In the mid-90’s, the arrival of Internet, cable, and mobile phone services produced a charged cocktail of events that changed the communications landscape forever. Approximately 30 years on, the broadband industry looks profoundly different than it did in the early Internet dial-up days. For example, while the world’s incumbent operators are still going strong, they […]
The latest GSMA Mobile Economy Report predicted the number of global 5G connections to tip 1 billion by the end of 2022 and double to 2 billion by 2025 – at which point, 5G will account for a quarter of all mobile connections globally. The demand for 5G has been stronger than expected in […]
In the modern tech industry, 5G and cloud are the two biggest trends that are seeing significant uptake across the globe. These trends have disrupted the way networks are built, causing a shift from the traditional practice of building cellular networks. For decades, cellular operators have used the same legacy architecture and a similar ecosystem […]
Virtual environments have been critical for many of us over the past year. The office as a physical space – not just for employees but a place to host servers and hardware – is diminishing in importance. Employees have been able to access applications and collaborative working tools wherever they’ve been working, reducing our […]
Financial institutions have felt the dramatic impact of the new working paradigm and find it is critical for employees to use Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) whenever possible and for IT to manage them effectively. The sheer volume of high-speed financial transactions every minute means that there is a need to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability […]
Entering into a new decade, brings new key trends across cloud data centres, servers and network connectivity, shaping the server market from the cloud as well as the edge. With these trends brings the ability for organisations to preserve the control of sensitive data whilst managing soaring demands regarding capacity as well as consumer computing […]
The UK government has recently permitted the use of Huawei technology in the nation’s mobile networks (albeit, the radio access network or “non-core”). Without getting caught up in a debate about security, we should focus on what this signifies to the industry; that the UK is serious about 5G, and does not want to limit […]
MWC19 was undoubtedly the year of 5G: 5G-enabled handsets were on show, as were 5G modems, 5G broadcasts, use cases – including a demo of live tele-monitored surgery over 5G – plus a whole host of network equipment. VIAVI too used MWC19 as an opportunity to show off some impressive kit, and to demonstrate to […]
The evolution to virtualization and cloud, network automation, massive traffic growth, IoT, increasing service velocity and revenue growth…together with the advent of 5G. These are just some of the challenges mobile service providers face today. Consumers are demanding that mobile services are always on, always available, and everything is connected. In response, operators are deploying […]
Networks are converging at an unprecedented pace – a fact which is widely known and accepted in today’s hyper-growth and incredibly competitive global business environments. On top of that, every network flavor (fixed, wireless, cloud, enterprise…) must manage according to insanely accelerated cycles for updates, improvements, and advancements in their networks to support that complexity. […]
