Category: Industry Insights

July 2018 – The ability to connect and deploy billions of sensors to monitor and control everything from cars and homes to oil rigs, industrial plants, and hospitals, is the digital future that will rest heavily on the Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. IoT clearly represents a huge opportunity for telecoms service providers to help drive global economic development for the foreseeable future. Continue reading IoT optimisation: Enabling service providers to tap into the benefits of IoT

April 2018 – For many years, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has been the source of a lot of uncertainty for the telecoms industry. And by no means is the fight to dominate this technology over. The slow pace at which virtualization has progressed has meant that feelings of frustration have overcome the initial enthusiasm.  Continue reading NFV: How to get out of a virtual labyrinth

What can network operators learn from SMS when implementing IoT

February 2018 – The Internet of Things market is growing at an exponential rate. It’s set to quadruple in size, growing from $900 billion in 2014 to $4.3 trillion by 2024 , with more than 30 billion connected devices in use. But the huge number of devices and subscribers accessing the network will have consequences for operators. Operators will need to prioritise traffic – can you imagine if the smart grid were to stop working to prioritise advertising boards? Continue reading The IoT Explosion

February 2018 – The Internet of Things offers a wealth of opportunity for the telecoms industry. It presents mobile operators a chance to develop and enhance their consumer offerings and increase market growth. Continue reading Securing the future: why protection is paramount in the age of the Internet of Things

December 2017 – The Internet of Things is no longer the future. It’s very much the present and the market is growing at an exponential rate. It’s set to quadruple in size, growing from $900 billion in 2014 to $4.3 trillion by 2024 , with more than 30 billion connected devices in use. Approximately 7.5 billion of those devices will access a cellular IoT core network, which is three times greater than the number of LTE-connected smartphones today. Service providers have faced waves of game changing technologies influenced by end user demand over the past 20 years, including the rise of SMS and the explosion of Over-The-Top (OTT) applications on smartphones, and IoT is in the same bracket, if not out on its own as the future of the technology world.

Continue reading The IoT phenomenon will equate to nothing if the industry fails to connect the dots

October 2017 – With open source solutions rapidly growing across the telecoms industry, we’re seeing a major shift with the migration from voice and data services to an encompassing set of networking tools. While open source software may still be a new model for the industry, we’re seeing operators moving away from traditional, proprietary-based hardware and software systems, with open source solutions now viewed as a key enabler of transformation and innovation. Open source software has shaken up and disrupted the computing industry, and it now looks set to do the same for telecoms. The argument remains as to whether this is for better or worse, and how the industry will develop.

Continue reading Are open source solutions set to take the high ground in the telecoms industry?

Sept 2017 – The Internet of Things (IoT) is being hailed as the next big thing in the tech world. The way in which we live our day-to-day lives will change forever when all of our products and devices become ‘connected’ – that’s if we’re led to believe everything we see and hear. However, the market has somewhat slowed down. Equipment manufacturers continue to push the IoT-line, but those who need to lay the infrastructure to ensure the phenomenon becomes a reality remain reserved. This hesitancy is highlighted through an industry report which found that a massive 86 per cent of service providers admit they are not ready for IoT and only a few are showing actual progress.

Continue reading The need for an effective packet core in IoT

August 2017 – The way in which we view live events is changing. Go to any football match or music concert and you’ll find a sea of mobile phones held aloft, as spectators try to capture a moment of magic, whether it be a last-minute goal, that fatal red card or face-melting guitar solo via the photo or video function on their handsets. But the excitement doesn’t stop there. Continue reading The battle for internet connectivity is fought in the stands

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?

Continue reading The 5G race is on but are we ready?

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.

Continue reading Bringing legacy into the 21st century