SD-WAN provides a secure path from siloed enterprise networks to the public, private and hybrid cloud SD-WAN is a reset in thinking about how a Wide
What is Anything as a Service (XaaS)?
Anything as a Service (XaaS) leverages cloud infrastructure, and it’s a booming market opportunity XaaS, or Anything as a Service, refers to any products that are
The core is the heart of a mobile network: Evolved Packet Core powers 4G LTE networks, the 5G Core powers standalone 5G networks. The Evolved Packet
One size doesn’t fit all for enterprises who need private networks. On-premise private networking works for some enterprises, and others are likely to see similar benefits
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Public cloud vs. private cloud – what’s best for telco cloud workloads?
Before now, there was one answer: Telco clouds were private clouds. They existed within silos operated by network operators. But the adjacency of hyperscalers, the
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Public cloud vs. private cloud – what’s best for telco cloud workloads?
Before now, there was one answer: Telco clouds were private clouds. They existed within silos operated by network operators. But the adjacency of hyperscalers, the
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Telco cloud vs. IT cloud: What’s the difference?
Telco clouds and IT clouds use the same architectural framework and agile principles to achieve scale, but they’ve been siloed. 5G core networks are now-cloud
6G Flagship targets 2026 for 6G testbeds The initial 6G testbeds are expected to occur by 2026 while the first standards of this technology will be
6G Flagship targets 2026 for 6G testbeds The initial 6G testbeds are expected to occur by 2026 while the first standards of this technology will be
Mobile Edge Computing brings together 5G network operators and hyperscalers to move compute and data processing out of the data center and onto the network
Top 5 mobile edge computing use cases
5G paired with MEC is already driving enterprise innovation, and the sky is the limit Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) places compute and storage resources closer to
Verizon has partnered with AWS and Microsoft on delivering MEC services Verizon is all in on both public and private MEC and has a range of
Turning MEC investments into business outcomes is an exercise in ecosystem development and solution integration There’s an animating tension as it relates to service provider monetization
Non-real time RIC vs. near-real time RIC
The RIC is cloud software responsible for controlling and optimizing baseband communication functions on the RAN. The RIC, or RAN Intelligent Controller, is a central software component of
An xApp is a software tool used by a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) to manage network functions in near-real time. xApps are part of a RIC —