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Jan 23, 2024

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Why Industrial IoT Applications Require IT-OT Convergence

The rapid growth and proliferation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is changing the way organizations collect, process, and utilize operational data. As the global IoT market continues to grow rapidly — it’s expected to bring in $1.2 trillion in 2023 and $2.2…
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Sep 26, 2023

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Cloud, AI at Scale, and Telco to Techco: Digital Transformation World 2023 Takeaways

My colleagues and I just got back from TM Forum’s Data Transformation World (DTW) 2023 in Copenhagen. This was our second year attending and definitely won’t be our last! Unlike Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is amazing but can sometimes feel overwhelming, DTW operates on a…
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Aug 17, 2022

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Top 4 Trends in Multi-Access Edge Computing

Over the last few years, the market for multi-access edge computing (MEC) has changed considerably. In 2020, just 7% of communications service providers (CSPs) had deployed MEC solutions commercially, according to a new report from TM Forum. Fast-forward to today, and more and…
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Aug 4, 2022

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5G Orchestration: A Critical Enabler of New Revenue Streams (Webinar Q&A)

This blog provides the Q&A from the Jun. 21 STL Partners and Volt Active Data webinar, “5G Orchestration: A Critical Enabler of New Revenue Streams”. Some of the webinar’s insights were based on a survey of 146 executives from telcos, vendors, and application providers across…
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Jul 21, 2022

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What is Industrial IoT?

Industrial IoT represents the next phase in the evolution of the Internet of Things, wherein smart manufacturers increasingly invest in connected physical products that have embedded computing devices in them in order to drive operational efficiency, reduce manual work, and otherwise accelerate…
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Apr 26, 2022

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What is Quality of Service (QoS)?

Quality of Service (QoS) encompasses the tools and technologies that enable telco operators to ensure networks, applications, and services are highly performant regardless of network capacity. By giving network admins visibility into important metrics and allowing them to allocate bandwidth to mission-critical…
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Apr 13, 2022

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What is High Availability and Why Do You Need it?

High availability describes systems or networks that can operate continuously, with minimal downtime, even during peak usage. The advent of 5G has made high availability more important than ever as it has significantly increased the volume, variety, and velocity of data flowing…
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Apr 6, 2022

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The (Very Important) Difference Between ‘Reacting’ and ‘Responding’ to Data

The data world is changing faster than ever—but it’s always changing faster than ever. The speeds and volumes at which data now enters enterprise systems are of course far greater than even a year ago, and a year ago it was far greater than…
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Mar 23, 2022

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What is Network Slicing?

Network slicing is the process of dividing physical networks into several smaller virtual networks that can be configured to support unique architectures, rules, performance characteristics, and security features based on predetermined KPIs and service-level agreements (SLAs). With network slicing, telecom operators can…
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Mar 16, 2022

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Making Network Slicing A Reality: How Should Telcos Transform? (Webinar Q&A)

NOTE: SINCE THIS WEBINAR TOOK PLACE, VOLTDB HAS CHANGED ITS NAME TO VOLT ACTIVE DATA. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING WHY, PLEASE SEE AN EXPLANATION AROUND THEIR RENAMING IN THIS BLOG POST. On Feb. 15 we hosted a webinar with STL Partners…
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Mar 9, 2022

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MWC is Back! Top-Four Takeaways From the Return of the Leading Telco Event

If, like me, you’re a regular attendee of Mobile World Congress (MWC), you probably devoted a lot of time and energy to set up meetings for MWC 2020, only to see it all evaporate before your eyes over the course of a…
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