Let’s play the game “Suppose”. Suppose that we do transform to a future where network services are created more from hosted elements whose features then integrate with connectivity. Suppose that we include the “metaverse” and “metaverse of things” (MoT) models in that. Suppose that public cloud providers partner with operators to create service feature hosting…
One of the recurring metaverse problems is the tendency to nail the term to the social-media applications, when the concept is actually much broader. A joint report by Nokia and EY says that the “industrial metaverse” is creating “substantial business value” and demonstrates “significant or transformative impact”. This doesn’t surprise me; I’ve advocated a “metaverse…
I doubt whether anyone hasn’t read technical media and financial articles that talk about the slowing growth of cloud computing. I also doubt anyone has missed the stories of cost overruns and companies who have saved big bucks not by adopting the cloud but by moving back to, or in some cases even creating, data…
I’m a fan, and an advocate, of open systems. Thus, I’m a fan of the concept of Open RAN. The problem is that what I hear from the mobile operators doesn’t support my convictions, and I think it’s important that we look at the Open RAN situation to see why that is. We’ll start by…
We might enjoy talking about the future of the cloud, or the network, or the data center, but all three of those things are subordinate to the future of “empowerment”, the use of technology to improve business decisions and productivity. The biggest questions on tech, then, are really questions about applications, which means the software…
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Ciena delivered a great quarter by any measure, but it saw a major hit on its stock. The situation is a lesson for tech companies overall, because on the one hand companies are legally responsible to serve shareholder interests, and on the other hand Wall Street has been manipulating markets. We’re in a period where…
If you’ve been in tech for more than a few years, you’re surely aware of the fact that vendors and the tech press will jump on anything that gains any user interest or traction. They’ll lay claim to the hot concepts even if it means stretching facts to (and some would say “beyond”) the limits…
It’s starting to look like the meat of the issue of telco subsidies by OTTs is emerging. A recent piece on the topic makes the comment that the big problem with the EU proposal on subsidies is that the EU “essentially attempts to regulate the internet like the telephone network.” The question that raises is…