5G gives mobile operators a sporting chance to monetise networks

With 5G starting to become available, VanillaPlus managing editor George Malim, interviewed Bhavesh Upadhyay, the vice president of online operations at sports media technology specialist Deltatre, to understand how 5G

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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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Operators face up to the big 5G – part 1

In the first of a two-part article, Jon Baldry, the marketing director of Infinera, explains that, with the recent release of latest 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) standards and the

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Cable bites back – part 2

In the final of a two part article, Jon Baldry the metro marketing director at Infinera, says DAA offers exciting opportunities, but migration to this new architecture presents a raft

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Cable bites back – part 1

In the first of a two part article, Jon Baldry the metro marketing director at Infinera, says fibre to the home (FTTH) or building is now a very popular choice

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What does 5G mean for converged operators?

In the third 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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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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Big video is both a CSP threat and an opportunity, says NTT Data media chief

As communications service providers (CSPs) prepare to serve their customers with ever increasing amounts of big video, the media industry is widely seen as one of the most fertile areas

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Will 5G be customer centric?

Autonomous cars, 4K video, connecting the unconnected, augmented, mixed or virtual reality, tactile internet, industry 4.0 … the list of services and experiences that 5G could enable grows every day,

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Prepare for the autonomous network

With the ever-increasing demand for cloud computing, mobility and video streaming, there is a growing burden being placed on our global networks, writes Loudon Blair, a senior director in the

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