FEATURE: MOBILE MANAGEMENT
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With Nokia expecting
to see 5G as one of the
biggest upsides to the
whole telco industry, the
future looks bright for
CSPs. Intelligent CIO spoke
to Folke Rosengard, Head
of Business Development,
Nokia Software, about
how software is key for the
realisation of 5G capabilities
in an efficient way.
massive bandwidth needs and enterprise
communication needs fueled by the IoT and
digitalisation trend. Nokia expects to see 5G
as one of the biggest upsides to the whole
telco industry. This is due to two things:
• A massive amount of IoT connections; and
• The need to provide a multitude of
diverse connections including use cases
with high bandwidth, low latency and
ultrahigh reliability.
Software is the key for realising 5G
capabilities in an efficient way. Technical
capabilities such as dynamic slicing of mobile
networks and a service-based architecture
to enable multiple and diverse use case
requirements based on agile, flexible and
real-time digital fabric are critical for CSPs to
maximise and exploit 5G capabilities.
What should telcos operating
5G require from the software
that sits behind their networks?
5G requires a tight connection between
network, operations and business with all
the systems and processes working together
to deliver and monetise the 5G use cases
for consumers and enterprises. CSPs must
have a strong digital fabric that’s built on
applications with five key characteristics:
What is the function of the
software sitting behind 5G?
5G technology is much more than simply
a new Radio Access Network (RAN)
generation: it affects all parts of the network,
how service providers operate it and how
they offer profitable and compelling services.
It is a whole new business system
that enables CSPs to respond to the
1. Intelligent: Analytics and Machine
Learning in everything are critical to
manage an ever-growing volume of
data. Great experiences are the ones
that are personal, contextual and fast.
These rely on the ability to augment
human intelligence with Machine
Learning and analytics. They use the
data to provide a 360-degree view of the
experience and decide what actions will
produce the best outcomes.
Software is the key
for realising 5G
capabilities
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