It’s time for a cloud-native transformation The telecom industry is undergoing a dramatic shift in the transition to 5G. Physical infrastructure that had been the mainstay of the telecom industry is transitioning to an enterprise IT infrastructure that is distributed, cloud-based and enabled by orchestration and automation capabilities. Processes such Read more…
New TITAN.IUM Platform Provides Performance and Scale for 5G while Ensuring Network and Service Evolution from 3G & 4G LOWELL, Mass. — June 2, 2020 — NetNumber today announced the industry’s first cloud-native platform designed to ensure InterGENerational™ network performance. The innovative NetNumber TITAN.IUM™ Platform provides concurrent support for 2G, 3G, 4G Read more…
With GSMA Mobile World Congress 2020 postponed due to concerns over COVID-19, attention is being focused on the next high profile event on the telecommunications industry calendar – 5G World from InformaTech – co-located with the TechXLR8 event. NetNumber is a supporter of the 5G World program and was recently interviewed to Read more…
On the one hand, telecom operators are going through the burden of upgrading their networks to 5G. On the other hand, they are dealing with the complexities of migrating from legacy network monitoring and management means, to IT-based software-defined infrastructures that are virtual and soon-to-be cloud-native, meaning a shift to Read more…
The current state of global telecommunications threats demands new responses. Only the use of real-time data analysis and proactive threat detection can match the sophistication of current hacking activities worldwide. Timely data gathering, real-time machine-based analysis, and quick dissemination of emerging threats creates a more proactive and effective security and Read more…
For decades, the telco network has been monolithic and complex. Hardware-based products and rigid processes have impeded the operator’s ability to upgrade, customize, or scale the network. Today, the telecom industry is undergoing a seismic shift in the transition to 5G. Physical infrastructure that had been the mainstay of the telecom Read more…
While the path to full 5G capabilities is clear enough, how individual operators – and their customers arrive, is not fully mapped out. In the near and long term, operators will face three main challenges: Security: For 5G, security is more broad and complex than previous generations as legacy, IP Read more…
A blog by Pieter Veenstra, Senior Manager Product Development – Security and Routing Security threats in SS7 and Diameter have become more sophisticated and more severe in recent years because both hackers and fraudsters have advanced their techniques, and access to the signaling networks has become easier and less costly. In Read more…
Net-native upstarts are driving the need for new ways to query for global portability data By Doug Ranalli, Founder and VP, NetNumber As the lines between traditional telecoms, a.k.a., communications service providers (CSPs) and online, Internet-based startups continue to blur, we are seeing a significant uptick of new providers entering Read more…
Ensuring that legacy networks go the distance How does a communications service provider (CSP) balance the need to evolve their customers to the latest generation services, while transforming networks to be future-ready, and modernizing legacy systems that will continue to play an important role for many years to come? No Read more…