Blueprint: Better Service Control for Telco Agility

By Thomas Vasen, VP Product Marketing and Marketing, DigitalRoute In a globally deregulated telecoms industry where intense competition is rife, differentiated products and services mean commercial success. To deliver these, lean and agile systems are required. In this regard, though, the current situation looks grim. Many telcos are fixed on addressing issues that mitigate minor risks rather than trying to exploit growing opportunities. This makes...

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Windstream to Separate Network Operations from Service Business

Windstream announced a bold plans to spin off its fiber and copper network, along with certain other assets, into an independent, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT).  The network operations business would then lease back the physical assets to Windstream through a long-term triple-net exclusive lease with an initial estimated rent payment of $650 million per year. The company said the separation of its physical network from...

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Nokia Tests LTE Broadcast in 700MHz UHF Spectrum in Germany

Nokia Networks is participating in a field trial of wide-area TV broadcasting in Germany using a single LTE frequency within UHF spectrum. The trial, which includes the Institut für Rundfunktechnik, the research institute of broadcasting companies in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, Bavarian broadcast company, Bayerischer Rundfunk, and other research partners, is testing eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service) LTE Broadcast for...

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Cambium Releases Wireless Radios for 5 GHz U-NII Spectrum

Cambium Networks released its ePMP Force 100, a high-gain, 5GHz integrated subscriber radio now supporting fixed outdoor wireless in the unlicensed national information infrastructure (U-NII) band covering 5150 and 5250MHz. The ePMP Force 100’s release comes on the heels of Cambium Networks receiving FCC grant authorization to operate in the U-NII band.  The additional 100 MHz spectrum is available via download of software release 2.1. The...

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Cloudwatt Deploys with Juniper's OpenContrail SDN

 Cloudwatt, a new public cloud provider based in France, has deployed Juniper's open source OpenContrail SDN to build a sovereign and secure public cloud for its enterprise customers. The network went live at the end of June. Juniper said Cloudwatt is one of the most active contributors to the OpenContrail community to-date. "The choice of an open source SDN solution was essential for us from a sovereignty perspective. By integrating OpenContrail...

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Ericsson to Acquire MetraTech for Metadata-driven Billing

Ericsson agreed to acquire Boston-based MetraTech Corp., a provider of metadata-based billing, commerce and settlement solutions.  Financial terms were not disclosed. MetraTech, which was founded in 1998, offers a flexible billing platform that supports new revenue models and global commerce that are being driven by IoT and XaaS. MetraTech’s metadata-driven MetraNet billing and settlement platform can support new NFV services and business models,...

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BT Business Selects RingCentral's Cloud Phone Platform

BT Business has selected the RingCentral platform for a new generation of cloud business phone systems in the UK. Beginning early next year, the cloud phone system will be offered through BT Local Business, a network of independent BT businesses across the UK, and through BT's dedicated telesales call centers. John Thorneycroft, Managing Director, Commercial and Marketing at BT Business said: "UK businesses are looking for a new generation of solutions...

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