News tagged: agility

08 October, 2019

SD-WAN is a lever in the door for the new world of software-defined telecoms says Verizon’s Cantor

Oliver Cantor is associate director of product strategy at Verizon and is focused on communicating the company’s software defined and virtualisation strategy to enterprise customers. The emergence of these technologies is enabling the telecoms industry’s transformation into a provider of digital infrastructure for enterprises. At the same time, enterprises are transforming through digitalisation and Verizon has developed products and services to support them in this agile, new world he tells VanillaPlus managing editor George Malim

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04 January, 2019

Don’t rush SD-WAN deployment, consider all the details

Heads of IT or global network infrastructure teams may have decided on their required business outcomes and the phases of SD-WAN implementation, but find the granular details challenging or the programme costs very hard to control, writes Marc Sollars, the chief technology officer at  Teneo.

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20 July, 2018

Why platform-based business is a winning model

Today, rapid technology advancement, coupled with regulatory compliance and growing competitors are disrupting organisations’ operations models. The telecoms industry is no exception, with a wave of market disruption that is challenging its sustainability at the same time as opening up new opportunities in unexplored areas, write Dr. Anil Paingankar, a distinguished architect and international board member of The Open Group, and Viswanathan Ramaswamy, a vice president of Wipro.

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07 February, 2018

Agility becomes Avaya’s first wholesale partner in Ireland

Agility is a wholesale internet service provider currently delivering telecommunications and internet services to a vast number of resellers in Ireland and the UK. (more…)

18 January, 2018

What’s the key to monetising 5G?

We may not yet know what will be the most lucrative 5G services, but it’s clear that to succeed with the next generation of mobile and become digital service providers (DSPs), network operators must invest heavily in mobile edge computing (MEC), writes Scott Sumner, the director of business analytics at Accedian. Bringing cloud computing and IT environments to the edge of the cellular network is a key component of any 5G strategy.

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24 August, 2017

How service providers can bring legacy into the 21st century

Digital transformation has been one of the most talked about topics in recent years, writes Robin Kent, the director of European operations at Adax. And in response to the buzz, there have been plenty of column inches dedicated to the importance of modern organisations becoming agile. This is not surprising. Business agility is critical for a business to survive in the 21^st century, as it enables them to effectively meet constantly morphing customer expectations.

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09 August, 2017

Grupo Gtd selects Netcracker’s BSS, OSS and virtualisation suite as the foundation for digital transformation

NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced that Grupo Gtd has selected the Netcracker 12 suite, comprised of next-generation BSS/OSS and virtualisation capabilities, to enable its large-scale IT consolidation, transformation and network virtualisation program. (more…)

07 June, 2017

The role of a fast database in the NFV revolution

Innovation in the telecommunications industry has been led primarily by hardware vendors, offering differentiating capabilities to carriers. This has created an environment of vendor lock-in and staggered progress due to lack of agility. (more…)

12 May, 2017

Netcracker 12 unveiled as a single platform to help CSPs speed adoption of 5G, IoT, biometrics and AI

Netcracker Technology announced the launch of Netcracker 12, a technology platform with a product suite designed to help service providers accelerate digitalisation and operationalise virtual and cloud infrastructure at scale. (more…)

31 March, 2017

Accenture launches Liquid Studio in Sydney to help clients accelerate digital business transformation

Accenture, opened the doors of a new Liquid Studio in Sydney as part of the company’s accelerated investment in innovation in Australia. At the Liquid Studio, clients will work side-by-side with highly skilled Accenture professionals to turn ideas into innovative applications and solutions with speed and agility. (more…)