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AI in telecoms: why carrier SON progress is not faster (clue: it’s not the tech)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a crucial sub-text in the evolution of LTE and IoT networks. The deployment of AI-driven applications among the carrier community is limited so far. “We are at the beginning,” says Luc Bretones, executive vice president of the France-based Orange’s Technocentre...

AI in telecoms: categorizing AI applications in network operations

The categorization of artificial intelligence (AI) in telecoms can be cut any number of ways. Spanish telecoms group Telefónica identifies four business needs: in business optimization, market insights, customer engagement, and business innovation. Francisco José Montalvo, director of its ‘fourth platform’ business, says these...

AI in telecoms: why 5G and IoT won’t work for carriers without AI

The telecoms industry is heavily invested the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) based technologies. “The telecoms network is the basis for the outbreak of AI, and AI will greatly enhance the telecoms network,” comments Zhang Sihong, chief engineer of AI...

Analyst Angle: The Data Imperative — maximizing analytics to gain an edge

  Digital-first companies, such as Amazon, Netflix, Google, and Facebook, have, in some ways, perfected the art of data and analytics — using data to drive business decisions. It is increasingly hard to compete against these providers without integrating analytics into critical business practices. The...

U.S. Cellular dives into big data

U.S. Cellular is putting in place a comprehensive big data architecture and strategy for its business, with a deployment that has already begun and is focused on correlating network data with customer sentiment in order to predict and improve the customer experience, and shape...

How a railway used predictive maintenance to improve operations

Predictive maintenance improved timeliness and customer satisfaction Finnish railway operator VR Group has implemented SAS Analytics to get predictive maintenance capabilities in order to provide punctual travel service and improve customer satisfaction. The Finnish state-owned railway operator said it is key to use the data that...

Analyst Angle: Dynamic topology and predictive analytics in virtualized networks

A conversation with Anssi Tauriainen, Director of Service Assurance and Analytics, EXFO The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSU0dk6xGGQ&feature=youtu.be In this conversation with Anssi Tauriainen, the...

Analyst Angle: Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity

Wireless networks have been an outstanding success, exceeding expectations multiple times. Over the last few decades, performance and coverage have improved tremendously, and we increasingly rely on wireless connectivity to keep in touch with each other, to be informed and entertained, and to carry...

Analyst Angle: Real-time analytics to understand QoE and optimize end-to-end performance

A conversation with Robert Laliberte, VP Marketing, Empirix The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLR2oMf_pU&feature=youtu.be How can mobile operators deal with all the data that they...

Analyst Angle Report: Mastering analytics. How to benefit from big data and network complexity

Operators finally have the tools they need to optimize their networks in real time and, in doing so, to increase the efficiency of network resources and improve subscribers’ QoE. To do so, they need to gain a deeper understanding of how their networks work,...

Analyst Angle: Tying in geographic information to make networks smarter

A conversation with Kyle Ownbey, Product Manager at TEMS GeoBase, InfoVista The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTh7xKD4L3Q&feature=youtu.be Analytics is very hot topic right now, as...

Analyst Angle: Analytics to optimize enterprise and IoT applications

A conversation with Caroline Chan, General Manager, 5G Infrastructure Devision, Network Platform Group, Intel The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "3.5 GHz: Assessing technology, deployment options and business models" when it publishes on in July. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzpn_IxU6fQ&feature=youtu.be With the...

Analyst Angle: Analytics to optimize enterprise and IoT applications

A conversation with Caroline Chan, Vice President and General Manager, 5G Infrastructure Division, Network Platform Group, Intel The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzpn_IxU6fQ&feature=youtu.be With the evolution...

Analyst Angle Webinar: Mastering Analytics: How to benefit from big data and network complexity

Operators finally have the tools they need to optimize their networks in real time and, in doing so, to increase the efficiency of network resources and improve subscribers’ QoE. But to do so, they need to gain a deeper understanding of how their networks...

Software launches focus on AI, analytics, 5G for operators

Vendors increase support for AI, analytics, 5G A number of product launches this week aim to help operators navigate an increasingly software-centric world by better leveraging their networks and moving toward becoming digital businesses. At TM Forum, Netcracker made its most recent platform release with the launch...

Reality Check: Digitalization of telco businesses and the role of service assurance

Communication service providers need to simplify and rationalize their service assurance systems across all networks - mobile and fixed, enterprise and IT/data center - so that they can be maintained at peak performance and maximize the utilization of the network resources. As a consequence...

Anritsu eoMind: Streaming analytics for the virtualized network

  As service providers look to virtualization and cloud services to provide new flexibility and revenue streams, the evolution of the network presents new challenges for monitoring and troubleshooting. “Everybody is looking at cloud services and also virtualization, so there’s huge opportunities there for lower...

Reality Check: The inevitable convergence of IoT, analytics and visuals

The internet and greater use of IoT are set to be significant pieces of technology altering innovation and how people interact with the world. Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check section is where C-level executives and advisory firms from across...

2017 Predictions: Cloud, AI, mobility to impact UC market in 2017

Rapid advancements in cloud, mobility, artificial intelligence and networks are set to alter the UC market. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they expect to see in...

Reader Forum: Pokémon Go and mobile traffic flow after three months

Pokémon Go was a phenomenon with repercussions still being felt throughout the mobile telecom space in terms of security, information management and AR. I have a confession. Temptation got the better of me. It happened on July 6. Yes, I was amongst the...

Reader Forum: The road to IoT domination – partnerships and analytics (Pt. 3)

Partnerships and analytics are called out as key for companies looking to gain a competitive foothold in the IoT space This is the final article in a three-part series examining the opportunity, challenges and course of action for service providers as they tackle the “internet...

IoT developer kit sets up pinewood derby race on steroids

Silicon Labs recently released its new Thunderboard React, a cloud-connected, Bluetooth-enabled, sensor-driven "internet of things" developer kit that lets customers demo, evaluate and develop their own projects. To show off the capabilities of the new platform, Silicon Labs hosted a pinewood derby race with IoT-enabled cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dybp-89g6hM The...

IoT developer kit sets up pinewood derby race on steroids

Silicon Labs recently released its new Thunderboard React, a cloud-connected, Bluetooth-enabled, sensor-driven IoT developer kit that lets customers demo, evaluate and develop their own projects. To show off the capabilities of the new platform, Silicon Labs hosted a pinewood derby race with IoT-enabled cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dybp-89g6hM The company invited...

Teradata analytics database easily deployed on leading clouds

Teradata analytics easily transferable to leading clouds Teradata today announced Teradata Everywhere at its PARTNERS 2016 conference in Atlanta. Teradata Everywhere brings the massively parallel processing analytics database to multiple public clouds, managed cloud and on-premises environments including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Teradata Managed...