What is NFV and why should MNOs care about it?

Steve Barefoot, senior product analyst at Interop Technologies, on NFV and its numerous benefits to MNOs.

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Faster VoLTE, RCS, and VoWiFi Deployments with Virtualized IMS

As VoLTE announcement news and RCS launch chatter become more frequent in the headlines, one must look at deployment time as a key catalyst to accelerating the momentum even further. The recent announcements from Telefonica and Telenor, as well as the T-Mobile news a few weeks back are proof that the tide of advanced IP service adoption is changing, which is good news for the industry.

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MVNOs to Rule WiFi Calling...and the IP Space

Google’s Project Fi announcement is clear proof that MVNOs can play a big role in the proliferation of WiFi calling as a "must-have" offering that mobile operators need to gain subscribers. MVNOs just need a way to launch it quickly without adding to their CAPEX strain.

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Interop Speaks: Transitioning CDMA; and the Cloud

As our team gets ready for day two here in Atlanta for CCA's Global Expo, I wanted to take a moment to encourage you to attend all of the panel sessions during the Expo, but particularly to invite you to hear from my colleague, Lini Karmarkar, and myself.

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Advantages of the Cloud in Today’s Mobile Ecosystem

Network Operators Face growing pressure to maintain average revenue per user (ARPU) in the face of increased data demands and competition from new, “over-the-top” (OTT) service providers such as Skype ad WhatsApp…

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