Last week Dell’Oro Group reported on the telecom CAPEX stating that “telecom operators around the world invested heavily in their fiber and LTE networks in 1H14 as the transformation from voice-centric to data-centric drivers continued.” The research firm says that 2014 will see an increase in spending but a decline is projected for 2015. CAPEX...
DENVER, SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, September 22, 2014 – Alianza, the cloud voice platform company, today announced a new solution partnership and successful integration with WinCable from GLDS, the leading provider of billing, customer management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers. The partnership dramatically simplifies VoIP management and reduces the cost of delivering voice services.
Next week Alianza will be exhibiting at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. Throughout the year Alianza has been investing in the cable market to help MSOs with their next-generation voice initiatives. Throughout our history, we have helped ISPs deliver voice (such as Clearwire and ViaSat) and now many traditional providers of VoIP are turning to the cloud...
At the CableLabs Summer Conference Alianza is demonstrating the simplicity of voice management with a cloud voice platform. While the economics and business model of cloud services are well understood, Alianza is demonstrating the ease of operations that cloud voice platforms enable. Cloud voice platforms provide real-time visibility and control that simplifies service definition, order...
The convergence of cloud computing resources, network functions virtualization, and the introduction of important new tools like Microsoft Lync are propelling UC forward and creating new opportunities for the unified communications ecosystem.
Tom Nolle of CIMI Corp wrote another thoughtful piece on NFV this week Is NaaS a Good Conceptual Framework for SDN and NFV? He introduces a concept termed Network as a Service (NaaS). You can refer to the cloud voice platform as Voice NaaS (as a prospect once did).
SCTE and cable operators have pledged to reduce network energy use by 2020 and Network World recently wrote about the power costs behind the PSTN and the benefits of IP transition. One quick and easy way for cable operators and telcos to do that is to turn off the voice network and put it in...
The operational and support challenges of building and running a multi-vendor VoIP network were highlighted by Verizon’s Kyle Malady, SVP of global network operations at a recent conference (see Light Reading’s article Verizon Worried About SDN, NFV Impacts).
Amid the scramble in cable circles to build service strategies on a cloud foundation suited to delivering next-generation multiscreen TV, another big issue in need of attention from the cloud perspective is digital voice.
NTCA, The Rural Broadband Association, recently released the results of its annual member survey. The NTCA 2013 Broadband/Internet Availability Survey Report provides a number of stats that underscore how telco companies are becoming broadband multi-play providers. However, they face some challenges and there are a number of areas where the cloud can help these providers,...
