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"Telecom's to Lose": $101B Revenue Opportunity Part 1: Diagnosis | The enterprise “WAN” market is in a period of upheaval, and periods of great change create opportunity for those that are willing to move out of their comfort zone. This particular opportunity may be telecom’s first and best opportunity to break the chains of what many refer to as the “dumb pipe”. This research note is one of a pair of related analyses. This analysis spells out the market situation and needs, essentially diagnosing why the opportunity presents fundamental challenges to today’s CSPs. In a complementary research note we offer CSPs our prescription for success. This analysis will be of interest to product managers in telecom operators, strategists and architects looking to plan the route to growth with their enterprise customers. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | January 10, 2023 | 9 | module enterprise-networks operator-strategies research-note report-type |
"Telecom's to Lose": $101B Revenue Opportunity Part 2: Prescription | The enterprise “WAN” market is in a period of upheaval, and periods of great change create opportunity for those that are willing to move out of their comfort zone. This particular opportunity may be telecom’s first and best opportunity to break the chains of what many refer to as the “dumb pipe”. This research note is one of a pair of related analyses. In the first, we explored why and how this $101B incremental opportunity differs fundamentally from the needs that enterprises have traditionally looked to their CSPs partners to provide. This second analysis spells out our prescription – across product, solution and operations – for CSPs to maximize their chances of success in this new market, defined in terms of market share, revenues, and margins. This analysis will be of interest to product managers in telecom operators, strategists and architects looking to plan the route to growth with their enterprise customers. | Future Reports, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | January 10, 2023 | 9 | future-reports module enterprise-networks operator-strategies research-note report-lifecycle report-type |
5G - After the Technology Hype Fades - Preparing for Profitability | Industry stakeholders are still largely talking a technical vision of 5G. 5G must be economically proved, particularly in delivering value beyond connectivity. The report looks at the key factors in enabling 5G economic success, particularly the benefits of automation. The report examines the current state of 5G, its current level of maturity, looking at the proposed 5G use cases, the economics of 5G, and the business opportunities from 5G. | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, 5G, IoT, Market Outlook, Cisco, Ericsson, Technology Enablement, Nokia, Vodafone | February 19, 2019 | 38 | module operator-strategies 5g iot market-outlook cisco ericsson technology nokia vodafone topic report-type vendor |
5G Primer - After the Technology Hype Fades - Preparing for Profitability | Primer that examines the current state of 5G, its current level of maturity, looking at the proposed 5G use cases, the economics of 5G, and the business opportunities from 5G. | 5G, Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note, IoT, Technology Enablement | February 19, 2019 | 12 | 5g module operator-strategies research-note iot technology topic report-type |
A New Generation in Inventory Management | Inventory Management is one of telecom’s perennial challenges. Dynamic, virtualized networks and cloud change the nature of the problem – and so create the need for a new generation of inventory management. This Appledore paper is free to download, courtesy of ServiceNow. Registration details will not be shared. | ServiceNow, Research Module, Observability & Data Management, White Paper, Closed Loop Automation, Inventory | November 10, 2022 | 15 | servicenow module observability-data-mgt white-paper closed-loop-automation inventory vendor report-type topic |
Accedian Skylight | In this profile we look at how Accedian is building an active assurance capability, aligned with modern cloud native networks. Appledore Research were briefed on Accedian in Barcelona at MWC 2022 and as part of our work on the IBM Cloud Pak and Cisco Crosswork Solution Profile.
Active assurance provides a powerful technique to understand the status and performance of the network. It simulates a network flow using active agents across one or many link paths measuring latency, delay, and throughput for the data session. This provides the performance metrics necessary to confirm a consistent service level and to provide a high degree of confidence on actual data plane traffic performance. This technique is superior to older performance monitoring systems that poll, collect, and infer network performance characteristics. It is also essential to manage and monitor complex services such as network slicing that deliver customized service quality tunnels to individual users and applications. | 5G, Analytics, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles, Cisco | June 1, 2022 | 12 | 5g analytics module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles cisco topic report-type vendor |
Achieving intent driven networks | In this outlook we profile 10 market leading suppliers in the journey toward intent based networks.
Intent is critical because more than half of network opex can be drastically reduced through automation, and IT spend can be curtailed through simplified maintenance; yet this demands well-implemented intent. Without intent, or with improper intent, these $ billions in savings will not be realized. Success means a competitive cost structure, and therefore the ability to maintain, and even grow market share. Failure means an inability to compete effectively with those that truly automate. And yet, neither network operators nor suppliers have demonstrated a strong appreciation for the importance of intent – exemplified by early “Fat VM” instances of virtualized network functions. | Huawei, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Amdocs, Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Cisco, Ericsson, Models and Reference Data, Model Driven Definition, IBM, Microsoft, Policy Driven Orchestration, Netcracker, Nokia | May 5, 2020 | 30 | huawei module automation-orchestration amdocs market-outlook closed-loop-automation cisco ericsson models-and-reference-data model-driven-definition ibm microsoft policy-driven-orchestration netcracker nokia vendor report-type topic |
Affirmed Networks vProbe | Affirmed Networks (now part of Microsoft Azure) develops virtualized mobile core solutions. Its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) solution features virtualized instances of 3GPP-compliant Serving GRPS Support Node (SGSN) and Mobile … | Solution Profiles, Microsoft, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | November 14, 2016 | solution-profiles microsoft rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type vendor topic | |
AI and Machine Learning Primer | The report is a primer on Machine Learning and AI, and forms a basis for understanding the opportunity in telecom and virtualization. It will form the basis for future research outlining operations, market progress and individual supplier’s advances. | AI & AIOps, Continuous Improvement, Market Outlook, Optimization Engine | December 21, 2017 | 44 | ai-ops continuous-improvement market-outlook optimization-engine topic report-type |
Amdocs - Policy in MANO | Supplier Profile covering Amdocs’ implementation of policy-driven orchestration in MANO. This accompanies “The role of Policy in the Telco Cloud” | Amdocs, Solution Profiles, Models and Reference Data | March 6, 2016 | amdocs solution-profiles models-and-reference-data vendor report-type topic | |
Amdocs Catalog |
Amdocs Catalog is a next generation enterprise catalog, providing a unified commerce, charging and service/resource catalog. It provides the catalog platform for all of Amdocs solutions. Amdocs Catalog is built and delivered as cloud-native microservices. It is designed as a stand-alone solution that can federate existing BSS and OSS catalog systems, both from Amdocs and third parties. | Digital Enablement, Amdocs, Customer and Partner interaction, Solution Profiles, Catalog and Composition | April 27, 2020 | 14 | digital-enablement amdocs customer-partner-interaction solution-profiles catalog-and-composition module vendor topic report-type |
Amdocs microservices based digital modernization | This report profiles Amdocs’ micro services based DigitalONE and CatalogONE products and the underlying Microservices360 platform on which they are based. Note: an updated perspective on Amdocs Microservices360 and microservices strategy is now available here. | Amdocs, Customer and Partner interaction, Solution Profiles, Catalog and Composition, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | January 21, 2019 | 22 | amdocs customer-partner-interaction solution-profiles catalog-and-composition rapid-automated-service-assurance vendor topic report-type |
Amdocs Microservices360 | This updated 22-page in-depth research report on Amdocs Microservices360 offers a comprehensive view of Amdocs’ microservices strategy and its progress in realising it within its Customer Experience and BSS portfolio. … | Digital Enablement, Amdocs, Solution Profiles, Technology Enablement | September 6, 2021 | 22 | digital-enablement amdocs solution-profiles technology module vendor report-type topic |
Amdocs Mycom OSI deal off | Amdocs announced on May 24, 2022, that it planned to acquire MYCOM OSI a private supplier of service assurance solutions for $188 Million in an all-cash deal. In mid-December Amdocs publicly stated that the deal was officially off the table due to regulatory approvals in the United Kingdom. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Research Note, Amdocs | January 17, 2023 | 6 | module aiops-assurance-analytics research-note amdocs report-type vendor |
Amdocs Network Cloud Service Orchestrator | Amdocs provides a dedicated VNF Manager (Amdocs Network Control Manager) for Amdocs network control VNFs, including vPCRF. Catalog Policy Driven approach linking the network to the business. Leader in PCRF … | Amdocs, Solution Profiles, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 22, 2016 | 12 | amdocs solution-profiles policy-driven-orchestration vendor report-type topic |
Amdocs Network Inventory | Amdocs has a strong and long pedigree in the inventory management market. This 10-page profile examines the company’s offering, notable customers, and provides our own SWOT analysis, based on criteria from our wider inventory market outlook report. This report is available free for subscribers to Appledore’s Observability and Data Management research module. | Network Data Management, Observability & Data Management, Report Type, Amdocs, Solution Profiles | January 17, 2023 | 10 | network-data-management observability-data-mgt report-type amdocs solution-profiles topic module vendor |
Amdocs NFV SD-WAN Management Solution | This document profiles amdocs’ NFV SD-WAN Package Solution, which is amdocs’ Management offering (OSS, Orchestration), in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. This is one of a series of SD-WAN supplier profiles that Appledore is producing in 2018-2019. The document looks at amdocs’ SDWAN Management features, positioning, differentiators, and analysis compared to our best practices. Two version are provided: A “Full” detailed version and a “Short” marketing version. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Amdocs, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation | January 31, 2019 | 22 | module enterprise-networks amdocs sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles closed-loop-automation vendor topic report-type |
Amdocs Open RAN | This 14-page in-depth research report offers a comprehensive view of Amdocs’ offerings in Open RAN. This research is likely to be of most relevance to mobile communications service providers (CSPs) … | Open RAN, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Amdocs, Solution Profiles | March 29, 2021 | 14 | open-ran module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem amdocs solution-profiles topic vendor report-type |
