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17 December 2021
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Automated active assurance for 5G networks is vital for communications service providers (CSPs) to enable end-to-end automation of key service...

Michelle Lam

14 December 2021
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Operator edge-native clouds can provide a unified compute fabric for multiple networks and use cases

A highly distributed and ubiquitous edge-native compute fabric will be needed to host new edge-native services that will deliver the next generation...

Gorkem Yigit

6 December 2021
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An automated, platform-based approach to RAN virtualization is key to achieving its benefits

Mobile network operators are virtualising the radio access network (RAN) to gain benefits such as lower total cost of ownership, greater agility in...

Caroline Gabriel

2 December 2021
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Enhancing operator business services with 5G

This report explores how telecoms operators should prepare themselves to benefit from the 5G opportunity in the business market.

Tom Rebbeck

10 November 2021
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Falling Behind: Comparing 5G spectrum policies in Canada and OECD countries

This paper captures 3.4–4.2GHz spectrum availability in 24 higher-income OECD markets and contrasts spectrum availability in Canada with that in...

Rupert Wood

22 October 2021
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The Whole Truth - how to become a successful wholesaler

This paper, sponsored by Nokia, assesses how new infrastructure providers can best exploit the wholesale opportunity, helping their customers to...

Rupert Wood

18 October 2021
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Multi-vendor network management: bridging legacy and 5G networks

Digital transformation and network disaggregation has fuelled CSPs’ approach to multi-vendor networks, but legacy element and network management...

21 September 2021
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The role and importance of automation in converged SDN transport networks

Consumers and enterprises continue to use innovative digital services that create increasing volumes of data traffic every day. As a result, service...