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MY LATEST Millions of new fixed wireless access (FWA) customers at Verizon and T-Mobile haven't affected the performance of the operators' respective 5G networks, according to new findings from network-monitoring company Opensignal, "Despite adding more than eight million 5G FWA subs using 400+ GB per month of data since Q1 2021, the overall mobile network experience on T-Mobile and Verizon's mobile networks has not been compromised," Opensignal analyst Robert Wyrzykowski wrote in the firm's new assessment of FWA technology. Opensignal monitors wireless network performance through apps running on users' phones, which can collect measurements via both user-initiated tests and automated tests. In its new report, Opensignal found that areas in the US with a larger number of FWA customers actually showed better networking performance than areas with fewer FWA customers. Meaning, Verizon and T-Mobile offered increasingly speedy connections even in geographic locations with higher concentrations of FWA users. "We would expect low-FWA penetration areas to see better mobile and FWA performance because of less load on the network. However, our data demonstrates the opposite trend," Wyrzykowski explained. Other Opensignal findings: Around 6% of urban Internet customers subscribe to FWA; in rural areas that figure is 7%. Some 74% of FWA customers pay less than $75 per month for their services. And 35% of FWA customers are between 18-34 years old, whereas that age range is 25% for cable. Opensignal's findings provide an important view into the FWA industry in the US as its subscriber growth begins to slow. For example, T-Mobile added 405,000 FWA customers during the first quarter, far less than the 541,000 FWA customers it added during the fourth quarter of 2023. However, that slowdown is happening just as AT&T is beginning to ramp up its own 5G FWA offering. And both AT&T and T-Mobile recently fleshed out their FWA offerings for business customers: T-Mobile through a new partnership with Ericsson's Cradlepoint and AT&T through one with with Cisco. MORE: https://lnkd.in/gu7E-nGd

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In this webinar, Wilab shared real-world experiences using their 4G and 5G API solution to help operators dramatically reduce the time required to deploy use cases in observability, automation, and monetization—cutting deployment time by a factor of 10. The session featured best practices and highlighted notable use cases, including: ➤ TELUS Canada launching a monetizable service in just 6 weeks, instead of the typical 10-14 months (link to POC Blog post). https://lnkd.in/ga8u_MTN ➤ A LATAM operator deploying a Service Experience calculation system and API, without the need for probes. These results were achieved by leveraging Wilab's real-time data collection and exposure through APIs such as CAMARA/Open Gateway and other specialized APIs. By harnessing these technologies, Wilab empowers operators to streamline processes and unlock new opportunities with exceptional speed and efficiency. - Tomas Achaval-Palacio, Co-Founder & CEO, Wilab For Tomas's full video presentation, click comment box Please #subscribe Global 5G Evolution #youtube channel!

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Check out the latest press coverage of VALDI's acquisition by Storj in the Los Angeles Business Journal by Keerthi Vedantam Valdi is the leader in on-demand high performance cloud computing (GPUs) widely used for AI training and inference in data-intensive industries like technology, research and life-sciences. Valdi is addressing the massive shortage of GPUs driven by growth of the AI market by making them available instantly in mass scale at very competitive prices. Storj is seizing the opportunity to accelerate innovation at-scale with integrated cloud storage and GPU solutions, which is a big step toward developing a full stack distributed cloud solution. https://hubs.li/Q02GFHZQ0 #cloudinnovation #AI #CloudStorage #LosAngelesInnovation #PasadenaNews

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The #5GMETA Consortium just released their latest White Paper: 'Monetising Car Data'. 📄 This white paper describes the 5GMETA platform, which integrates the necessary tools to collect, curate, share, and monetize CCAM data. The platform fosters a data monetization ecosystem, enabling various stakeholders across the data value chain to more effectively and profitably leverage #CCAM data. The Consortium explores the data monetization framework identified in the project and examines the associated business models. Additionally, they explain how to use the platform and the extensions required for the current business-to-business (B2B) platform. The document concludes by describing lessons learned from the project as well as offering practical recommendations for stakeholders to increase the chances of success of a data monetisation eco-system. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eiqqPmKs 🔗Project's website: https://5gmeta-project.eu/ Gorka Vélez Isasmendi Vicomtech Tamara Djukic, PhD ICOOR VEDECOM

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When Broadcom’s IT team needed a high-availability private cloud to support 26 business units and four functions, they chose VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). 📈 Here’s what they achieved in just three months: ✅ 300 hosts available for testing ✅ Streamlined tools through a developer services catalog ✅ Actionable insights with executive dashboards The result? A seamless user experience and improved operational efficiency across their organization. Dive into the details: https://brcm.tech/47zGvFT