Amdocs Policy and Charging Control Solution for “Policy in the Telco Cloud” | In the area of service and network monetization, Amdocs is evolving its Charging and Policy (PCRF) assets to allow for more agile plan creation and to support more flexible services … | Amdocs, Solution Profiles, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 22, 2016 | 17 | amdocs solution-profiles policy-driven-orchestration vendor report-type topic |
Anritsu eoMind | This profile focuses on Anritsu’s Service Assurance portfolio. We concentrate on eoMind, Anritsu’s portfolio-leading AI Subscriber-led Anomaly Detection. We assess its market progress and investigate specific use cases that leverage their machine learning and classification modeling to drive efficiency and automation in network operations. This report is available free for subscribers to Appledore’s AIOps, Analytics and Assurance research module. | Analytics, Network Data Management, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Solution Profiles | January 23, 2023 | 10 | analytics network-data-management aiops-assurance-analytics report-type solution-profiles topic module |
Appledore Taxonomy | A brief introduction to the Appledore Network Automation Software taxonomy. The taxonomy details the key processes and functional blocks that we believe are central to automation and the adoption of a cloud native approach to software enabled networks. This content is available free to LinkedIn followers of Appledore Research. Follow us and receive a discount coupon. | Report Lifecycle, Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Continuous Improvement, Research Note, Customer and Partner interaction, Catalog and Composition, Closed Loop Automation, Inventory, Models and Reference Data, Model Driven Definition, Optimization Engine, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Technology Enablement | October 7, 2019 | 7 | report-lifecycle module operator-strategies continuous-improvement research-note customer-partner-interaction catalog-and-composition closed-loop-automation inventory models-and-reference-data model-driven-definition optimization-engine policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance technology topic report-type |
Applying Real-Time Analytics in the Virtualized Mobile Core Network | This paper looks at the changing technology, challenges and opportunities to perform data analytics in virtualized networks, and specifically looks at the case of the mobile EPC. | Analytics, White Paper, Microsoft, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | March 22, 2016 | 13 | analytics white-paper microsoft rapid-automated-service-assurance topic report-type vendor |
Aria Networks | This document profiles Aria Networks in the context of Appledore Research Group’s framework report “The Role of Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks”. It provides an in-depth look at Aria Networks’ products, and compares them to ARG’s best practices and Management Taxonomy. | Aria Networks, Solution Profiles, Optimization Engine | November 3, 2016 | aria-networks solution-profiles optimization-engine vendor report-type topic | |
Assuring Dynamic Services In The Hybrid Virtualized Network | This paper looks at the dramatic impact of virtualization, and of cross-domain services, on service assurance. In particular it identifies the failings of existing methods, illustrates future necessary best practices, … | White Paper, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | February 22, 2017 | white-paper rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type topic | |
Assuring Service Quality in the Cloud and 5G Era | The paper evaluates an ideal service assurance solution architecture for operations in the cloud and 5G era and a comprehensive method for proactively pre-testing throughout full lifecycle management. The outcome of this approach will yield lower operational cost in different deployment models. | AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, AI & AIOps, Analytics, Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Juniper, Research Module, Report Type, White Paper | November 17, 2021 | 16 | aiops-assurance-analytics ai-ops analytics premium-reports promoted-reports juniper-vendor module report-type white-paper topic report-lifecycle vendor |
Automated, Managed Security Market Forecast | Foundational changes are demanding new WAN networking realities and creating opportunity for CSPs. The rise of public cloud; the rise of work-at-home, the rise of digital services and business, the importance of digital supply chain collaboration. Additionally, both the sophistication of and the consequences of security threats are vastly greater. The net result is that enterprises are demanding end-to-end solutions, and telecom CSPs are best positioned to deliver those. In this forecast, we predict not only significant growth in the market for automated, managed security (rising to $17.6B in 2027) but also significant growth in CSPs’ share of that market – conditional on them raising their own game in automation. We believe that success in security demands that CSPs provide it as an automated, managed service bundled with underlay and overlay transport. We also believe that an effective, automated security offer drives additional transport segments – worth even more than the security itself. This is a must-win market, and due to complexity, manual methods are not sufficient. Our forecast looks at managed services for automated security across all six segments:
This forecast will be of particular interest to CSPs selling to enterprises, suppliers enabling CSPs with their enterprise growth plans. Appledore top tier subscribers can access the report immediately in their Digital Lockers under Market Outlooks. For other inquiries please use the link below. | Promoted Reports, Security, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Report Type, Global Forecast | June 8, 2022 | 31 | promoted-reports security module automation-orchestration enterprise-networks report-type global-forecast report-lifecycle topic |
Automating Security | This landmark report provides a high level forecast and detailed analysis of a major new multi-billion dollar revenue opportunity for telecom in enterprise, network and cloud security. Across over 50 pages, Principal Analyst Grant Lenahan dissects the state of security, and explains why automation of security offers such a critical new growth vector, in particular for CSPs – though with important qualifiers: the telecom industry must think differently and build automation into the core of new service thinking. The report outlines the many places automation must be applied, reducing the ambiguity in the term, and offers examples of where the industry is moving in this direction. The revenue opportunity is quantified with a breakdown into delivery component segments. We offers recommendations for success, to minimize complexity and cost, and to maximize market gains. CSPs profiled include BT, Lumen, ngena and Spirent. Vendors profiles include Akamai, Ciena, Ericsson, IBM, Nokia and VMware. While extremely valuable as a standalone resource, Automating Security develops themes and industry trends explored in our earlier Security in the Network Cloud. Scroll down to read the full Table of Contents. Appledore top tier subscribers can access the report immediately in their Digital Lockers under Market Outlooks. For other inquiries please use the link below. | Promoted Reports, Security, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Market Outlook | November 11, 2021 | 56 | promoted-reports security module automation-orchestration report-type market-outlook report-lifecycle topic |
Automation in the Cloud Native Hybrid Network | This paper investigates the end-to-end challenges to automation, and suggests OSS and process methods that will lead to higher levels of automation. | White Paper, Closed Loop Automation, IBM | February 21, 2018 | 18 | white-paper closed-loop-automation ibm report-type topic vendor |
Autonomous Networks | The pursuit of autonomous networks (AN) in the telecommunications industry has eluded even the most ambitious operators up to now. However, the journey is being helped by industry collaborations, and in particular the work of TM Forum, together with vendor and operator partners, with notable real world results already achieved. In this research note, we highlight:
Independently produced by Appledore analysts, the research note is free to download, courtesy of Huawei. Download details will only be used for delivery, not shared with any third party. | Huawei, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Research Note | December 6, 2022 | 6 | huawei module automation-orchestration research-note vendor report-type |
Benchmarking Telco-as-a-Platform | In 2021, in Telco as a Platform (TaaP) Appledore looked at the opportunities for growth from the disaggregation of telecom networks. We introduced a set of guiding principles that operators can adopt to help accelerate service creation and generate consistent new revenue streams. By adopting Appledore’s criteria and regularly evaluating progress, CSPs can accelerate their efforts of becoming the cloud and communications providers of choice in their markets. Starting in Q4 2022, Appledore will interview operators representing the global CSP market (and their platform vendors) to establish a looking to benchmark CSP and vendor progress in achieving Telco as a Platform goals and sharing platform success stories with an annual Telco as a Platform Report Card. This Research Note explains the evaluation process and gives interested parties a way to participate in this research. | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Other Reports, Research Note | September 16, 2022 | 8 | module operator-strategies other-reports research-note report-type |
Best Practices for Automation in Orchestration Policy, Models and On-boarding | This report outlines the best practices in network cloud orchestration to achieve agility, cost efficiency and hgih levels of closed-loop automation, with simplicity. It includes a discussion of what must be modeled and how, what must be on-boarded and how, the implications on DevOps, and the core importance of intent-based and cloud-native orchestration. It is an essential tool for those that are specifying , acquiring , integrating , designing or using orchestration systems and associated functionality. It contains best practices, market sizing and scoping, and an estimate of the huge opex savings at stake. This report will also be the basis of future supplier roundups and profiles from Appledore Research, and provides a foundation for understanding what is necessary from ordering and assurance systems to properly drive this automated environment – and simplify operations and OSS going forward. Updated May 2 2018 | Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Models and Reference Data, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 13, 2018 | 113 | market-outlook closed-loop-automation models-and-reference-data model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration report-type topic |
Beyond OSS |
In this white paper we describe a modern, service-oriented management infrastructure, and specifically measure the Blue Planet Intelligent Automation portfolio and long-stated vision, against our documented recommendations for the future of OSS. Much is at stake:
| Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Module, Ciena, White Paper, Closed Loop Automation, Inventory, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | August 4, 2020 | 14 | operator-strategies module ciena white-paper closed-loop-automation inventory model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance vendor report-type topic |
Blue Planet Inventory transforms operations at major CSP | Blue Planet Inventory transforms operations at major CSPThe case study looks at how Blue Planet Inventory has transformed operations at a major CSP and enabled massive operational efficiency improvement and the introduction of new SD-WAN products.
