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 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?
June 28, 2022

5 Ways Service Assurance Can Help You Cut Costs

Telecom Service Assurance is getting a lot of attention these days due to a surge in new SLA-driven 5G services. Along with requirements in edge computing, private networks, and connected IoT devices, the need for managing critical services in real-time has never been greater.
June 9, 2022

Will Electricity Providers be Powering Rural America’s Broadband?

Access to fixed broadband promotes higher property values while increasing job, business, and population growth. However, data shows that broadband access is more widely available in densely populated urban areas, leaving more sparsely populated rural environments on the wrong side of the digital divide.
May 19, 2022

Service Assurance – the more things change, the more they stay the same

Service assurance has been around for decades – I built service assurance solutions early in my career when BT launched Frame Relay services in the US over thirty years ago. There have always been challenges in delivering service assurance solutions and these challenges have been getting exponentially more difficult in recent years.