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“As early as 2014, Axel Clauberg at Deutsche Telekom, coined the phrase ‘zoo of orchestrators’ to describe the mish-mash of management systems vendors were pushing to manage their siloed NFV solutions…. Fast forward to 2018 and these issues have still not been entirely resolved.” (more…)
“Overall we think the OSS/BSS industry has turned a corner after a difficult period and should resume moderate growth… this market grew around 1% in 2017” (more…)
“The NaaS is an API gateway concept that exposes the capabilities of the network, as a service.” (more…)
How do cable companies delivering good ‘ol triple play (voice, broadband and cable TV) stay relevant in the age of Whatsapp, 4G and Netflix? (more…)
Lightreading considers the sparse details of Ericsson’s restructuring plan and the insistence that OSS/BSS remains strategic for their growth. (more…)
LightReading catches up with Amdocs to discuss their dream of delivering commercial open source MANO solutions that the entire industry can use. (more…)
With Cisco due to announce its business strategy this month, Mitch Wagner at LightReading speculates that a radical shift to software is on the cards. How can a traditional box-shifter like Cisco achieve such a transformation? (more…)
A poll by LightReading suggests that existing OSS systems are still of use when virtualised networks are rolled-out, but major updates will be required. (more…)
LightReading have published their annual salary survey for the telco industry. “Things are finally looking up in the telecom market, with employees upbeat about their jobs, salaries and prospects.” so says Senior Editor Sarah Reedy. So is now the right time to ask for a raise…? (more…)
Cisco has announced their acquisition of Tail-F, snapping up their standards-based network management and configuration capabilities. The news is met with a mix of cautious optimism that Cisco is embracing industry standards, and uncertainty whether Tail-F solutions will remain vendor agnostic. (more…)