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• New telecom industry trends require OSS/BSS systems changes

  New telecom industry trends are driving OSS/BSS systems requirements, with new service layer architecture and customer experience management at the core, causing a move to automated systems and management-as-service logic.  Continue Reading

• Five key Evolved Packet Core issues face 4G LTE network planners

  Wireless operators deploying Evolved Packet Core technology in 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks agree on five key issues to address in this unique transition from 3G to 4G networking. Learn from their experience on everything from fiber ...  Continue Reading

• Integrating the Evolved Packet Core for seamless 3G/4G mobile backhaul

  When transitioning from 3G to 4G networks, wireless operators must plan carefully to migrate and integrate mobile backhaul so it accommodates both the new Evolved Packet Core for LTE and traditional TDM-based backhaul solutions.  Continue Reading

• Devices drive mobile data traffic, stress wireless broadband networks

  Mobile data traffic growth may pressure operators to spend billions on 4G wireless broadband networks upgrades. To cope with a changing business model, operators are looking at network-sharing partnerships or outsourcing network operations.  Continue Reading

• Net neutrality regulations could endanger wireless carriers' business

  Proposed net neutrality regulations could have a profoundly damaging effect on wireless carriers, forcing them to either raise network access prices or sharply curtail planned investments on 4G and Long Term Evolution network upgrades.  Continue Reading

• Seven IPv6 networking myths that don't match reality

  IPv4 addresses are running out, and the change to IPv6 networking is imperative, yet the myths surrounding what the protocol can and cannot do are becoming the stuff of legend. Our IP expert looks at IPv6 reality instead.  Continue Reading

• Cloud computing providers are selling IT services, not just networks

  Most telecom carriers have their own views of how to win as cloud computing providers, but outside their traditional business model, the cloud is about selling IT services, which have very different requirements and enterprise expectations.  Continue Reading

• New market pressures mold broadband access network infrastructure

  When it comes to broadband access network infrastructure upgrades, telecom carriers face high capital expense costs and subscriber reluctance to pay the real price for one big pipe to deliver everything. Find out why changing market forces are ...  Continue Reading

• 4G wireless networks and customer experience management

  To get the most out of their 4G wireless networks, operators must ensure that subscribers receive a high quality customer experience, including automatic real-time measurement and tracking, for their increasingly complex service portfolios. This ...  Continue Reading

• Five telecom provider benefits of offering cloud computing services

  Cloud computing services, platforms and infrastructure can benefit telecom service providers and provide Web-based applications to enterprise customers if carriers address challenges like security and performance to differentiate themselves and cut ...  Continue Reading

• Demystifying the evolved packet core for 4G LTE networks

  Designing 4G LTE network evolved packet core technology to ensure maximum resource efficiency and high-quality user experience calls for increased focus on metro "middle-mile" networks and analysis of expected traffic handoff patterns.  Continue Reading

• Weighing the value of optical/electrical network convergence

  Telecom carriers must weigh several factors to assess the value of combining optical and electrical network layers -- opto-electrical network convergence -- as packet networking increases in order to ensure lower operations costs, necessary ...  Continue Reading

• IP over dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM): Metro and core issues

  Providers pressured to increase network throughput while reducing costs can look to IP over DWDM in some metro network situations, such as saving money on residential Internet backhaul. IP expert Ivan Pepelnjak also walks you through the ...  Continue Reading

• To consumers, smartphone support matters more than 'gadget factor'

  Wireless carriers think smartphones' unique capabilities make them desirable to consumers. Over time, though, the "gadget factor" may be trumped by customer service, especially smartphone support, for carriers looking to retain customers.  Continue Reading

• ACG Research offers 2010 telecom industry trends and technology predictions

  ACG Research offers carriers its top 2010 telecom industry trends and technology predictions to help them capitalize on the business opportunities they present, whether the subject is chip integration, optical networking, 4G or Chinese technology ...  Continue Reading