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In order to achieve the commercial promises of SDN and NFV, the industry will have to understand and address the operational considerations of rolling out these technologies in scale, while at the same time dealing with the realities of continuing to run and expand traditional network architectures. Assuring network performance, integrity and security in this dynamic, complex environment is vital, yet it has been overlooked, for the most part, in all discussions to date.... More Info

It’s no secret that mobile network operators (MNOs) are bleeding revenue from traditional services and, as a result, are retooling their service portfolios to capitalize on the new digital economy. High on the list of potential new verticals is mobile money, which has been implemented in developing countries, but has yet to catch on in the developed world.... More Info

To mobile users, the rollout of next-generation networks has meant a drastic improvement in the performance of mobile services. As of September, 2014, 373 million people have discovered the benefits of high-speed LTE connections, and for each one of these users, turning back to a network standard 3G or lower probably seems unfathomable.... More Info

“Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder, leaving us with fifty-button remote controls, digital cameras with hundreds of mysterious features and book-length manuals, and cars with dashboard systems worthy of the space shuttle.” --James Surowiecki The New Yorker They are coming.... More Info

The debate over net neutrality is hotter now than ever, but one critical angle constantly left out is how to guarantee and protect the subscriber’s experience.The latest FCC proposal expected in Q1 is based on: “No blocking, no throttling, no paid prioritization,”as hinted by Chairman Tom Wheeler recently at CES in Las Vegas, “except for reasonable network management.” And there is good reason for that last point. The debate on allowing sponsored content delivery or prioritization is likely far from finalized, but differentiating to perform congestion control is clearly a necessity…... More Info