O.K., so you have got your network virtualized! What’s next? If it’s business as usual, we would move to operation phase and start reaping the virtualization benefits.
But here is a point. It is not just about implementing a technology like SDN or NFV; rather, it’s about the skills to run a network that is virtual, elastic and not hardware centric. Isn’t it quite different from the physical networks we traditionally deal with on a day-to-day basis?
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Ray Mota, ACG Research, and Ian Hood, Red Hat, discuss how a distributed application cloud model is needed for higher-quality products and innovative digit ...
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Join ACG at Global Naas 2024! The event, sponsored by MEF, will be held in October 28-30 in Dallas. Why should you be there? GNE bri ...
The first step in starting up a new IT project is figuring out what needs to be done. In addition to a plan, and to get the most from your IT investments, ...
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To succeed in a vertical approach, SPs must consider several important factors Internet of things presents a significant opportunity for service provi ...
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The concept behind a business model is self explanatory. Consisting of two words “business” and “model,” the term technically means ...
To excel in a cloud-native world our data center fabrics should be, well, cloud-native too, top to bottom, end to end As an industry we’ve had a g ...
Many vendors and CSPs have bought into the Autonomous Networks vision, as articulated by the TM Forum. Now, some of these have committed themselves to achi ...
In this episode of The Deep Edge Podcast, we delve into the recent strategic partnership between Arrcus and NVIDIA, spotlighting the in ...
Defining Basic Disaggregation in Networking Disaggregated Networking is not a new concept, but Complete Disaggregated Networking is. Before un ...
2020 was a year of reacting for Communications Software, OSS/BSS, and operations, not planning, not dreaming, just reacting to the constantly changing envi ...
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Let’s face it. 5G xHaul transport can be complex. In addition to the traditional backhaul, there is fronthaul and new midhaul that also have complex ...
The TM Forum #DTW24 Ignite conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from June 18−20. Three things stood out at the conference: Autonomous ne ...
Digital transformations are always motivated by improving an organization’s performance at one or another level. In some cases the focus is imp ...
I have been reading a lot about how genAI and Large Language Models with machine learning (LLM/ML) will replace humans, or at least much of the work, in ma ...
Key Trends 2023 Broadband deployments have accelerated, driven by massive government and private funding. While cable continues to slug along the l ...
The carrier routing and switching market saw a year-over-year recovery, growing 17%. Driving this growth is backhauling and core routing upgrades. Use ...
A leader in PON and other broadband technologies, Nokia is positioning itself as a key player, capitalizing on the massive broadband for everyone init ...
Software continues to eat the telecom sector, having major effects on all aspects of the business, network technology, and operations. Key Trends in 202 ...
As is so often the case, several of the recent articles about 5G, such as the NPR article https://www.npr.org/2021/12/21/1066240779/boeing-airbus-5g-w ...
My recent report Digital ecosystems: setting new standards for integration describes the standards work being carried out by TM Forum and MEF for orde ...
LAN infrastructure is mature and a thing of the past, right? Maybe that’s worth rethinking given the change in technology, wireless endpoints, user b ...
The Internet is, no doubt, a marvel, definitely an unmatched entity with its constant technological advancements. Its popularity has been driven by our zea ...
Dear colleagues and friends, I’ve arrived at a point in my journey where I’ve decided to shift the balance of things in which I invest my en ...
As a result of the global growth of connectivity, primarily driven by mobile internet usage, the demand for services related to communication will continue ...
The Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) is defined by the cable industry as an architecture to meet the industry’s 10G goal, to deliver the capacit ...
Service providers’ roadmap for digital transformation must focus on improving the customer experience Service providers are facing competition fro ...
This article evaluates the goals, philosophy, and implementation path of the Huawei Autonomous Driving Network product plan vision against industry criteri ...
The acquisition of Unitas Global by PacketFabric, both of which are owned by Digital Alpha, brings a wealth of synergies to the table. Recently, ...
Practitioners in a variety of industries have been adopting real-time digital twins in their operations at an increasing rate over the past several years. ...
In my January 4th blog Warnings about 5G in C-Band, Hype or Reality? I examined the public record concerning how the cellular carriers were about to ...
This blog introduces the idea of an autonomous network control center, a next-generation NOC and much more. This will be a lens through which I intend to r ...
A business case for technology is different than any other case. It requires significantly more research and planning and should be based on a detailed stu ...
As I explained in my Part 1 blog in January, Are Service Providers Truly Ramping up Deployment of Open Optical Networking?, during Q2 2021, ACG Research co ...
The networking landscape has experienced remarkable growth and transformation in recent years, driven by factors such as the proliferation of cloud use cas ...
Although a government shutdown was averted, had it happened, cyber security and providing impregnable networks for the CIA, FBI and other U.S. government a ...
The continuing pandemic has forced millions of organizations and individuals around the world to adopt technological methods of living, working, and learni ...
I attended the TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 20−22 September 2022. Approximately 3,000 people attended, in ...
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World Wide Technology (WWT), a global technology solutions provider with $17 billion in annual revenue, and ACG Business Analytics have establish ...
I have always believed that lower-latency mobile gaming services could enhance the revenue of CSPs, especially mobile operators. But I have been skeptical ...
The state of world economies is impacting technology spend, but enterprises and service providers have options to address the uncertainty and thrive.& ...
