CSPs

CBRS PALs: Everybody wins

The Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) auction for Priority Access Licenses (PALs) in the 3.5 GHz spectrum that the FCC closed in August 2020 was no ordinary auction for mid-spectrum. The license holders have to share the spectrum with incumbent users and also opportunistically use at least 80 MHz of... Read More

Freedom to innovate and create: How can Open Digital Architecture help CSPs?

The Economics

A young software developer sitting in from of a computer and raising his arms in celebration

The spotlight is still on 5G, but the network transformation that is underway is much wider in scope and goes deep into all parts of our connectivity infrastructure, in which wireless and wireline are now converged. But it is only by a well-concerted evolution of the entire network infrastructure and... Read More

Dynamic spectrum sharing could be the 5G solution that wireless operators are looking for

The Economics

person standing in front of a colour spectrum painted on a wall

Being able to switch between 4G and 5G while using the same spectrum band makes it possible for some operators to deploy 5G without having to wait for valuable mid-band spectrum to become available. Read More

3 ways to improve customer experience in extraordinary times

The Research

A Family Sitting Around Breakfast Table and Using Digital Devices

Social distancing. Shelter in place. Stay home. These are the phrases we all live by right now. With everyone at home and online, the connectivity we take for granted as being always available is under pressure, trying to deliver everything to everyone virtually, simultaneously and constantly. To stay connected while... Read More

Podcast episode 29: Reinventing the telecom customer experience with PwC’s Florian Groene and Nokia’s Hans Geerdes

The Economics

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to Florian Groene, a partner at PWC in New York, and business strategist Hans Geerdes from Nokia Software HQ in San Jose, the new normal offers opportunities for telecom providers to reinvent their relationships with their customers. Read More

Here’s what businesses actually, truly want from CSPs when it comes to 5G

The Economics

The same pandemic that has many businesses pausing their 5G deployments may end up proving to them just how much they need the technology to survive and thrive post-COVID-19. So when companies do resume their 5G investments, how can CSPs position themselves to compete for their business in an increasingly... Read More

Empowering video surveillance and video analytics with a distributed cloud

The Economics

Not surprisingly, video surveillance and analytics is the enterprise 5G use case that CSPs find most compelling. Read More

COVID-19 is changing communications forever

The Economics

a map on a phone showing the spread of COVID-19 wordlwide

The COVID-19 crisis is showing us the fundamental importance of connectivity as an essential utility and as a contributor to life in modern society. Communication service providers (CSPs) are under the spotlight like never before — and their response has been fantastic. So many have put Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)... Read More

Podcast episode 23: Meeting network demands in an era of uncertainty

The Podcast

Even before COVID-19 drove up a year’s worth of bandwidth demand growth in less than a month, network operators have seen a 50 percent annual increase in demand. 5G is expected to tax capacity even more. Steve Vogelsang, Nokia’s CTO of IP and Optical Networks discusses the challenges — and... Read More

How service providers in North America are supporting their customers during a pandemic

The Economics

Couple Sitting On Sofa At Home Using Laptop Computer And Watching TV

Isolation is the keyword in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and the tens of millions staying home are increasingly leaning on wireless networks to stay in touch and entertained. With many working from home, and children absent from school, demand for bandwidth and throughput is steadily increasing. In... Read More

U.S. operators get temporary spectrum to boost capacity for COVID-19

The Economics

Young woman working from home, wearing protective mask, and on her phone

Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and U.S. Cellular secures extra spectrum thanks to a special authorization from the FCC. Read More

Privacy challenges and security solutions for 5G networks

The Research

For 5G to succeed on a mass scale, there must be mutual agreement and trust among the various stakeholders. Read More

Podcast episode 31: Our low touch future with Nick De Mey

How tech can bridge the disability divide for a billion people

Escaping the tech industry’s bias loop

The many flavors of artificial intelligence

How tech can bridge the disability divide for a billion people

Podcast episode 31: Our low touch future with Nick De Mey

Freedom to innovate and create: How can Open Digital Architecture help CSPs?

Podcast episode 30: Back to Business Unusual with EY’s Greg Cudahy

Escaping the tech industry’s bias loop

Podcast episode 28: Accelerating Industry 4.0 with Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri

3 ways to improve customer experience in extraordinary times

Four scenarios that show us the future of design thinking

Freedom to innovate and create: How can Open Digital Architecture help CSPs?

Dynamic spectrum sharing could be the 5G solution that wireless operators are looking for

3 ways to improve customer experience in extraordinary times

Podcast episode 29: Reinventing the telecom customer experience with PwC’s Florian Groene and Nokia’s Hans Geerdes

Empowering video surveillance and video analytics with a distributed cloud

COVID-19 is changing communications forever

Podcast episode 23: Meeting network demands in an era of uncertainty

How service providers in North America are supporting their customers during a pandemic

U.S. operators get temporary spectrum to boost capacity for COVID-19

Privacy challenges and security solutions for 5G networks

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