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News & Views Most Popular 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 (0) 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... Advertisement 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) Advertisement 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) Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/3/2018 At the Operations Transformation Forum 2018, operators and industry experts explained how the shift to digital platforms and new operations processes are essential for 5G. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Seems that the makings of such a wholesale market is already underway. This... Separating Blockchain Hype From Reality By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 8/13/2018 Depending on who you listen to, blockchain is either an over-hyped oddity or a milestone in legal and financial innovation comparable to double-entry bookkeeping. But how significant is the opportunity for communications service providers? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Dave & Friends Return to Virgin TV By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/13/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BSS and blockchain; Drillisch revenue up in H1; Swisscom caught speeding; on-demand video eats Europe. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Layoffs at Ericsson's iconectiv By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 8/10/2018 Industry sources say Ericsson's iconectiv unit, formerly Telcordia Interconnection Solutions, has implemented staff cuts at its number portability team. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw Ericsson market cap per employee = $269,000 iconectiv valuation per Francisco... Altice USA: 'Wait Till Next Year!' By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 8/3/2018 Fourth-biggest US MSO is laying the groundwork for a fresh wave of subscriber and revenue growth next year with FTTH buildout, uber set-top rollout, 1-Gig deployments and MVNO deal. Post a Comment \| Read (0) OSS/BSS Market Poised to Resume Growth By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 7/27/2018 The OSS/BSS market is changing quickly thanks to the move to network virtualization and, more broadly, by the transformation of communications service providers into digital service providers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) VEON: When Transformation Goes Bad By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/20/2018 Turmoil continues at one of the world's biggest emerging market operators with the announcement of further executive departures. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards 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. Jeff Baumgartner, 9/6/2018 6:33:17 PM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Re: Will anyone 'dominate' edge computing? Seems that the makings of such a wholesale market is already underway. This discussion brings to mind what Ericsson is trying to accomplish with its edge compute-focused Unified Delivery Network. If service providers indeed... Jeff Baumgartner, 9/6/2018 6:29:59 PM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Making the migration... a Mountain or a Molehill? Since this is requiring new technologies, mindsets and a shift in culture, figuring out how to make this evolutionary move without upsetting all the legacy seems like a mountain in itself that will have to be moved. I'm... Ray@LR, 9/6/2018 12:38:19 PM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Will anyone 'dominate' edge computing? The GSMA's Laxmi Akkaraju, noted how critical edge computing will be for 5G deployments, urging mobile operators to "step up and step in" to the edge computing opportunities and not be left behind by the likes of Amazon... There's... Mitch Wagner, 9/6/2018 12:34:51 PM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Re: Turkcell -- a Huawei customer for 5G? Apple approach? You mean build their own technology stack from the ground up, rather than license it from other people, as most tech companies do? That's a tough approach, requiring an enormous capital investment, but it... Phil Harvey, 9/6/2018 11:42:22 AM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Re: Turkcell -- a Huawei customer for 5G? Yes, I think I saw some of that via a video demo at MWC a year or so ago. I think they have done quite a bit of work themselves but, as 5G approaches, maybe they are looking to add pure horsepower to their network with Huawei... iainmorris, 9/6/2018 11:30:05 AM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Re: Turkcell -- a Huawei customer for 5G? They do have a pretty sophisticated back-end system that shows things like the number of people using a specific basestation at any given time. The CEO gave me a demo of that in Munich this week and said it had largely been... Mitch Wagner, 9/6/2018 10:50:06 AM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Necessary transformation Telcos need to become more responsive to their customers to increase their customer satisfaction scores and remain competitive against nimble OTT players. Transforming their own digital infrastructure is a necessary first... Phil Harvey, 9/6/2018 10:00:53 AM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: Turkcell -- a Huawei customer for 5G? Didn't Turkcell build all their software and a lot of their gear themselves? I don't recall them being a big customer of Huawei (or anyone else). I thought they were kind of a one-off story that's hard to replicate,... Kelsey Ziser, 9/6/2018 9:11:06 AM Huawei's OTF 2018: Time to Go Digital Re: The value of KQI's Michael Haeberle's comments regarding the benefits of accessing key quality indicators in real-time caught my attention. The ability to predict issues before they arise and address potential customer complaints before... Ray@LR, 9/6/2018 7:06:16 AM Eurobites: Nigeria Has MTN in Its Crosshairs Again – This Time for a $2B Tax Bill Re: London cellular coverage -- According to the report, factors affecting London's dismal showing include the large number of tall buildings (calling all city planners and architects: is it time for a re-think in the mobile data era?) and the "vast... PaulERainford, 9/5/2018 10:02:02 AM Eurobites: Nigeria Has MTN in Its Crosshairs Again – This Time for a $2B Tax Bill Re: Re: Personalized, contextual experiences Oh. I was hoping it might have something to do with joss-sticks in a yurt. More Message Boards		Security Now BlackBerry Acquiring Security & AI Firm Cylance for $1.4B Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 BlackBerry is continuing to move away from its smartphone legacy with the ... (0) Magecart Attacks Proving Persistent Problem for Online Retailers Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 A research report shows that one in five sites targeted by a Magecart attack ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News Fujitsu's Rundberget Talks Frankly About Open Source Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 11/16/2018 Kirsten Rundberget, open strategy lead at Fujitsu Network, discusses the ... 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The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... 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