoms industry has always been enabled by the innovations of multiple companies and this has led to extensive patent disputes that continue between leading vendors. Often these intellectual property

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Has the bubble burst? Overcome frustration with your mobile network

Mobile users want to move from macro to micro networks without fear of losing functionality or having to make changes on their mobile device – and we believe they should

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Mature networks place The Netherlands among 4G world leaders

In wake of OpenSignal’s recent analysis of the 3G and 4G consumer experience on Vodafone, T-Mobile, Tele2 and KPN in the Netherlands – titled: State of Mobile Networks Netherlands, George

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SD-WAN: Opportunity or threat for CSPs?

The pace and scale of SD-WAN deployment accelerated sharply in 2017. According to research company IHS Markit’s Data Centre and Enterprise SDN Hardware and Software Biannual Market Tracker, global sales of software-defined

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The mobile industry needs to balance complexity with seamless customer experience

The mobile industry finds itself in the middle of a paradox. Consumers would like a totally seamless mobile experience at all times, with virtually flawless coverage for everything from voice

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