A major US Communications Service Provider (CSP) was seeking to rationalize its multiple inventory solutions, to massively improve network operations efficiency and provide a strong foundation on which to launch a new SD-WAN offering. Using Blue Planet Inventory (BPI), the CSP was able to be the first to market with an SD-WAN offer in North America and has radically improved efficiency of its network operational staff across multiple domains: SD-WAN, IP transport and cable access. In totality, it was able to modernize its operations and save substantial costs by obsoleting its legacy inventory systems. | Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Case Study, SD-WAN & SDN, Ciena, Inventory | August 30, 2019 | 14 | module observability-data-mgt case-study sd-wan-sdn ciena inventory report-type topic vendor |
BT SDWAN | This document profiles BT’s SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. | SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Cisco, Microsoft, Nokia | October 23, 2018 | 22 | sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles cisco microsoft nokia topic report-type vendor |
Case Study: Inventory Transformation with Dynamic Inventory |
Blue Planet has enabled Telstra International to successfully evolve their legacy inventory environment in a program that solved the problems of previous transformation attempts. The results are striking. Not only have there been immediate operational KPI improvements, but more importantly, the true value of the new dynamic and unified inventory system in supporting front-office business and sales functions has been unlocked. In a 12-page case study, we look at how this project was created and delivered, and the results achieved. This report is free to download, courtesy of Blue Planet. Your registration details will not be shared. | Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Case Study, Ciena, Inventory | June 20, 2022 | 12 | module observability-data-mgt case-study ciena inventory report-type vendor topic |
CENX Active Assurance Software | This solution profile is focused on CENX’s software as applied to ARG’s research into closed-loop automation, in this case specifically active assurance and healing within MANO. It should be read … | Solution Profiles, Ericsson, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | April 28, 2017 | 12 | solution-profiles ericsson rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type vendor topic |
CES 2020 | Appledore spent a week at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. This research note outlines our findings from the event. In particular we look at the relevance of the show to the telecommunications industry. | 5G, Edge Cloud, Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note, IBM, Technology Enablement | January 17, 2020 | 10 | 5g edge-cloud module operator-strategies research-note ibm technology topic report-type vendor |
CES2023 Post Show Report | CES – the Consumer Electronics Show – has been around since 1967. What did the 2023 event have that the telecom industry needs to note? Or was it all just VR headsets and TVs? Patrick Kelly offers highlights. You can also listen to Patrick’s takeaways from CES2023 in the Appledore podcast. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Digital Enablement, Research Note | January 13, 2023 | 4 | module aiops-assurance-analytics enterprise-networks digital-enablement research-note report-type |
Ciena Blue Planet - Automation | This solution profile is focused on Ciena’s Blue Planet software as it applies to ARG’s research into closed-loop automation, in this case specifically orchestration. It should be read in the context of “The Role of Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks”, ARG 2016. | Solution Profiles, Ciena, Closed Loop Automation | May 8, 2017 | 13 | solution-profiles ciena closed-loop-automation report-type vendor topic |
Ciena Blue Planet Automation | This profile analyses the portfolio of Ciena’s Blue Planet division in the context of Appledore’s recommendations on successful closed loop automation. Ciena Blue Planet’s focus is delivering intelligent automation software and solutions to CSPs and they have taken the important step of separating their software products business from their core optical networking business. The new Blue Planet division is leading Ciena’s delivery of SDN software management and orchestration for NFV, WAN and Cloud. They are also moving toward intelligent closed loop network orchestration driven by AI/Machine Learning. Blue Planet has four major software products that support its intelligent automation solution. These provide cross technology and vendor support:
| Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Solution Profiles, Ciena, Inventory, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | October 7, 2019 | 24 | module automation-orchestration solution-profiles ciena inventory model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type vendor topic |
Cisco Crosswork Hierarchical Controller - Benefits Analysis | Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are demanding lowered CAPEX spend on networks, lowered OPEX spend on running and maintaining their networks and improved customer experience from their networks. The whitepaper is aimed at senior decision makers within a CSP. It looks at how Cisco Crosswork Hierarchical Controller can automate the management of IP/Optical transport networks delivering quantitative benefits for all operators, be they mobile, fixed broadband or enterprise focused. This report is FREE to download, courtesy of Cisco. However, your registration details will not be shared. | 5G, Promoted Reports, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Continuous Improvement, White Paper, Cisco, Technology Enablement | October 18, 2021 | 25 | 5g promoted-reports module automation-orchestration continuous-improvement white-paper cisco technology topic report-lifecycle report-type vendor |
Cisco NSO - Automation | This solution profile is focused on Cisco’s NSO in conjunction with Cisco’s ESC – Elastic Services Controller as applied to ARG’s research into closed-loop automation, in this case specifically MANO … | Solution Profiles, Cisco, Policy Driven Orchestration | April 28, 2017 | 11 | solution-profiles cisco policy-driven-orchestration report-type vendor topic |
Cisco Policy for the Telco Cloud | Cisco is moving well beyond its traditional position as a router and hardware vendor, to provide forward looking solutions to define (model, store logic and data), instantiate, monitor and manage … | Telco Cloud, Solution Profiles, Cisco, Model Driven Definition | March 22, 2016 | 20 | telco-cloud solution-profiles cisco model-driven-definition topic report-type vendor |
Closed Loop Automation and the New Role of Assurance | (Major) Research Note discussing best practices for closed-loop automation in virtualized networks, with significant learning from control theory. Emphasis on the new role of assurance and analytics, and how they integrate with a common orchestration method that is also used for fulfillment. This paper ties together concepts from several ARG research streams. | Research Note, Closed Loop Automation, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Nokia | September 29, 2016 | research-note closed-loop-automation rapid-automated-service-assurance nokia report-type topic vendor | |
Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks | Framework research on the topic of closed-loop automation in virtualized networks. In this we learn from adjacent industries, control theory and derive best practices to simplify the journey to successful automation and reduce risks. | Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | October 25, 2016 | market-outlook closed-loop-automation model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type topic | |
Cloud native - a revolution postponed | Why the opportunity in NFV/SDN is stalling and what we can do about it. NFV, SDN and Cloud promised a revolution in the way communication providers could increase earnings from networks through service innovation and reduce the costs of delivering these network services. Yet six years into this “revolution” we have yet to truly achieve this potential. This report looks at the possible reasons for this and ways we can avoid these becoming a failed over hyped technology. | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Amdocs, Market Outlook, Ciena, Closed Loop Automation, Ericsson, Models and Reference Data, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration, ngena, Technology Enablement, Netcracker, Nokia | December 6, 2018 | 38 | module operator-strategies amdocs market-outlook ciena closed-loop-automation ericsson models-and-reference-data model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration ngena technology netcracker nokia vendor report-type topic |
Cloud Native in Telecom | Telecom may be virtualizing, but we are far from cloud -native and from achieving its operational promise. An extensive primary-research effort looking at best practices and candid industry opinion from across leading CSPs, NEPs, disrupters and web-scale players. We begin with first principles, look at current practice, industry objectives, gaps and recommendations for success. | Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Models and Reference Data, Model Driven Definition | May 7, 2018 | 129 | market-outlook closed-loop-automation models-and-reference-data model-driven-definition report-type topic |
Collaboration on Edge | Collaboration on EdgeA necessary path to successEdge is critical. Edge is also urgent. Appledore believe that CSPs have many valuable assets in edge, and that it can offer a value proposition much higher than “low latency, don’t you know”. But at the same time, purveyors of edge must be very sophisticated in identifying and cultivating the vertical markets and use cases that can allow the industry to boot strap itself into leadership. Collaboration is critical to CSPs both with external industry verticals and within the CSP global community. | Edge Cloud, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Digital Enablement, Research Note, Technology Enablement | April 20, 2020 | 6 | edge-cloud module enterprise-networks digital-enablement research-note technology topic report-type |
Covid 19 - Its impact on the telecommunications industry |
Covid-19 has massively disrupted businesses in a short period of time. In this market outlook we attempt to set the scene for how the disruption from Covid 19 will impact telecoms. We recognize that at this time everybody’s focus should be on keeping healthy, acting on clear factual information and ensuring that we have the basics of life. Telecoms will, for now, be a key enabler/foundation for all three of these. However, in the long term the current emergency is both a challenge and an opportunity to our industry. Our intent in producing this paper is to allow us to rise to the challenges and to maximize the opportunities | 5G, Edge Cloud, Market Outlook | April 2, 2020 | 20 | 5g edge-cloud market-outlook topic report-type |
Critical Advances in Orchestration for Agility and Automation | This framework report documents the state of the art in orchestration – MANO and beyond — as of 2017. It surveys best practices in four critical areas, and the state of the art in implementation, looking across a wide range of CSPs and suppliers. It is part 1 of a two-part series. | Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation | July 25, 2017 | 119 | market-outlook closed-loop-automation report-type topic |
Deutsche Telekom SDWAN | This document profiles Deutsche Telekom’s SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. | SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, ngena, Nokia | October 22, 2018 | 26 | sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles ngena nokia topic report-type vendor |
Digital Collaboration and Ecosystems - Research Note | Summary of ARG’s major research on the market, economics and operations process needs for digital collaboration. | Market Outlook, Model Driven Definition | May 20, 2016 | market-outlook model-driven-definition report-type topic | |
Digital Twin | 5G, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Other Reports, Market Outlook | June 18, 2020 | 22 | 5g module aiops-assurance-analytics enterprise-networks other-reports market-outlook topic report-type | |
Disaggregation for Growth: Telco-as-a-Platform | This report looks at the opportunity from the disaggregation of telecoms networks, using cloud native networks and network applications – what can loosely be characterized as “Telco as a Platform”. Telco as a Platform can provide the foundation for telcos to assemble and build services for a larger ecosystem, based on their core network capabilities. This can be as a value-added supplier of network-based services or as an efficient utility supplier of underlying network services. CSPs should not be ashamed of taking either position, both of which can be highly successful. The report will be of interest to the COO, VP of business strategy and those tasked with new revenue generation in telcos. It will also be of interest to new telco players in highlighting potential niches for new services and business models. It will be of interest to telco vendors in positioning their services to support disaggregated telcos providing Telco as a Platform. | Promoted Reports, Research Module, Digital Enablement, Operator Strategies & Vision, Market Outlook | July 29, 2021 | 36 | promoted-reports module digital-enablement operator-strategies market-outlook report-lifecycle report-type |
DTW2022 | New venue, new city, new dates – but was it plus ca change at Digital Transformation World 2022? The TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World – the flagship convention for the telecom software industry for over twenty years – returned to an in-person event after a two-year Covid-enforced gap. Living up to the spirit of its transformation title, it has a new format, time of year and home venue for the next three years: Copenhagen’s Bella Centre. The move could hardly be more apposite for the telecom software community: a shift away from familiar, yet brutally monolithic and ageing infrastructure: the Acropolis Center in Nice, long overdue substantial overhaul; cosmetic adjustments made over recent years failing to address its real problems. Impressively, DTW 2022 attracted over 3,000 delegates to Copenhagen. But was it a case of plus ca change? Our Research Note looks at the themes and sentiments from across the event – keynote presentations and at the coal face with vendors and industry peers. | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Other Reports, Research Note | September 27, 2022 | 9 | module operator-strategies other-reports research-note report-type |
