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Joe Hoffman, the Principal Consultant at JAH Research has drafted an exclusive blog on the lessons for mobile operators from the Mobile Video Index. This article first appeared in VanillaPlus.  A new report from Openwave Mobility provides observations from real-time…

Whether it’s bingeing on Stranger Things, cute pets or epic fails – people just can’t get enough of video on their mobiles. According to the live operator usage data which we recently garnered from around the world, mobile video is…

Myths are a feature of every culture the world over. And we enjoy them. Who wouldn’t like to hear again the story of Hercules or Count Dracula? And which child would say no to a fairy tale about a big…

As NFV spending hits $38 billion, some mobile operators are experiencing teething problems. Vendor lock-in, internal funding issues, management challenges and underwhelming results have dogged many deployments. The following observations are based on 18 months of live NFV trials and…

As part of our exclusive thought leadership series for The NFV Playbook, we created an infographic on the 6 lessons operators should be mindful of when deploying NFV. This infographic is based on 18 months of live NFV trials and…

This blog first appeared on IT Pro Portal Once in a while, it is a useful exercise to directly approach mobile subscribers and ask them exactly how they think and feel about a particular subject.  This time, the questions related…

The world’s population is close to 8 billion, but there is an (almost) undeniable common experience that brings us all together… The demand for more mobile data! Well, maybe that’s not the number one human experience that we share, but…

This blog is based on the latest report from our NFV Playbook. Register and download it today. The most crucial element in any mobile network is something that can be seen only in the abstract — the subscriber. This means that…

For many network operators, the fundamental reason to deploy Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technology is the ability to de-couple network functions from expensive proprietary hardware. This paradigm shift in network infrastructure enables flexibility, scalability and most importantly, cost savings. But,…

While most industry experts agree that Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technology is an important step in network evolution and transformation, many communications service providers (CSPs) are still wrestling with real-world issues and challenges related to commercial deployments. Yet even in…