Appledore Research

Last week, Mavenir provided a group of invited analysts with a comprehensive two-day update on its business and how it sees the #telecom market as a whole as well as in the multiple segments where it is active with its disruptive #CloudNative portfolio. In a detailed new 8-page report, Patrick Kelly provides his takeaways and Appledore's own assessment of the company. [paywall/free on subscription] #OpenRAN #DigitalEnablement #Network #Automation #Software #OSS #BSS https://lnkd.in/eJNUP-NZ

The journey to #autonomousnetworks is typically presented a staircase - yet the step from Level 3 to Level 4 is unlike any of the others. For most #CSPs, it is more of a #chasm that must be bridged. In an extensive new #free-to-read whitepaper, Francis Haysom concludes our #Network #Autonomy Chasm series with a detailed analysis of how to cross the chasm using essential new concepts, understandings, working practices, and technologies. Includes a conversation with Wouter De Borger, co-founder of #intent-based #service #orchestration vendor Inmanta. https://lnkd.in/eFg7fHkk

🖥️ MVNO Nation USA Virtual Forum 📅 11 December @ 12.00 EST | 9.00 PST 🙋♂️ Register for FREE https://lnkd.in/dciSnDsh Don't Miss Out! Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's USA Virtual Forum 2024. Check out the latest event agenda below. 🔸 Analyst Insights Best practices for MVNO architecture and systems strategy John Cyriac Abraham, Principal Analyst, Appledore Research 🔸 Presentation The rise of MVNOs and the future of connectivity Liz Parry, CEO, Lifecycle Software 🔸 New trends Scaling #eSIM globally: New developments and trends shaping eSIM growth and innovation Gilbert Relou, Head of Consultancy & Strategic Development, Kaleido Intelligence 🔸 Debate MVNO opportunities in the U.S. – Navigating growth in a competitive market Alexander Tsao, Vice President Global Sales, PWG Network Solutions Jon Horovitz, Principal Consultant, Atrium Unlimited Consulting Aleks Ahrens, Head of Web3, fliggs mobile John T Shave, CEO, Stack Mobile #mvno #mvnonation #mvnousa MVNO Nation

Our latest #podcast explores the topic of #open and #disaggregated networks, joined by Greg Manganello of Fujitsu Network Communications. We spend some time on #OpenRAN, #BigTelecom vendors, why open is more than just a #technology choice - and how a cocktail party can help you spot a realtime from a non-realtime RIC. With Grant Lenahan and Robert Curran 🎧Apple podcasts https://lnkd.in/e-68QC6y 🎧Spotify https://lnkd.in/eFwPzzZg

The recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) #Reinvent in Las Vegas contained a raft of announcements with major implications (and potential opportunities) for #telecom. From #silicon and #GPUs through to #network #automation #software, #AI and #GenAI, via #ecosystems, AWS demonstrated why its influence on the shape of the #telecom industry should not be underestimated. In an extensive 14-page report, Patrick Kelly covers the breadth and depth of announcements and updates from Re:invent from a telecom industry perspective. Includes a report of an *exclusive* Q&A session between AWS CEO Matt Garman and invited analysts. There are #hyperscalers, and there are hyperscalers... [paywall/free on subscription] https://lnkd.in/evA7dEii

Not a 1970s prog rock act, "Project #Sylva and the #Telco #Cloud" is a new piece of #research from Appledore, profiling The Linux Foundation's initiative featuring Orange, Telefónica, TIM, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and a raft of other telcos and cloud-savvy vendors (Nokia, Ericsson, Canonical,...) and integrators, addressing one key challenge in moving to #cloudnative #telecom. What is the scope? Is it learning the lessons from previous telco #opensource efforts? What are its chances of success? What should other #CSPs do about it? By Luca De Matteis [paywall/free on subscription] https://lnkd.in/eGxZdaBC

Nokia has a sizeable customer base for its #BSS software portfolio. In a new report, John Cyriac Abraham looks at the scope of the offering, and assesses its prospects in the light of today's #CSP priorities and developments in #5G, #cloudnative and #AI. [paywall/free on subscription] https://lnkd.in/e79j8W2c

What is the experience of #CSPs on the road to #autonomous #networks? No mere survey, in this *free* new report Grant Lenahan reports 7 key findings from in-depth conversations with #telcos, focusing in on #autonomy within #broadband #access #networks. [FREE] https://lnkd.in/ew9cMBjV

#Telecom's three little words that mean so much: "Configure, Price, Quote." Hence this latest #research note/primer from John Cyriac Abraham that explores why this is such a hot topic for #telcos and the suppliers battling it out in #digitalenablement (next-gen #BSS) space. It offers a point-by-point explanation of why telecom CPQ really is different. Part of our Digital Enablement research module so free to subscribers, behind the paywall otherwise. https://lnkd.in/eJbf6CuW

As a region, #APAC's #Telcos have been something of a pace-setter in adoption of new technologies, and innovative, large-scale #automation projects. In a new report, John Cyriac Abraham shares data points and takeaways from the recent TM Forum #Innovate event in Bangkok. [paywall/free on subscription] #DigitalEnablement #BSS #OSS #AI #GenAI #NAS #autonomous #networks https://lnkd.in/e4DN8y49