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Read Brandon Larson's perspective on why a cloud-native IMS is important.

Technology is not the biggest hurdle; old paradigms must change. Read their perspective on how to overcome the three main challenges and respond quickly when the winds shift.

Hear Mavenir's perspective on how a Digital Marketplace approach can radically transform the way CSPs operate and deliver new products and services. See how the unlimited number of Marketplace ideas and ways to bundle services, products, or connectivity can be quickly implemented.

See how Mavenir's non-RT RIC Live Trial with a Tier 1 Operator demonstrated compelling improvements in Coverage and Capacity Optimization (CCO) and Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO) KPIs by training ML models with live data to enable dynamic and adaptive policy and control.

Mavenir's Dejan Leskaroski shares thoughts on how using an SBA can drive the change CSPs, enterprises, and other industry players need to break free and deliver the innovative 5G services customers want.

This whitepaper showcases how the Benu vBNG based on Intel architecture provides a solution with many benefits and scale to 100 Terabits.

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One Wi-Fi standard that is gaining fast market traction is the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi EasyMesh(TM), and Airties has been one of the pioneers in adopting this standard, working with Telstra on the world's first service provider deployment of EasyMesh.

Today, service providers are swimming in performance and telemetry data. Yet, 98% of performance impairments go unnoticed. Network operators need to cut through that big-data clutter to find the data that matters to their business.

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Since extracting, moving and storing data is very expensive, stockpiling data "just in case" doesn't make sense. Learn how an adaptive service assurance platform includes adaptive data collection, keeping only what's essential.

Technology demands by enterprises and individuals worldwide increase as the digital transformation of all aspects of life continues. The generation of massive amounts of data continues to grow, which means new solutions are needed that allow employees and the public to quickly make better and faster decisions and participate in the global economy.

The third annual Supermicro Data Centers & The Environment report looks at how data center operators are currently planning to increase efficiency and reduce E-waste. Geographically, there are some differences in how operators are attacking this worldwide challenge.

This fact sheet highlights the factors that operators must consider when deploying open architectures, and the keys to successful Open RAN integration.

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This White Paper discusses the merits of both approaches and how service providers can decide what is best for their individual networks.

This White Paper explores the many benefits of disaggregation as a mechanism for increasing network agility and lowering Total Cost of Ownership such as accelerated innovation and reduced vendor-lock-in.

This White Paper introduces Ribbon's new IP Wave approach to network architecture, which enables service providers to move to a services-driven approach, providing the services agility required to deliver the dynamic, highly optimized, profitable services that their end-customers are demanding.

Communications service providers (CSPs) perceive hyperscalers as potential partners. CSPs are beginning to partner with hyperscalers across the edge value chain. CSPs choose whom to partner with for different benefits, like strength of cloud platforms and accelerating go-to-market.

Developing edge-enabled services is complicated; there are key decisions to be made at each level of the value chain, starting with infrastructure. CSPs are important stakeholders that can determine the growth of the edge market, namely because they are the only ones that can build a significant propertion of it - the network edge.

This sponsored content is ungated and does not require registration. It will take you off of the Light Reading site. 5G enables highly immersive experiences for people and ultra-reliable, low-latency communication between devices. At the heart of each 5G network lies the 5G Core, which empowers service providers to make several key decisions during the build.

This white paper helps to dimension Network Performance Score (NPS) centric benchmarking measurement activities according to the methodology published by ETSI in TR 103 559. This planning approach provides benchmarking results that are representative typical for the target market with thanks toa sufficient statistical relevance.

Explore the value of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for your organization and the associated customer experience you can expect to have through seven essential areas of IT.

Read this checklist to understand how telecommunication companies can get more from a hybrid or multi-cloud strategy.

In this report, TM Forum analysts looked at eight of the most important key themes that are forecasted to see significant developments in 2022 and made predictions about the implications of these macro trends.

IT automation is now a strategic initiative and long-term IT strategy. The division between the stated importance of IT automation and its lack of widespread use could be due to the way these tools have historically been employed.

