mobile network operator
Making 5G a winning experience for service providers
With a saturated consumer market and average revenue-per-user flat or declining, it’s clear that operators must target vertical markets to accelerate business growth. However, when it comes to finding the right partner to deploy 5G-based services for these vertical markets – specifically the enterpr…
Which Mobile Provider Will Win the UK’s Autonomous Car Race?
I had the misfortune recently to have a car accident. Airbags deployed, two cars written off, scary stuff. Thankfully, both the other driver and I both walked away, very much shaken, but unhurt. And thankfully the crash happened at not too high a speed which contributed to what I will call our ‘g…
What’s driving future profits for mobile network operators?
From retail to entertainment, mobility is transforming industries across the spectrum. It’s part of the wider digitalization that is transforming our world and bringing new opportunities for businesses to get the edge over the competition. Or they could get left behind: it’s sink-or-swim. All kinds…
SON Isn’t Just Network KPI Improvements (Part 2)
In the first part of this blog series (SON Isn’t Just Network KPI Improvements-Part 1), we discussed the need for automation and simplification to address growing challenges in network complexity. This part will discuss 3 areas that are good starting points for any MNO considering a SON deployment a…
SON Isn’t Just Network KPI Improvements (Part 1)
Learn how Cisco SON helps MNO lower CAPEX and increase network efficiency The Challenge: In discussions with Mobile Network Operator (MNO) CTOs, the need for automation and simplification is a recurring theme. Legacy manual optimization methods are not keeping up with the network complexity and grow…
Increasing Mobile Network Efficiency with Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi)
Have you ever walked into the office or perhaps an area in your home with your mobile phone and tried to make a call, only to have poor LTE/4G/3G signal strength keep your call from connecting? What did you do? Well if you’re like me, you probably wanted to throw your phone and revert back to the re…
Your Network, Your Way
As a service provider, whether you are a traditional “mobile network operator” or are a newly emerging operator, you are constantly re-inventing your offering to keep up with the changing demands of the mobile public. Nowadays, the mobile public is looking for a network that fits them instead of ad…
Wi-Fi moves to real-time with VoWi-Fi
The recent release of the Cisco® Universal Wi-Fi solution for service providers is the industry’s first end-to-end solution with HD VoWi-Fi (Voice over Wi-Fi) as a key feature. This focus on Voice signals a significant turning point in the role of Wi-Fi in Mobile Network Operator Networks (MNOs). Up…