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The release of the latest iPhones is always an occasion for excitement, and this week’s announcement is no exception. Prior to release, Apple’s new mobile devices were rumored to support the Wi-Fi 6E standard, a harbinger of transformative change we …

The role of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) is becoming more prominent with the ongoing 5G explosion, IoT boom and e-SIM adoption The growth across the mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) industry is accelerating with the advancing technology around 5G …

System integrators have perhaps the toughest job in the wireless business. They need to provide world-class service to companies large and small seeking to develop their own private networks — but with far fewer resources than the big service providers …

As industrial companies continue to undertake large scale digital transformation initiatives, one of the areas that is constantly under the scanner is the performance of their most critical assets and equipment. It is difficult to overstate the impact from the …

XaaS stands for Anything as a Service. After various technologies and innovations were connected through networks and converged to become productized, the word was coined. To deliver multiple services and reach clients, XaaS uses cloud computing rather than on-site local …

How do we do more in less time? It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves across all aspects of our work and personal lives, and no doubt wish we had the answer. How can we complete our workout in 45 …

Businesses have traditionally relied on one shared network to handle a wide variety of tasks. However, as more devices require connectivity as part of the Internet of Things (IoT) and businesses digitize, it’s becoming apparent that the one-size-fits-all approach to …

Much of the hype around 5G stems from the consumer market. We talk about unprecedented speeds and nearly unlimited capacity, making us pine for the day when Netflix no longer buffers when on the train. But that’s just one side …

Editor’s Note: You can find Part 1 of this piece here. Measurement Scenarios When defining the measurement scenario and setup, it is important to decide what connection should be measured. The test offers high flexibility regarding the position of the …

Our reliance on high-speed broadband connectivity is showing no sign of letting up as digital lifestyles increasingly become the norm. And even though lockdown restrictions have eased, our consumption of data continues to speed up, not slow down. The smart …

In 2020, the global gaming market was valued at $162.32 billion and is expected to reach $295.63 billion by 2026, largely driven by cloud gaming and mobile gaming on smart phones. The emergence of E-sports, for example, in which gamers …

An operator’s marketing team wants to launch a new offer. They also want to grow the subscriber base and develop a new referral scheme to attract new subscribers. The customer care team are under pressure to increase net promotor score …

In recent years, there’s been a lot of chatter around software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) services. The SD-WAN tools and software market is, in fact, expected to hit the $4.6 billion mark by 2023, representing a growth rate of 34% …

In the competition for customers’ business, communication service providers (CSPs) are emphasizing their commitment to customer service. In fact, an Ernst & Young survey discovered that 68% of global telecoms executives ranked customer experience management as a top strategic priority. And …

Imagine you’re shopping for furniture and using an Augmented Reality (AR) app on your mobile device to experience the products in your living room. Or your child is using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset to tour ancient ruins as part …

One of the biggest challenges facing communication service providers (CSPs) is finding a way to monetize the huge investment required by 5G. That said, multiple interested parties are just as eager to cash in on capabilities the new technology could …

5G is extremely complex and has widespread impacts throughout the network. This introduces many challenges but also provides many new business opportunities. For instance, it will allow more devices to connect at faster speeds with lower latency than ever before. …

The pandemic gave us a glimpse at how cloud platforms and connectivity can come together to deliver ingenuity in how we connect — and we’re all eager to see how 5G and Edge computing will supercharge this opportunity. Imagine going …

Services of all kinds are today largely digital — customers expect it, and businesses have benefited from it, saving time and money and agilely expanding services. “As a service” is the new watchword for IT, security and web services, and …

In 2021, positive forecasts of the Open RAN market start gaining ground in the industry. It is predicted that the total RAN market will reach 10% by 2025 compared to less than 1% today. Undoubtedly, Open RAN lab trials and …

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed inequality in our society — and how lack of Internet connectivity can exacerbate that divide. Across the country, as students were sent home to learn remotely and workers were asked to work from home, those …

Over the past year, telcos have been up against an acceleration of digital adoption that’s been shaking up our industry over the past decade. The pace of change we’ve seen has only amplified underlying customer experience (CX) challenges, with leading …

By all accounts, 5G is off to a great start in 2021. Adoption has accelerated four times faster than previous LTE technology, resulting in 229 million 5G subscriptions worldwide as of December 2020. Yet even as users embrace the promise …

Adding more spectrum and more cell sites can help operators overcome the deficit Consumer data demand is skyrocketing and is only expected to keep increasing in a 5G world. Spectrum to meet this demand, however, is not growing exponentially, giving …

With the expansion of 5G networks, industry experts are watching to see how the proliferation of 5G will stimulate the growth of wearable devices. Even without 5G, the connected wearable device marketplace doubled in size between 2016 and 2019, and it is projected to …