I want to share some perspectives and observations from the IoTx conference that took place in Dubai (8-9 June 2015) and brought together the city of Dubai with eminent representation of the IoT ecosystem: Cities (San Francisco), facility management companies, technology companies, Systems Integrators, Data analytics specialists, universities and research institutes.
Topics: IoT, Big Data, Internet of Things, Smart Cities, CSP, Network Analytics, Network Connectivity, Cloud Computing
Last week, MYCOM OSI participated in Mobile World Congress 2015, Barcelona (www.mobileworldcongress.com). From March 2 to March 5, MYCOM OSI met with customers, prospects, partners, analysts and journalists, launched new products for Network Analytics (ProInsight™) and for Automation & Orchestration (ProActor™), introduced a new TM Forum report on Network Analytics, and announced joining the UK’s leading 5G research initiative (5G Innovation Center, 5GIC).
Read MoreTopics: Virtualization, NFV, IoT, Big Data, Smart World, Analytics, Internet of Things, Automation, Mobile World Congress, Orchestration, CSP concerns, 5G
MYCOM OSI is participating in Mobile World Congress 2015, which is taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from March 2 to March 5. A key area of interest for the ‘world’s greatest mobile event’ is the way that mobile technology is transforming our lives by connecting not just people but also ‘smart’ devices and thus laying the foundation of smart homes, smart cities and a brave new – smart – world.
Read MoreTopics: Virtualization, Revenue growth, Business Transformation, M2M, IoT, Big Data, Smart World, Analytics, Internet of Things, Automation, Mobile World Congress
What is the next big thing for Communications Service Providers (CSPs)? Several exciting concepts and disruptive ideas – in many cases, Over-The-Top (OTT) player relevant rather than CSP specific – would compete for this coveted title. Amongst them, a couple of industry buzzwords have already captured the public’s imagination and led to tangible product offerings.
The first one is ‘big data’, typically used to describe extremely large sets of data records that would be difficult and cost-prohibitive to store and process with traditional methods. For years, CSPs have collected network, service, handset/device and customer related data. Due to cost and complexity, this information was typically incomplete, used in departmental silos and discarded after a short period of time. The advent of big data facilitates a new paradigm.
Read MoreTopics: Revenue growth, Business Transformation, M2M, IoT, Big Data, Smart World, Analytics, Internet of Things
