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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Don’t let software chew a dangerous hole in next generation networks and the IoT

Once deployed, the business of managing mobile networks used to be relatively straightforward. Voice and text had a certain predictability. Special events aside, usage of these two services would take

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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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Ericsson study says network slicing can pay off in better revenues and OpEx, if you automate

In a new study with operator BT, Ericsson quantifies the benefits of network slicing for operators, when coupled with operational automation, as a smart investment to reduce operating expenditures and

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Rostelecom demonstrates on-demand transport services with the first multi-vendor transport SDN PoC in Russia

Rostelecom, NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced that the first proof of concept (PoC) interoperability test for transport software-defined networking (SDN) in the Russian Federation has been successfully completed. Rostelecom

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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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A2P opportunity for mobile network operators, OTTs and enterprises revealed in new Mitto / Juniper white paper

Mitto AG, a global SMS mobile messaging provider, has released a new white paper, “Driving Business Through A2P Messaging.” The paper, authored by Juniper Research, a global provider for industry

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Genband’s Fuller appointed to chair ETSI’s Interfaces and Architectures NFV working group

Genband™, a provider of real time communications software solutions, has announced that Jeremy Fuller, senior principal of Technology and Global Standards in Genband’s Office of the CTO, has been appointed

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Metaswitch buys OpenCloud to accelerate mobile virtualisation, adds open mobile TAS and service creation environment

Cloud native communications software provider, Metaswitch announced the acquisition of OpenCloud, a provider in mobile service enablement.

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