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Rethinking the WAN: Zero Trust network access can play a bigger role

Network World

The WAN as initially conceived was about one simple job: the WAN was the network that “connects my sites to each other.” That is, the network connecting users in corporate sites to corporate IT resources in other corporate sites or perhaps colocation facilities. It was all inside-to-inside traffic.

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China Unicom autonomous networks scheduling and opening platform

TM Forum

China Unicom leverages an autonomous network scheduling platform, gains greater visibility and control. China Unicom built an autonomous, nationwide platform for network scheduling and to open network capabilities via APIs, working with China Information Technology Designing & Consulting Institute Co. Delivery of products.

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Ms. Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer at US Air Force and US Space Force to Present at October 2020 AI in Government

CTOvision

AI in Government is where those working in and with the government get together to network, discuss, and interact on topics relating to AI, machine learning, and cognitive technologies. This […].

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WHITEPAPER: 2020 Global telecoms quality of service report

Spearline Testing

With a data set of hundreds of millions of data points across 2020, our global inbound voice call testing allows us to glean unique insights. Spearline is the telecommunication industry’s leading network intelligence company. Download your FREE whitepaper. Find out more about Spearline.

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Six companies dominate network traffic as speed and access grows

TM Forum

In 2021, just six companies – Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple – generated nearly 57% of global network traffic, according to research by Sandvine, a network monitoring company. billion) in 2020, a six-year high. or territories that are investing in 5G, up from 412 operators at the end of 2020.

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Mobile private network technology enablers

TM Forum

Mobile private networks (MPNs) use the same kinds of network elements as public or macrocellular networks, which consist of a radio access network (RAN) and core. Communications service providers (CSPs) are modernizing public mobile networks to exploit the potential of cloud and edge computing, and MPNs will do the same.

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1&1 contracts Rakuten for German 5G Open RAN network

TM Forum

Germany’s 1&1 AG has given a fillip to Open RAN and the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) by contracting Rakuten Group to help build its new mobile network, which will be Germany’s fourth. Its choice of partner to build a virtualized Open RAN 5G network points to Rakuten’s potential to shake up the telecoms industry.

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