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Whatever version of 5G infrastructure and services is used, whether public, private, or hybrid, and whatever the implemented use case, security must be in place to help protect the attack surface across augmented 5G environments.

5G deployments are evolving gradually to deliver upon the promise of 5G.

As worldwide 5G deployments evolve and scale, a better understanding of the related opportunities and challenges is formed.

5G is now a reality, but for service providers the question of how to make money from it remains. By speaking directly to investors, we've unearthed insights that help provide answers.

Cloud-native represents a fundamental change in the way communications service providers (CSPs) design, deploy, and manage applications and services.

This whitepaper explores the critical role of location intelligence in The critical role of raster mapping in fueling the telco networks of tomorrow. This eBook explores how successful network planning and deployment depend on your ability to analyze huge volumes of raster file-based GIS data, in both spatial and temporal contexts.

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This moment is a crucial turning point for the communications industry. 5G, distributed cloud, and other dynamic technologies will redefine our perception of what it means to be connected. Find out how leading communications service providers (CSPs) are providing smarter, more integrated experiences for customers while finding new opportunities to solve problems across systems, locations, and ecosystems.

The concept of intent in autonomous networks is still very new and often misunderstood. Manual and static programmatic and rules-based automation must give way to more model- and knowledge-driven approaches. Read this report to learn how CSPs can implement intent-driven automation, and what might help accelerate adoption.

A recent IDC global survey of nearly 2,000 business, government, and technology leaders found that companies that identify as "extremely agile" achieve superior results including market-share gains, employee retention, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Download the report to learn more.

The importance of expert Systems Integration at scale for MNOs is amplified in the age of Open RAN. Building a network of disaggregated systems is complex and requires the utmost in care and expertise. This paper provides some useful guidance on the best ways to navigate these murky waters and ensure your unique approach to Open RAN goes as smoothly as possible.

The true promise of 5G is the level of connectivity and bandwidth that will enable Internet of Things and Connected Societies we've been dreaming of. Open RAN, and the spirit of openness and collaboration, is the key to getting there as quickly as possible. This paper makes the case for Open RAN, not only for its cost benefits and the leveling of the competitive landscape, but as an engine for innovation and a quicker route to new services for wireless customers.

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One way CSPs can meet regulatory requirements, extend STIR/SHAKEN call authentication, and support enterprises is through the use of Delegate SHAKEN End Entity Certificates for enterprises to sign their own calls.

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This sponsored content is ungated and does not require registration. It will take you off of the Light Reading site. This special edition eBook explores 40 unique use cases, from providing metaverse-grade connectivity to offering metaverse bundles for consumer and enterprise and discuss the tangible avenues of opportunity for operators today.

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After years of hype, 5G edge cloud infrastructure is finally being deployed in the real world at scale. This is likely to have an enormous impact for enterprises, services providers, and municipal organizations. The following Futuriom report identifies a wide range of applications that will require 5G to deliver the best user experience, and discusses how providers, enterprises, and cloud markets have the potential to have high-growth platforms in the coming years.

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This White Paper describes how Communications Service Providers (CSPs) can leverage 5G Standalone (SA) network functionality not only for efficient, highly automated network operations, but also to expand new service revenue opportunities.

This paper explores business processes and CSP operations that can be improved through real-time data-driven insights, and provides a glimpse into the AI, analytics, and digital commerce solutions that make it happen.

ACG Research paper that discusses the importance of making the hardware in next-generation deployments as easy to manage as the software it is supporting.

This Omdia whitepaper sponsored by Red Hat and Intel introduces the concepts of virtual radio access networks (vRANs), open RAN, and RAN functional disaggregation. It lists the key benefits of adopting vRAN and how those benefits are realized. The paper focuses on North America and the government's support in adopting open vRAN. It concludes by discussing how Red Hat and Intel are working to support these activities in North America.

