Blogs
BT and Mavenir Promote New Shared vRAN Solution
22 April 2019
BT is hopeful of bringing operators together with an indoor coverage solution fit for 5G with virtualization support from Mavenir enabling flexible antenna sharing, subject to industry…
RCS as a Channel in Bot Platforms: The Need for an RCS Connector
10 April 2019 by Carlos Aragon
Even if the specifications of the RCS MaaP layer are fundamentally designed for chatbot interaction, they do not provide a definition of what a chatbot development system or framework needs to do. In…
Chatbots in RCS Business Messaging
3 April 2019 by Guillaume Le Mener
With RCS, for the first time, mobile network operators can offer the same capabilities that enterprises have been using on their websites and social networks (a bot store, bot discovery, bot search…
The Dawning of the Age of the Chatbot
27 March 2019 by Carlos Aragon
As we have already mentioned in our previous blogs, reach is key for brands, but once the connection between the brand and the consumer has been made, a fast and responsive bidirectional…
RCS Messaging and the A2P/P2A Conundrum
20 March 2019 by Guillaume Le Mener
A joint effort by the GSMA, leading MNOs, suppliers of telecommunications equipment, and application developers led to the creation of the RCS standard, bringing forward a successor to SMS which…
Mobile Business Messaging: Combating the Carrier Struggle for Reach
13 March 2019 by Carlos Aragon
Since the dawn of civilization, in which commerce played a germinal role, businesses have always understood a simple principle: if you have something to sell, you have to find someone who wants to…
Disruption in Network Equipment Models and Vendors
27 February 2019 by John Baker
A recurring theme in discussions with wireless operators about NFV and SDN migration is their frustration with traditional Network Equipment Providers for not moving fast enough to deliver native VNF…
Distributed Core Networks to Foster New Business Models
20 February 2019 by John Baker
To prosper in the 5G era, wireless operators must build cost-efficient, flexible, and agile networks to deliver innovative services and grow the top and bottom lines. The new model for wireless…
Virtualized RAN to Reduce TCO
6 February 2019 by John Baker
To prosper in the 5G era, wireless operators must build cost-efficient, flexible, and agile networks to deliver innovative services and grow the top and bottom lines. The new model for wireless…
Driving to Native Software Solutions for NFV and SDN
30 January 2019 by John Baker
The quest for new network economics
The launch and migration towards NFV signifies a recognition among leading network operators that their legacy business models are not sustainable and that they…