Distributed computing network architecture could be the key to helping operators reclaim value in the data pipe diminished by OTT applications, Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli told Mobile World Live (MWL).But the shift will throw plenty of challenges at both operators and vendors, Kohli cautioned.
By creating bespoke slices, operators can allocate an optimal amount of spectral and network resources, maximizing network efficiency and reducing costs.
Mavenir is using the virtual evolved packet core (vEPC) technology it acquired from Brocade coupled with its virtualized radio access network (vRAN) to create a virtualized next-gen core and access network that can also deliver at the network edge. In fact, Mavenir is touting its technology as being a way for operators to deliver certain key applications like…
The global wireless network infrastructure market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2% over the next three years, according to a new forecast from SNS Research, reaching $56 billion in 2020. And while carriers are increasingly turning to a broad range of hardware and technologies as they upgrade their networks, the…
O2 is set to give businesses more detailed information about their customers thanks to a partnership agreement signed with analytics specialist, i.p.access.
Internet Wi-Fi is becoming the latest must-have service when airborne. Ben Ash, Special Projects Business Development at ip.access, argues that there is equally a strong case for cellular service onboard.
SoftBank Group has announced its intention to increase its stake in Sprint subject to market conditions following the breakdown of merger talks with T-Mobile. The stake increase will not see SoftBank’s ownership exceed 85 percent of the company. Sprint chair and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said that with more devices and sensors predicted to…
The promises of 5G go well beyond high data rates, spectral efficiency, ultra-low latency, or massive sensor networks. 5G is the next-generation mobile networking standard that will build on the global 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) ecosystem and enables a raft of new service opportunities and the underlying change from just people communicating on phones,…
Rich Communication Services (RCS) is the new messaging type introduced by Telstra Messaging. RCS is an internationally recognised standard for carrier messaging and it is Telstra’s aim that as other domestic carriers launch RCS, Telstra will interwork with their services in the same way as SMS & MMS.
The GSMA today announced that executives from BT, Ericsson, NTT DOCOMO, Red Hat, and Vodafone are among the first keynote speakers for the MWC 2018
