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AN + AI: will it be different this time? Communication service providers (CSPs) everywhere are under immense pressure to do more and better with fewer resources. That means to reduce network operational costs while improving the quality of services and introducing new ones to gain additional revenues. 

This report looks at the future of network and service assurance, focusing on the need for end-to-end observability and the challenges to achieving it. It includes insights, case studies and opinions from operators’ experiences in evolving assurance to its required future state.

This independent research report looks at the provision of location-based information to Europe’s emergency services, how it is progressing and what needs to happen next.

This report explores some of the steps operators are taking as they seek to monetise 5G networks, using the ‘next wave’ – 5G Advanced. This includes activities by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, SFR France, Singtel, T-Mobile and Verizon for differentiated connectivity and network slicing – and views on the market for such services.

AI is the hottest topic in telco right now but it’s hard to cut through the hype. This report is designed to help readers to see beyond the general aims of cutting network and operational costs while improving the performance of both, and delivering better customer experience.

Open RAN is one of the most controversial areas of mobile technology. Its proponents claimed it would open the market to more companies, giving operators more choice at better prices and enabling them to avoid vendor lock-in. Others argue that it cannot match the performance of traditional RAN tech, is more expensive and has many technical hurdles to overcome.