Category: Communications Networks

Amdocs Customer Engagement Solution for CSPs Benefits Both Contact Center and Retail Store Workers and Customers
Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer review the finalization of Ericsson’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Vonage and why it strengthens Ericsson’s ability to use the Vonage API Platform to meet growing enterprise, CSPs, and end user demand for innovative apps and services that change how business is conducted and augment experiences across 5G environments.
Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer assess the three-way collaboration between AT&T, DISH, and CableLabs to establish O-RAN Alliance testing and development initiatives at the CableLabs Kyrio facility and how it advances the global O-RAN Alliance mission in making sure the 5G ecosystem achieves the predicable use of open, intelligent, virtualized, and fully interoperable RAN technology.
Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer assess the three-way collaboration between Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Thales to test and develop 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks to help provide global 5G coverage, including areas currently not served by terrestrial networks, which can make deliver 5G ecosystem benefits such as making 5G smartphones that next incarnation of satellite phones.
Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer examine how NEC’s acquisition of Aspire Technology augments NEC’ s systems integration offering for Open RAN 5G applications, gaining the expertise and assets needed to deliver increased levels of system design and integration across 5G environments, including especially 5G standalone networks.
In this week’s episode of The 5G Factor, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall cover news of T-Mobile nailing (again) speed tests, the Ericsson, Qualcomm, Thales collab, China powering forward on private 5G, news that Elon Musk’s vacillating behavior might be costing him allies at the FCC on the 12 Ghz spectrum front, and the thumbs up from U.S. regulators on the Ericsson/Vonage acquisition and what that means moving forward.
Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses how Airtel’s new 5G pacts with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung affirm the rising competitive prospects for the trio across the global 5G ecosystem, including especially 5G RAN solutions, due to factors such as Airtel and the India’s entry into the 5G market, the wide-ranging ban on China-made equipment in key markets, and Open RAN’s evolving readiness for prime time 5G deployments.
Driving the Next Era of Computing with Intel Foundry Services - The Six Five Summit Sessions
In this episode of The 5G Factor, a Futurum Tech Webcast focused on news out of the 5G and IoT ecosystems, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall cover news of Elon Musk’s Starlink complaining (again) about 5G, the NEC and Aspire acquisition, T-Mobile and Oceus alliance providing an assist to the DoD, AT&T, DISH, and CableLabs leading the O-RAN Alliance activities in the U.S. and more.
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the Samsung Mediacom 5G FWA deal highlights major ongoing 5G ecosystem developments such as growing cable operator commitment to use 5G FWA to broaden their addressable broadband market, the further boost to Samsung’s credibility as a supplier of 5G network solutions including 5G FWA and vRAN/O-RAN, as well as the critical role CBRS spectrum can play in reducing the digital divide across rural areas.
The Next Big Jobs for 5G Networks: Transform Industries and Connect the Metaverse – The Six Five Summit Sessions
Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why the power trio of Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Thales can advance the adoption of standardized 5G NTN through testing and validating that LEO satellites can deliver 5G connectivity throughout remote areas and challenging geographic areas such as oceans and dense forests to 5G smartphones effectively ushering in the next incarnation of satellite phones.

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