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The notion of ubiquity extends back to early theologians who expounded on the omnipresent nature of their God. Ubiquity was also the name of Roy Ayers funky jazz project, and has certainly been the name of countless tech companies.... More Info

First introduced around a decade ago, the uptake of VoIP has been relatively slow in comparison to some other telecom trends. In fact, according to experts, despite being around for ten years or so, VoIP is only just moving from the early adoption stage to gain a more mainstream status.... More Info

Practically every network investment by operators these days is focused around updates that make it quicker, easier, more efficient and more profitable to roll out new services. From marketing and billing to policy and provisioning, operators and CSPs around the world are taking a hard look at the smartest way to evolve into an organization that can respond in real time to user needs and demands.... More Info

Now that telecommunications markets are saturated (or super-saturated) in most of the developed world, what is the next move for the agile communication services provider (CSP)? Sure, 4G LTE still has a ways to go in Europe, there is room for growth in enterprise, and premium-services and data plans will puff up revenues; but in the country each operator calls home, the number of subscribers and the absolute rate of traditional service growth is finite and constrained.... More Info

To say that network virtualization has been disruptive to the network equipment manufacturers' (NEMs) business, feels a bit paltry. Asking gear makers like Cisco, Oracle, Nokia, Huawei, and their fellow competitors to suddenly reinvent themselves as software companies is a little like asking Toyota to get into the oil business.... More Info