News tagged: CapEx

07 May, 2020

How to ease the pain of 4G and 5G interworking

Choices, choices! A recent report by Strategy Analytics examines the complex choices for operators as they move from 4G to 5G, via 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) architecture, a 5G Standalone (SA) Core or a progression from one to the other. In among all this complexity the author, Sue Rudd, hones in on a critical success factor with whatever path operators choose – and that is the crucial need for 4G and 5G to work together. (more…)

09 April, 2020

ZTE wins China Unicom’s 2020 intelligent MAN (5G Transport)

ZTE Corporation, a international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, announced that it has won the second largest share in China Unicom’s 2020 intelligent MAN (5G Transport) centralised procurement. ZTE has been selected in all of the core aggregation and access bid packages. (more…)

25 February, 2020

Infovista shows how to run ‘what-if’ network planning scenarios efficiently

Infovista, a specialist in modern network performance, has announced a new product in its automation platform, which allows network operators to efficiently run large scale ‘what-if scenarios’ for strategic network planning. (more…)

11 June, 2019

Product not network is the experience CSPs are selling, says TCS CMI president

Enterprises no longer see the network in the same light as their air conditioning; something necessary but a cost to be minimised. Instead, the network is now seen as a critical enabler of their business with connectivity vital for new applications, processes, business models and, ultimately, their future success. Communications service providers (CSPs) are therefore targeting the enterprise market with IT services. VanillaPlus managing editor George Malim asks Kamal Bhadada, the president of Communications, Media and Information (CMI) services at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), whether CSPs can succeed here or whether enterprise IT will be the telecoms industry’s next big miss.

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11 December, 2018

Can network transformation pave the way?

Communications service providers (CSPs) spend about 90% of their capital expenditure (CapEx) budget on the network, so it would be reasonable to assume that network transformation represents a core component of digital transformation. But this is not necessarily the case. (more…)

28 November, 2018

Apstra unveils root cause identification for intent-based networking

Apstra Inc, the Intent-Based Data Centre Automation company, introduced significant advancements to the Apstra Operating System (AOS) including the industry’s first solution to deliver Root Cause Identification for Intent-Based Networking, (more…)

24 August, 2018

Long term investment vs initial low-capex – it’s a tier-2 operators war

As consumers’ appetites for new, capacity-consuming personal and business applications grow, 24/7 broadband connectivity is crucial for maintaining and creating revenue-generating opportunities for operators and OTT providers alike, writes Janez Öri, the strategy and business development director at Iskratel.

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05 July, 2018

Subex bags multi-million-dollar contract from Australia’s Optus to deploy ROC Network Asset Management

Subex, a telecom analytics solution provider, has won a multi-million-dollar contract with Optus, Australia to implement its ROC Network Asset Management solution. (more…)

23 March, 2018

Vinod Kumar appointed as new CEO of Subex Limited

The Board of Subex Ltd, a global provider of Business Support Systems (B/OSS) for Communications Service Providers, has today appointed Mr. Vinod Kumar as managing director and CEO of the Company effective 1st April 2018, on expiry of the term of Mr. Surjeet Singh. (more…)

09 February, 2018

Blue Danube Systems delivers revolutionary multi-band and multi-standard massive MIMO systems

Blue Danube Systems, a provider of intelligent wireless access solutions that help mobile operators address the challenge of explosive data growth, introduced its second-generation 5G-ready Massive MIMO system, the BeamCraft™ 600 series. (more…)