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#TBT: Amdocs buys Qpass; MetroPC launches in Detroit; TV broadcasters make way for MediaFlo … this week in 2006

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Amdocs to buy...

Amdocs and BMC to automate IT and 5G ops for telecoms and financial services

OSS/BSS company Amdocs has an alliance with enterprise digitalization software provider BMC to sell the latter’s automation, operations, and service management solutions into the telecoms industry, as well as to financial services industries. The pair are focused on automating IT and network operations to...

Amdocs to create telco-specific GenAI models using Nvidia service

Amdocs will use the Nvidia AI foundry service to build custom large language models for telcos Earlier this week, Nvidia announced an AI foundry service that runs on Microsoft Azure to gives enterprises an end-to-end solution for creating and optimizing custom generative AI (GenAI) models. Today,...

Amdocs announces new contracts with Airtel and etisalat by e&

Amdocs said that the deal with Bharti Airtel aims to drive 5G and IoT monetization and enhance its end-user customer experience Amdocs has signed new contracts with Indian operator Bharti Airtel and Middle East telco etisalat by e&, the company said in a release. Amdocs said...

Inventory modernization: Why now is the time for a single source of truth

Menachem Konorty, Head of OSS/Network Product Management at Amdocs Technology shares his insights on the new requirements for inventory, driven by today’s dynamic, hybrid networks.  Challenge and opportunity It’s universally accepted that the communications and media industry is in the midst of another transformation due to...

Sierra, Amdocs, Athonet combine on full-service private 5G buy/build/run bundle

Semtech-owned IoT firm Sierra Wireless has partnered with telecoms software outfit Amdocs on a new network planning and management solution to reduce the complexity of private LTE and 5G networks. The new product goes with Sierra’s portfolio of IoT routers and modules, to work...

Dell expands partner ecosystem with focus on open telecom

Dell announced new partnerships with Nokia, Qualcomm, Amdocs and Juniper Networks BARCELONA, SPAIN - Dell Technologies kicked off Mobile World Congress Barcelona in a big way, announcing a string of industry collaborations that all aim to bolster the open telecom ecosystem. The first two new...

Amdocs teases new private 5G use cases – in healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing

US telecoms software and services outfit Amdocs has claimed to have developed a bunch of new private 5G use cases at its sandbox lab in Dallas, Texas. The new applications, being prepped for show at MWC in a couple of weeks, include 5G-sprung scenarios...

2023 Predictions: Will private networks inch us closer to 5G’s promise? (Reader Forum)

Be honest. As we begin 2023, is 5G where you expected it to be? Even though 5G investments are already paying off for some leading communications service providers through areas like increased video/gaming usage on 5G (vs. 4G) and customized network packages, some may be...

Did Meta just slow down metaverse adoption? (Reader Forum)

The metaverse as a concept hasn't exactly been the easiest sell just yet. With any new technology, there's bound to be pushback as consumers get comfortable with the idea of something outside of their comfort zone. However, the long-term potential is quite strong, with IDC reporting global shipments...

Amdocs unveils 5G-native charging platform

The new convergent charging solution combines Amdocs and Openet expertise, said the company This week, Amdocs unveiled Amdocs Charging, a new charging solution that the company says will help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) get a faster return on their 5G investments. The company says the new...

Research: Consumers believe in the metaverse, but challenges must be addressed (Reader Forum)

We’re entering an era of significant change. But do we have the right “mashup” of devices, services and networks to make it work? Just like the iPhone turned the internet into a mobile experience, the metaverse will disrupt the internet as we know it. Some...

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.

Amdocs opens 5G experience lab in Dallas

Amdocs had previously announced the expansion of its 5G Value Plane offerings Amdocs has opened its new Americas 5G Experience Lab in Dallas, Texas. In a release, Amdocs said that the new 5G lab will enable organizations to create innovative services leveraging the power of 5G...

Globe Telecom picks Cellwize, Amdocs for cloud-based RAN automation

Cellwize's CHIME is the basis for a new cloud-based RAN management solution for Filipino telco Globe Telecom.

How COVID-19 accelerated digitalization opportunities and challenges (Reader Forum)

It is said that the world’s adoption of everything digital leapfrogged several years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A hotelier was forced to go out of business during lockdowns before he found fresh air in cloud kitchens and app-based home deliveries. An entrepreneur running...

How is E2E orchestration key to fulfilling the promise of 5G?

Network slicing is a primary feature of Standalone 5G but E2E orchestration of the network and services presents challenges Operators are facing challenges along multiple vectors with the complementary yet distinct transitions to Standalone 5G, disaggregated network systems, and cloud-native operations. At the same time,...

Nokia joins 5G Open Innovation Lab

Nokia said its radios are being used in 5G OI Lab’s field labs to test a variety of applications and use cases for rural farms Nokia announced that it has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) as a corporate sponsor. In a release,...

Samsung, Amdocs partner to deliver 4G, 5G private networks in the U.S.

  Samsung Electronics America and Amdocs said they will collaborate to deliver end-to-end 4G and 5G private network solutions to U.S. enterprises. In a joint statement, the firms said that the agreement includes delivery of Samsung’s complete set of private network solutions, including Citizen Broadband Radio...

Orange selects Amdocs to support 5G SA Open RAN test network

Amdocs announced that it has been selected by French telecommunications group Orange to provide the business support systems (BSS) for the latter’s 5G Standalone experimental cloud network launched in July in Lannion, France. The data- and AI-driven software-enabled network is a two-year project that aims to...

What is 5G network slicing and what does it mean for enterprise 5G adoption?

Ericsson: 'Network slicing is the operators’ best answer on how to build and manage a network that meets and exceeds the emerging requirements from a wide range of users' 5G network slicing is a feature of a cloud-native 5G network architecture that leverages the principles...

Dynamic network function placement is essential in the 5G era

  Network function (NF) placement, or homing, is a set of smart algorithms which deploy services automatically across multiple sites and multiple clouds, based on a wide variety of intent and policy constraints including capacity, location, platform capabilities and other service specific parameters. Optimization of NF...

3 practical steps when automating your service and network operations (Reader Forum)

Business demands are changing rapidly and communications service providers (CSPs) are struggling keep pace. In order to manage keep on top of and manage the demands of their customers, CSPs require automation of service and network operations.  As we’re catapulted faster than expected into a...

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...