2018 means innovating communications for a ‘connected world’, says one operator

Shifts and fluctuations occur in every sector, with political, economic, and social factors all guiding peaks and troughs, positive and negative. According to the CEO of BICS, Daniel Kurgan, the

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The future waits: Virtualisation deployment is lagging as the telecoms industry faces new roadblocks, says report

Despite a clear desire to virtualise networks and shift to cloud-based technology, Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are facing serious roadblocks along the way, according to new research from consulting firm Cartesian.

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Huawei launches 5G microwave bearer solution to help operators evolve their networks towards 5G

At the Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2017) in Hangzhou, Huawei launched its 5G microwave bearer solution. Featuring 10 Gbit/s-to-site, smooth evolution, and flexible O&M, it supports 5G application scenarios, helping operators

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Rethink business models or face falling behind, Iskratel tells operators

Operators need to update their business models to offer services for new vertical industries through digital transformation to keep up with the pace of a rapidly evolving market, said Iskratel’s

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Nokia launches new analytics services with augmented intelligence

Nokia has expanded its Analytics Services portfolio to unlock value from communications service providers’ (CSPs) data, with the aims of improving network issue resolution and having fewer dropped calls for

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5G expected to transform Malaysia’s comms landscape as five vendors partner on telco/enterprise platform

NEC Corporation of Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and Netcracker Technology announced their collaboration with technology giants Red Hat, Juniper Networks and Dell EMC to offer an end-to-end multi-vendor 5G-ready virtualisation platform

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Hosted telephony vs PBX: Why it’s time for a change – Part 2

As he reported yesterday, James Slaney, co-founder of Dubber says both managed and hosted telephony systems have seen a significant increase in uptake in recent years, whereas on-premise PBX is

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Hosted telephony vs PBX: What you need to know – Part 1

Hosted telephony has gained popularity and a decent amount of exposure in the media recently, says James Slaney, co-founder of Dubber. Both managed and hosted telephony systems have seen a

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Three key network strategies for the connected enterprise – Part 2

Successful rollout of enterprise digital transformation continues to be a mixed bag. We continue to see the explosive increase in connected devices (the IoT phenomenon) and large advances in application

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The impact of cognitive intelligence and automation on telecoms industry OpEx reduction

Making a telecoms operator or service provider leaner and meaner in the marketplace requires multiple disciplines. Among them, forward planning is by far the most significant. It is this that

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