It’s becoming obvious that the global economy isn’t in quite as hopeful a place as it seemed just a couple months ago. The inflation problem isn’t going away as quickly as most thought it would, and interest rates are therefore not likely to fall as fast or as far. But that’s not the biggest problem…
In a rare consensus, 100% of the 167 enterprises I’ve gotten 2024 planning information from as of October 1st say that security is a critical focus for 2024. It’s also interesting that over 95% of these enterprises say that security requirements impact network services, network products, application software, platform software, cloud computing, BYOD, and employee…
There’s no question that publicity can drive investment. When generative AI burst on the scene, we saw a rush of major vendors like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft who wanted to at least hold a place for themselves in the space. We also saw a flood of startups, all hoping to be bought if AI…
Choice is a good thing, as long as you can decide on the thing that’s best for you in the end. The problem with choice in technology is getting the information you need to do that. According to my input from 88 enterprises who had evaluated technologies to connect hybrid cloud applications, there are a…
I’ve noted in a prior blog that the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) has offered some views on 5G infrastructure. They’ve now released a position paper on 6G, and while we’re surely at least half-a-decade from much 6G relevance, I’ve noted in past blogs that I’m hoping that 6G will correct some of the…
My blog on Cisco/Juniper announcements, and my earlier blog about the fall planning cycle for 2023 and its relationship to operations models, made me think about what kind of network and IT operations strategy might actually serve enterprises best. Only about a third of enterprises even say they have a unified model for management of…
When the DWT23 event kicked off in Copenhagen, the CEO of the TM Forum laid out a key message, that telecom has “reached a crisis point… the clock is ticking… there is no silver bullet. This industry has three years at the most to turn itself around.” The story I referenced above, though, describes an…
Among the enterprises and network operators I talk with, respect for the current level of government functionality is limited. Given that, it’s interesting that according to a Light Reading piece, the DoD and other agencies are looking at promoting open 5G deployment by holding a forum on advancing the RIC, or RAN Intelligent Controller. This…
I doubt that there’s anyone in networking who doesn’t realize that there are some profound changes happening. In fact, they’ve been underway for some time, but as usual both vendors and operators have tried to stay the course and hope for a return of the good times. Both groups, at least at the planner level,…
We need a technical framework for network evolution if we’re to go forward with the NetCo/ServCo organizational shift the TMF paper I’ve been blogging about suggests. If the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) could define anything useful as the model of next-generation telco-centric hosting infrastructure, it would be a great service. If they could…