How Rakuten is writing the automation rulebook for 5G

In this podcast, Anil Rao, Principal Analyst at Analysys Mason, discusses network automation with Rahul Atri, Managing Director of Rakuten Mobile...

Operators’ 5G TCO strategies must deliver more than just cost savings

5G architectures promise cost savings for operators, but in many cases, capex is merely being displaced to opex, with limited impact on overall total...

Implementing the vRAN cloud: strategies for success

Operators are starting to plan their roadmaps for 5G virtualised RAN (vRAN), which will require cloud platforms that are highly distributed and have...

Automation is critical to reduce the TCO of current operations and support new business models in the 5G era

Caroline Gabriel, Principal Analyst, and Anil Rao, Principal Analyst, gave this presentation at Analysys Mason's tenth anniversary Telecoms Summit on...

5G will require new as well as established spectrum bands, but the availability of new bands is not confirmed

The process of defining the next generation of wireless communications (5G) is now underway, and the economic impact of decisions that national...

Bringing down the cost of mobile data traffic: investing in new technologies and more spectrum

This article addresses the insight that mobile network operators can use now when planning an approach to supporting faster mobile data services,...

A single RAN strategy can offer double-digit savings for LTE deployment: a real TCO comparison

Before deploying LTE, operators have to formulate a commercial and technical strategy that aims to maximise revenue and minimise costs as well as...

African mobile operators: improving returns through consolidation

The mobile telecoms industry in Africa has burgeoned in recent years, but slowing revenue growth, increasing costs and shareholders demanding returns...