Telcos can sell enterprises the security and resiliency they crave from cloud services. AT&T pounced on the cloud market this week with its Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
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Telecom carrier CTOs fear IP video strain on backbones:
Consumer demand for sustained high data speeds needed for streaming IP video means carriers' service network architecture has to handle the strain on their backbone networks. (ARTICLE)
LTE made for data, but telcos still must transmit voice:
Standards for transporting data over LTE technology haven't rankled carriers, but defining a voice-over-LTE standard has become more vital and problematic. (ARTICLE)
Telecom network test equipment takes on strategic role:
Network test equipment is becoming a strategic necessity for carriers who want to tightly integrate the NOC with lab-and field-testing capabilities to address network complexity. (TIP)
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