White papers

In this section, you will find free white papers and thought leadership to download.

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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...

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  • 21 September 2021
  • Perspective
  • Research
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 p...

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  • 15 September 2021
  • Perspective
  • Research
Large enterprises’ demand for communications and IT services: survey results 2021

This survey report explores how well-positioned communications service providers are to meet future enterprise demand for communications and IT servic...

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Digitization and virtualization of SATCOM networks: what does it all mean?

Satellite ground networks are in the midst of evolutionary challenges that will transform industry business ecosystems and ground network archite...

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The role of subsea cables in the economic transformation of the Middle East

This perspective focuses on the increasing investment in, and the socioeconomic impact of, subsea cable networks in the Middle East....

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Making the case for the true costs, benefits and risks of disaggregation in CSP IP networks

In this perspective, we discuss the key findings of Analysys Mason’s total cost of ownership (TCO) study that analyzes the capex and opex requir...

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Autonomous, intent-driven networks cannot be achieved without open network data

Traditional network data collection systems predominantly use proprietary, non-standard data formats and models to capture and process data. This rest...

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5G scenario assessment: optimal deployment priorities for MNOs

The 5G business case is challenging for operators that do not launch new, high-value enterprise services. The deployment of a sliceable 5G core will m...

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Near-real-time RIC: enabling AI/ML-driven extreme automation and granular control of Open RAN

Extreme network automation is at the heart of MNOs' plans to reduce the total cost of ownership and retain control of 5G networks using new virtual an...

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The automation of network slice lifecycle management and orchestration is critical to deliver 5G slicing at scale

5G is being developed as a network platform that combines new radio, edge clouds, programmable transport and the cloud-native core to deliver differen...

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