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Time to read: 2 minutes Enea was privileged to have been invited to attend the recent Deutsche Telekom Campus Fair. We may not have been able to attend in person this year due to the pandemic, but nothing was lost in what was a fantastic…

Time to read: 2 minutes Mobile operators across the globe have been forced to slow down their 5G deployments during the COVID-19 crisis. To cope with the exponential rise in traffic, carriers have had to rely on 4G whilst also investing in 5G. Many of…

Time to read: 3 minutes The cloud has achieved new heights! A few weeks ago cloud database software company, Snowflake, more than doubled its valuation to just under $71 billion dollars. Heck, even Warren Buffet wants a piece of the cloud action! Snowflake is interesting…

Time to read: 2 minutes This article appeared on RCR Wireless As telco operators around the world ramp up 5G networks, they’re increasingly faced with competitors that are making it difficult to successfully monetize those networks. Despite that operators have made huge investments in networks…

Time to read: 5 minutes   It wasn’t quite planes, trains and automobiles – but it was bikes, hikes, swims and runs! The last week of September 2020 culminated with the annual Enea Openwave charity fundraiser – and it’s been a year like no other!…

Time to read: < 1 minute This article appeared on Forbes Despite the Covid-19 pandemic bringing most of the world’s economy to its knees, the rollout of 5G has come through relatively unscathed. In fact, a recent study from my company found that 37% of mobile…

Time to read: 3 minutes The hype is over. The implementation and rollout of 5G is here – and it is a significant milestone for every mobile operator. 5G provides a once in a generation opportunity to examine and overhaul operational processes. Likewise, 5G enables…

Time to read: 2 minutes This article appeared on VanillaPlus  5G is nearly here. According to a recent study we conducted, says John Giere, president of Enea Openwave, one third of mobile operators are planning to deploy 5G standalone (SA) within 18 months to two…

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…