BROWSING: automation

HPE said the RAN automation solution is ready for demos and early trials   Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled HPE RAN Automation, a service management and orchestration solution that provides multi-vendor management and automation for any Radio Access Network (RAN). The company said that this pre-integrated cloud-native solution...

Unlike previous cellular generations, 5G will be at the heart of digital transformation of many industry verticals and will help network operators address ever-increasing data traffic and various connectivity requirements. Current 5G networks are already achieving Gigabits per Second (Gbps) speeds for many users...

Google Distributed Cloud Edge (GDC Edge) is now generally available, along with rack-mount or appliance hardware for the network edge.

Samsung said its SmartThings platform allows users to monitor and control ABB’s portfolio of devices, like cameras and sensors   South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics announced a partnership with global technology company ABB to expand Samsung SmartThings integration into commercial and residential buildings. “With SmartThings, Samsung...

Customer service has never been the telecommunications industry’s strong suit. Between confusing contracts and bills, inconsistent customer support and spotty network quality, carriers regularly struggle to deliver the kinds of experiences that subscribers expect. Exhibit A: Net promoter score (NPS) ratings for telcos, which track...

In this episode of Will 5G Change the World, Oracle's Anil Rao discusses the complexities associated with operationalizing 5G which relies on, as he said, "Automation, automation, automation." As operators work to deliver both private networks and network slicing to capture enterprise opportunity, they need to embrace automation and cloud-native technology and operations principles.

A zero-touch operational model is becoming increasingly critical for communications service providers (CSPs) to realize the monetary benefits of multi-vendor digital services such as dynamic 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) offerings. However, considerable transformation is required for the CSPs to evolve the service...

Maximising the potential of artificial intelligence has proven to be a substantial challenge across industries. However, the benefits of overcoming these barriers are too great to ignore. Robotic process automation (RPA) can pave the way for AI integration and make businesses more competitive in...

Verizon Business CEO: The Audi will be 'both a 5G mobile device and a vehicle' In its first major 5G deal with an automaker, Verizon has announced an agreement with Audi to bring 5G connectivity to the car manufacturer’s U.S. vehicle lineup, estimated to...

In the last two years, we have seen an explosion in the number of cloud providers used by enterprises. What started-out with deployments in one or two clouds has now morphed into five or six, especially when SaaS providers are taken into consideration. We...

Network infrastructure is expanding into multiple cloud platforms. While the cloud promises ease of use and appears to be increasing in popularity among developers, engineers and companies, a migration to the cloud is not a simple flip of a switch. An expansion to multiple...

The zero-touch network: a cloud optimizes and fixes itself without human intervention. Does it deliver the agility and scale operators need?

Among other things, a telco cloud architecture makes it easier for operators to collaborate with enterprise customers to develop customized B2B solutions Because telco operations have more stringent performance and quality of service requirements than IT or public cloud operations — along with vastly more...

Red Hat and Intel have extended their Industry 4.0 partnership to combine their open source software and industrial edge hardware to spur the smart manufacturing and smart energy sectors. The pair are looking to sell integrated hardware and software to provide the ‘smarts’ in...

Vodafone has urged the UK government to write targets and incentives for 5G and IoT adoption into its forthcoming net-zero strategy blueprints, due to be published later this year. The UK-headquartered operator said the UK government should create a regulatory and policy framework that...

The Software-Defined Interconnect solution is part of the Verizon Business Network-as-a-Service strategy and was first launched in 2019 Recognizing “shifting market demands,” Verizon Business and Equinox are partnering to expand Verizon’s Software-Defined Interconnect (SDI) solution to enable global enterprise and public sector customers to connect...

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 yet, once providers win...

Amy McCune, the head of managed services for Ericsson North America, delivers insight into what CSPs think about AI and offers her own perspective on why it’s a must for managing 5G networks. She also shares some of the silver linings of being one of the only women in the room, like shorter bathroom lines at tech conferences.

Automation requires a paradigm shift for service provider network deployments. And it’s more than you think. Everyone in the industry knows the benefits of 5G network automation. Efficiency skyrockets, the network is less expensive to maintain and resizes itself to fit subscriber demand. The CSP...

"Ecosystems" for industry may be a buzzword, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to it, and a online panel discussion among representatives from Johnson and Johnson, Rockwell Automation and Analog Devices showed just how deeply companies are rethinking their relationships with one another and...

Network-as-a-Service can deliver network agility and flexibility for enterprise customers Today, we work and live in an increasingly digital world, which not only gives individuals and businesses the agility and flexibility to create, share and store information virtually but also allows them to access...

Shipping ports can make money back on key private 5G-based automation systems in less than two years, reckons Ericsson, and make valuable gains (178-percent returns) within five. The Swedish vendor has worked with Germany-based industrial IoT provider ifm electronic, along with commission management consultancy Arthur...

2020 was the year Open RAN became mainstream. As more operators started to trial and deploy the technology across the globe and as more radio, server, and software vendors joined the ecosystem, it became apparent that disaggregation of previously tightly coupled radio, hardware, and...

US carrier Verizon has signed a deal to acquire Austrian industrial robotics software company Incubed IT (stylized as incubed IT) for an undisclosed fee. Its rationale is to complement its industrial 5G and edge compute portfolio, and spur its drive in the Industry 4.0...