This content will take you off the Light Reading site.The OTEL Solution Integration Platform defines the platforms, connectivity, and lifecycle management processes bringing all stakeholders in telecom's future together to jointly create the open, cloud native, standards-based 5G ecosystem.

This content will take you off the Light Reading site.The evolution to a 5G Stand Alone Core solution is different from previous mobile network generations, since 5G introduces a number of innovative and disruptive networking paradigms, many of which had not been applied to mobile networks in the past. With Dell Technologies, VMware, and Oracle Communications, CSPs will have the right partners to enable them in building a robust and scalable core.

This content will take you off the Light Reading site.Communication service providers are transforming their networks into interconnected, distributed telco cloud data centers creating new challenges for Day 0/1/2 operations. This industry direction needs briefs from ACG Research examines requirements for building and managing a telco cloud at scale and how automation can help address these new challenges.

This content will take you off the Light Reading site.Dell and Marvell Technology have collaborated to create a new Open RAN accelerator card that processes all layer 1 functions in-line, greatly enhancing the performance of the Open RAN vDU. The Dell Open RAN accelerator card eliminates frees up valuable server CPU cores and eliminating the need for a fronthaul network interface card (NIC), helping to make Open RAN a reality today.

How can mobile and wholesale network operators evolve their networks to realize the true promise of 5G? They must embrace open, scalable, and automated networks. Based on the Adaptive Network approach, Ciena 5G Network Solutions are truly open by design to provide network operators with choice in their 4G/5G xHaul network architectures-so they can eliminate vendor lock-in and succeed in the new wireless era.

Enterprises are seeking to improve efficiency and productivity through technologies that merge physical and digital landscapes, and the network is the fabric that connects devices, models, and processes to make this convergence possible. Private 5G delivers the security, mobility, and performance these emerging applications require, laying the foundation for an evolving enterprise automation journey toward improved business outcomes.

Enhanced 5G services are poised to unleash a new generation of innovative applications and use cases that will place even greater burdens on transport networks and operators. Delivering on the promise of 5G, while continuing to expand 4G services, requires a well-thought-out development strategy with a focus on demands today, and into the future. Learn how to make the most of this exciting yet increasingly complex environment to help deliver on end-user expectations.

A new, more dynamic Fixed Access Architecture is being defined that supports cloud native principles to enable the control and user plane of the network to be scaled up in rapid response to increases in customer traffic load or service needs, and allows new features to be rolled out to the control and user planes in a continuous deployment approach, without costly and time-consuming outages for maintenance.

This report based on research from Heavy Reading in partnership with Calix provides insight into the strategies and initiatives leading North America service provider executives are investing in to transform their organizations and meet new subscriber demands.

Seeking to learn more about what the cable industry is doing, Light Reading and Heavy Reading have teamed up once again with SCTE, and four major industry vendors-Corning, Plume, Red Hat, and VIAVI-to survey cable operators and other wireline providers about their next-gen broadband technology plans and strategies. In this fourth annual report, we present the results of that comprehensive survey and discuss what it all means.

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This white paper describes the scope of the Verified Reference Configuration for vRAN program and the resulting solution based on the HPE ProLiant DL110 - Telco server.

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Download this free IDC whitepaper and get insights on the common stumbling blocks with implementing AI as well as how to address these challenges and leverage AI to stay ahead of the competition.

This design guide provides the proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx(TM)) methodology and a step-by-step plan to overcome significant IT infrastructure challenges caused by Data Gravity.

Use the Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx(TM)) Blueprint - Optimize Data Exchange with AWS Outposts for a step-by-step strategy to architect a decentralized IT infrastructure to remove Data Gravity barriers and accommodate distributed workflows at centers of data exchange in support of digital business.

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This whitepaper explores the critical role of location intelligence in accelerating the development of new broadband services and driving return on investment in a 5G world.

With open technology and generational shifts in communications standards, the security threats faced by telecom service providers are evolving. This paper explains the hardware threat landscape faced by CSPs and strategies to mitigate these security challenges.