Dynamic Inventory | The changing role of inventory in dynamic, online, virtualized/cloud networks. This report looks into the role of inventory in dynamic, hybrid and cloud-based networks, and how inventory must be re-structured to facilitate the benefits of virtualization. | Market Outlook, Inventory | February 22, 2017 | market-outlook inventory report-type topic | |
Dynamic Networks, Real-Time Operations And The Need For Active Inventory | This paper lays the groundwork to fully understand the dramatic impact on operations that we believe will result from dynamic, virtualized (and hybrid) networks. It is intended as a faster-to-consume look at the specific topic of active inventory and live topology. | Amdocs, White Paper, Inventory | April 28, 2017 | amdocs white-paper inventory vendor report-type topic | |
Edge Cloud- a new CSP business case | This report investigates the business case and the market potential for CSPs to capture some of the growing public cloud market with Edge Cloud (the optimum combination of access network and edge computing). In particular, it looks at the key differentiation that CSPs can achieve in, what is likely to be, a very competitive market. Public cloud has transformed the IT world; with applications that would have traditionally been managed by an enterprise on-site now being hosted in the cloud. However, some applications cannot be moved to centralized public cloud for reasons of latency, mission criticality and backhaul network capacity/cost. Similarly, many exciting and innovative new use cases are stalled by the limitations of end devices and the latency and communication capacity/costs to the centralized cloud. This is the opportunity for Edge Cloud! | 5G, Edge Cloud, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Market Outlook | August 30, 2019 | 16 | 5g edge-cloud module enterprise-networks market-outlook topic report-type |
Emblasoft | Emblasoft is a private company that has deep technical expertise in actively testing voice, SMS, and data in a mobile network. The company’s size allows it to be nimble to respond to key customer requirements as the market evolves to 5G SA. This report is available free for subscribers to Appledore’s AIOps, Analytics and Assurance research module. | Network Data Management, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Solution Profiles | January 23, 2023 | 10 | network-data-management aiops-assurance-analytics report-type solution-profiles topic module |
Ericsson 5G Business Update | Appledore spent a day with Ericsson executives in London on 18thFebruary 2019, ahead of MWC. This research note covers briefings on Ericsson’s 5G portfolio, which we believe puts Ericsson in a strong position to enable 5G evolution. | 5G, Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note, IoT, Closed Loop Automation, Ericsson, Technology Enablement | March 7, 2019 | 12 | 5g module operator-strategies research-note iot closed-loop-automation ericsson technology topic report-type vendor |
Ericsson Acquires Vonage: Ericsson's Enterprise Surprise | In November 2021, Ericsson surprised the market by announcing its acquisition of Vonage, one of the original disruptors in the business communications market. Appledore looks at what this development means for Ericsson and the wider market, and offers answers to the key questions: why Vonage? Why now? What’s next? For more on our coverage of Ericsson (including free-to-view content), see here. | Research Note, Report Type, Ericsson | November 29, 2021 | 7 | research-note report-type ericsson vendor |
Ericsson AI by design | Appledore’s thoughts on Ericsson’s approach to operating and optimising the network using AI – Ericsson AI by Design | 5G, AI & AIOps, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Research Note, Closed Loop Automation, Ericsson, Technology Enablement | March 3, 2020 | 2 | 5g ai-ops module aiops-assurance-analytics research-note closed-loop-automation ericsson technology topic report-type vendor |
Ericsson Dynamic Orchestration | This document profiles Ericsson’s “Dynamic Orchestration” solution, in the context of Appledore Research Group’s best practices for closed-loop automation, which are derived form our framework report “Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks”. It is a critical tool for those looking to plan simplicity into our automated future. | Solution Profiles, Ericsson, Policy Driven Orchestration | September 29, 2017 | 13 | solution-profiles ericsson policy-driven-orchestration report-type vendor topic |
Ericsson Dynamic Service Manager | This document profiles Ericsson’s Dynamic Service Manager in the context of Appledore Research Group’s framework report ” The Role of Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks”. It provides an in-depth look at DSM, and compares it to ARG’s best practices and Management Taxonomy. | Solution Profiles, Ericsson, Policy Driven Orchestration | November 3, 2016 | solution-profiles ericsson policy-driven-orchestration report-type vendor topic | |
Ericsson Policy for the Telco Cloud | Ericsson has an end-to-end vision of policy across domains, and an architecture driving its implementation called “COMPA” – Control, Orchestration, Management, Policy, Analytics. Specific solutions are available or being developed … | Telco Cloud, Solution Profiles, Ericsson, Model Driven Definition | March 22, 2016 | 20 | telco-cloud solution-profiles ericsson model-driven-definition topic report-type vendor |
Ericsson SD-WAN Management | This document profiles Ericsson’s Management Solution (OSS, Orchestration), for SD-WAN, based on the Ericsson Orchestration Suite. It is profiled in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. This is one of a series of SD-WAN supplier profiles that Appledore is producing in 2018-2019. The document looks at Ericsson’s SDWAN Management features, positioning, differentiators, and analysis compared to our best practices. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Ericsson | April 25, 2019 | 30 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles closed-loop-automation ericsson topic report-type vendor |
EXFO Nova Context | Canadian vendor EXFO is a distinctive independent player in the telecom inventory space. EXFO is focused on the optimal management and combination of existing inventory data to support assurance and fulfilment business decision-making. This 10-page profile examines the company’s Nova Context offering, notable customers, and provides our own SWOT analysis, based on criteria from our wider inventory market outlook report. This report is available free for subscribers to Appledore’s Observability and Data Management research module. | Network Data Management, Observability & Data Management, Report Type, Solution Profiles, EXFO | January 24, 2023 | 10 | network-data-management observability-data-mgt report-type solution-profiles exfo topic module vendor |
EXFO Ontology | Ontology Systems (now part of EXFO) develops a real time network and service topology platform and toolset that is used for service and customer assurance applications. It is also used … | Solution Profiles, EXFO, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | November 14, 2016 | solution-profiles exfo rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type vendor topic | |
EXFO Xtract | EXFO is a provider of test and service assurance solutions for wireless and wireline network operators and network solutions vendors in the global telecom industry. EXFO offers solutions for the … | Solution Profiles, EXFO, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | November 14, 2016 | solution-profiles exfo rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type vendor topic | |
Google Cloud Platform | Google Cloud Platform
Along with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, Google is the third hyperscaler to target telecom with a proposition based on cloud infrastructure. In this independent 14-page report, we provide an overview of Google Cloud Platform for Telecom, from its 2020 launch to the latest updates one year on. We look at Google Athos in a telecom context, and survey Google Cloud’s latest CSP and ISV partnerships. | 5G, Edge Cloud, Google, Research Module, Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, Solution Profiles | April 12, 2021 | 14 | 5g edge-cloud google module distributed-cloud-infra solution-profiles topic vendor report-type |
Growing Role of Platforms in Cyber Security - Eric Troup in a Defense Publication | We present this paper as a resource to our readers. On of the big operational transformations of NFV and the “telco cloud” is the transition of core capabilities – HA, … | Security, White Paper, Optimization Engine, Microsoft | April 13, 2017 | security white-paper optimization-engine microsoft topic report-type vendor | |
Home Wifi - Broadband weak link and business opportunity | THE SUDDEN SHIFT TO WORK-AT-HOME HAS CREATED OPPORUNITY AS WELL AS RISK The Covid-19 pandemic has created a rapid shift to distributed working, distributed schooling and intensive use of in-home entertainment. This traffic surge has strained networks, yes, but it has also done something that decades of advertising have not – brought the critical importance and value of broadband access to the forefront. It has also revealed a common weak link: WiFi performance and coverage. This is both a threat and an opportunity. WiFi has been both a boon and a problem for CSPs. On the plus side it simplifies installation. On the minus side poor WiFi performance and limited coverage degrades performance and raises trouble costs. In the end it also hurts customers’ perceptions of their CSP and their broadband service. Similarly, it depresses potential revenues by suppressing demand for enhanced services. CSPs have worsened this problem through “tight coupling” that ties them to old WiFi technology and their customers to these obsolete routers. In almost no cases is modern mesh technology supported by CSP delivered WiFi. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Research Note, Technology Enablement, Nokia | May 11, 2020 | 8 | module enterprise-networks research-note technology nokia report-type topic vendor |
Huawei Autonomous Driving Networks (ADN) | Autonomous Driving Networks (ADN) is a Huawei initiative focused at enabling the efficient and automatic delivery and management of networks and services. ADN aims to deliver simplification, automation and intelligence … | AI & AIOps, Huawei, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Optimization Engine, Policy Driven Orchestration | August 25, 2020 | 20 | ai-ops huawei module automation-orchestration solution-profiles closed-loop-automation optimization-engine policy-driven-orchestration topic vendor report-type |
IBM Cloud Orchestrator | IBM is focusing on the higher level layers of the “Cloud Management stack”. This includes service catalogs and service workflow orchestration. IBM Cloud Orchestrator (ICO) is a IT process management … | Solution Profiles, IBM, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 22, 2016 | 10 | solution-profiles ibm policy-driven-orchestration report-type vendor topic |
IBM Cognitive Network Operations | This document profile’s IBM’s portfolio in assurance and analytics, under its concept of “cognitive operations”. The profile includes traditional product, as well as how IBM is augmenting them with leading edge AI/LM technology from Watson. | Solution Profiles, Optimization Engine, IBM | December 21, 2017 | 12 | solution-profiles optimization-engine ibm report-type topic vendor |
IBM Policy in the Telco Cloud | IBM does not have is own IBM-branded solutions for traditional 3GPP PCC (Policy and Charging Control) or its evolution into overall monetization of services, rather working as a solution integrator … | Telco Cloud, Solution Profiles, Model Driven Definition, IBM | March 22, 2016 | 18 | telco-cloud solution-profiles model-driven-definition ibm topic report-type vendor |
IBM Q Network - Quantum Cloud | Appledore’s thoughts from IBM Q Network (Quantum Cloud Computing) analyst briefing | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note, IBM, Technology Enablement | March 6, 2020 | 2 | module operator-strategies research-note ibm technology report-type vendor topic |
IBM Red Hat Acquisition | IBM announced their intention to acquire Red Hat on 29th October 2018 for USD 34 Billion.This document details the briefing given by IBM and RedHat on the acquisition and Appledore’s immediate view on this acquisition. | Research Note, IBM, Technology Enablement | October 31, 2018 | 6 | research-note ibm technology report-type vendor topic |
Industrial automation and 5G | In this market outlook we investigate, validate, qualify and size the 5G opportunity in Industrial Automation (IA), sometimes referred to as “the 4th Industrial Revolution” or “Industry 4.0”. Regardless of terminology, is the opportunity real? How big it is? When it will happen? How it will happen?” The report is based on detailed interviews with CSPs, 5G vendors, other industry players and industry organizations., We size the market, drill into various segments, and lay out the critical points that CSPs and 5G vendors must understand and address in order to succeed. We also discuss factors that will drive adoption in various sectors and geographies, providing guidance for how to successfully identify and target opportunities | 5G, Edge Cloud, Promoted Reports, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, IoT, Market Outlook | July 3, 2020 | 42 | 5g edge-cloud promoted-reports module automation-orchestration enterprise-networks iot market-outlook topic report-lifecycle report-type |
