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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…

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…