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Omdia's latest report (subscription required) by Joe Hoffman on BSS is based on a survey of 17 charging and policy vendors regarding: * Customers: adoption of 5G CCS; proportion of charging customers who also buy policy; buyer personas; charging use cases * Solution functionality: default templates; support for offline charging; backward compatibility; fraud detection; cloud nativeness; compute and memory requirements; TPS; release cadence; SaaS offering; support for hybrid cloud; AI usage * Compliance: 3GPP releases; new features R18 will bring; TM Forum APIs * Adjacent systems: Interaction of charging with policy and mediation The report doesn't name specific vendors but should be helpful to telecom operators that are looking for the key factors to consider when choosing charging and policy solutions. Thanks to those companies participating in the study: Amdocs, Asiainfo, Cerillion Technologies, CSG, Ericsson, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lifecycle Software, LotusFlare, MATRIXX Software, Mavenir, Netcracker Technology, Nokia, Optiva Inc., Oracle, SigScale, Totogi, and Whale Cloud. https://lnkd.in/ei-fEXfu

🔓Unlock the future of Radio Access Networks (RAN) with Intelligent RAN Automation! The O-RAN ALLIANCE introduced "rApps" for advanced control loops, revolutionizing operations like AI/ML-based RAN optimization. 👨💻The rApp concept lets developers focus on algorithms without vendor concerns, fostering a dynamic RAN automation community. One can seamlessly deploy rApps on diverse SMO/Non-RT RIC platforms with the R1 interface acting as the glue, enabling multi-vendor integration with an open architecture. The interface empowers developers with a range of services: ▶ It simplifies execution, ▶ Shields developers from low-level details, ▶ Fosters a global RAN innovation community. Explore how we are aligning with R1 for Open RAN, Cloud RAN and existing 4G/5G networks: https://lnkd.in/euDFVN_b #RANAutomation #ORANAlliance #Telecoms

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Enabling telco-as-a-platform - Telecom operations demand precision, agility, and foresight. Explore how our telco solutions harness the power of data to optimize networks, streamline operations, and deliver superior customer experiences. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gudGKrEx #TelecomInnovation #APIIntegration #DigitalTransformation

Enabling telco-as-a-platform - Telecom operations demand precision, agility, and foresight. Explore how our telco solutions harness the power of data to optimize networks, streamline operations, and deliver superior customer experiences. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBZ2kW3y #TelecomInnovation #APIIntegration #DigitalTransformation

UScellular has enriched its private cellular solutions portfolio by integrating NetCloud Private Networks from Cradlepoint, a subsidiary of Ericsson. This addition complements their existing offerings such as Ericsson Private 5G and Ericsson's Mission Critical Networks, enhancing UScellular's ability to cater to a diverse range of business needs. NetCloud Private Networks streamlines the complexity of building and managing private networks by providing an end-to-end solution, unlike traditional setups that often require assembling parts from various providers. This new integration simplifies operations for enterprise IT teams by offering seamless network visibility. #UScellular #PrivateNetworks #5G #DigitalTransformation #Ericsson #Cradlepoint

It’s all about change in the world of mobile networks. How a service provider prepares and underpins that change is what will dictate how successful it is. The #OSS and #BSS architecture is evolving to support a superior #5G service experience. Digitalization is critical for efficient service creation and management, as is the journey to #cloud OSS/BSS: enabling CSPs to fully monetize business, technical, and operational investments. In today’s networks, OSS and BSS must work together for greater impact and efficiency. Ensuring these services are robust, flexible, and responsive enough to handle demands raised by 5G now and in the coming years means eliminating manual processes and implementing automated, zero-touch processing workflows where possible. There is no better way to meet these challenges than as a community. The Ericsson OSS/BSS Summit, hosted by Telefónica has been designed to bring together global CSPs to push the industry forward to debate strategies, learn from each other and celebrate achievements and success. By sharing our journeys and obstacles at the Summit, we look forward to becoming more prepared as a collective OSS/BSS ecosystem, ready to take telecoms to an automated, commercially successful future. More about this in the excellent blog written by Paola Saputelli and Ziad BELHADJ: https://lnkd.in/dn3r9UYf

Network Deep Packet Inspection is far from a ‘Dead Piece of Investment’ — it is an essential software component in telecom software infrastructure. Enea Product Manager Nirmit Modi shares how to make the transformation from fixed, physical boxes to a new, agile software model that scales for new traffic demands, distributes cloud natively and delivers insight on key use cases that drive services. As the internet and apps change with QUIC, MVFAST and H3, telecom infrastructure has to keep pace – out with the old and in with the new. Read to learn more: https://ow.ly/QV1y50PRzyc #5G #DeepPacketInspection #BeEneaReady