Industrial automation and 5G (Full Report) | In this market outlook we investigate, validate, qualify and size the 5G opportunity in Industrial Automation (IA), sometimes referred to as “the 4th Industrial Revolution” or “Industry 4.0”. Regardless of terminology, is the opportunity real? How big it is? When it will happen? How it will happen?” The report is based on detailed interviews with CSPs, 5G vendors, other industry players and industry organizations. We size the market, drill into various segments, and lay out the critical points that CSPs and 5G vendors must understand and address in order to succeed. We also discuss factors that will drive adoption in various sectors and geographies, providing guidance for how to successfully identify and target opportunities | 5G, Promoted Reports, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, IoT, Market Outlook | July 2, 2020 | 42 | 5g promoted-reports module automation-orchestration enterprise-networks iot market-outlook topic report-lifecycle report-type |
Industrial automation and 5G (Sample) | In this market outlook we investigate, validate, qualify and size the 5G opportunity in Industrial Automation (IA), sometimes referred to as “the 4th Industrial Revolution” or “Industry 4.0”. Regardless of terminology, is the opportunity real? How big it is? When it will happen? How it will happen?” The report is based on detailed interviews with CSPs, 5G vendors, other industry players and industry organizations. We size the market, drill into various segments, and lay out the critical points that CSPs and 5G vendors must understand and address in order to succeed. We also discuss factors that will drive adoption in various sectors and geographies, providing guidance for how to successfully identify and target opportunities | 5G, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, IoT, Market Outlook | July 3, 2020 | 12 | 5g module automation-orchestration enterprise-networks iot market-outlook topic report-type |
Infovista Ipanema SD-WAN | This in-depth document profiles Infovista’s Ipanema SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. We cover infovista’s technology, features, relative positioning, market evidence / success and also how they integrate into the broader operational environment to support automation. This is one of a series of SD-WAN supplier profiles that Appledore is producing in 2018-2019. Document is 20 pages long with features, positioning, differentiators, and analysis compared to our best practices. | Infovista, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation | September 18, 2019 | 20 | infovista module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles closed-loop-automation vendor topic report-type |
Inventory in Virtualized Software Enabled Networks | This paper considers the continued importance of inventory in supporting CSPs in managing increasingly dynamic and virtualized software-enabled networks. It builds on work in “Dynamic Inventory”, Appledore’s 2017 Framework report. … | Ciena, White Paper, Inventory | January 17, 2018 | 28 | ciena white-paper inventory vendor report-type topic |
Inventory Management | This report on inventory management looks at the changing landscape for inventory in telcos and follows on from our 2017 report on dynamic inventory and our previous report on Network Data Management, which focused on observability and the management of telemetry data. It looks at the new challenges and requirements for inventory in networks that are becoming increasingly dynamic, where the network is becoming increasingly software-based, and where the underlying network is deployed on the cloud. It looks at the changes needed to network inventory solutions in response to this. Broken into four sections, the report provides a definition and forecast for the inventory market and a background on the evolution of inventory management. It then looks at the current business challenges that will change inventory management and finally describes what inventory solutions will need to change to address these challenges. Appledore believes data, including inventory, will be the central platform around which all operational processes will flow. Network Data Management, including inventory, is at the center of our Network Automation Software (NAS) taxonomy. Inventory provides the fundamental knowledge of what and where the network is. A record of all the components (geographic, physical, logical, and service) of the network and the dependencies and topological relationships between them. Network Data Management (NDM) is an essential segment within the Network Automation Software (NAS) market. We predict growth in spending on solutions in this category, from an estimated USD 0.9 billion in 2023 to USD 1.7 billion in 2027. We estimate that inventory is 10% of the total NDM market, with total spending on inventory solutions growing from USD 90 million in 2023 to USD 170 million in 2027, supporting increased automation in service orchestration, domain management, and in AIOps. Our estimate covers total inventory spend, including both software and services but does not include inventory embedded in domain management applications like controllers. These are important components of Inventory but difficult to separate from the domain manager spend. | Rakuten Symphony, Network Data Management, ServiceNow, Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Juniper, Report Type, Amdocs, Market Outlook, Ciena, Cisco, Inventory, Ericsson | November 18, 2022 | 30 | rakuten-symphony network-data-management servicenow module observability-data-mgt juniper-vendor report-type amdocs market-outlook ciena cisco inventory ericsson vendor topic |
Juniper Networks Paragon Automation | Juniper Networks is one of the leading providers of IP networking gear globally with a comprehensive portfolio of routers, network appliances, SDWAN, and managed wifi. This profile focuses on their management/automation software portfolio which has received growing investment over the past few years, including both organic and through acquisition. At over 12 pages, this longer-than-usual profile offers an independent, comprehensive technical assessment of Juniper Networks’ Automation and Orchestration offering and market position. This profile is one in a series available to subscribers to our Automation & Orchestration research module. | Juniper, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Automation & Orchestration, Solution Profiles | January 10, 2023 | 13 | juniper-vendor module aiops-assurance-analytics automation-orchestration solution-profiles vendor report-type |
Juniper Paragon Active Assurance | Juniper Paragon Active Assurance (formerly known as Netrounds) is a programmable, active test and monitoring solution for physical, hybrid, and virtual networks. Paragon Active Assurance uses active, synthetic traffic layers 2-7 and verifies application and service performance at the time-of-service delivery and throughout the life of the service. | Juniper, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles | December 13, 2022 | 8 | juniper-vendor module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles vendor report-type |
Leading Suppliers in the Software Automation Market | Global expenditures in the telecommunications market for operational and capital investments is forecasted at USD 1.68 Trillion in 2025. The automation software market is forecasted to account for 1% or USD 16.5 Billion in 2025. As CSPs enter the technology upgrade cycle for 5G and virtualization of the infrastructure, investment distribution will shift from legacy OSS and BSS market products. Newer modern software will be deployed that is capable of managing more dynamic workloads across a distributed infrastructure. Many of the existing work flow processes and supporting service fulfilment and assurance systems are not designed to support the new technology and services that will be delivered to consumers. Automation of the software-controlled network will drive the reallocation of investments from traditional OSS and BSS systems towards the emerging automation software market. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Amdocs, Global Forecast, SD-WAN & SDN, Vendor, Ciena, Catalog and Composition, Cisco, Closed Loop Automation, Ericsson, Inventory, EXFO, IBM, Microsoft, Policy Driven Orchestration, Oracle, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Netcracker, Nokia, Spirent | April 15, 2019 | 34 | module automation-orchestration amdocs global-forecast sd-wan-sdn vendor ciena catalog-and-composition cisco closed-loop-automation ericsson inventory exfo ibm microsoft policy-driven-orchestration oracle rapid-automated-service-assurance netcracker nokia spirent report-type topic |
Low Risk Path to Agility | This document focuses on how catalog driven DevOps principles can achieve a high degree of re-use, cost reduction, and agility. It further demonstrates that this approach complements the industry shift to virtualization and advanced orchestration, and provides a low-risk, gradual path toward agility. | White Paper, Model Driven Definition, SIgma Systems | June 12, 2018 | 17 | white-paper model-driven-definition sigma-systems report-type topic vendor |
Machine Learning - Application in Telecommunication networks to improve anomaly detection | Machine learning promises to solve complex problems in the telecommunication operational domain much faster, cheaper, and with more accuracy than the best human domain experts could ever hope to achieve. Machine learning applied correctly has the potential to predict, identify, and quickly isolate anomalies yielding positive business outcomes. This is possible now because of high quality data sets, advances in compute processing, and teaming telco domain experts with data scientist to develop robust machine learning algorithms. The best way to think about machine learning is that it minimizes a cost function such as reducing an error rate. Said another way it processes millions of data sets, searches for patterns, and the results have a higher rate of accuracy compared to traditional methods. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, White Paper, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Oracle | September 23, 2019 | 8 | module aiops-assurance-analytics white-paper rapid-automated-service-assurance oracle report-type topic vendor |
Managing the Telco Cloud: NFV and SDN role in the Existing OSS Domain | The report specifically addresses the relationship between service creation, management and orchestration, and resource control in the NFV and SDN domains. We bring some clarity to the role and relationships … | Telco Cloud, Market Outlook, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 22, 2016 | 67 | telco-cloud market-outlook policy-driven-orchestration topic report-type |
MANO Supplier Scorecard: Top Picks for 2015 | This report provides an independent assessment of current MANO solutions in the market. It is complemented with profiles of each of the suppliers. We evaluated 12 leading suppliers in the … | Market Outlook, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 22, 2016 | 67 | market-outlook policy-driven-orchestration report-type topic |
Market Forecast: Network Automation Software (NAS) 2022-2027 | In the era of cloud, disaggregation and rising complexity, Network Automation Software is an increasingly critical category of spend for telcos. In this forecast, we put hard numbers on just how much telcos will invest in the new generation of software to help them scale their operations and unlock new revenues from the likes of private networks, dynamic enterprise services and security. This landmark report is an essential reference for CSPs, as well as traditional and non-traditional telecom software vendors. It provides individual forecasts, supporting analysis and commentary across the six segments that make up the Network Automation Software market:
Scroll down to see the complete table of contents and figures in this comprehensive report. | Promoted Reports, Report Type, Global Forecast | May 2, 2022 | 35 | promoted-reports report-type global-forecast report-lifecycle |
Market Outlook: AIOps in Telecom Operations | AIOps is the innovation platform to improve network availability, capital efficiency, and counter cyber-attacks in cloud networks. However, the telecommunication market has been very slow to embrace the automation of operations, relative to other industries. This unwillingness to restructure operations to take advantage of low-cost machine intelligence has had a direct impact on the financial performance of CSPs. This report focuses on the predominant use cases in the telecommunications industry. We evaluate the supply and demand side economic drivers. We also consider the broader secular trends impacting the market for AIOps investments including future labor force declines. As with most fast-growing early-stage market segments business models and the ecosystem will adapt quickly prior to maturation. We profile some of the leading suppliers and identify new entrants from the larger ecosystem. Scroll down for the full Table of Contents. | AI & AIOps, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Market Outlook | February 21, 2022 | 24 | ai-ops module aiops-assurance-analytics report-type market-outlook topic |
Market Outlook: End-to-End Service Orchestration | End-to-end, or cross-domain, Service Orchestration is a rapidly evolving market space. Indeed, the variety and capabilities of vendors in the market have expanded dramatically in just the past two years. At the same time, CSPs have had to learn a new set of concepts and to evolve their own thinking about what orchestration is, what it is for, and how it differs from earlier efforts to automate, co-ordinate and streamline operations. In this major new report, the result of hundreds of hours of in-depth conversations, we assess the state of the market and the most notable players within it. This detailed report is essential reading for CSPs and vendors with an interest in cross-domain orchestration. Scroll down for the Table of Contents. | Future Reports, Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Market Outlook | March 10, 2022 | 60 | future-reports premium-reports promoted-reports service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type market-outlook report-lifecycle topic |
