Around the World

Posted: September 17th, 2010 | Author: OSS Team | Filed under: Around the World | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Light Reading…
OSS: The Missing Link
In addition to our very own Bob Machin having attended the OSS/BSS World Summit, Light Reading’s Ray Le Maistre reported from the show floor.  During the event, Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO of Canadian carrier Telus Corp., discussed Service Provider Information Technology (SPIT)—a Light Reading term for the evolving set of non-traditional telecom technologies—and how OSS/BSS can, when utilized to their true potential, help service providers “monetize their networks”.  Gedeon explained that it is the OSS specialists within the carriers who are the key figures in terms of new service creation; this is largely attributed to vendor integration roadblocks.  Having identified this a few years ago, Comptel designed a portfolio of OSS solutions to help CSPs adapt to all common telecoms network and IT environments and evolve to meet the demands of future services.

Want to learn more about the SPIT concept?  Check out the SPIT Manifesto, which highlights its importance in the telecom infrastructure ecosystem.

GigaOM…
LTE to Boost Demand for Mobile Bandwidth, Network Gear
Om Malik explores the current state of mobile broadband and the excessive data usage employed by consumers in his recent GigaOm blog post.  He points out that every time we log on to Facebook or fire up our browsers, we are adding to the pressure on wireless networks and making carriers rethink their plans (e.g. end unlimited data usage plans).  He also references several interesting industry reports in his post.  One from research firm In-Stat states that mobile carriers are going to spend nearly $117 billion by 2014 (up 41 percent from 2009’s spend of $83 billion) on last mile backhaul (including line leasing, new equipment-spending, and spectrum acquisitions).  Om continues to state that wireless last mile backhaul capacity in Western Europe will more than triple between 2010 and 2014, to nearly 60,000 Gbps, and that the pressure on the networks is only going increase with the launch of LTE-based wireless broadband networks.

TM Forum Community…
LTE Is Coming….But Don’t Fall For The Hype!
Contrary to what Om blogs about in the previous highlight, Martin Creaner from TM Forum doesn’t see why we are treating LTE with such urgency.  He points out that it has been widely publicized over the last year that there will be 22 operator LTE launches in 2011, but as far as he knows there have been three so far this year.  He believes that 3G is really only now delivering its promise—with good stable high data speeds and a wide availability of handsets in multiple global regions.  As for Martin’s views on LTE, “when launched [it] will undoubtedly be a data-only service, available in very, very few regions, and with voice-centric handset availability being a couple of years in the future”.  He is a great believer in the need for continuous improvement, but tells us not to fall for any hype that tells you 4G is here.  Do you agree or disagree with Martin’s views on LTE?



Leave a Reply