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….
NFV & SDN need native software design The mobile industry is at a tipping point. On the cusp of the 5G era, the status quo for mobile operators and traditional original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is not sustainable. This looming market reality is the catalyst for Network-Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN). These innovations dramatically…
Mobile Europe recently sat down with our very own John Baker, Senior Vice President of Business Development, to discuss why networks need to change for the 5G era in the latest 5G Insights Report. WHAT IS DRIVING OPERATOR 5G STRATEGIES TODAY – COST SAVINGS OR REVENUE GENERATION? John Baker: It’s actually both and you really can’t…
Operators are facing a dilemma – How to remain profitable while cost-effectively meeting rapidly escalating network capacity demands. Nearly 80 percent of user data that transmits an operator’s network is an encrypted video that only benefits OTTs. It is in each operator’s best interest to architect the network to off-load this traffic at the nearest…
We may not feel it yet, but something pretty significant just happened – and in a few years, we’ll be looking back at this moment as a paradigm shift for our industry. The xRAN Forum recently announced the availability of the xRAN Fronthaul Specification version 1.0, which defines open interfaces and simplifies interoperability between suppliers…but…
