Bringing legacy into the 21st century

ITProPortal, March 2017

One of the most hotly debated topics in the technology world in recent years has been digital transformation. Everyone is having their say on how businesses can best serve their customers in light of ever-evolving hardware and software. Agility and the ability to remain nimble is an asset that many identify as being critical for survival today, as it allows businesses to effectively meet constantly changing customer expectations. The customer is king so meeting their requirements in any industry is essential.

Read more…

Question: Is 5G the right focus for 2017?

Smart Chimps, March 2017

Media commentators and industry experts alike are making bold predictions about how the move to 5G is necessary to facilitate the explosive increase in demand for wireless broadband services needing faster, higher capacity networks that can deliver video and other content-rich services.

Read more…

Managing the transition from legacy to LTE in the telecoms world

VanillaPlus, Nov 2016

…Network operators want to grow and adapt to the change but cannot afford to suddenly pack up their bags and leave behind their legacy interfaces. Legacy SS7 based services need to work alongside LTE protocols to ensure that both ends of the functionality spectrum meet the QoS required. Operators need a signaling gateway solution for SS7-IP interworking that they can rely on to ensure the transition from legacy to LTE is as smooth as possible.

Read more…

Why Narrow Band IoT can help the ever growing concept truly take-off

Telecoms.com, Sept 2016

…With strong predictions that NB-IoT will significantly improve the power consumption of devices, system capacity and spectrum efficiency, especially for deep coverage, at a low cost, operators need to be equipped with the correct tools to make sure it’s a true success. Launches of the technology are expected soon so now is the time for the industry to prepare and ensure everything is in place to cope with the undoubted high demand on the core networks from end users.

Read more…

Secure: Protecting networks in the IoT age

Smart Chimps, Sept 2016

…The huge potential for market growth is one major attraction that IoT offers to operators, yet 86% of them admit they are not yet ready for the concept [Telecoms.com Intelligence Annual Industry Survey 2016]. In addition, according to Telecoms.com Intelligence IoT Outlook Report 2015, concerns regarding security are the biggest barrier to implementing IoT among operators, and just 10% said they are fully capable of launching secure IoT services. These are worrying statistics so it’s essential for operators to have peace of mind that their networks are secure…

Read more…

The importance of network security in the age of the Internet of Things

Telecom Ramblings, July 2016

…We know that capacity and how operators can handle the mass deployment of low speed, low volume IoT networks is a key issue, and will ultimately will determine whether the phenomenon is a success for years to come. However, with this increased traffic comes the major issue of security. Instead of reacting to threats to the core network, which IoT networks will run off, operators need to ensure they plan for the worse and have prevention measures in place for possible hijackers. The repercussions of such a breach can have serious consequences for both the operator and end user…

Read more…