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Time to read: 4 minutes I recently took part in a panel discussion with ABI research that examined the race between telcos and webscalers, or hyperscalers, for 5G edge computing. Currently, webscale players are taking advantage of their lean operations and global presence to build…

Time to read: 2 minutes (This article appeared on RCR Wireless) In 5G standalone (SA), the control plane has been significantly enhanced as service-based architecture. Components for policy, authentication, session management and user management have been disaggregated. They provide a flexible, open deployment framework for…

Time to read: 7 minutes   The fifth episode of the Microcast series tackled mobile cloud gaming, mobile identity, and mobile edge.  It included exclusive contributions from AT&T Labs’ Tom Cannon, Lead Principal Technical Architect, and Gorkem Yigit, Lead Analyst with Analysys Mason. They spoke…

Time to read: 2 minutes All of the players in the gaming ecosystem – mobile network operators (MNOs), cloud service providers and gaming service providers – have been impacted by the massive upsurge in gaming traffic created by Covid-19. What lessons have been learned about…

Time to read: 7 minutes The fourth episode our Microcast series was all about 5G deployment and data management – taking place in a business landscape that is rapidly evolving. This episode included exclusive contributions from Telefonica’s Diego R López, Senior Technology Expert, CTIO’s office…

Time to read: < 1 minute In the month since its European debut, mobile video traffic from new streaming service Disney+ has reached 7 Exabytes per month. Disney confirmed that it had secured 54 million subscribers within days – providing relief to parents with children off…

Time to read: 2 minutes Will it happen? More than a third of mobile operators globally revealed in a survey that they will begin deploying 5G standalone (SA) within the next two years…Well, that was before the coronavirus lockdown turned the world upside down. Have…

Time to read: 7 minutes Notes from the Microcast The third installment of our “bite-sized thought leadership” program is a Microcast Special. As operators and technology providers step forward to help their nations in crisis, we spoke to Dimitris Mavrakis from ABI Research, Sue Rudd…

Time to read: 3 minutes Network operators around the world have been thrown headfirst into crisis mode. They must ensure that their networks can handle the unprecedented demand created by people around the world working from home. Add to that the additional network capacity needed…

Time to read: 6 minutes Welcome to the second installment of our ‘bite-sized thought leadership’ Microcast.   This time we tackled a market opportunity that has been garnering quite a bit of media and analyst attention: the impact and potential of cloud gaming on 5G…