This Heavy Reading white paper provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between 5G and edge computing, describing how 5G will drive the edge and how the edge will enable 5G

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This report presents the results of a survey conducted among high-tech product managers on the role of DPI in networks.

Accelerating the journey to zero-touch slice lifecycle management.

This white paper discusses how to build a solid foundation for your 5G deployment.

This white paper explains why the move to offering 5G mobile services is about far more than just a wireless upgrade.

Analog Devices, Inc (ADI) and Intel have collaborated to create an end-to-end small cell radio development kit, called the Pico Radio Enablement Platform.

The performance of the radio network is paramount to 5G. But there are important ancillary technologies beyond NR that are required to support new services. Their performance must be managed to deliver the requisite end-to-end QoE. This report examines how 5G will help to enable edge computing, network slicing and private networks, and what performance challenges are involved in delivering them.

In this paper, learn how Red Hat is building a comprehensive community that includes all parts of the NFV solution, including management and orchestration platforms, VNFs, and infrastructure add-ons to enhance the performance and functionality of your NFV environment.

Heavy Reading analysts conducted research on best practices and key considerations for building secure, fast 5G and edge computing networks. This report outlines their findings.

Discover the advantages to telecommunications companies in adopting a cloud native architecture approach, including agility and savings in overhead costs.

This Analysys Mason paper shows how Telenor NFV reduces cost and complexity despite high rates of traffic growth, and lays the foundation for 5G innovation.

Cloud-native application development, a methodology for developing, deploying and operating applications, can help maintain reliable systems and meet increasing user expectations across multiple infrastructures. This guide includes research, case studies, and a discussion of 3 industry trends.

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In this white paper, you will learn about EMF measurement procedures, Radiated power/power emission measurements and the two critical EMF metrics.

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What are the business drivers for network operators to build out their edge capabilities right now, and how will their business models change when they fully embrace edge computing and a new level of network automation? This e-book explores several factors that could make or break a telco business case for edge computing.

Ericsson spoke with senior executives from 27 communication service providers globally to understand their expectations, priorities and concerns about network slicing and exposure. Get the key insights from these dialogues in this report.

As more industries are automated, edge computing solutions from telcos and their partners will be at the forefront of helping industrial equipment, sensors, computing infrastructure and the 5G network interconnect. This e-book gives industry examples where edge computing is already taking off and discusses the potential growth that can occur when companies are able to access the right data at the right time for their business.

This report identifies the new features and challenges that 5G poses for professional and managed services for communications service providers, from network planning to service operations.

Download this white paper to find out how leading CSPs are making their networks and systems work better for their customers—and their employees.

Download this white paper and uncover the massive growth opportunity at hand for CSPs to deliver a more connected B2B2x experience.

The Whitepaper presents a Generic Framework for End-to-End (E2E) Autonomic (Closed-Loop) Security Assurance across 5G Network Segments.

In this paper, we explore the modern telecommunication service provider (TSP), and help define what steps can be taken to better secure the internal infrastructure and safeguard customers.

This whitepaper aims to provide mobile network engineers and information security teams with technical insights on the vulnerabilities inherent in an unsecured radio access network.

This whitepaper aims to explain why it is important for TSPs to recognize that cyber security should be part of the initial design considerations of digital transformation, rather than an afterthought.

North American cable operator Cox Communications is at the leading edge of the automation trend as it seeks to drive automation tools and processes across all its engineering and operations groups. This report presents a case study of Cox’s network automation strategy.

This guide offers vital insights into Digital Service Providers' (DSPs) non-productive dispatches challenge and elaborates on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can revolutionize their approach to service delivery, lower service costs, and increase customer satisfaction.

This whitepaper presents a TCO model to quantify the vRAN value proposition.

Whatever your specific requirement—whether an end-to-end design offering speed and efficiency or a tailor-made solution—this white paper will help you develop the best possible solution for your networks.

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This e-book looks at cable’s cloud and convergence strategy, examines the hurdles that the industry faces, and discusses what operators can do next.

This white paper presents several key data points from a recent Heavy Reading multi-sponsor market leadership study addressing 5G standalone (SA) core adoption and the security attributes that CSPs must consider in formulating effective security strategies.

Cisco’s vision is to leverage the fundamental lifecycle changes happening in the area of routers and optics and utilize those technologies in a different architecture. These all lead to a new network paradigm.

With millions of sites installed globally, the Radio Access Network (RAN) is critical infrastructure. This importance is driving the telecom industry to develop new open RAN architectures, product solutions and operating models. This white paper presents and analyzes results from the Heavy Reading 2020 Open RAN Operator Survey.

This e-book presents enterprise architects and IT leaders with a step-by-step guide for how to tackle modern IT strategy.

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Download this pdf for the three key ways automation can help your organization accelerate innovation and better serve your customers.

Download this eBook and learn how businesses can improve infrastructure availability, staff productivity, network security, and configuration compliance.

This industry guide by SDxCentral outlines critical information for automating operations to achieve network function virtualization success.

The annual Nokia Threat Intelligence Report takes a look at the past year’s threat activity, including malware infections on mobile and fixed networks, based on data from hundreds of millions of endpoints and Internet of Things (IoT) devices protected by Nokia’s NetGuard Endpoint Security solution.

Learn about the close synergies between cellular and transportation networks and how Qualcomm Technologies is paving the road for smart transportation with its technology solutions in connectivity, IoT, autonomy, car-to-cloud, and AI, tapping societal benefits for everyone.

5G NR-U presents mobile operators with a unique opportunity to boost network performance with anchored NR-U. With unlicensed spectrum featuring in 3GPP Release 17, learn how standalone NR-U can enable 5G private networks and the important role MNOs could play.

