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Innovating to Unleash the Value of Fixed Networks in the 5G Era

Last year saw an explosive growth of Fixed Broadband (FBB) and Mobile Broadband (MBB) networks as well as the volume deployment of gigabit access. The compound annual growth rate of the 10G PON market will exceed 30 percent in the next five years and more than 70 countries worldwide have started or are planning 5G rollouts. Judging from the broadband initiatives of different countries, the business strategies of operators, and the competitive landscape, an era of dual-gigabit speeds based on FBB and MBB has arrived and the two access technologies will coexist for a long time. FBB and MBB will work together to further accelerate technical innovation and network transformation.

Build optical cross-connect (OXC) transport networks with the lowest per-bit cost

The acceleration of 5G application, rapid development of video services, increasing demands for quality, and longer video viewing times lead to sharp traffic increases. Ovum predicts that global mobile broadband (MBB) and fixed broadband (FBB) traffic will reach approximately 3,000,000 PB in 2023, roughly triple 2019’s traffic. This brings great changes and challenges to transport networks.

Securing your connected home is great, protecting your identity is essential

This Vendor View is sponsored by F-Secure An operator customer buys a smart security camera to monitor her home. Savvy about the dangers of IoT devices, she connects the camera to her home WiFi network, which is protected with her broadband provider’s smart home security value added solution. So far, so good. Her camera is now protected from malicious traffic. But that’s not necessarily the end of the story. It’s well […]

All-Optical Network Strategy and Coordinated Planning Are the Cornerstone for Building Full-Service Target Networks

“Even perfect tactics cannot make up for a lack of strategy.” What is strategy? Strategy is a methodology of continuously maintaining an enterprise’s competitiveness and sustainable development capabilities, with medium- and long-term business value as the goal. What is coordinated planning? The business departments of operators are assigned with different responsibilities based on 2B, 2C, […]

Cloud Native for Telco: Making IT Technology Feasible at the Network Edge

This article is sponsored by Wind River What Is Cloud Native? The best-articulated and industry-accepted definition of cloud native comes from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) which defines the term as follows: Cloud native computing uses an open source software stack to deploy applications as microservices, packaging each part into its own container, and […]

Challenges & Key Issues of Constructing ‘MEC-Ready’ 5G Bearer Networks for Carriers

5G applications are widely used across various industries. A newly developed mode “5G+edge computing+AI” enables carriers to help vertical industries realize digital and intelligent transformation. This brings four new challenges for operators’ bearer networks. To build an MEC-ready 5G bearer network, carriers need to fix six key issues.

Modernization of OSS/BSS with Open Source, Part 3: Integration

This is the third article of a four-part series, companions to a set of four webinars[1]. In the first article, we describe how open-source software can speed the evolution of OSS and BSS to a modern cloud-native microservices-based architecture. In the second article we explain how open source can be used to automate business, network […]

Live panel stream: The Advent of 5G

Join us on the 16 December at 14:20 PM for an exclusive Executive Panel on The Advent of 5G, a live event that will be streamed online at Telecoms.com.

This live panel discussion, organized by Telecoms.com, will feature industry leaders discussing various topics concerning the development of 5G in UK.

Hear from speakers representing O2, 3UK, and Telecoms.com, as they discuss future industry trends and key 5G deployments in 2020.

Modernization of OSS/BSS with Open Source: Part 2: Automation

This article is sponsored by Red Hat This is the second article of a four-part series. In the first, we described how open-source software can speed the evolution of the OSSs and BSSs to a modern cloud-native containerized microservices-based architecture. In this paper and in the companion webinar, we describe how open source can be […]

Microservices-Based Cloud Native Modernization of OSS/BSS with Open Source

This article is sponsored by Red Hat Market forces and changes in subscriber needs and expectations are leading Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to transform their entire service delivery and management infrastructure. At the forefront of this transformation is the modernization of the systems that enable the management of network services, the operations support systems (OSS) […]

The immediate 5G ‘choke point’: Rolling out 5G NR fast and efficiently

The arrival of 5G is elevating the visibility and relevancy of a wide range of innovative technologies across areas such as vRAN, SDN, NFV, IoT, AI/ML, MEC, network slicing, blockchain, quantum cryptography and more. Although the core 5G network architecture will evolve significantly in the coming years based on some of these technologies, the immediate […]

Creating customer values with AI

5G represents a paradigm shift not only in the deployment, management, and operation of networks, but also the services that can be delivered and the experiences customers can have. For 5G networks to deliver value for the operators, through both improved efficiency and top line growth, artificial intelligence (AI) has important roles to play.

Shenzhen Subsidizes 5G Deployment: Why Are Governments around the World Subsidizing 5G?

It seems the entire telecom industry has recently been talking about a document issued by the Shenzhen government to boost the construction of 5G infrastructure and the development of the industry as a whole. This document stipulated that CNY10,000 will be compensated for every standalone (SA) 5G base station deployed, and telecom operators can receive […]

Innovations in Home Media Terminals for the Upcoming 5G Era

2019 is the first year for commercial 5G networks. By August, 5G services have already been officially launched in US, South Korea, Switzerland and several other countries. 5G networks, featuring high bandwidth, ultra-reliable low latency and massive concurrent connectivity, have immediately attracted a large number of early adopters. For example, 5G users in South Korea have exceeded one million within only two months, with a penetration rate faster than that of 4G. In addition, the development of 5G-empowered services, including industrial control, drone, Internet of vehicles, and AR/VR, brings revolution in business models for various vertical industries and inspires our imagination.

5G+ Museums Bring History Back to Life

A museum seems to be a symbol of stillness and history. 5G can turn that symbol into something much more lively and vivid. What brilliant offspring will emerge when culture and technology combine? With the assistance of technology, traditional culture can not only be preserved, but also attracts and inspires a larger audience. Add 5G […]

Connected Home Security: The Best Route is the Simplest Route

There are two certainties about the continued widespread development of connected homes. One, this phenomenon is happening before our eyes – consumers continue to bring home voice assistants, smart lighting, Wi-Fi enabled thermostats and other gadgets. And two, too many of those IoT devices that make our homes connected aren’t being built with your privacy or security in mind. Instead, they’re built […]

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