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Is ‘digital’ service assurance the same as before? Hint: No
I recently came across an interesting white paper from the Netrounds team titled, “Reimagining Service Assurance in the Digital Service Provider Era.” Read more…
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Ericsson buys out CENX to boost OSS and NFV business
Ericsson has struck a deal to acquire 100% of shares in service assurance technology company CENX, which the company says will boost its OSS and NFV orchestration portfolio with vendor-agnostic service assurance and closed-loop automation Read more…
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Mycom OSI and Red Hat promise automated assurance for hybrid NFV
Mycom OSI has announced a collaboration with Red Hat for a telco cloud assurance solution that offers automated assurance across hybrid NFV networks. A highly scalable, reliable and agile telco cloud – in which telecom NFV Read more…
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Effective service assurance starts with small data, not big data
Service assurance solutions touting big data and AI capabilities are falling short of the mark – the answer may be small data, says a new Netrounds white paper. Big data and artificial intelligence are often Read more…
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Virtualized network monitoring is essential to deliver QoS for any “G”
Virtualized network monitoring and service assurance are essential for operators to compete on QoS for 4G services and beyond. For operators in northern and southern Asia, cost reduction and quality of service (QoS) from their Read more…
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New Singtel service promises enterprises assured internet performance
Singtel has launched its ConnectPlus Optimised Internet Service to provide enterprises with secure, reliable and high quality internet connectivity between their offices worldwide. The Singtel Optimised Internet Service comprises two features: Singtel’s ConnectPlus Optimised Internet Read more…
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Service assurance gets a boost as CSPs get ready for SDN/NFV
A handful of high-profile communications service providers (CSPs) are deploying NFV/SDN-based virtual networks, but many CSPs are taking a “wait-and-watch” approach. In 2016, even the most aggressive CSPs moved cautiously on operationalizing virtual networks, which Read more…
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InfoVista launches cloud-based managed service assurance platform
InfoVista has announced the launch of its cloud-based turnkey managed service assurance platform, VistaGO, which promises Tier-2 or Tier-3 operators agility for end-to-end SLA reporting and affordable Tier-1-grade mobile backhaul assurance. Both CSPs and MNOs face Read more…
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Q&A: Disrupting your OSS with analytics, automation and AI
When people talk about disruptive technologies, they don’t usually think of the backend. But that’s where some of the more crucial disruption needs to happen – and is happening. In this exclusive Q&A, Mounir Ladki, Read more…
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Netrounds, NEC and Netcracker collaborate on automated service assurance
Netrounds announced that it has joined the NEC/Netcracker SDN Partner Space ecosystem, and is collaborating with NEC and Netcracker to accelerate active network analytics and automated service assurance. Goal: to enable CSPs to capture new Read more…