As the world goes crazy over the latest new telco architecture – NFV, or Network Function Virtualisation, to give it it’s full term, – we find that we are once again in a soup of names that instead of simplifying the understanding of the world we want to create, has...
According to analysts, the number of connected devices is expected to triple in the next 4 years, mainly due to IoT. That many connected devices will require a lot of additional hardware, software, platforms, databases, and networks. NB-IOT will be merged into 5G,...
The fledgling NFV market is in a frenzy about “Orchestration”. Orchestration is billed as the evolution and convergence of OSS, next generation self-optimising networks and the answer to several other CSP world hungers. This Orchestration ambition has great merit and...
Hello Operators. Dare I break it to you that it’s time to re-engage and ramp up all those SQM (Service Quality Management) programs again? Yes. SQM systems have had a chequered history. The big marketing promises didn’t fulfill the ROI requirements. However, in the...
In the traditional telecoms world, inventory management is one of the most critical aspects of business success. Slick inventory management is key to the cost effective deployment of new services, while rapid diagnostics and repair have underpinned improved customer...
The rate and scale of NFV savings in the near term depends heavily on the type of service or network function being migrated. These could be: Simplification of hardware appliances shipped to customers Reduced complexity of customer driven overlay services...
