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24 March, 2017
Although consumers may only just be getting to grips with 4G, service providers and other businesses are already planning for the next wave of network technology. According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, there will be 550 million 5G connections by 2022. (more…)
28 February, 2017
Mobile core network start-up, Core Network Dynamics (CND) is bringing the shared source code licensing model to the telco sector. CND has already signed up five OpenEPC source code licensees and is currently in negotiations with a further four potential original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. (more…)
20 December, 2016
Vasona Networks, Inc.®, provider of mobile edge solutions designed to optimise user experiences and network-resource efficiencies, has unveiled SmartTUNING for mobile network operators. (more…)
20 December, 2016
As the saying goes, “it is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.”And yet, around this time of year, says Benson Schliesser of Brocade, it has become a ritual of sorts for some of us in the IT industry to attempt to do exactly this. (more…)
08 September, 2016
Quortus and Expeto are co-operating to speed the deployment of innovative communications services by wireless internet service providers (WISPs), mobile and virtual network operators (MNOs and MVNOs), and Internet of Things (IoT) product or service providers. (more…)
16 February, 2016
Mobile core network software start-up Core Network Dynamics (CND), unveiled OpenEPC 7, the first version designed specifically for commercial, carrier-grade deployments. (more…)
28 January, 2016
Quortus announced significant upgrades to its EdgeCentrix (ECX) technology, aligning its cellular core network solutions with Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) principles. The ETSI-endorsed MEC initiative enables innovative wireless services by moving intelligence to the network edge – a trend that Quortus has pioneered for several years.
The developments announced today also move the Quortus Evolved Packet Core (EPC) to the split user/control plane and network slicing architectures that will be a key feature of 5G networks.
MEC architectures combine wireless technology with an IT-type service environment to deliver efficient communications services with ultra-low latency and high bandwidth. MEC software applications can tap into local content and information about network conditions so that traffic can be handled in an optimal way. Examples include local traffic offload and caching, and video optimization.
Quortus’ ECX technology takes this principle a step further, by implementing core network functions themselves in software at the network edge. The combination of these two approaches will allow service providers to truly deliver on the promise of MEC. Services are provided where they are consumed – at the network edge.
“To date, the thinking around MEC has focused on the user plane – looking at the traffic in the network and making decisions on ‘over the top’ optimizations such as video encoding or caching,” said Andy Odgers, Quortus CEO. “By also implementing network functions at the edge we open up even more powerful possibilities. We can use the capabilities of the network itself to create new services and optimize the user experience. At the same time we retain the robustness, security and control that’s expected by both mobile network operators, and their customers.”
New versions of Quortus’ ECX Enterprise and ECX Core, announced today, mark the first time a core network solution has been MEC-aligned, allowing for 5G evolution and enabling compatibility with a host of IoT and other applications. These innovations will be particularly powerful within the enterprise environment, where they will enable genuine integration between local IT resources and operator-provided cellular networks.
The new Quortus technology will allow MNOs and systems integrators to build a variety of new service offerings. Potential applications include offering SMEs presence-based solutions, or 4G-based digital media services that work “out of the box” without the need for a local IT department. For larger organizations, MEC strategies will allow local data and voice offload with PBX and LAN integration. This is particularly useful in campus type or remote locations, where sending data back to the core network might introduce unacceptable latency or security risks. MEC has also aroused interest for IoT applications as diverse as building control and medical monitoring, which require devices such as sensors and actuators to be connected to local computing resources, again without the need to touch the core network.
Quortus is a pioneer of MEC technology and network virtualization and has been at the forefront of moving core functions and intelligence to the network edge since 2009. Its award-winning EdgeCentrix technology enables a number of advanced products that push intelligence to the edge of the network.
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19 January, 2016
There is a technological tsunami heading straight to the centre of the mobile telecoms world. IoT promises a deluge of connected “things”, from smart water meters and remote perimeter access control systems to traffic congestion monitors and the intelligent home. (more…)
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