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MDS Launches VNOnDemand Solution
As-a-service solution enables MVNOs to deliver a digital OnDemand customer experience Warrington, UK | XX April 2017: MDS has today launched a completely new proposition, VNOnDemand, dedicated to the virtual network operator (VNO) market. In order to succeed in a crowded and competitive marketplace, MVNOs need to deliver an ‘OnDemand’ experience, to provide the digital exp
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Vodafone would like to see more urgency from vendors on NFV
We’re heading in the right direction on virtualized network functions, according to Vodafone, but vendors could do more to become ‘cloud-native’. This was the view of Atul Purohit, Principal Enterprise Architect, Group Technonlogy at Vodafone, in an interview with Telecoms.com at the recent TM Forum Live event. One of Purohit’s main areas is VNF onboarding, which a
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TM Forum’s Piva on Creating a Common Smart City Framework
In order to successfully promote the expansive vision of smart cities, communities should leverage the evolution of IoT-based platforms that can be widely replicated, according to Carl Piva, VP of strategic programs at the TM Forum . Piva, who leads the TM Forum's Smart City Forum, told Telco Transformation in part one of an interview that the organization spent a year creating "a
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MYCOM OSI demonstrates 5G network slice Assurance capabilities within TM Forum Catalyst proof of concept
Its closed-loop service assurance technology assures and orchestrates an ultra-reliable, low latency 5G network slice for connected factories London, UK – 23rd May 2017 – MYCOM OSI, the leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the world’s largest Communications Service Providers (CSPs), today announced that last week it participated in
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Digital Maturity Model: A holistic approach to transformation
As margins in existing markets erode and technology such as cloud and 5G create new business models and opportunities, Communications Service Providers (CSPs) now recognise that successful digital transformation requires radical change. The pace of this change must be accelerated to drive business growth and be in line with the market, competitors, and new, more agile players. Lo
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Blog: Telcos take stock of digital race at TM Forum Live
The faint whiff of sweat greeting visitors as they entered the Acropolis Convention Centre in Nice to attend this year’s TM Forum Live could have been a consequence of the enhanced level of security this year – or the result of a slight sense of anxiety pervading the show floor. Digital transformation was again a dominant theme, but there was a sense time is running out for th
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Test and Measurement: Three emerging trends in the global test market
TechNavio says 5G, interoperability testing and outsourcing will impact global test market The emergence of “5G,” greater need for interoperability testing and an increase in outsourcing are the top three emerging trends in the global test market for general-purpose test equipment, according to research firm TechNavio. TechNavio concluded that the development of 5G as well a
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AT&T to Flog Smart City Tech to Other Carriers
US telco giant AT&T is developing smart city offerings that other carriers will be able to resell on their own networks. The company says the move comes in response to enquiries from a number of operators that lack AT&T's end-to-end capabilities. "They might have connectivity in the country but not an end-to-end solution for digital infrastructure or a water management sy
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Netcracker Wins 2017 TM Forum Excellence Award
Netcracker Technology announced today that it was selected as a 2017 TM Forum Excellence Awards winner. Netcracker was honored with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Enabling Improved Business Agility again this year, winning the award for the second consecutive year. Awards were presented at the Excellence Awards Gala dinner in Nice, France last evening in conjunction wit