BROWSING: OSS

We’re now firmly in the world of 5G. Well before the rapidly growing deployments of 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) networks, the technology’s potential has been hyped up as the key to delivering Industry 4.0 and innovative new services based on edge cloud, Internet of Things...

Oracle on automation as key to operationalizing and evolving 5G The continued evolution of 5G is very much an exercise in rapidly increasing network and service complexity. On the network side, the shift to cloud architecture, cloud-native core, edge clouds and RAN virtualization make...

This article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights report on Industrial 5G SLAs. The full article, including additional sections, along with the rest of the report – with commentary from the likes of Accenture, Appledore Research, EXFO, Nokia, Lufthansa Industry Solutions, and...

To manage such highly scalable and recursively sliced 5G networks and to maintain the customer QoE and SLAs in real time, the OSS systems managing the operations must be autonomous and self driven. It should be AI/ML based and must support cognitive algorithms for...

5G is here and it is redefining expectations - and rewriting standards - with regards to data processing requirements like volume, velocity and latency. The 5G revolution also creates new opportunities for CSPs roll out new revenue generating applications, transform their OSS/BSS systems, or...

A closer look at network automation investments from T-Mobile The complexity of 5G network management and service delivery will require network automation. In turn, network automation and the ability to develop and launch services on the fly will require operators to re-orient their workforces, merging...

  The increasing virtualization of telecom networks offers the promise of faster launches of new services. But are back-end business and operational systems ready to support the flexibility and rapid services launches that SDN/NFV is supposed to provide? Now that operators are past their first steps toward...

  As communications service providers (CSPs) continue to transition their networks to a virtualized environment, for the next several years, they’ll be operating their legacy physical network in tandem. The resulting hybrid network environment demands higher efficiency and interoperability in the provisioning and deployment of...

TM Forum announces Open Digital Architecture (ODA) program TM Forum, a nonprofit industry association for service providers and their suppliers in the telecom industry, premiered its ODA program today. The purpose of the program, according to TM Forum, is to replace traditional operational and business...

Boosted by early adoption from carriers such as AT&T, Telefónica and China Mobile, communications service providers (CSPs) are beginning to ramp up their investments in NFV/SDN initiatives. The market has seen its fair share of ups and downs, but now seems to be moving...

The 5G ecosystem will require greater collaboration between providers and users and more flexibility on billing options. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to...

Operators looking to unlock the true potential of SDN and NFV need to focus on OSS and BSS integration. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to...

What role are digital OSS platforms set to play for telecommunication providers as they move down the road of software-based virtualization deployments? Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with...

Netcracker discusses technological needs of cable companies looking to grow into the enterprise space The cable industry is changing – massive network footprints are being leveraged to offer cutting-edge residential services while tailoring more products and services to the lucrative enterprise space. But, as this change...

OSS Interoperability Initiative geared toward simplifying deployment and management Three global ICT powerhouses – Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia – renewed and updated the joint OSS Interoperability Initiative initially agreed to in 2013. The goal of the OSSii is to enable operators to use operations support systems from...

Should telecoms be OK with losing $90B per year on waste? Over 50% of a telecom’s annual capital expenditure is invested in acquiring expensive network assets that are the foundation of their services for the customers. This capex number globally is $350 billion, which is...

Excelacom sees opportunity in using big data and ACM to bolster the customer experience As systems become increasingly intelligent, companies are able to collect extraordinary amounts of data about their products and their customers. The term “big data” emerged several years ago to describe this...

The ETSI OSM group announced leadership structure and roadmap for first specification release in 2 months, subsequent updates every 6 months The European Telecommunications Standards Institute said its Open Source MANO group has laid out a roadmap for work this year on management and orchestration...

Ixia looks at options for user experience monitoring in NFV deployments Ensuring a quality subscriber experience is a critical requirement in traditional and mobile carrier networks. Monitoring subscriber experience in these traditional carrier and mobile networks is well understood. It involves tapping into the necessary...

Real-time mobile enterprise Real-time enterprise mobility is on the rise. Increasingly, businesses are looking to mobilize their employees, offering the opportunity to work remotely while providing more flexibility than ever before. With new statistics forecasting the market to be worth $510.39 billion by 2022, servicing...

Huawei claims the OSSaaS platform maximized ROI, operating efficiency, service agility The evolution of telecom networks continues to see legacy systems move toward new delivery platforms, the latest of which is Huawei's unveiling of an operation support system-as-a-service option. Huawei said the OSS-as-a-service platform is designed to maximize...

3-year OSS deals to support Cisco SON, Tektronix analytics services The movement to align operating support system platforms received a boost this week as Ericsson said it has licensed its OSS interfaces for integration to Cisco Systems and Tektronix Communications. The three-year deals call for Cisco...

OSS expansion deal bolsters Mexican service providers reconciliation, workforce management Mexican quad-play communications provider Maxcom signed a deal with NEC and its NetCracker subsidiary to bolster its current NetCracker supplied operating support systems platform in a move to “improve business agility, infrastructure deployment,” and inventory...

Oracle OSS update looks to tackle challenge of operating NFV across virtual, physical networks Oracle Communications updated its operational support systems suite in a move to help communication service providers better handle the ongoing move toward virtualized platforms using network functions virtualization. The update is said...