Category: Networks & Systems

October 22, 2018

There is no single factor that will deliver a successful contact center. Success is made up of technologies, processes, procedures, agent productivity, and customer feedback. To deliver a successful contact center, multiple factors need to co-exist and integrate both technology […]

October 19, 2018

Vonage (NYSE: VG), a business cloud communications leader, announced today that Nexmo, the Vonage API Platform (Nexmo) has partnered with CUBES by KPN to expand delivery of innovative communications APIs in Europe. KPN has added Nexmo and its entire portfolio […]

October 19, 2018

Canadian carrier Rogers announced its plan to launch an LTE Cat M1 network (LTE-M) to provide IoT-based services across Canada. The telco said that the deployment of this technology will allow businesses connect and track their assets in real time […]

October 18, 2018

In addition to the typical location asymmetries between data consumption and mobile infrastructure investments that characterized the first part of the LTE cycle (Figure 1), differing spectrum assets among the US operators coupled with the resiliency of the LTE standard […]

October 12, 2018

Current and near-term standards-based 5G deployments are focused on the non-standalone 5G New Radio specification, but that’s just a first step. That will be followed by an upgrade cycle to the standalone 5G NR spec, which contemplates a completely new […]

October 10, 2018

The future of telecommunications is just as important today as it was when the telephone revolutionized the world. The industry is undergoing a drastic transformation as continued trends toward cloud adoption, mobile communication and big data analytics are driving demand […]

October 10, 2018

The long-term goal of network functions virtualization and software-defined networking is to create flexible, programmable converged networks wherein disparate services that would typically require parallel systems reside on a single infrastructure. As the operators move toward 5G, NFV and SDN […]

October 5, 2018

Service providers can bring value, such as analytics, 5G and edge compute, to customers that hyperscale companies can’t deliver, according to F5 Networks’ James Feger. During an interview last week in Denver at Light Reading’s NFV and SDN conference, Feger […]

October 4, 2018

The early days of 5G are marked by limited availability largely in high-value metropolitan markets. As operators establish this foothold and consumers with compatible devices tap the new network, it’s important to continually enhance LTE networks to provide service continuity […]

October 3, 2018

After moving over to F5 Networks this past summer, James Feger sees the telecom industry through a wide-angle lens that includes service providers and their enterprise customers. During the 14 years he was at CenturyLink, Feger tackled specific projects, such […]