(This post is guest post by ENEA) On the streets of Hong Kong, a notable trend is emerging in response to mobile-based cybersecurity concerns. Individuals and employees are increasingly adopting ‘burner phones’ – secondary mobile devices used to discreetly handle sensitive communications and transactions. This is no quirky tech trend however, it reflects increasingly widespread concerns about the ability of network operators to protect against intrusions, exfiltration of data, and exploitation of unauthorized access by threat actors. The Changing Face of Cybersecurity in Hong Kong The advent o ..read more

(I have been often asked, if Telcos should use Public Cloud for deploying Network Functions. The answer mayn’t be given in simple Yes/No and it depends on multiple factors. The blog dives deep into question to find answer.) Should Telcos choose Public Cloud (or hyperscalers) for 5G Network Function #NF deployments? It’s an interesting question. Two years back, when we saw hyperscalars thronged to MWC, Barcelona (MWC21), everyone talked about how public cloud is going to win over the complex beast named telcos. It appeared easy win at first glance! Two years down the line (or two and half now ..read more

Partners trialed non-real time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non-RT RIC) technology based on O-RAN specifications The Non-RT RIC brings intelligence and programmability to RAN by enabling third-party applications (rApps) to manage and optimize radio resources  Multi-vendor collaboration assessed integration complexity of the Non-RT RIC, rApps and Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) framework – and summarized in whitepaper. Open RAN. © Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom today underlined its ongoing commitment to the development of Open RAN technology, by announcing details ..read more

AIOps stands for Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations. It is a technology that combines machine learning, big data analytics, and other artificial intelligence techniques to automate and improve IT operations. AIOps is designed to help organizations manage and optimize their IT infrastructure, applications, and services more efficiently and effectively. AIOps uses advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms to analyze large volumes of data generated by IT systems and applications. It can identify patterns, detect anomalies, and provide insights into the root cause of issues. AIOps ..read more

Generative AI is a subset of artificial intelligence that involves the use of algorithms to generate new content, such as images, videos, and text. Unlike traditional AI, which relies on pre-existing data to make decisions, generative AI can create new data from scratch. This is achieved using deep learning algorithms, which are designed to mimic the way the human brain works. By analyzing enormous amounts of data, these algorithms can learn to recognize patterns and generate new content based on those patterns. Generative AI works by using a neural network to analyze and learn from large data ..read more

In my previous blogs, I covered some important topics, including how enterprise networks or IT networks could evolve to integrate Private 5G (P5G) network on their premises or hybrid cloud. Moreover, it’s also known that P5G networks have been on roll for past few months, where service providers and enterprises are partnering to solve different business use cases, collaboratively. It brings forth another important question, how do enterprises ensure security of P5G as well as their existing enterprise network? Trend-micro has conducted a detailed survey on ‘Expectations of P5G Network Security ..read more

Private 5G has certainly built momentum. Many service providers, including telcos, across globe are piloting numerous use cases, across industries, including media, retail, manufacturing, and sports. As telcos are upgrading their networks from 5G NSA (non-standalone) to SA (standalone), it’s imperative that they will also be looking to build more revenue driven services, in-line with 5G SA capabilities. According to some estimates, 5G B2B services could potentially bring around 40% of total telco revenue in coming years. Nevertheless, telcos as well other ecosystem players, including public cl ..read more

Enterprise Networks or IT Networks are the backbone of any enterprise setup. Comprising of diverse set of enterprise apps, servers, storage, network, and user devices. Typically, they are managed by local IT teams round the clock. Traditionally Wi-Fi and/or LAN/Ethernet has been the preferred mode of connecting apps and devices across local areas. Functionally this setup itself is quite diverse, and complex comprising of multiple VLANs, IT Data Centers, Power Systems managed by enterprise IT policies and rule engines. You need to be a ‘Pro’ to design, build and manage these networks. Enterpri ..read more

TRAI, the telecom regulator of India, recently published recommendations on spectrum auction for IMT/5G services in India. While there are lots of noteworthy recommendations, we would limit this blog to discuss the DoT’s point of view, when they rejected some of the recommendations by TRAI for deploying Captive Private 5G Networks for Enterprises, esp. Industry 4.0. First, let’s start with TRAI’s recommendations. TRAI in all had four major recommendations, which are: Enterprises should use a network slice from a Telco for a private network. Enterprises can ask Telcos to build a priv ..read more

Since the pandemic, many organizations expanded their horizons (literally), riding on the wave of digital transformations, AI/ML, 5G, Blockchain, are already hitting the wall by now. As pandemic is subsiding, the realization is real for many of them; we can ride the wave successfully, if we can build the team of people with right skill sets. Is that something Organizations didn’t realize before they started surfing the wave of opportunities? Let me talk about Telecom for the sake of this article. Telecom is one of the most complex and tech savvy industries out there. Believe me, tech stack is ..read more