Market Outlook: End-to-end Service Orchestration | End-to-end, or cross-domain, Service Orchestration is a rapidly evolving market space. Indeed, the variety and capabilities of vendors in the market have expanded dramatically in just the past two years. At the same time, CSPs have had to learn a new set of concepts and to evolve their own thinking about what orchestration is, what it is for, and how it differs from earlier efforts to automate, co-ordinate and streamline operations. In this major new report, the result of hundreds of hours of in-depth conversations, we assess the state of the market and the most notable players within it. This detailed report is essential reading for CSPs and vendors with an interest in cross-domain orchestration. Scroll down for the Table of Contents. Vendors profiled include: Amdocs, Blue Planet, Cisco, Comarch, Ericsson, HPE, IBM, Inmanta, Itential, Juniper, Netcracker, Nokia, Oracle, Rakuten Symphony, VMware. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, 5G, Edge Cloud, Promoted Reports, Service Orchestration, Report Type, SD-WAN & SDN, Market Outlook, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 30, 2022 | 60 | module automation-orchestration 5g edge-cloud promoted-reports service-orchestration report-type sd-wan-sdn market-outlook policy-driven-orchestration topic report-lifecycle |
Market Outlook: End-to-End Service Orchestration (Extract) | End-to-end, or cross-domain, Service Orchestration is a rapidly evolving market space. Indeed, the variety and capabilities of vendors in the market have expanded dramatically in just the past two years. At the same time, CSPs have had to learn a new set of concepts and to evolve their own thinking about what orchestration is, what it is for, and how it differs from earlier efforts to automate, co-ordinate and streamline operations. In this major new report, the result of hundreds of hours of in-depth conversations, we assess the state of the market and the most notable players within it. This detailed report is essential reading for CSPs and vendors with an interest in cross-domain orchestration. Scroll down for the Table of Contents. | Future Reports, Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Market Outlook | March 30, 2022 | 15 | future-reports premium-reports promoted-reports service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type market-outlook report-lifecycle topic |
Market Outlook: Network Data Management | Network Data Management (NDM) is an essential segment within the Network Automation Software (NAS) market. We predict growth in spending on solutions in this category to rise to USD 1.7 billion in 2027. Yet this market is being contested by a ever-widening set of suppliers, including several large players from outside the conventional telecom vendor roster. Over 20+ pages, this Market Outlook maps the significant shift in thinking (and practice) on data management in networks in recent years, and its relationship to today’s most fundamental concern for CSPs: automation. The report highlights the increasing importance of cloud and the influence of IT observability thinking in networks, and a dramatically different approach to inventory. The report profiles a selection of diverse vendors whose offerings nonetheless incorporate the new principles for network data management and observability: Amdocs, Netscout and Nokia, Rakuten Symphony, Couchbase, Cloudera, Devo, Elastic, Splunk and Teradata. Scroll down for the full Table of Contents. | Observability & Data Management, AI & AIOps, Rakuten Symphony, Network Data Management, Observability, Research Module, Continuous Improvement, Report Type, Market Outlook | April 28, 2022 | 21 | observability-data-mgt ai-ops rakuten-symphony network-data-management observability module continuous-improvement report-type market-outlook topic vendor |
Mavenir Analyst Conference - Dallas 2022 | Mavenir hosted its annual analyst event in Dallas November 16 – 17, 2022. The event was supported by the senior leadership team for radio, packet core, IMS, and billing. Sidd Chenumolu, VP of Technology Development at DISH Network keynoted the session providing insight on the Mavenir deployment within the DISH Network. Mavenir is deployed at DISH Network supporting 7K cell sites, 5 bands, and fully cloud native open RAN. Mavenir has been one of the most successful Open RAN disruptors in the market to date. One might argue that Mavenir led the Open RAN market creation back in 2017 and is now reaping the rewards of its fully virtualized container architecture. The market tailwinds of worldwide 5G rollouts, cloud-native transition with support from the hyperscalers, and western government policy shifts aimed at replacing Huawei and ZTE favor Mavenir. This is materializing in high-profile deployments at DISH Networks and Airtel where Mavenir is the prime supplier of 5G core and access technology. Mavenir has also cultivated long-term relationships with TMO-USA, Verizon, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Rakuten, and Telstra among others where deployments are at early stages but could materialize in billions of revenues over the next 3 years. | Mavenir, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | November 21, 2022 | 8 | mavenir module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem operator-strategies research-note vendor report-type |
Mavenir in BSS: Mavenir Digital Enablement (MDE) | In this profile, we discuss how Mavenir is disrupting the billing segment of the market based on new technologies like 5G SA. We look at both the opportunities that Mavenir’s approach can facilitate, but also look at the challenges they face in competing with established billing suppliers. | 5G, Mavenir, Research Module, Digital Enablement, Report Type, IoT, Solution Profiles | December 1, 2022 | 9 | 5g mavenir module digital-enablement report-type iot solution-profiles topic vendor |
Mavenir Private Networks | With 5G and Open RAN technologies, we believe that traditional CSP vendors have an opportunity to expand their market. We believe that Mavenir is putting in place the right approach by leveraging 5G and LTE in enterprise private networks, in particular, their approach to creating an industry partner ecosystem and developing enterprise-appropriate business models. In this profile, we discuss how Mavenir is taking a leading role in defining and leading this move to an LTE and 5G enterprise private networks. We look at both the opportunities that Mavenir’s approach can facilitate, but also look at the challenges they face in what is a non-traditional field for telecoms vendors. This report should be read in conjunction with our Mavenir Open RAN Solution Profile which looks in more detail at how Mavenir is approaching the wider opportunity from Open RAN in all wireless networks, including enterprise private networks. | 5G, Mavenir, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Report Type, IoT, Solution Profiles | November 21, 2022 | 14 | 5g mavenir module enterprise-networks report-type iot solution-profiles topic vendor |
Microsoft Azure Applied To Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) And The Evolution To Digital Services | This paper looks at what azure is, how it maps to the needs of CSPs in the NFV and digital services spaces, and how it both maps to, and integrates … | White Paper, Microsoft, Technology Enablement | March 29, 2017 | 23 | white-paper microsoft technology report-type vendor topic |
Microsoft bringing AI to IA | Microsoft bringing AI to IAIndustrial Automation benefits from shared Artificial IntelligenceMicrosoft may appear to be an unlikely leader in the industrial automation, but the software giant is delivering practical AI – driven capabilities that can be consumed today. Contrast that with sexy-but-unrealistic use cases about fully self-driving cars, instantly reacting cobots, and the wide-scale transformation of factories based on millisecond latency and sky-high data rates. | AI & AIOps, Research Note, Microsoft, Technology Enablement | April 27, 2020 | 6 | ai-ops research-note microsoft technology topic report-type vendor |
MWC 2019 analysis and takeaways | The Appledore team attended MWC 2019 in Barcelona and after a full week distilled some key themes on the 5G market and potential business models that will unfold over the next three years. 5G was the dominant theme of the show, with most displays using 5G as a visionary enabler for drones, cars, VR/AR and even medicine. We are seeing increased agreement that many of these hyped use cases, including autonomic vehicles, are not realistic as proposed. Life and death data and decision making cannot be placed on a weather-dependent public network. Beneath this market hype though there was a much more pragmatic focus, from operators and network equipment vendors, on realistic, near term use cases in which 5G can address immediate issues with existing LTE networks supplying mobile broadband, fixed broadband access, and in the mid-term enables industrial automation using private 5G and hybrid networks. | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note, Amdocs, IoT, Ciena, Ericsson, EXFO, Microsoft, Technology Enablement, Netcracker, Nokia, Spirent | March 5, 2019 | 8 | module operator-strategies research-note amdocs iot ciena ericsson exfo microsoft technology netcracker nokia spirent report-type vendor topic |
Netcracker 12 and Hybrid Virtualization - A focus on End-2-End business cases and agile operations | Report on Netcracker 12 from analyst conference in Cannes May 2017 | Catalog and Composition, White Paper, Closed Loop Automation, Netcracker | June 1, 2017 | 4 | catalog-and-composition white-paper closed-loop-automation netcracker topic report-type vendor |
NetCracker Agile Virtualization Platform | This solution profile describes NetCracker’s solution in the context of achieving closed-loop automation, with a focus on MANO and NFV. We use the best practices from ARG’s framework report, “The Role of Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks” as a consistent yardstick to measure industry progress, and in this case, that of NEC/NetCracker. | Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Netcracker | February 13, 2017 | 11 | solution-profiles closed-loop-automation netcracker report-type topic vendor |
Netcracker Business Cloud for SD-WAN | This document profiles Netcracker’s Management & Orchestration Solution for SD-WAN, based on the Netcracker Business Cloud. This solution is Netcracker’s entry into the management of SD-WAN and related enterprise services (OSS, Orchestration), and is profiled in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. This is one of a series of SD-WAN supplier profiles that Appledore is producing in 2018-2019. The document looks at Netcracker’s SDWAN Management features, problems solved, positioning, differentiators, and analysis compared to our best practices. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Netcracker | July 10, 2019 | 32 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles netcracker topic report-type vendor |
NetCracker NFV/MANO Solution | NetCracker/NEC’s first NFV solutions are vEPC and vCPE, both high priorities for mobile and fixed operators respectively. NEC also offers a full SDN solution, including commercially available OpenFlowswitches and an … | Solution Profiles, Policy Driven Orchestration, Netcracker | March 22, 2016 | 12 | solution-profiles policy-driven-orchestration netcracker report-type topic vendor |
NetCracker Policy for the Telco Cloud | Netcracker is providing policy in the area of Telco Cloud. This report looks at how Netcracker solutions provide this capability. | Telco Cloud, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration, Netcracker | June 18, 2019 | 17 | telco-cloud module automation-orchestration solution-profiles closed-loop-automation model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration netcracker topic report-type vendor |
Netscout | This document profiles Netscout’s nGeniusONE and Carrier Solutions. | Netscout, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Continuous Improvement, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | June 7, 2019 | 14 | netscout-vendor module aiops-assurance-analytics continuous-improvement solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance vendor topic report-type |
Network Automation Software Forecast 2020 to 2025 | Appledore Research forecast the growth of the Network Automation Software (NAS) market from 2020 to 2025, Appledore believe that the market for NAS will be driven by both growth from new markets and existing market substitution:
This report follows our 2019 Leading Suppliers in the Automation Software Market report. Appledore Research categorized the network automation software market into eight market segments and estimated market share for each segment. | Automation & Orchestration, 5G, Edge Cloud, Research Module, Global Forecast, SD-WAN & SDN, Inventory, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | October 11, 2019 | 34 | automation-orchestration 5g edge-cloud module global-forecast sd-wan-sdn inventory policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance topic report-type |
Network Automation Software Market Share | Who are the leading vendors in telecom network automation software? How have cloud, AI and virtualization impacted the market landscape, and vendor standings? How should vendors orient their offerings to be more forward-looking and appealing to a changed CSP buying agenda? This new analysis of the telecom network automation software market provides market sizing and vendor market share estimates across multiple segments including:
This analysis includes a re-drawing of the NAS market landscape, providing vendors with a more modern picture to position their offerings within, and CSPs a new framework for driving procurements and orienting current and potential future vendors. Vendors referenced include: Amdocs, AWS, Ciena, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, HPE, IBM RedHat, Juniper, Keysight, Microsoft Azure, Netcracker, Netscout, Nokia, Oracle, Rhode &Schwarz, Spirent, Splunk and VMware. | Promoted Reports, Splunk, Global Forecast | July 4, 2021 | 39 | promoted-reports splunk global-forecast report-lifecycle vendor report-type |
Network Edge Cloud Opportunity | In this report we calculate the potential opportunity for public network edge cloud; compute infrastructure that is deployed locally within a network and is publicly available for others to consume. We believe our approach is unique in focusing on the whole market opportunity for edge cloud, driven by customer business drivers, rather than on specific known use cases.