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This 451 Research Pathfinder report explores the security benefits of running 4G and 5G networks on open virtualized RAN (vRAN). With all the security complexities facing telecommunications service providers, it can help to understand how open approaches simplify operations.

This Heavy Reading report includes of a survey of 81 digital service providers and their answers to some key questions.

This checklist explains key considerations for telecommunications service providers in successfully implementing virtual RANs (vRANs) with sustainable advantages.

This ACG Research infographic summarizes the benefits of virtualized Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructures for mobile operators.

This eBook serves as trip down a memory lane of sorts, recalling how CommScope helped standardize one MSO’s network after several mergers, or how we trained fiber optic technicians on an ambitious broadband rollout. What we did a decade ago or yesterday or what we will do five years from now matters. And our customers matter.

This whitepaper includes eight case studies of FTTx deployments for broadband access networks. Case studies covered include expansion of fiber architecture in a rural area, deployment of broadband for a national utility and a high-speed rail line, fiber infrastructure capacity and speed upgrade by a major operator, rural to urban expansion of optical transport and FTTH, and more.

In this white paper you will learn more about DAA and how virtual headend solution with unique 3D scaling architecture, performance and reliability can help operators make smart decisions and build a future-ready network – fast – while managing costs and investments.

This eBook offers vital technology insights, examines changes at the infrastructure level, and helps identify what solution is right for you.

Light Reading and Heavy Reading have teamed up once again with SCTE/ISBE and four major industry vendors to survey cable operators and other wireline providers about their fiber buildout plans and strategies. In this report, we present the results of that third-annual survey.

Light Reading and Heavy Reading in partnership with SCTE-ISBE produced this survey report working with some leading vendors in the industry.

This Appledore Research case study looks at how Blue Planet Inventory has transformed operations at a major CSP and enabled massive operational efficiency improvement and the introduction of new SD-WAN products

This article explains how technology advancements are providing three new options for MSOs to efficiently scale their networks.

This report summarizes the quantitative and qualitative findings from Broadband Success Partners' interviews of 24 cable executives from network engineering and business services about the move to edge computing.

Download this ebook to learn the latest about cable’s continuing DOCSIS journey.

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This paper explains why forward-thinking telcos and router manufacturers who are willing to explore new ways of deploying CPE software, the ability to quickly and easily add new customer-centric services that lead to increased customer loyalty is becoming a reality.

ID protection solutions offer service providers new ways to reach target audiences. Service providers should carefully choose a solution that not only swiftly detects a breach, but prevents it from happening in the first place.

A growing concern for consumers. A golden opportunity for service providers.

Case study: Verizon and Dell Technologies are working to transform the future of uCPE.

As edge and 5G investments accelerate, operators search for the business case for these new technologies. In this report, we highlight the enterprise opportunity for operators in combining private 5G and edge, to deliver innovative and holistic solutions to enterprise customers.

SK Telecom is a leading operator, having already launched 5G in April 2019. It is now one of the first service providers to begin the journey to make edge computing real and develop its own MEC platform –for both distributed MEC and on-site MEC. This case study explores how SK Telecom is partnering with Dell Technologies for new MEC opportunities.

BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving multinational customers in 180 countries. It offers its enterprise customers a comprehensive portfolio of managed network services, which have evolved to include the latest uCPE solutions from Dell Technologies. Learn how BT is leveraging Dell Technologies uCPE platform for new managed services.

The edge computing hype engine has been revving, with some in the business press touting edge as a new market that will potentially surpass the cloud market today. In this AvidThink research brief, learn Edge use cases, required software and hardware infrastructure, and Edge platform requirements.

This Heavy Reading white paper discusses software-driven control of O-RAN systems. The focus is on the RAN intelligent controller (RIC) functions specified in the O-RAN Alliance’ architecture and how the RIC enables operators to build and manage higher performance 5G RANs.

This paper explores the numerous advantages that ROADMs offer including faster provisioning of services, decreased capital costs and increased network and service availability.

This paper highlights how Centralized OTDR monitoring technology can help service providers not only ensure the health of the their network, but also improve customer service and experience dramatic cost savings.

This paper highlights how an innovative and economical access-to-core Optical Transport Networking (OTN) switching solution can enable service providers to provision these lucrative services rapidly, speeding up time to revenues, maintaining customer satisfaction, while also guaranteeing service availability.

This paper explains the technology evolution of SONET and lays out the case for why service providers should consider migrating their legacy networks to IP-based transport.

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A security platform approach creates quantifiable improvements for your business: operational efficiencies, innovation, empowering resources through automation, reducing complexity, rationalizing ROI, reducing risk and measuring success.

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SecureX is a cloud-native, built-in platform experience within our portfolio and connected to your infrastructure. It is integrated and open for simplicity, unified in one location for visibility, and maximizes operational efficiency to secure your network, endpoints, cloud, and applications.

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Organizations that deploy advanced networking technologies can achieve significant value. This IDC study showcases the quantifiable results organizations interviewed by IDC have realized as a result of embracing advanced networking technologies.

Enterprise SD-WAN requires integrated security built directly into the SD-WAN platform; multicloud connectivity; and the ability of an SD-WAN platform to guarantee high levels of application reliability, no matter where that application is hosted.

There is some confusion and noise in the communications market on post-quantum security threats. This paper is an attempt to provide some clarity on the issues and the possible solutions and demonstrate how Cisco is preparing in this new era.

Cisco is advocating a new Converged SDN Transport architecture to bring about simplification in order to drive higher scale and lower TCO for IP services.

This Heavy Reading white paper discusses the modernization challenge and presents CEM over MPLS-based networks as the most promising solution for operators and their customers. Underscoring the point that CEM is ready today, we provide a case study of Verizon's circuit-to-packet modernization using CEM with MPLS, which is being deployed today.