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News & Views Most Popular Ericsson Will Take $860M Hit to Prop Up Digital Services By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/10/2019 Shares in the Swedish equipment vendor fall sharply after it warns of write downs and further job losses at its troublesome digital services business. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw It is quite surprising that Ericsson Revenue Manager (launched in 2016) has... CableLabs Unit Morphs Something Old Into Something New By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/19/2018 Kyrio has turned Go2Broadband service locator into a digital, hyperlocal service locator for cable resellers with plans to extend that capability to other service-oriented industries. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: jbtombes Looks like good re-use and enhancement of an existing asset. Amdocs CTO: How 5G Will Enable Charging for Specific Services, Rather Than Just Data By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 12/12/2018 Amdocs CTO on how the company will play a role in the move to 5G services. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: schlettie They can ask me to pay more $ for faster service, but it is not happening. I... Advertisement PCCW Global on the Need to Monetize the Edge By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 12/10/2018 On the sidelines of Light Reading's 2020 Vision executive summit in Lisbon, PCCW Global's Shahar Steiff talks about the key challenges facing network operators as they figure out their edge computing strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: MindCommerce "We need to sell to customers directly" (like cloud providers). Do you see... Charter Unit Checks In With Up-Market Video Move By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/5/2018 Spectrum Enterprise teams with Moviebeam to beef up video offering for hotels. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA's Mobile Service to Be 'BYOD-Heavy' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/5/2018 But cable operator is still evaluating its pricing and business model for mobile as it prepares to launch service in 1H 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The 5G Enterprise Conversation By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 11/20/2018 For enterprises, 5G opens up a new conversation with carriers – not just about what's possible on their new networks, but what they can do now to help businesses beyond providing connectivity. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Nokia Builds Apps for Optical Network Monetization By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/30/2018 Vendor's new WaveSuite applications are designed to help network operators make more money from their optical assets. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Mobileum Snaps Up Mobile Security Specialist By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/29/2018 Roaming solutions specialist Mobileum has acquired hosted signalling firewall vendor Evolved Intelligence, a move that begs a number of questions says seasoned industry analyst. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: RituGupta If you want your company to do well, you've got to have good people managing... Zen & the Art of OSS/BSS Transformation By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/19/2018 Zen Internet, an alternative ISP in the UK, has ambitious growth plans and is looking to a refresh of its back office software, including the introduction of SDN capabilities, to help achieve its goals. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Oh and Zen Internet is a cool name for an ISP. That's probably why I chose... Starhome Mach, Telarix Merger Built on Interconnect, Roaming Data By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/2/2018 Vista Equity acquires roaming platform specialist Starhome Mach to merge it with existing portfolio company Telarix, which specializes in interconnect billing, rating and fraud management. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Agents Down: Vodafone's Chatbot & the Jobs Threat By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/24/2018 Vodafone's UK business is offering customer service agents the chance to retrain as coders, as an increasingly sophisticated chatbot takes over their jobs. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Many Faces of Digital Transformation By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/24/2018 Digital transformation is a complex challenge but one that will help service providers revitalize their businesses, as we found out at this year's Operations Transformation Forum (OTF) in Munich. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Synchronoss CEO Glenn Lurie: Delivering the New Mobile OS By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 9/21/2018 Glenn Lurie, CEO of software platform provider Synchronoss Technologies, has his work cut out for him. He's helping carriers navigate several possible growth opportunities, like IoT, messaging and personal cloud services. Check out this interview where Lurie discusses the company's newest partnership with AT&T and new proof-of-concept with a blockchain-based mobile payments service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why Tier 2/3 CSPs Are Being Sidelined By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/8/2018 The evolution of the communications service provider (CSP) sector is creating a schism between the large, resource-heavy Tier 1 operators and the smaller Tier 2/3 players, says TM Forum Chief Analyst Mark Newman. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G – Gee Whiz or G-Force? By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 9/5/2018 5G looks to be much more than just a way to deliver faster wireless access… it could lead to a new way of designing, deploying and operating communication networks. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Nigeria Has MTN in Its Crosshairs Again – This Time for a $2B Tax Bill By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 9/5/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT makes SNAP decision on SD-WAN; Telefónica Deutschland is sweet on Netcracker; DT's Langheim gets new US board role. