The Quest for New Network Economics The launch and migration towards NFV signify a recognition among leading network operators that their legacy business models are not sustainable and that they need to change their cost-per-bit assumptions and revenue generation capabilities. Five years on, the quest for new network economics is more urgent as the costs…
For a company that was barely known a few years ago, Mavenir has emerged as one of the more disruptive vendors in the wireless space, namely in taking on big players in the RAN market while continuing to play in a number of areas. It’s not a newbie by any means. The company’s history goes back…
At India Mobile Congress (IMC), it was clear the nation is on the fast track to 5G! The week was full of momentum as Mavenir spoke on Emerging Technologies and Futuristic Networks and showcased live-demos with industry leaders such as Intel. Read on to discover the key topics discussed and highlights from the event. MORE DATA ON THE…
Network Slicing Enables Operators to Launch New Business Models Quickly and Easily LOS ANGELES, CA & RICHARDSON, TX – September 12, 2018: Mavenir, focused on transforming mobile network economics for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), today announced that a Tier 1 North American Operator has launched new services using a CloudRange platform, its industry-leading NFV platform based on MANO/ONAP…
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…
We have taken it for granted. When we use our smartphone, it is just another icon on the screen but, believe it or not, SMS is more than 35 years old. It was first proposed for the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) in 1982, although its most popular time was the late 90s and…
Given the numerous announcements around wireless infrastructure, I was also pleased to see that due diligence at MWC18 was paid to solutions that boost spectrum efficiency. Sprint and Cavium jointly announced at the show an NFV trial aimed at improving network quality of service (something that Sprint has been chided for in the past) and improved operator TCO. I’ve…
ip.access has announced a collaboration with Imaginet to implement a rapidly deployable disaster response network in Makati City, the Philippines.
Enterprises can Build their own LTE Networks RICHARDSON, TX & RALEIGH, NC – February 21, 2018: Mavenir, focused on transforming mobile network economics for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), and Ensemble, a Division of ADVA Optical Networking, the leader in Edge NFV solutions have partnered to provide a complete end-to-end solution for Enterprise LTE. The Enterprise LTE Solution empowers mobile network…
Mobile Network Operators (MNO) are under pressure on the consumer market, traditionally their largest, with flat growth, an intensive war on voice and data plans, and fierce competition from over-the-top (OTT) applications and services. The enterprise market offers a better growth outlook—15.2% CAGR[1] between 2016 and 2021 for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS)—with relative protection…
