Self-Optimizing Networks

October 10, 2017

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Vodafone Ireland Leverages Cisco C-SON for Machine Learning to Predict 3G Traffic Flows

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Steve Jobs Vodafone engineers are constantly trying to innovate within their network to improve their customers’ experiences. To that end Vodafone Ireland has teamed with Cisco to create the world’s first trial using machine learning algori…

September 27, 2017

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Mobile Video at IBC – From the Why to the How, and to the Now

It’s always exciting preparing for an event like IBC. As we’re taking new products and solutions to the market there has to be a balance between informing those who are starting to look at a new vertical or opportunity, compared to those who have already launched new services. By going out to the wi…

Proving it with Vodafone UK

Self-Optimizing Networks (SON) is not a new term and it has been thrown around for some time within the industry. Distributed SON (D-SON) is now active in many service providers’ radio networks having first been standardized in 3GPP release 8 (2008). Distributed SON, however, runs at the very edge o…