Small Cells for 4G and Beyond
SPECIAL REPORT: filmed at Small Cells World Summit, London, June 2014 What factors are driving mobile network demand for small cells and what are the key challenges faced by telcos during their...
View ArticleThe Business Case for Carrier Wi-Fi
SPECIAL REPORT: filmed at Small Cells World Summit, London, June 2014 What is the business case for carrier wi-fi, and how is wi-fi being used by telcos, especially alongside small cells? How can...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Backhaul Networks
SPECIAL REPORT: filmed at Small Cells World Summit, London, June 2014 How are telcos leveraging existing backhaul capabilities and what new solutions have been introduced to meet the rapid increase in...
View ArticleETSI’s NFV: a new Telecom Standards process is born
SPECIAL REPORT: filmed at ETSI NFV ISG #7 meeting, Santa Clara The NFV ISG is not your 'bog standard' standardisation process but, as one industry insider described it, possibly the largest RFP...
View ArticleNo RAN is an Island: Jersey Telecom opens up
The largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey is a country of just 100,000 inhabitants. As such, it poses challenges for its telecoms operator. Which is why JT is opening up its entire network to other...
View ArticleFirst the blueprint, now the toolbox for SDN/NFV
SPECIAL REPORT filmed at IDF 2014, Moscone West, San Francisco. With the framework decided and multiple proofs of concept already completed it's time to 'roll up your sleeves and code'. With the...
View ArticleSPECIAL REPORT: Intel steps up with the Xeon E5 V3 chip and reference...
Special Report filmed at IDF 2014, Moscone West, San Francisco. Intel has launched its next-generation server processor, the XEON E5 V-3, designed specifically for SDN/NFV applications. At the same...
View ArticleSDN & NFV: Freeing-up the OSS/BSS Logjam
SPECIAL REPORT: Filmed at Broadband World Forum, Amsterdam, 21-23 October, 2014. Martyn Warwick lifts the lid on OSS/BSS in an SDN/NFV world in this Special Report. The history of networks is one of...
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The Path to Service Provider Transformation. Episode 1, Part 1: Why Service...
In this first installment of a three part Special Report, sponsored by Cisco, we ask: ‘What do service providers need and want?’ Answer: they want SDN/NFV, Cloud and Orchestration tools to help...
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The Path to Service Provider Transformation. Episode 1, Part 2: How Service...
How are they getting there? By concentrating on the customer and using the network as a platform to involve other players.Participants:Kelly Ahuja, Senior VP and GM for Service Provider Segment...
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The Path to Service Provider Transformation. Episode 1, Part 3: The Benefits...
The end objective of transformation is to sell new and profitable services on to end-users.ParticipantsKelly Ahuja, Senior VP and GM for Service Provider Segment Business, Cisco.Nicolas Fischbach,...
View ArticleThe Path to Service Provider Transformation. Episode 2: SDN and NFV...
Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) are as much about business transformation as network transformation. Simply bringing in new technology to virtualise and...
View ArticleThe Path to Service Provider Transformation. Episode 3: Transformation in the...
With traditional revenues under pressure and data use soaring, mobile operators need to transform their businesses to secure revenue growth. At the heart of future mobile networks will be software...
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The Path to Service Provider Transformation. Episode 4: Challenges to...
Jim Scott, Stephane Litkowski, Shahar Steiff, Andy Kennedy Operators need to take advantage of NFV and SDN but at the same time preserve the security of the network and pay due regard to support and...
View ArticleSpecial Report: The Evolution of LTE
Exclusive Video Feature Change is coming for the mobile industry; 5G is on the horizon, along with key enabling technologies such as NFV and edge computing. So is this the end of the line for LTE, or...
View ArticleTelefonica's road to 5G is via LTE-Advanced
Ian Miller, Director of Radio Access Technologies, Telefonica, and Steven Hong, Co-Founder, Kumu Networks As it sets its sights on helping shape a 5G future, Telefonica is testing new radio...
View ArticleThe Path to Service Provider Transformation. Episode 5: Asian Perspectives
Shahar Steiff, Gint Atkinson, Andrew Eaton, Dan Pitt What are the differences in SDN/NFV requirements amongst carriers generally and between regions in particular? Guy Daniels talks with Asian...
View ArticleThe Path to Service Provider Transformation, sponsored by Cisco. What will...
Ian Scales talks with Charlie Ashton, Prayson Pate, Mark Grayson, Christopher King In this feature series we’ve been exploring the case for service provider transformation via new technologies, in...
View ArticlePreview of the GEN15 industry event
Delegates to the forthcoming GEN15 event in Dallas should expect to see and hear more of the MEF’s plans for the Third Network and LSO, with a record number of proofs of concept on show.Filmed at: MEF...
View ArticleWhy Edge Computing must be a companion to NFV and 5G
If 5G is to include a service with sub-millisecond round trip delay then basic physics demands that a powerful 'edge computing' component is included, say proponents: new air interfaces and...
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