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22 August, 2018

How 5G redefines the game for communication service providers

At the TMF Digital Transformation World 2018 event, during Wipro’s demonstration of 5G catalyst related to planning and optimisation, the discussion veered towards the topic of how service providers could use different techniques beyond dynamic network changes to increase their resource utilisation, and how they could play a major role in strategic resource optimisation, writes Vinay Devadatta, the practice head of Innovation & Industry Relations at Wipro.

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11 April, 2018

Global market for embedded instrumentation expects market revenues to reach $110.3mn in 2023, forecasts Frost & Sullivan

The embedded instrumentation market is witnessing double-digit growth due to increased demand from the automotive and telecommunication industries and the miniaturisation and complexities of electronic devices. Frost & Sullivan expects market revenues to reach $110.3 million (€89.14 million) in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 13.1% from 2016 to 2023. (more…)

01 December, 2017

How software is driving the future of telecom services

Frost & Sullivan, the growth partnership company, is pleased to announce that it will host a live, complimentary webcast titled, “How Software is Driving Next-Gen Telecom Services,” on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time. (more…)

16 November, 2017

TM Forum’s City as a Platform Manifesto endorsed by 85+ signatories from around the world

TM Forum, the industry association driving digital business transformation of the communications industry, announced that more than 85 organisations have signed its City as a Platform Manifesto to accelerate the development of smart cities globally. (more…)

19 October, 2017

VanillaPlus and Frost & Sullivan survey – Part 2

Vanilla Plus and Frost & Sullivan together have undertaken a survey in various OSS and BSS fields. As we saw in the Part 1 of the article, below are a set of questions and answers and also responses that are received for each one of it, along with a graphical representation. Today is the continuation of the remaining questions and answered.

Will open-source tools be used to support semi-proprietary, quasi-open platforms or will open source be the platform?

Answer Choices	Responses
a. They will support platforms	59.15%	42
b. They will be the platform	40.85%	29
	Answered	71
	Skipped	0

2. Hybrid virtual / physical networks are the order of the day for now. When will virtual networks (working combination of NFV, SDN, and Cloud) become the majority provider of services?

Answer Choices	Responses
a. 1 year	9.86%	7
b. 3 years	33.80%	24
c. 5 years	47.89%	34
d. 7 years	2.82%	2
e. 10+ years	5.63%	4
	Answered	71
	Skipped	0

3. What becomes of the decades-long effort to reduce the need for Systems Integration Professional Services?

Answer Choices	Responses
a. It no longer applies, because virtual / physical network management is difficult and the pathway for enabling a hybrid architecture is uncertain, therefore the need for Services is accelerating	11.27%	8
b. The need for Services will increase slightly in order to facilitate the compatibility of legacy and next-generation software solutions	45.07%	32
c. Nothing has changed; services have always been part of any software implementation	30.99%	22
d. Automating processes will reduce the need for Services	12.68%	9
	Answered	71
	Skipped	0

4. Where is the most immediate network-based need for automation?

Answer Choices	Responses
a. Proactive parameter changes in the Radio Access Network	11.27%	8
b. Self-healing core network	15.49%	11
c. Self-healing broadband access network	8.45%	6
d. Enterprise customer portal for self-provisioning & activation	21.13%	15
e. Enterprise portal for Service Assurance and Service Level Agreement Enforcement	2.82%	2
f. Fulfilling consumer services	16.90%	12
g. Reconfiguring and activating/deactivation virtual network functions	19.72%	14
h. Partner revenue management and compensation	4.23%	3
	Answered	71
	Skipped	0

5. What is the most immediate business management need for automation?

Answer Choices	Responses
a. Customer self-care	35.21%	25
b. Monetisation of hybrid network services	15.49%	11
c. Accounting for virtual network licences	4.23%	3
d. Increasing pricing flexibility to address changing market demands	12.68%	9
e. Enabling and accounting for partner interactions	4.23%	3
f. Product and service catalogue that supports partners and virtual network functions	25.35%	18
g. Posting of customer service usage compared with commitment	2.82%	2
	Answered	71
	Skipped	0

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19 October, 2017

Virtual networks will be majority provider of services in 5 years, says Frost / VanillaPlus survey: Part 2

Analysts at Frost & Sullivan have been working with VanillaPlus to find out from our readers about the difficulties facing communication service providers (CSPs) involved in digital transformation of their business and operations. We asked them to respond to 10 key questions and yesterday we reported on the first five. (more…)

18 October, 2017

CSPs feel management siloes can be avoided in hybrid networks, Frost / VanillaPlus survey finds: Part 1

Analysts Frost & Sullivan collaborated with VanillaPlus recently to ask our readers their thoughts on 10 key questions facing communication service providers (CSPs) involved in digital transformation of their business and operations. In a 2-part summary, Jeremy Cowan reports on the findings. (more…)

21 September, 2017

Sonus updates its network transformation solution

Sonus Networks, Inc. a global provider of solutions for secure cloud and real-time communications, has enhanced its network transformation solution. (more…)

26 April, 2017

Beggars shouldn’t be so generous even if they are sitting on golden stools

There are three statements in this issue of VanillaPlus that go straight to the heart of the challenges that communications service providers (CSPs) face as they restructure, refine and realign their businesses for the era of virtualised network technology that supports new services. The statements are straightforward but mask a series of complex tasks that relate closely to each other (more…)

23 February, 2017

HPE partners with Red Hat and expands NFV offer to aid carriers’ digital service provider transformation

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced updates to its network functions virtualisation (NFV) portfolio. (more…)

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