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Ron Westfall

T-Mobile Sprint Deal Wins Merger Approval — Wreaking Competitive Havoc is Next Up

The T-Mobile Sprint deal wins merger approval, and no doubt wreaking competitive havoc is on the agenda for the new entity, called The New T-Mobile. That said, there’s more ahead than just shaking up the mobile carrier space. Here’s my perspective on the merger and the various 5G benefit claims made by The New T-Mobile, along with what’s likely ahead for cable operators. There are also some concerns that loom ahead, including delivering on the promised benefits, legal approval of the Dish Network settlement, and securing approval from the California Public Utility Commission.
Ron Westfall

Nokia Network Operations Master Launches — Designed to Spur Automation of 5G Network Ops

Nokia announced the launch of its Network Operations Master to provide CSPs with highly automated and scalable software for managing their 5G networks. This is key, as CSPs will require an intelligent management system as 5G adds new layers of technical complexity. Here is a closer look at Nokia’s Network Operations Master, along with my thoughts on why this is not only important, but also what Nokia should do moving forward to further differentiate its Network Operations Master offering.
Ron Westfall

Ribbon’s EdgeMarc 6000 Smartens the Operator and Enterprise Edge

Ribbon’s EdgeMarc 6000 smartens the operator and enterprise edge and boosts Ribbon’s overall competitiveness. Ribbons’ edge portfolio puts increased pressure on SBC platform rivals such as Cisco, Oracle, Metaswitch, Huawei, and Ericsson to show their ability to diversify their portfolios to meet the intelligent edge demands of customers in both the operator and enterprise spaces.
Ron Westfall

Cisco and IBM Join Forces to Deliver Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service

IBM and Cisco are capitalizing on organizations identifying security as their top priority and concern in adopting and scaling their hybrid, multi-cloud implementations. This trend aligns with growing interest in using managed private cloud services to assure greater levels of control and security while controlling costs, fulfilling compliance mandates, and supporting applications that require high performance. Now, IBM Services must prove the price is right for organizations to embrace its Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service proposition.
Ron Westfall

AQSACOM Shows Why Lawful Cyber Intelligence is Top Priority for 5G World

AQSACOM provides Cyber Intelligence software solutions for communications service providers (CSPs) and law enforcement agencies (LEAs). ASQACOM’s solution democratizes lawful intercept applications for the 5G era. Through its development approach, AQSACOM’s presence is expanding in the global CSP and LEA market segments, already including clients from more than 35 countries spanning Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and North America, underpinning the company’s claim to lawful interception market leadership and providing the foundation to accelerate broad LCI adoption in its nascent stage.
Ron Westfall

Marvell Puts the Pedal to the Metal behind Auto Ethernet Connectivity

Marvell is putting the pedal to the metal when it comes to auto ethernet connectivity. While obstacles exist, Marvell’s Automotive Networking portfolio is attractive, for both today’s vehicles and the vehicle of the future. Definitely a space we’ll be keeping an eye on.
Ron Westfall

Luxoft and LG Join Forces to Drive the Automotive Experience

Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company, and LG Electronics (LG) announced that they will form an automotive joint venture (JV) to advance the deployment of production-ready digital cockpit, in-vehicle infotainment, rear-seat entertainment (RSE) and ride-hailing systems based on the webOS Auto platform.
Ron Westfall

Nokia Secures Its Security Messaging

Last month Nokia conducted its Security & E2E Product Security Analyst Webcast. The event focused on how security is getting more important and critical throughout the telecom industry. The emerging complexities of the 5G network architecture requires dynamic and flexible security operations, and network slices must be optimally secured to enable different use cases.
Ron Westfall

Qualcomm and ZTE Light Up 5G with Demonstrable Voice over NR Capabilities

An industry leading step in 5G took place last month when Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated and ZTE Corporation together achieved 5G-enabled Voice over New Radio call.
Ron Westfall

Cisco Investments: Capturing Innovation through the Start-up Ecosystem

Cisco recently held its Press and Analyst Day highlighting the company’s overall vision and strategy in key areas integral to the Internet for the Future initiative, including a session on its Corporate Development and Investments.
5G internet breakthroughs
Ron Westfall

For Major 5G Internet Breakthroughs — Look to the Skies

For major 5G internet breakthroughs, look to the skies, where satellite technology is augmenting and boosting competition in the 5G ecosystem. This is stellar news for 5G consumers and enterprises across the planet. Check out my deep dive here.
Ericsson ConsumerLabs 5G Report
Ron Westfall

Ericsson 5G Consumer Potential Report — Myth Busters!

The scope of Ericsson's 5G Consumer Use study provides the validity required to strengthen the case for accelerating 5G deployment and boosting 5G use cases. We see the new Ericsson ConsumerLab survey driving broader near-term adoption of 5G across the entire mobile ecosystem and boosting Ericsson’s competitive position in capitalizing on the new market opportunities.
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