| Edge Cloud, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Digital Enablement, Global Forecast, Technology Enablement | March 13, 2020 | 24 | edge-cloud module enterprise-networks digital-enablement global-forecast technology topic report-type |
Network Testing and Monitoring in the Virtualization and Data Analytics Market | This major market report covers the players, trends and quantification of the network testing and monitoring — with a particular focus on how virtualization of both probes and network functions is impacting the segment. | Market Outlook, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | May 13, 2018 | 36 | market-outlook rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type topic |
ngena SD-WAN | This in-depth document profiles ngena‘s SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. We cover ngena’s technology, features, relative positioning, market evidence / success and also how they integrate into the broader operational environment to support automation. This is one of a series of SD-WAN supplier profiles that Appledore is producing in 2018-2019. Document is 28 pages long with features, positioning, differentiators, and analysis compared to our best practices. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, ngena | September 27, 2019 | 28 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles closed-loop-automation ngena topic report-type vendor |
Nokia (ALU) CloudBand-The platform for NFV | ALU (now NOKIA) has focused its energy squarely on the core of virtualization software, covering the key segments as defined by ETSI. The CloudBand Suite is comprised of two products … | Solution Profiles, Technology Enablement, Nokia | March 22, 2016 | 11 | solution-profiles technology nokia report-type topic vendor |
Nokia (ALU) Policy for the Telco Cloud | ALU’s PCRF deployments have migrated from being dominated by “solution sales” as part of an entire RAN or EPC, to solutions where ALU’s policy technology is being overlaid on existing … | Telco Cloud, Solution Profiles, Model Driven Definition, Nokia | March 22, 2016 | 19 | telco-cloud solution-profiles model-driven-definition nokia topic report-type vendor |
Nokia AI Solutions | Nokia has developed and deployed a broad portfolio of AI software and services. Nokia’s approach to the AI market is to leverage Bell Labs to lead innovation in the field of AI and match this with its customer facing divisions in the field and product line segments. | AI & AIOps, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Research Note, Technology Enablement, Nokia | April 1, 2020 | 3 | ai-ops module aiops-assurance-analytics research-note technology nokia topic report-type vendor |
NOKIA Analyst Day – May, 2017 | This document reports on Nokia analyst day 2017 in Nice France. | Catalog and Composition, White Paper, Closed Loop Automation, Nokia | June 1, 2017 | catalog-and-composition white-paper closed-loop-automation nokia topic report-type vendor | |
Nokia Core: Analyst Day Takeaways | Appledore was among a small group of analysts invited to an in-person briefing at Nokia’s Executive Experience Center in Espoo, following a well-attended User Group for its mobile core products. The visit provided an extensive opportunity to hear about Nokia’s plans in mobile core, especially 5G Standalone, and about changes in the market during 2022. We were also shown a selection of live demonstrations showcasing real-world applications of several Nokia strategic themes, including SaaS and network-as-code. This short Research Note will be of interest to anyone wanting to understand developments and changes within the 5G Mobile Core market, and/or the trajectory of one of the leading vendors. | Research Note, Nokia | November 3, 2022 | 5 | research-note nokia report-type vendor |
Nokia Deepfield | This document profiles Nokia Deepfield cloud and networks analytics platform. | Continuous Improvement, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Nokia | October 24, 2018 | 16 | continuous-improvement solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance nokia topic report-type vendor |
Nokia Deepfield - A New Approach to Network Analytics | In this report, Appledore profiles Nokia’s ‘Deepfield” analytics solution. Nokia Deepfield is a network and cloud focused “insight” and analytics platform, acquired by Nokia in 2017. It identifies, maps and … | AI & AIOps, Analytics, Security, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Nokia | August 31, 2020 | 20 | ai-ops analytics security module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance nokia topic report-type vendor |
Nokia FP4 routing chipset | This research note covers Nokia’s new FP4 routing chip-set, with information provided at their product launch. It describes the chip, the new routers it enables, backward compatibility and the new … | Solution Profiles, Technology Enablement, Nokia | June 19, 2017 | solution-profiles technology nokia report-type topic vendor | |
NOKIA Network Services Platform (NSP) | Solution profile covering Nokia’s NSP – Nokia’s WAN-SDN solution, with extensive support for diverse underlying equipment technologies and closed-loop automation. | Solution Profiles, Policy Driven Orchestration, Nokia | June 22, 2017 | solution-profiles policy-driven-orchestration nokia report-type topic vendor | |
Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP) | This profile documents the intent, strategy, execution, and benefits of Nokia’s NSP solution. In particular, we look at its fit in the context of ideal next-generation operation of the “telco cloud” and its ability to contribute to high degrees of automation, closed-loop operation and agility. We compare NSP to Appledore’s published recommendations and to general practice in the industry. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Inventory, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Nokia | August 28, 2019 | 20 | module automation-orchestration sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles closed-loop-automation inventory model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance nokia topic report-type vendor |
Nokia Nuage Networks - SDWAN | [UPDATED MAY 2021] Nuage Networks is a business unit of Nokia and is one of the firms that originally commercialized SDN technology, initially for enterprise networking. They have applied their SDN technology to enterprise datacenters/LANs, to NFV-I, and now to SD-WAN. With SD-WAN, Nuage primarily go to market via CSP partners. In doing so they are showing synergies that benefit customers. Unlike many others, Nuage is a purpose-built routing and networking platform, of which SD-WAN is one application. This is important, because a) it puts Nuage in select company, and b) it means that Nuage supports all of the essential characteristics & benefit categories of SD-WAN, as Appledore define it. Moreover, this means that they bring advanced routing and policy-driven security capabilities, and the ability to manage and secure across domains – potentially all the way from servers within an enterprise datacenter, through the WAN, into the public cloud, running natively, and even out to authorized mobile devices. This end-to-end policy control and automation eliminates many potential performance and security holes. Finally, it means that they can scale, both in software and in efficient traffic routing. | Security, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Nokia | May 29, 2020 | 24 | security module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles nokia topic report-type vendor |
Nokia SaaS | In July 2022, Appledore was invited to attend an event cohosted by Nokia and the TM Forum on the topic of SaaS in Telecom. This was a good opportunity to hear from the leadership of a relatively new business line, as well as from multiple UK operators, on the topic of telecom SaaS. Nokia officially introduced Nokia SaaS to the market in November 2021. This 6-page Research Note provides an introduction to Nokia SaaS and its positioning and significance for telecom CSPs, enterprises, and entrepreneurial developers. | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | July 18, 2022 | 6 | module operator-strategies research-note report-type |
Nokia SReXperts 2022: Debrief | Despite the increasing amount of airtime in telecom taken up with talking about software, telecom is still fundamentally reliant on the hardware that processes and routes vast amounts of bits around the network, in the most efficient, secure and intelligent way possible. Nokia’s annual SReXperts and Wavelength events offer a window into the innovation and progress that continues to be made to do just that, in the company’s IP and Optical network portfolio. Appledore had privileged access to the 2022 event, and this extensive, in-depth Research Note calls out what we think are the most notable developments revealed at the show, from silicon to security. We offer our takeaways on what the SReXperts show revealed about Nokia’s strategy, and about how Nokia is responding to trends such as intent, open interfaces and automation. This report is essential reading for network strategy and architecture heads at CSPs, as well as for other suppliers of IP and Optical solutions. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Research Note, Nokia | October 11, 2022 | 12 | module automation-orchestration research-note nokia report-type vendor |
Nokia Telco Cloud Solution | Nokia is following a cloud agnostic approach, and supports multiple VIMs and Hypervisor layer software, provided by partners. It has demonstrated interoperability VMWare, EXSi, KVM and Redhat OpenStack and HP … | Telco Cloud, Solution Profiles, Technology Enablement, Nokia | March 22, 2016 | 12 | telco-cloud solution-profiles technology nokia topic report-type vendor |
Nuage and Asavie | Nuage and Asavie – Extending SDWAN to Mobile DevicesAppledore have argued that one of SDWAN’s great values is the automation of security, and therefore reducing or eliminating the most common vulnerabilities – configuration errors and therefore security holes, left by human error. This new partnership greatly extends that security automation, to any edge devices connected to mobile networks, while simplifying the user experience. At the same time, this strengthens Nuage’s offer, and increases the value proposition and revenues that CSPs can address with their managed SDWAN solutions (their “TAM”). | Security, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Nokia | May 15, 2020 | 8 | security module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles nokia topic report-type vendor |
Observability in the 5G Network | Assuring service performance and delivery in a modern cloud-native network requires more real-time data capture and analysis. It also demands a wider scan of the network infrastructure, as services no longer run in a single network domain but instead across many technology domains. The service chain itself could be hundreds of microservices distributed across multiple cloud providers. Observability is the knowledge of how multiple domains perform at any given time. Each of the network domain outputs is a credible source of understanding of how well the overall service is performing. In this whitepaper, Appledore looks at how observability is critical to the successful delivery of 5G networks and how Netscout is enabling this. | Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Netscout, 5G, Edge Cloud, AI & AIOps, Open RAN, Network Data Management, Observability, White Paper | May 27, 2022 | 12 | module observability-data-mgt netscout-vendor 5g edge-cloud ai-ops open-ran network-data-management observability white-paper vendor topic report-type |
ONAP Market Impact | Analysis of ONAP, its status, potential impact on the marketplace, and recommendations for Service Provides and Suppliers. | Market Outlook, Policy Driven Orchestration | April 30, 2018 | 22 | market-outlook policy-driven-orchestration report-type topic |
Open RAN | Open RAN – Opening the RAN Ecosystem for Competition and InnovationOpen RAN is the hottest topic in telecom for 2021. Its proponents say it solves many of today’s mobile operator problems, particularly:
Yet at the same time, conventional, proprietary RAN solutions continue to offer CSPs potentially superior performance, security and probably most importantly, simplicity. They are also a key component of differentiation for the remaining major RAN suppliers, offering them strong incumbency in a mobile operator. This major research report addresses the questions being posed by operators and vendors alike, such as:
Appledore’s Open RAN report will be of significant interest to: CTOs and Heads of Network Strategy at CSPs:
Heads of Innovation at CSPs:
Heads of Marketing, Strategy, Product and Solutions in Suppliers of BSS, OSS, Telecom software:
Suppliers of Open RAN software and hardware
CIOs and Heads of Enterprise Products & Solutions at Enterprises:
Add this report to your cart and check out for a full table of contents (free download). | Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, 5G, Promoted Reports, Open RAN, Research Module, Market Outlook, Optimization Engine, Policy Driven Orchestration, Technology Enablement | October 5, 2020 | disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem 5g promoted-reports open-ran module market-outlook optimization-engine policy-driven-orchestration technology topic report-lifecycle report-type | |
Open RAN Leadership | Appledore believes the mobile telecom industry is on an open RAN trajectory. In this report, we look at the Open RAN leadership and the standards ecosystems that have already formed or are being formed. Ecosystems which, by definition, we believe will have greatest influence on the speed of transition to Open RAN. This report complements our analysis of the value of Open RAN for operators in our Open RAN Value Market Outlook. | 5G, Promoted Reports, Open RAN, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Research Note, Technology Enablement | April 12, 2021 | 22 | 5g promoted-reports open-ran module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem research-note technology topic report-lifecycle report-type |
Open RAN Value | Open RAN seems to be defining the future trajectory for mobile networks. But CSPs and vendors still need to be clear and robust about where exactly the business benefits will lie in a disaggregated, open radio access network architecture. This 24-page report spells out the business rationale behind breaking out new interfaces within the RAN – and where CSPs will need to factor in additional areas of cost before they see overall benefits. | 5G, Open RAN, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Market Outlook, Technology Enablement | April 12, 2021 | 24 | 5g open-ran module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem market-outlook technology topic report-type |