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Ray@LR -- According to the report, factors affecting London's dismal showing include... ADVA: Ensemble Is Putting the 'M' in MANO By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 9/5/2018 The new version of ADVA's virtualization software suite adds new features, including zero-touch provisioning, service chain monitoring and multi-level security. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ericsson Adds Automation Smarts With CENX Acquisition By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/4/2018 Ericsson acquired a minority stake in automation expert CENX in 2012 and now will add the vendor-neutral service assurance specialist's technology to its own network automation and orchestration efforts. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: microcaptechinvestor VMware picks up Dell EMC service assurance suite. Now ERIC acquires CENX. Wonder... Colt Ramps Its Blockchain Efforts, Explores SDN Federation Use Case By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/4/2018 Network operator sees multiple opportunities to improve inter-carrier settlement management, SDN interoperability and more using blockchain technology. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Ericsson Will Take $860M Hit to Prop Up Digital Services By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/10/2019 Shares in the Swedish equipment vendor fall sharply after it warns of write downs and further job losses at its troublesome digital services business. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw It is quite surprising that Ericsson Revenue Manager (launched in 2016) has... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards James_B_Crawshaw, 1/10/2019 7:10:44 AM Ericsson Will Take $860M Hit to Prop Up Digital Services Re: Software development issues It is quite surprising that Ericsson Revenue Manager (launched in 2016) has not generated any revenues. I guess they mean that whatever money they received from Veon, Ooredoo and T-Mobile Czech will be refunded and this... MindCommerce, 12/26/2018 9:07:20 PM PCCW Global on the Need to Monetize the Edge Re: Need for Carriers to Think Out of Box with Edge Computing "We need to sell to customers directly" (like cloud providers). Do you see that carriers get that model and see a way to adopt it? "We have (speaking of PCCW), developed our own platform...where customers can order on-demand". "We... tomaswilson, 12/25/2018 2:05:02 AM Automatic for the Operations People Re: Automation There are several Top Rated Roofing Company DE which appeal to the services and need of my company. tomaswilson, 12/19/2018 11:53:01 PM Automatic for the Operations People Re: Emergent Companies Companies like las vegas towing have offered improve bids and growth in the industry. We are sure it will allow for better progress in this regard. jbtombes, 12/19/2018 7:44:36 PM CableLabs Unit Morphs Something Old Into Something New Re: Smart pivot Looks like good re-use and enhancement of an existing asset. schlettie, 12/12/2018 4:49:15 PM Amdocs CTO: How 5G Will Enable Charging for Specific Services, Rather Than Just Data Re: Re: Monetization They can ask me to pay more $ for faster service, but it is not happening. I am extremely familiar with the 5G-related 3GPP technical specs, and the means by which they are implemented, so I am aware of what the technology... DanJones, 12/12/2018 4:01:20 PM Amdocs CTO: How 5G Will Enable Charging for Specific Services, Rather Than Just Data Re: Re: Monetization Better hang onto for current phone/plan! 5G is all about being able to offer customers (consumer/businesses) with specific targeted services that they get asked to pay for (much easier to do on 5G than 4G). I don't know... DanJones, 12/12/2018 4:01:08 PM Amdocs CTO: How 5G Will Enable Charging for Specific Services, Rather Than Just Data Re: Re: Monetization Better hang onto for current phone/plan! 5G is all about being able to offer customers (consumer/businesses) with specific targeted services that they get asked to pay for (much easier to do on 5G than 4G). I don't know... schlettie, 12/12/2018 3:18:22 PM Amdocs CTO: How 5G Will Enable Charging for Specific Services, Rather Than Just Data Re: Monetization Sorry, but I already pay as much as I will ever pay for mobile service(s). I don't care if they start offering 100 Gbps to my devices, they are not getting another extra dime. tomaswilson, 12/10/2018 6:54:59 AM Automatic for the Operations People Re: Insightful Thanks for the insight and pray that good fortunes come to you. Tomas Johnson epoxy flooring near me RituGupta, 11/26/2018 10:36:12 PM Mobileum Snaps Up Mobile Security Specialist Re: If you want your company to do well If you want your company to do well, you've got to have good people managing your company! I reckon that being able to court and attract the best experts in the field for any sort of industry is key to moving your business... sarvendra, 10/26/2018 3:32:35 AM IoT Startup Actility to Add 3GPP Support in 2016 Re: I just clear Well, I have check different website on the 3GP support while surfing the internet but your content is just informative. Gabriel Brown, 10/21/2018 2:11:22 PM Zen & the Art of OSS/BSS Transformation Re: Re: Zen Internet Oh and Zen Internet is a cool name for an ISP. That's probably why I chose it. Gabriel Brown, 10/21/2018 2:07:52 PM Zen & the Art of OSS/BSS Transformation Re: Zen Internet I also was a subscriber to Zen Internet back in the day. And I concur, they had great support. I can't remember why I left. I think they increased their focus on small enterprise and ramped the price and service level ac... jylliannesiga, 9/25/2018 4:46:07 AM NFV Is Down but Not Out Re: So does Gedeon from TELUS expects NFV to be FREE???? Some of these comments look stark in text in a news report, but it's hard to judge context and tone from here. More Message Boards		Security Now Schneider Electric EV Charging Stations Vulnerable to Attack Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 Researchers at Positive Technologies have found three vulnerabilities within ... (0) Average Cyber Attack Cleanup Tops $1M, Radware Finds Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 Over the last year, the amount that companies pay out to clean up from a cyber ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News AT&T's Zeto: Smart Cities Are Built on Platforms Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/15/2019 Mike Zeto, GM of AT&T's Smart Cities division, expects metro areas to adopt ... 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