August 2017 – Whispers about 5G are getting louder and expectations to implement it are increasing as it will serve to connect industries accounting for as many as 1.1 billion connections by 2025. The evolution through 2G to 4G has prompted rapidly increasing use of services and applications that are data heavy – and often the telecoms industry is struggling to keep apace. This illustrates that the industry has yet to fully implement a working and reliable 4G experience for users, which begs the question: can operators ensure 5G works sufficiently to provide a good consumer experience whilst making money?
Author: Robin Kent
The battle for internet connectivity is fought in the stands
Vanilla Plus, July 2017
…One of the major challenges in the telco industry today is keeping up with end-user demand. The trend in capturing the action via mobile devices at live events isn’t new but the desire and need to post and share via social media in real-time is….
Who’s making money in IoT? They’re probably not network operators. They probably are in industry
IoT Now, June 2017
Do providers of Internet of Things services view the IoT as a new revenue stream or a cost-saving exercise? This is one of the key questions Jeremy Cowan of IoT Now put recently to long-time communications industry observer Robin Kent, director of Adax.
Operators are still wrestling with service differentiation and asking ‘Who will make the money in IoT?’
Vanilla Plus, June 17
“I do think that as an operator these days, it is very difficult from a business model point of view to understand how to make real money, which you can then reinvest in your architecture, within your network and your services to make more money.”
Telco DNA puts NB-IoT to the test for monitoring indoor air quality
Internet of Business, May 2017
“NB-IoT solutions will vastly improve indoor coverage, support a massive number of low-throughput devices, provide low-delay sensitivity, ultra-low device cost, low device power consumption and optimised network architecture.”
Bringing legacy into the 21st century
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.
How to implement a low-power WAN to support the IoT
Computer Weekly, April 2017
The internet of things (IoT) today relies on multiple competing methods of connectivity, but low-power wide area networks (LPWANs) are rapidly emerging as one of the more important standards.
Struggling to deliver dynamic and flexible 4G services whilst reducing both Capex and Opex?
ADAX modular EPC provides MVNO’s with the cherry-picking option needed to reduce expenditure and increase the harvest…
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) want their vertical market service delivery to be dynamic and flexible but at the same time they need to lower both Capex and Opex to be competitive. The same applies to other vertical market operators such as those looking to deliver rural broadband services.
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.
Benefitting From the Network in the Cloud
Pipeline, Jan 2017
The benefits of vEPC are vast, including a higher performance level, modularity, scalability and flexibility resulting in a far better level of connectivity for the end user.