Service providers embrace multi-vendor model to deliver edge computing
The edge conversation has moved on from why and how, to when and where?
The edge conversation has moved on from why and how, to when and where?
Scott and Iain show their selfless devotion to podcasting by donning their face masks and trekking into the studio once more. They start by looking at a couple of stories illustrating the increasing conflict between giant US tech companies and the state. Sticking with big tech, they move on to compare notes on the latest Apple iPhone launch and conclude by discussing Nokia’s decision to move its tech infrastructure into the Google public cloud.
On the second day of the 6th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF) held online, Huawei’s Executive Director and President of the Carrier Business Group Ryan Ding gave his keynote speech “Intelligent Experiences Unlock New Value”.
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has decided to save a few euros by migrating its on-premise IT infrastructure to the Google public cloud.
Braving pre-lockdown London once more, Iain and Scott make it into the studio for the second week in a row. They start by reviewing all the geopolitical mucking about involving China and the US, as it affects the telecoms world. They move on to 5G, specifically the launch of Rakuten’s version and conclude with a look at the latest developments in the public cloud for telcos.
Tech giant Microsoft has created a special bit of its cloud platform called Azure for Operators, on the back of recent strategic acquisitions.
Telecoms cloud software vendor Mavenir has acquired ip.access for an undisclosed sum to add more strings to its OpenRAN bow.
After a long summer delay, the Telecoms.com podcast returns refreshed and ready for action, albeit minus one podder. Scott and Iain start as they left off a couple of months ago by looking at the latest drama around the hounding of Huawei by the US. They move on to chart the rapid progress being made by the OpenRAN movement, thanks largely to Rakuten and conclude by considering the prospects for Mobile World Congress 2021.
Synchronoss, a specialist in digital products for the operator channel, has brought attention to itself for all the wrong reasons once more.
Telcos that want to play the so-called ‘trusted partner’ role in digital transformation have got a newly-emboldened rival to contend with.
With COVID-19 forcing the majority of staff in many companies to work remotely for months on end, there is huge pressure on IT and network professionals to assure all corporate business and collaboration applications run as they should to meet employee and customer needs and expectations. Embracing digital innovation and leveraging cloud capabilities has become even more critical to address today’s new business demands.
Enterprises are looking to shore up the game by equipping themselves with intelligent, secure and more reliable network connections that meets their requirements. SD-WAN (“software-defined wide area network”) is the leading solution nowadays for this. While enterprises could choose to build their own SD-WAN by combining equipment, software and access technology by themselves, a growing number of organizations are turning to a more flexible and efficient solution: to buy the service from communications service providers (CSPs) as a “network as a service” (NaaS) solution.
18 million of Deutsche Telekom’s fixed-line voice customers will soon have their service transferred to a new cloud-based telephony platform.
Ajit Pai and his commissioners hosted an online forum on 5G Open Radio Access Network to promote the technology as an opportunity for American companies to regain leadership in the mobile market.
Telcos are staring at a potential $150 billion revenue opportunity if they can tap into growing demand for cloud gaming over 5G.
Forty-one percent of those answering a Telecoms.com survey said the new technology has either met or exceeded their expectations.
The increasing complexity of telecom networks and services and the exponential growth in the amount of data generated have gone beyond the capacity of manual calculation. Telecom operators therefore are increasingly compelled to embrace AI to help them properly manage their networks, services, and customers. This Telecoms.com Intelligence monthly briefing aims to separate noise from truth about AI and discuss how the communications industry can benefit from AI while avoiding potential pitfalls.
A bunch of operators and tech players have come together to try to accelerate the development of open, software-driven radio access network technology.
Open-source SDN startup Lumina Networks has thrown in the towel, citing slower than hoped open-source adoption, thanks in part to COVID-19.
Following up the beginning of a new partnership between AWS and Bharti Airtel in India, the cloud giant and Verizon have announced 5G mobile edge compute is live in Boston, USA.
TikTok has seemingly taken Huawei’s position as the primary focus of US aggression in recent weeks, though the social media app is planning a data centre investment to ease European concerns.
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