BROWSING: BSS OSS

Amdocs buys service assurance SaaS maker Mycom OSI for $188M

Amdocs calls its $188M purchase of service assurance SaaS maker Mycom OSI a strategic play for intelligent network automation, 5G and cloud.

NEC, AWS expand collaboration to include 5G, digital government

Japanese tech giant NEC Corporation has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in areas that include global 5G and digital government, in support of accelerating digital transformation for customers. In November 2020, NEC and AWS concluded a corporate-level strategic collaboration agreement, and have...

Digital readiness through orchestrating customer orders end to end, come rain or shine! (Reader Forum)

The recent health crisis has highlighted why it is important for communications service providers (CSPs) to be “digital first” in terms of how they operate. However, like the Warren Buffet expression of only when the tide goes out do we find out who has...

CES 2021 goes all-digital; ‘not possible to safely convene,’ CTA says

CES 2020 drew more than 180,000 people to Las Vegas The wave of industry event and exhibition cancellations that started in late February with the scrapping of Mobile World Congress Barcelona due to the then-emerging COVID-19 pandemic, has reached into 2021 with the announcement today...

Amdocs pays $180 million for BSS specialist Openet

Amdocs gaining deeper bench in 5G policy, charging and data management Amdocs announced on July 23 it will acquire Openet for $180 million with the transaction slated for completion before the end of the year. Amdocs, which counts more than 350 service provider customers around...

OSS/BSS transformation for operational excellence in the 5G era

5G is touted as the connectivity fabric that will fundamentally reshape our collective future. Consumers will benefit from ubiquitous, high-quality connectivity capable of serving up applications that were previously impossible. Enterprises will realize new levels of productivity and efficiency as real-time data analysis and...

Google Cloud jumps into 5G and telco edge computing with a ‘GMEC’ vision

Google Cloud's vision for 5G and edge computing is called GMEC (because of course it is) Google Cloud is seeking to be the avenue by which telecom companies both transform their own network capabilities and enable enterprises to do the same, with a combination of...

Rethink your BSS … Or fail at monetizing 5G (Reader Forum)

5G is coming and bringing with it an explosion of data. In fact, experts anticipate that mobile networks will be handling more than 77 exabytes of data per month by 2022. That represents an astonishing growth rate of nearly 50 percent per year. But...

Ericsson pushes orchestration as central to 5G profitability

Orchestration solution includes automation, assurance tools from CENX acquisition With limited 5G deployments commercially available in some key global markets right now and operators set to quickly scale out coverage, the early focus is on enhanced broadband, both fixed wireless and mobile, with revenue not...

Delivering real-time, dynamic service assurance in a hybrid NFV environment (Reader Forum)

  As communications service providers (CSPs) continue to transition their networks to a virtualized environment, for the next several years, they’ll be operating their legacy physical network in tandem. The resulting hybrid network environment demands higher efficiency and interoperability in the provisioning and deployment of...

Fulcrum/MDSI Webinar: Asset Lifecycle Management as a key component of a Carrier Supply Chain

Asset Lifecycle Management, when done properly, is a critical component of an overall Supply Chain Management practice. Management Data Systems International (MDSI) and Fulcrum Technologies - developers of the CATS ALM Software solution - present best practices to allow you to manage complex supply...

Following merger, Three Ireland focuses on digital transformation

The Irish telco launched the digital transformation process following merger with rival operator O2 BERLIN – Irish mobile operator Three Ireland is investing heavily in digital transformation as well as the continued deployment of its 4G network, CTO David Hennessy said during a keynote at Amdocs' Experience...

As cable evolves, enterprise opportunities and challenges arise

Netcracker discusses technological needs of cable companies looking to grow into the enterprise space The cable industry is changing – massive network footprints are being leveraged to offer cutting-edge residential services while tailoring more products and services to the lucrative enterprise space. But, as this change...

Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia renew commitment to interoperable OSS

OSS Interoperability Initiative geared toward simplifying deployment and management Three global ICT powerhouses – Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia – renewed and updated the joint OSS Interoperability Initiative initially agreed to in 2013. The goal of the OSSii is to enable operators to use operations support systems from...

VimpelCom signs $1B software agreement with Ericsson

Deal will position VimpelCom to provide IoT, mobile entertainment and mobile financial services using Ericsson IT solutions International telecom group VimpelCom signed a software partnership with Ericsson valued at more than $1 billion. The partnership encompasses a complete overhaul of VimpelCom’s information technology infrastructure across 11 countries. The...

Looking to 5G, Nokia launches software-only management system

NICE, France – Continuing its commercialization of "5G"-oriented products, Nokia released its NetAct Cloud management system, which it said can be deployed in variable data center configurations to help cut cost and speed deployment time. Peter Patomella, VP of network management and self organizing networks for...

BT selects Openet’s charging solution for MVNO venture

Openet’s BSS to allow the launch of new mobile services Irish company Openet, a provider of real-time business support systems, today announced U.K. operator BT installed its network functions virtualization-ready Evolved Charging solution to monetize its consumer mobile service. With its new mobile virtual network operator...

IP networks, cloud, BSS/OSS, IPTV, IoT key to Ericsson future strategy

Establishing leadership positions in IP networks, cloud, BSS/OSS, TV & media and IoT industry and society are central to Ericsson's overall strategy, according to Rima Qureshi, chief strategy officer for Ericsson, who provided Jeff Mucci from RCR Wireless News with an update on Ericsson's 2015...

Quality of Experience as a Key Marker of CSP Competitiveness & Success (sponsored content)

Close your eyes and imagine: You’ve booked a trip to exotic Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, in India. Now, you need to book a hotel and choose between an authentic modern Indian-style hotel, a local hotel chain or a youth hostel. What would you choose and...

Reality Check: A real-time mobile enterprise

Real-time mobile enterprise Real-time enterprise mobility is on the rise. Increasingly, businesses are looking to mobilize their employees, offering the opportunity to work remotely while providing more flexibility than ever before. With new statistics forecasting the market to be worth $510.39 billion by 2022, servicing...

Ericsson CTO: ICT essential to global development

Public-private partnerships will be a key component of meeting ICT-based sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations, Ericsson CTO Ulf Ewaldsson told RCR Wireless News in an exclusive interview. Ericsson, in conjunction with Columbia University's Earth Institute, conducted joint research highlighting the importance of ICT...

Etiya is unbundling the bundle with telecom personalization (sponsored content)

The expanding B/OSS software firm is bringing its unique take on the configure, price, quote process to the global communications service provider market. As the communications service provider space becomes increasingly crowded and competitive, retaining customers and reducing churn are paramount to business success. With...

5 ways Ericsson is quietly connecting the world

Unlike Apple or Microsoft, Ericsson is a company that is not in the consciousness of many mobile consumers. You won’t see adds for Ericsson on TV promoting its latest technology, but if you have a cell phone, there is a good chance it is...

Telefónica overhauls OSS with VPIsystems software

Goal is to use network analytics to improve planning, efficiency and quality assurance Major global communications service provider Telefónica is overhauling its operations support system using software solutions provided by VPIsystems. Telefónica, which has some 340 million customers around the world, tapped VPIsystems to provide predictive...