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GB billing
In the telecommunications industry, gigabyte (GB) billing is a form of Internet usage-based billing determined by how many GBs of bandwidth are used by a customer across an Internet service provider's (ISP's) network.Definition
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Verizon buys cloud broker to boost user experience in Terremark cloud
With its acquisition of CloudSwitch, a cloud broker software vendor that helps enterprises move cloud data more easily, Verizon aims to accelerate sales of its Terremark cloud.News | 25 Aug 2011
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Verizon Terremark chief sees enterprise cloud services chasm coming
The president of Verizon's Terremark talks about upcoming changes in the cloud provider market, what it takes to create enterprise cloud services and the 4G M2M cloud play.Q&A | 11 Jul 2011
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Terremark weighs in on the cloud ecosystem, hybrid clouds and 4G
Part 2 of our discussion with Verizon Terremark president Kerry Bailey focuses on the cloud ecosystem, enterprise cloud issues, tying 4G to the cloud and the future of hybrid clouds.Q&A | 11 Jul 2011
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Telecom cloud services must differentiate with security, provisioning
By offering telecom cloud services that do more than spin up servers and software, carriers can shed their reputations as slow-moving phone companies.News | 30 Jun 2011
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Alcatel-Lucent rolls 400G edge router network processor, then core?
Alcatel-Lucent’s FP3 400G network processor upped the edge router competition in terms of speed, but its service-level technology capabilities for network operators are unclear.News | 28 Jun 2011
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Virtualization technology offers cloud infrastructure flexibility
By using virtualization technology, cloud service providers gain infrastructure evolution options and also flexibility in terms of their evolving cloud services mix.Tip
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New service needs drive changes to telecom data center architecture
The need to deliver content, mobile and cloud services and compete with OTT providers is driving a three-phase change to telecom data center architecture for network operators.Tip
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Cisco ASR 9000 edge router upgrades introduce network virtualization
Cisco is upgrading and expanding its ASR 9000 Series with edge router and aggregation network solutions that introduce network virtualization to ease management and operations.News | 08 Jun 2011
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Three business drivers promote operator cloud/network integration
Three technology and business drivers provide the impetus for network operators to work toward tight cloud and network integration to monetize expensive and valuable network assets.Tip
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Virtualization technology offers cloud infrastructure flexibility
By using virtualization technology, cloud service providers gain infrastructure evolution options and also flexibility in terms of their evolving cloud services mix.Tip
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Next-generation OSS platforms: Faster time to market for new services
A new survey correlates next-generation OSS platforms with faster time to market. With many carriers confounded by convoluted legacy systems, why have they been slow to upgrade?News | 20 Apr 2011
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OSS/BSS shifts to XML-based quality of experience model
The role of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) is moving toward a software-based XML customer experience model that focuses on the user’s quality of experience.Tip
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Beyond the smart grid: Exploring facilities monitoring as a service
Telecom network operators looking for revenue opportunities related to smart grid activity are seeing major revenue potential in facilities monitoring as a service.Tip
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MetroPCS deploys new subscriber Web portal to raise mobile ARPU
As MetroPCS launched its LTE network last year, it revamped its legacy mobile Web portal with artificial intelligence to improve subscriber loyalty and boost mobile ARPU.News | 23 Feb 2011
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Top five telecom trends: Make way for convergence 2011
The top five telecom industry trends for 2011 show clear signs of "convergence 2011" – where mobile broadband, cloud computing and regulatory policy turn the traditional telecom industry on its head.Article
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2010 telecom fan favorites – the gifts that keep on giving
It’s time again for the top-ranked SearchTelecom.com telecom content of the year, and you voted with your clicks for the best of IPv6, Optical Network Transport, 4G LTE, MPLS and OSS/BSS. Feel free to re-gift to your very best friends.Feature
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Minimizing the impact of 4G wireless on network operations
The impact of 4G wireless on network operations can be eased by advanced infrastructure and deployment planning in the radio network, backhaul, service interconnection and content management.Tip
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Scaling cloud service delivery with flatter data center architecture
Advanced services like cloud computing are key to future revenue growth. Flatter next-generation data center architecture makes next-gen service delivery more cost-effective.Article | 10 Nov 2010
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Customer data analytics: New revenue option for network operators
The TM Forum believes facilities-based network operators should invest in high-quality analytics tools to provide advanced customer data analytics to other service providers in order to create new revenue from the vast amount of customer information they collect and secure a place in the next-gen services value chain.Tip
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New service needs drive changes to telecom data center architecture
The need to deliver content, mobile and cloud services and compete with OTT providers is driving a three-phase change to telecom data center architecture for network operators.Tip
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Cisco ASR 9000 edge router upgrades introduce network virtualization
Cisco is upgrading and expanding its ASR 9000 Series with edge router and aggregation network solutions that introduce network virtualization to ease management and operations.News | 08 Jun 2011
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How to build a scalable IaaS cloud network infrastructure
Attempts to scale Infrastructure as a Service cloud network infrastructure often involves workarounds, but providers should look to IP-over-IP transport and invest in design.Tip
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Optical-electrical network convergence primer
Optical-electrical network convergence will collapse network layers, lower capex and opex, and cut management complexity for next-generation IP services. Our primer has the basics.Tutorial
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How to convert IPv4 to IPv6: A network architect’s view
Deciding when and how to convert IPv4 to IPv6, service providers face numerous technical and business issues; find out what matters most in this Q&A.News | 05 May 2011
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How do Infrastructure as a Service and multi-tenant services differ?
Telecom networking expert Ivan Pepelnjak details the similarities and differences between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and multi-tenant services.Answer
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OSS/BSS shifts to XML-based quality of experience model
The role of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) is moving toward a software-based XML customer experience model that focuses on the user’s quality of experience.Tip
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Service providers must optimize IPv6 performance for service parity
There isn't anything inherent to IPv6 that makes its transport slower than IPv4. But the reality of IPv6 performance for service providers is more complicated than that.News | 31 Mar 2011
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ISP simplifies acquisition consolidation with network discovery tool
A wholesale ISP that has grown by acquisition has deployed a network discovery tool to simplify network mapping for its hodgepodge of inherited network devices.News | 17 Mar 2011
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HotSeat video: ACG Research explores Juniper's new PTX MPLS switch
In this video, Ray Mota of ACG Research puts Juniper Networks' Mike Marcellin on the "HotSeat" about Juniper's recently announced PTX Series Packet Transport Switch.HotSeat Video
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