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DNB automates and optimizes network management using AI,ML

Ericsson and Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), Malaysia’s 5G wholesale network supplier, have successfully conducted a proof-of-concept in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and automation to simplify management of the 5G network and improve efficiency by reducing manual configuration tasks and...

Kagan: How Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T maintain their 5G wireless networks

Did you ever wonder how the nation’s top wireless companies like Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T Mobility, Dish, C-Spire, US Cellular and others maintain their sprawling and ever-growing networks? While they have their own engineering teams who are always at work, there is always too...

KT launches AI-based solution to control 5G infrastructure

KT’s new solution is equipped with AI technology to detect abnormalities in the status of networks and equipment in real-time Korean carrier KT announced the commercial launch of a new solution, which it calls its "5G Infrastructure Intelligent Control Solution", that is based on artificial...

“Customer and vendor, home and abroad” – China’s JDL explains global private 5G vision

The smart logistics operation at China-based retail giant JD.com “makes Amazon look primitive”, reckons regional English-language title The Asia Times. Certainly, its warehousing and fulfilment business, JD Logistics (JDL), caught the attention of the industrial tech media this summer when it revealed a fleet...

Betacom strikes deal with Qualcomm on private LTE/5G design and management

Network design and services firm Betacom has struck a channel sales deal (“integrated delivery model”) with Qualcomm whereby enterprise customers in the Industry 4.0 space will be able to link Betacom’s private 5G network design and management service with Qualcomm’s RAN automation and management...

Service orchestration for CSPs — Finding a middle ground (Reader Forum)

Enterprise and communications service providers (CSPs) may have very different intentions and audiences, but the challenges associated with digital transformation are virtually the same for both. Ultimately, they are looking to achieve the same outcomes: improve the customer experience, reduce operating costs and increase...

ServiceNow adds telecom features to its workflow automation platform

Now Platform Tokyo gets telco features “with service delivery, care, and assurance in mind” Enterprise workflow management software maker ServiceNow has announced the release of Telecommunications Network Inventory (TNI), a workflow management solution to help telco network engineers design and build network resources and services. TNI is...

Driving manual is not an option with 5G (Reader Forum)

5G networks are setting a generation of improvements in motion for both consumers and businesses with a wide range of new use cases from gaming and the metaverse, to driverless cars, robotics and Industry 4.0. Customers are demanding a lot: ultra-low latency, dynamic bandwidth, intelligent...

Astellas Pharma taps Verizon for global network management

The partnership will help Astellas reduce drug development timelines and healthcare costs, said the companies Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma has selected Verizon Business to manage its global network infrastructure. The advanced network management solutions should help the company reduce drug development timelines and healthcare...

What are network slicing provisioning rules?

There are four phases of managing a network slice instance: preparation, commissioning, operation and decommissioning. They all require provisioning. When used broadly in IT, provisioning simply refers to the process of making something available. More specifically, network provisioning within the telecommunications industry is the...

Well, technically… when network traffic changes, so must the architecture: Ciena’s Gina Nienaber (Ep. 72)

As network operators continue the shift to 5G and as they look for ways to bring the network closer to their customers, a call for simplifying network management has been issued. Gina Nienaber, the director of Product Marketing, Routing and Switching Portfolio at Ciena,...

Providing relief for universal network configuration anxiety (Reader Forum)

Network configuration management can be a daunting task for IT organizations. They often struggle to impose effective processes. Unfortunately, the automation capabilities of existing tools for IT leaders and network engineers are limited, forcing engineers to make manual remediation changes via command line interface...

When to call on automation and modernization for network optimization (Reader Forum)

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...

Doing more with less: How software enables CSPs to shift from getting information to making decisions (Reader Forum)

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 minutes instead of 60?...

Well, technically… things are going to get complicated with 5G, but AI can help: Ericsson’s Amy McCune (Ep. 45)

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.

The three layers of Verizon’s network-as-a-service offering explained

Verizon exec: 'The network-as-a-service offering includes connectivity, technology and management layers' At the end of 2020, Verizon Business announced that it will deploy its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offering, an all-encompassing network solution, to more than 9,000 Walgreens and Duane Reade retail locations across the U.S. in...

Infovista acquires Empirix, bolstering its 5G network management offering

Infovista has completed the acquisition of network performance monitoring and testing company Empirix, allowing the software vendor to offer a carrier-grade, cloud-native network lifecycle automation platform for 5G to communications service providers (CSPs) and enterprises customers. Empirix’ cloud-native monitoring, assurance and analytics solution for 5G...

Orange to deploy Nokia’s SON across its global 5G markets

Orange exec: 'The complexity of radio optimization is growing with 5G' Orange will implement Nokia’s Self-Organizing Networks (SON) technology across all of its 5G markets, starting with France and Spain, which will allow the carrier to automate its radio network configuration and optimization processes, as...

Ericsson launches AI-based managed services for telcos

  The new offering uses AI and automation to address telecom operators’ complexity challenges   Ericsson has launched a new artificial intelligence-based managed services offering for communications service providers. The new offering, dubbed Ericsson Operations Engine, is an end-to-end managed services operating model that, through artificial intelligence and...

Complexity of 5G requires automation of network operations

The role of AI in transforming network operations management The deployment of 5G will see a massive increase in radio sites as operators densify networks to support incredible concentrations of devices and dramatic increases in throughput. At the same time, 5G will support a huge...

TM Forum 2013: Network management continues to challenge carriers

SAN JOSE, Calif. – One challenge facing wireless carriers looking to improve the customer experience is getting a cohesive view of consumer and network behavior across the entire organization. This is becoming an increasing concern as consumers move away from traditionally easy-to-track voice and...

MWC 2013: Getting a handle on network intelligence

Vendors are scrambling to help network operators figure out smarter ways to manage and optimize their networks, drawing data from various sources in order to make informed business decisions on infrastructure and services and exploring the promise of software defined networks. A barrage of announcements...

Reader Forum: How telco service providers can get in the black by going green

The rise of cloud computing has led telecommunication service providers to examine their “big data” storage infrastructure with a renewed focus on improving performance and reducing costs.

Alcatel-Lucent wins OSS contract from Telefonica

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) signed an agreement with Telefonica to overhaul the international operator’s network management systems. Telefonica operates in 25 countries, and this contract covers its top 15 properties, according to Chris Wade, managing director for Alcatel-Lucent's OSS practice. Its current operational processes differ from country to country,...