How to level the playing field with SDN

Waving an SDN (Software Defined Networking) magic wand over traditional network operator infrastructure to make it ‘just like OTT’ is a good deal easier said than done.

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Ranplan launches indoor/outdoor radio planning tool to cut time and cost for cellular and WiFi network roll-outs

Ranplan has launched iBuildNet 3.1, the latest release of its all-in-one, heterogeneous network planning, optimisation and simulation solution for small cell, DAS and WiFi networks, across both indoor and outdoor

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Luminet and CCS partner to help mobile operator scope with London mobile data traffic growth

Luminet and CCS report that they have partnered and planned the roll out of a small cell backhaul and enterprise network across London.

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Impact of Brexit vote on telecom regulation will be ‘regulatory nightmare for telecom operators’

Folllowing the UK vote on June 23 to leave the EU, there are many articles which attempt to analyse the economic and political consequences, but none have investigated the impacts

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Russian telco Megafon strikes strategic roaming agreement with TNS

MegaFon, has signed a roaming agreement with Transaction Network Services’ (TNS) LTE Roaming Hub (Hub).

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iPhone 7: What will larger device memory mean for operators’ store and share offers?

The internet is buzzing with rumours on what to expect later this year from Apple’s next mobile phone (or phones), the iPhone 7. Rumoured new iPhone 7 innovations include everything

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Commscope global survey of Millennials hints at big changes for networks to meet growing demands

Global network operators should plan for continued capacity growth, greater flexibility, a larger array of services and corresponding billing models to address societal changes brought on by the Millennial generation.

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Managed services and the customer experience: Reaping the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls

As Paul Hughes of Netcracker says, evolving from what was traditionally positioned as the simple outsourcing of a technology or process, managed services has evolved to be increasingly hands on

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ZTE reports 2015 revenues of US$15.45bn for 2015 with profits up to $493m

ZTE Corporation has announced overall operating revenues of RMB100.19 billion for the year ended 31 December 2015, while operating cash flow and cash dividend hit historic highs as sales in

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Proximus’ legacy switching network outphasing project reaches a major milestone

Proximus is ahead of schedule with the “Mantra” project, the conversion of its legacy fixed telephony network to a future-oriented network that costs less and more flexibly responds to the

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