DTW Ignite: Talking points

DTW Ignite Experience

In what telco domains can solutions vendors expect to find sales opportunities over the coming months and years? The recent TM Forum event pointed towards some answers to that question. Read on to find out… DTW Ignite 2024 is in the books and given the TM Forum’s role as one of the industry’s leading advocacy […]

5G or not 5G? (that’s the question)

In recent blogs, we’ve looked at 5G from various angles. In this one, we’ll get back to basics. While the use of the term “5G” is now widespread, it’s also casual in its application. That’s because there are two fundamental types of 5G network, and when it’s used, the commonplace term rarely distinguishes between them. […]

DTW Ignite. But what’s igniting?

DTW Ignite Event

The TMForum’s Digital Transformation World event is only a few weeks away now. What can we expect to hear and learn about in Copenhagen? As ever, the clue is in the name: Digital Transformation. Still, the term – a somewhat bland not to mention overused one these days – doesn’t tell us much. Dig a […]

Two focal points in telco now

A couple of key themes are getting a lot of attention in the telco world right now. What are they? Networks APIs… as we’ve already said! In terms of the first of those, the rise of network APIs, we could reasonably claim to be ahead of the game since our blog on the subject (Is […]

6G mobile: an early look at what’s next

In the world of mobile networks, it’s never too early to think about what’ll happen next! 6G is upon us, just about, and this being telecoms it’s never too early to look further ahead. As those of us who’ve been working in the industry for any length of time know only too well, no sooner […]

5G, 6G and Beyond: A brief guide to self-orchestrating networks

5G, 6G and Beyond

Every generation of mobile network has delivered its own technology advancements, perhaps none more sweeping than those associated with 5G. This manifests in any number of specific ways one of which, self-orchestration, we’ll focus on this blog. It’s central to what makes 5G different. But what is it exactly, and what are the components required […]

Connecting everything: challenges for IoT

Internet of Things

MWC24 will, as ever, explore the key challenges facing the communications industry. In this blog, we’ll make a head start on the discussion by looking at a major theme of the conference: the development of the Internet of Things. You probably don’t need to be told that connected devices are, now, everywhere. Analysts predict there’ll […]

Artificial Intelligence. This is just the beginning.

We hear quite a few terms bandied about these days not all of them well understood, so we thought it’d be worth writing a blog to familiarise ourselves further with one of them; Artificial Intelligence (AI). The term AI has become common, but that doesn’t mean it’s clearly grasped by all so here’s a primer. […]

DDoS – with 5G come questions of security

5G Security

5G is arriving at pace and most of what we hear is the good news. But it brings concerns, too, foremost among them questions of security. As 5G networks roll out, we all know the benefits: faster data speeds, lower latency, and an ever more connected world among them. That’s the good news. On the […]