August 30, 2022

Why SMS Cannot be Neglected in the Move to 5G

The move towards 5G is a pivotal moment in the provision of mobile communications. It’s set to unlock a vast array of data services, improving access to vital services, education, healthcare and entertainment. While the potential for new 5G supported services is huge, the vital role of legacy services such as SMS cannot be overlooked.
August 24, 2022

The Evolution of Human Machine Interfaces

Digital Transformation is top of mind in the Industrial market. Through Digital Transformation industrial customers are looking to cut costs, improve efficiency, and enhance functionality while delivering on the key attributes of safety, security, and reliability within the constraints of modern-day manufacturing environments.
August 9, 2022

Fix the VoIP Phone Abuse Mess

STIR/SHAKEN needs industry-wide support, especially in a Europe lagging behind FCC implementation. Users always hated getting random sales calls. But they are now starting to really, really hate getting calls that can cost them money.
August 4, 2022

Investing in American’s Heartland: What High Speed Connectivity Means for Rural Businesses

While it may have had a different name, bridging today’s digital divide has been nearly a 90-year national ambition, since the U.S. Communications Act of 1934. This Act, which stated that all people shall have access to rapid, efficient, nationwide communications service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges, acknowledged the importance of access to communications to support rural health care, education, and the economy.
August 3, 2022

Top 5 Requirements for Service Assurance in 5G Private Networks

Private 5G networks are about to be the hottest game in town- with an expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.5% from 2022 to 2030. These are like public networks in many ways, but instead of sharing resources and bandwidth with others, these are dedicated networks purpose-built by, or for, businesses or organizations. The benefit is that they gain full control and ownership to help guarantee availability, security, and performance.
July 28, 2022

The SBC your New Strategic Cloud Friend

Before the cloud, you probably used Session Border Controllers as a bit of useful, but non-mission-critical bit of on-prem network equipment. After all, it was (and is) designed to secure Voice over IP infrastructure and interworking between incompatible signaling messages and sessions from end devices or application servers.
July 14, 2022

Fixed Wireless Access – Service Assurance For Consumers

FWA is booming. Consumers are quickly swapping out their fixed lines for mobile access to get high speed internet. 4G started the trend, and 5G will accelerate it. But are consumers really prepared for the unpredictability that can come from mobile networks?
July 12, 2022

EspialTV Legacy STBs

How best to support legacy STBs? Its simple; as an operator you have to invest and deployed 1, 10, 100 thousand STBs and as you evolve your TV solution you want to reuse this investment. The good news is that there is almost always a technical solution for this.