This article was first published in The Fast Mode.
With MWC Barcelona taking place this week at the Fira Gran Via, Ariana Lynn, Principal Analyst at The Fast Mode spoke to Jukka Heiska, CMO of Qvantel on the company's participation at the event.
This article was first published in The Fast Mode.
Generative AI was the big tech story of 2023, and in telecoms, we’re starting to see CSPs use AI to improve operations. Additionally, the need to move beyond selling connectivity is driving CSPs to change in order to grow, impacting the technology they use to run their business. In this article, we explore four major trends for the telecoms...
This article was first published on TM Forum's website Ailis Claassen interviewed Qvantel's Chief Product Officer Mahender Nandikonda about the TM Forum Open API program.
This article was first published in Telecoms.com.
Anyone who has worked in telecoms technology will have seen new tech come and go. Some have been more hyped than others, and generally the greater the hype (and associated expectations) the greater the initial disappointment when the technology is rolled out. Is generative AI going to be any different given the amount of investment and momentum...
This article was first published in The Fast Mode.
For years telecom vendors have been trotting out the ‘faster time to market’ line like a mantra. It doesn’t matter if they’re selling network equipment, BSS, apps, or cloud services, the ‘faster time to market’ promise is always in the marketing department’s list of benefits and promises.
This article was first published in RCR Wireless.
5G+ and 5G Ultra are two of the names that Communication Service Providers (CSPs) have given their new 5G SA (Standalone) services. Having a cool, new name that differentiates 5G SA from existing 5G NSA (non Standalone) services makes perfect sense as for the majority of customers, 5G NSA is really just faster 4G.
This article was first published in The Fast Mode.
When any industry undergoes significant change the legacy systems that have been used for years start to struggle to cope with new advances. The sticking plaster approach of throwing more money and resources at legacy systems in order to get them to just about cope with the demands of the business will work for a short time.
This article was first published in Southern Asia Wireless Communications.
In Southeast Asia, 5G is starting to be rolled out and several operators have even launched 5G standalone (SA) networks. For most existing users, 5G is just like a faster 4G – which is good, but only when 5G SA starts to be rolled out will communications service providers (CSPs) have an opportunity to take a much stronger...
This article was first published in The Fast Mode.
CSPs can go beyond providing the high-speed networks on which the metaverse runs. Many are developing new 5G led business processes today that can be further developed and fine-tuned to support the business opportunities that the metaverse will open up to CSPs. The key to this will be partners.