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Our SD-WAN puts the enterprise, not the Telco, in the driver's seat when it comes to connectivity. this isn't magic, it is a tool purposely built to let IT simply control enterprise resources. nothing in SDWAN is particularly new, we simply talking about a consolidation of features that were already there before, however in their own hardware boxes, or given to you by your providers to use. we've used WAN optimization, we've used intrusion detection and prevention systems, we have used firewalls, we've used link bonding solutions and balance traffic across multiple transports...all of these functions now have come together into a single solution. BUT what we have not done before is be able to operate them all as a single cohesive unit, that is a sort of education that network engineers are going through and that is what PEPLINK does best. or they can come to us and we will manage it for them. We are here to help businesses, big or small, to take advantage of this promising technology and actually get business value out of their activity and out of the dollars that they are spending. 🎈 can do a lot more than before 🎈 better visibility on network traffic 🎈 able to shape traffic better 🎈 able to siphon off traffic to go more directly to the internet where that was appropriate 🎈 branch internet access necessary and viable 🎈 SD-WAN is the gateway to SDN and NFV 🎈 gateway to other interesting technologies 🎈 way more value for the money spending this is not an end-of-destination, it is one step along the journey towards the disaggregation of the data and the control plans and providing business with immediate value.

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Lumen Technologies Connected Security – with the power of #BlackLotusLabs – delivers analytics and threat management services with the tools and automation to proactively identify and respond to potential security issues before they cause harm. This can help ease the burden for organizations of having to develop and manage incident response in-house. Learn more by watching this informative video!   #FutureTogether #Cybersecurity

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Our recent CPaaS vs. 5G Network APIs whitepaper discussed the key differentiated factors, followed by how these technologies coexist catering to different developer and application requirements. Check out our blog, which delves into how each programming interface can be effectively used to provide optimum performance and reliability on advanced network infrastructures. Learn how Shabodi’s Network-Aware AEP, using network APIs enhances the performance and reliability of applications across advanced networks like 5G, unlocking a new era where network conditions are no longer bottlenecks but facilitators of superior user experiences. #CPaaS #NetworkAPIs #connectivity #Shabodi #ShabodiAEP #network #5G #latest #technology #future #innovative #b2b

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🚀 LIVE NOW! Tune in to our webinar panel discussion focusing on "Empowering Digital Evolution Through Private Wireless Networks." Hear insights from Vivek Parmar, Jason Burns, Sandeep Shashikant, and Pradhyum Ramkumar as they explore: 🎙️ C-Band release's influence on wireless infrastructure and its effects on private networks. 🎙️Tactics for tackling wireline and wireless connectivity challenges. 🎙️Importance of Private Wireless Networks (PWN) in altering connectivity usage trends. 🎙️Industries and scenarios propelling 5G adoption, like manufacturing, oil & gas, and logistics. 🎙️Factors to consider for 5G deployment, including costs and network management. Join the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gMA-Yxvf #AicorespotDigitalTalks Nitin Naveen Arvind Kannan Archana Nair

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Broadcom recently acquired VMWare, a leading cloud software provider, which resulted in VMWare’s shift to subscription-based licensing. Customers are analyzing what that means for them in terms of cost, adding/changing licensing profiles, and managing the uncertainty that comes with a change like this one. Some are viewing this moment as an opportunity to explore alternatives. In our latest blog article, we examine the fallout from VMWare’s licensing change and outline three options to consider. https://lnkd.in/gwBcVy2x

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In this Mobility Field Day #MFD12 article, Sulagna Saha discusses how Nile’s Network-as-a-Service (#NaaS) solution leverages advanced #automation to alleviate the operational burden of managing complex enterprise networks. By automating tasks from configuration to lifecycle management and relying on a centralized #AI #Automation Center, Nile provides a seamless, near-autonomous network experience that eliminates the need for customer intervention and reduces reliance on in-house expertise.

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5G CNFs built to fail, but designed to recover. 5G cloud-native networks face numerous challenges, from resource contention to network latency. But with the power of Kubernetes, CNFs are designed to recover from failure autonomously. Learn how to prepare your network for inevitable disruptions with Spirent’s resiliency validation tools. 📥 Download the whitepaper & safeguard your 5G deployment. https://okt.to/DMcK0C #5G #Cloud #Kubernetes #Network #Innovation

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