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Ensuring a return on Investment when you upgrade to 5G

Published in Infrastructure Networks + Telecoms Telecoms + Mobile Wireless

We have come a long way since the first cell phones, which could barely keep a call connected, let alone send a text message. Today, 4G is seen as a blessing for many, but as we progress forward we now find ourselves on the cusp of the 5G roll-out which has been promised for years by network providers across the world. The jump to 5G will make accessing data a more efficient and faster experience, or so that is the promise. However, for vendors like Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to achieve these...

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Fixed Mobile Convergence and Unified Communications – the essential facts

Published in Infrastructure Networking Networks + Telecoms Telecoms + Mobile

Fixed mobile convergence (FMC) and unified communications (UC) have been talked about for years, but it is only recently with the advent of cloud-based technology options that the market for these has truly become viable, both for end users and service providers. Various surveys, reports and research studies exist providing evidence of market growth. According to industry analyst and research firm The Cavell Group, the total number of European cloud comms users will grow from 10 million...

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Closing the Critical Gap Between Web and Mobile Support

Published in Networks + Telecoms Telecoms + Mobile

It’s now widely accepted that we live in an “always on” culture, with the average person spending five hours per day on some type of mobile device. For enterprises, there is an underlying expectation that employees are, at the very least, contactable wherever they are working – and at best, able to function as efficiently on-the-go as in the office. In fact, a recent survey of 500 senior IT and business leaders led by Oxford Economics showed that 80 percent of respondents believe their...

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When will 5G Deliver what we were sold?

Published in Networks + Telecoms Telecoms + Mobile

5G buzz is peaking. Mobile operators are announcing network launches, many of them later this year. Amid all the 5G hype, it is easy to forget the original 5G promise. Kimmo Aura, Program Director, Business Finland, Connectivity from Finland's telecom acceleration program takes a step back to shed light on the promised end-to-end quality of experience and network slicing, now forgotten in the 5G rush.

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