Small cells have entered the wireless ecosystem to enable the densification that is needed to improve coverage and capacity. Yet, despite small cells being able to provide the coverage and capacity needed for in-building wireless (IBW) environments, their deployment has so far been below expectations. The main cause of the slow adoption of small cells…
DISRUPTING THE TRADITIONAL OEM MODEL A recurring theme in CSP discussions about NFV and SDN is their frustration with traditional OEMs for not moving fast enough to deliver native VNF solutions that run on COTS hardware in a standard way. While CSPs have always been focused on driving suppliers to lower price, the transition to virtualization and software-based…
Although enterprise communication technology has come a long way since its inception, today’s unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions focus primarily on wireline-centric solutions that are underserving a predominantly mobile workforce. With businesses going global, spanning multiple geographies and time zones, the trend of working on-the-go has become a reality for most professionals, intensifying the…
THE CHALLENGES TO MOBILE NETWORK ECONOMICS ARE VAST, BUT THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. In the third and final part of the India Digital Open Summit series, Pardeep Kohli reveals the keys to a successful network future. Read on for the transcript presented at India Digital Open Summit. Part One: How Carriers Lost the Network Battle Part Two: How…
OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY SET TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL NETWORK MODELS In part one of the India Digital Open Summit series, Pardeep Kohli discussed the challenges in mobile network economics historically – specifically when the phone became smarter than the network. The carriers lost the battle, but will they win the network economics war? In part two of the series,…
OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY SET TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL NETWORK MODELS During this year’s India Digital Open Summit, Pardeep Kohli discussed the challenges in mobile network economics. In his presentation, Mavenir’s President and Chief Executive Officer revealed how open source innovation is shifting the mobile network paradigm, bringing robust opportunities for carriers through emerging technology. Kohli presented his findings…
OPEN INTERFACES ARE IMPERATIVE To make the virtualized, programmable and Software-Defined Network a reality from the core to the edge, open interfaces are vital in all parts of the system. Open application programming interfaces (APIs) unlock the flexibility, manageability and cost savings that operators require by breaking open the proprietary stronghold that legacy vendors have…
There are two technology developments that are setting the stage for the mobile future: 5G and artificial intelligence (AI). These two megatrends, combined, are ushering in a new era for our industry – an era of ‘intelligent connectivity’, per GSMA’s recent blog.1 This era will be defined by highly contextualized and personalized experiences, delivered as and when…
DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS ENABLE NEW BUSINESS MODELS While RAN virtualization is leading to centralized approaches in the radio network, virtualization in the mobile core network allows key functions to be distributed out to the edge. Together, vRAN and vEPC provide unparalleled flexibility for operators to deploy network intelligence more effectively to not only improve network performance and customer experience but also…
THE SHIFT FROM TRADITIONAL TO VIRTUALIZED MODELS Virtualization fosters new architectures in the Radio Access Network (RAN) that enable mobile operators to dramatically improve performance and reduce costs. The transformation in the RAN will see architectures shift from traditional distributed/centralized models toward fully virtualized implementations, allowing operators to locate processing power cost-effectively where it is needed most….