Oracle - Automation in MANO | This document provides an extensive profile of Oracle’s Service and Network Orchestration solution, with an emphasis on how it is designed to implement automation, especially closed-loop healing, scaling and optimization at scale. It is the result of several in-depth briefings and significant analysis. | Solution Profiles, Policy Driven Orchestration, Oracle | July 6, 2017 | 14 | solution-profiles policy-driven-orchestration oracle report-type topic vendor |
Oracle in Telecom: A New Perspective | Despite Oracle already being one of the best-known brands in the world, we think that their last 2-3 years or so in the telecom space warrants a closer look. Something has been quietly going on in Oracle Communications, and how telecom regards it could be due a reboot. This 8-page Research Note offers a new perspective on Oracle’s position in telecom, highlighting organizational and other developments that provide evidence of Oracle’s fresh new ambition – and heading – in telecom. | Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | August 5, 2022 | 8 | module operator-strategies research-note report-type |
Oracle Policy for the Telco Cloud | Oracle has a single set of policy/rule technology that it adapts and applies to various domains (e.g.; traditional 3GPP PCRF vs. MANO). As in most of its products, Oracle separates … | Telco Cloud, Solution Profiles, Model Driven Definition, Oracle | March 22, 2016 | 16 | telco-cloud solution-profiles model-driven-definition oracle topic report-type vendor |
Orchestrated Innovation: Inmanta | Service providers need extra sophistication to enhance their offerings to customers, but that the added complexity this brings tends to slow the rate at which they actually bring new offerings to market. In this 15-page paper, we explore the concept of “Orchestrated Innovation” as a way for CSPs to resolve this conflict, and profile a vendor that is realizing the concept with real-world deployments of its innovative platform: Inmanta. Anyone with an interest in service orchestration, automation or innovation should read this paper for a new perspective on all three. Note that this report is FREE to download, courtesy of Inmanta. However, your registration details will not be shared. | Promoted Reports, Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, White Paper | October 5, 2021 | 15 | promoted-reports service-orchestration module automation-orchestration white-paper report-lifecycle topic report-type |
Original NFV Concept White Paper from 2012 OpenFlow World Congress | This is placed on the site as a courtesy to our subscribers. This is the original NFV concept paper, written by representatives from 13 CSPs at the 2012 SDN & … | White Paper, ETSI, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 17, 2017 | white-paper etsi policy-driven-orchestration report-type vendor topic | |
OSS Sea Change - Success means forgetting everything you knew about OSS . . . and thinking differently | A manifesto on why CSPs need to change their OSS approach and how they can make the transformation from legacy OSS and hardware networks to cloud native software enabled networks. Failure to think differently compromises the USD Billions that we will invest – and many of the blocking issues are business assumptions, not purely technical issues. Provides key recommendations to both CSPs and suppliers to achieving success in cloud native networks. | Automation & Orchestration, Research Module, Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Models and Reference Data, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Technology Enablement | April 29, 2019 | 40 | automation-orchestration module market-outlook closed-loop-automation models-and-reference-data model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance technology report-type topic |
Policy in the Telco Cloud Supplier Market Analysis | This report surveys the State of the Art from the perspective of suppliers’ offerings. A.R.G. invited a wide range of suppliers including established NEPs and IT technology firms, to policy … | Market Outlook, Models and Reference Data | March 22, 2016 | 113 | market-outlook models-and-reference-data report-type topic |
Pre-engineering a solution for Edge |
Pre-engineering a solution for EdgeMobiledgeX-led Consortium demonstrates the value of collaboration and aggregationEdge is more than just a new buzzword and opportunity, it is a core component within CSPs’ deepest defensive advantage – their access networks, right-of-way, and far flung real estate infrastructure. Yet Edge is both embryonic and demands specialized knowledge, incubation of new industries, and operations very different from what CSPs are accustomed to. We believe that concentrating efforts through a small number of focused consortiums/ecosystems can concentrate resources and expertise and gives the best opportunity for success. This note highlights one such ecosystem, led by MobiledgeX, describes its focus, current members, and expands on the advantages and challenges they propose to overcome. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Digital Enablement, Research Note, Technology Enablement | April 8, 2020 | 10 | module enterprise-networks digital-enablement research-note technology report-type topic |
Preparing for Edge Cloud | Existing cloud economics is fundamentally based on maximizing multi-tenancy of compute, whilst minimizing the cost of that compute through operational scale. Edge Cloud by definition cannot have the same levels of operational scale with many smaller compute capabilities. Edge Cloud as it becomes more localized also has less demand driving multi-tenancy. The added costs of edge cloud need to command a premium for latency and/or communication cost reduction that is not provided by existing public cloud. In this market outlook, we focus on the underlying economics of edge cloud:
We outline our definitions and methodology for assessing the edge cloud marketplace. We also look at the key changes that are required to make the successful economic case for edge cloud to be closer to the enterprise or consumer. We believe our approach is unique in focusing on the whole market opportunity for edge cloud, rather than on specific known use cases. Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHAT IS EDGE CLOUD? EDGE CLOUD COST COMPARISON MODEL EDGE CLOUD DEMAND DRIVERS APPLEDORE EDGE BUSINESS LOCATIONS EDGE CLOUD APPLICATION TAXONOMY SUMMARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 5G, Edge Cloud, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Market Outlook | December 11, 2019 | 22 | 5g edge-cloud module enterprise-networks market-outlook topic report-type |
Preparing Telecommunication Operations For Cloud Native Virtual Network Functions | This white paper provides a view of the multi-phased evolution from today’s operations to the structure necessary to reap the benefits from cloud-native networks and NFVs. It is an essential … | White Paper, Closed Loop Automation, VMWare | April 10, 2017 | white-paper closed-loop-automation vmware report-type topic vendor | |
RADCOM Automated Assurance and Active Intelligence | RADCOM provides automated assurance solutions to tier-1 CSPs in North America, Asia, and Europe. This profile focuses on RADCOM’s ACE assurance platform. | AI & AIOps, Analytics, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | December 30, 2022 | 6 | ai-ops analytics module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles closed-loop-automation rapid-automated-service-assurance topic report-type |
Rakuten Symphony End-to-End Service Assurance | Rakuten Symphony has rapidly established itself as a fully-fledged supplier to the global telecom industry, backing up its disruptive vision of cloud-native networks with the software required to plan, build and operate them at scale, automatically: Symworld. In September 2022, it unveiled its offering for end-to-end Service Assurance, together with data points from several years of live operation at Rakuten Mobile. In this profile, we assess what Symphony Service Assurance is, and how it makes possible some radical ideas about how to assure services – not only for cloud-native networks. This profile is essential reading for:
Independently researched by Appledore analysts, this download is free, courtesy of Rakuten Symphony. Details used for download from the Appledore website will not be shared. | 5G, AI & AIOps, Rakuten Symphony, Network Data Management, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | October 5, 2022 | 13 | 5g ai-ops rakuten-symphony network-data-management module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance topic vendor report-type |
Rakuten Symphony Symops Cloud Observability | In this profile, we look at how one company, Rakuten Symphony, is building a new type of data platform, one that can support the movement of CSPs from physical networks to one fundamentally on the cloud.
Observability in general is now a well-trodden path in hyperscale cloud. Observability in the context of a telecom-focused infrastructure is barely charted. By proving the observability framework at scale in Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony is in the vanguard of enabling this change in telcos. Symworld Cloud Observability provides a cloud-enabled, cloud-neutral solution, for telemetry data management that is already proven in a Rakuten Mobile in Japan. Symworld Observability Framework is a critical part of the data infrastructure of the Symworld platform and provides a single environment for the consistent management of telemetry data from the Rakuten network cloud. Independently researched by Appledore analysts, this download is free, courtesy of Rakuten Symphony. Details used for download from the Appledore website will not be shared. | 5G, Rakuten Symphony, Network Data Management, Observability, Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | June 6, 2022 | 12 | 5g rakuten-symphony network-data-management observability module observability-data-mgt solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance topic vendor report-type |
Rakuten Symphony's 1&1 Update | Squeezing in between TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World and MWC Las Vegas, Rakuten’s annual Optimism event might not have received the attention it deserved from the telecom community. But make no mistake: the update on Germany’s 1&1 offered important new insights on Rakuten Symphony’s progress in enabling telecom industry disruption beyond its native Japan. In conversation with Symphony CEO Tareq Amin, Chief Revenue Officer Rabih Dabbousi, 1&1 CEO Michael Martin gave new details of 1&1’s progress and thinking on key aspects of its plans. As well as highlighting achievements to date at 1&1, the discussion offered insights into industry-wide concerns including security and energy optimization. | Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Other Reports, Research Note | September 29, 2022 | 9 | module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem other-reports research-note report-type |
Rakuten Symworld Inventory | In this profile, we look at how Rakuten Symphony has built a new type of data platform, a platform with an inventory that can support the movement of CSPs from physical networks to fully cloud-native. Symworld Inventory provides a cloud-enabled, cloud-neutral solution, for network topology that is already proven at Rakuten Mobile in Japan.
Rakuten Symworld Inventory, part of the Symworld platform, is a modern inventory solution that supports the need of recording the physical state of the network and the ever-changing logical state of the network through time. However, unlike many current OSS today, in Symworld everything goes through a single common inventory. Inventory touches every module in the Symworld platform. This is a subtle, but significant change in the role of the inventory in OSS. Independently researched by Appledore analysts, this download is free, courtesy of Rakuten Symphony. Details used for download from the Appledore website will not be shared. | 5G, Rakuten Symphony, Network Data Management, Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Solution Profiles, Inventory | June 6, 2022 | 12 | 5g rakuten-symphony network-data-management module observability-data-mgt solution-profiles inventory topic vendor report-type |
Rapid Automated Service Assurance | This is Appledore Research Group’s major “framework” report on automated, next-generation assurance. It complements “The Role of Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks” and serves ad the foundation for many profiles and future documents. | Market Outlook, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | January 10, 2017 | market-outlook rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type topic | |
Real Time Analytics Applied to Telecommunication Market | The report provides market data and analysis on the use of streaming analytics also known as real time intelligence and its use in improving the customer experience. Our findings suggest … | Analytics, Market Outlook, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | March 22, 2016 | 62 | analytics market-outlook rapid-automated-service-assurance topic report-type |
Real-time network topology | In this updated paper, we look at the evolution of Oracle’s approach to the management of real time network topology. Oracle has traditionally focused on inventory to support the order to cash fulfilment-centric processes. Now with its acquisition of Federos, it can provide an integrated inventory platform, capable of supporting fault to resolution assurance-centric processes, a stepping stone on the road to network autonomy. The Oracle inventory platform will provide a real-time federation of the network from existing management system data and data taken directly from devices.. This provides a foundation on which AI/ML assurance intelligence can be built, making it an enabler for the transformation of network assurance and analytics for a telco, an enterprise, or their customers. CSPs require an evolutionary approach to adopting cloud native networks and their automated operational approach. Federation, the aggregation of existing data and systems, is a key enabler of an evolutionary approach to network transformation and automation. It allows CSPs, with existing multivendor networks and hybrid physical and virtual networks, to gain a single view of the network and forms the basis for Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) on top of the real world network. This Appledore paper is free to download, courtesy of Oracle. Registration details will not be shared. | Research Module, Observability & Data Management, White Paper, Closed Loop Automation, Inventory, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Oracle | May 31, 2022 | 10 | module observability-data-mgt white-paper closed-loop-automation inventory rapid-automated-service-assurance oracle report-type topic vendor |
Redknee PCS Monetizing the Telco Cloud | Redknee’s core products (in the context of this report) are its PCRF/SPR and its Online Charging System (OCS), which are engineered as a pre-integrated system, but are also available independently … | Telco Cloud, Solution Profiles, Catalog and Composition, Optiva (Redknee) | March 22, 2016 | 18 | telco-cloud solution-profiles catalog-and-composition redknee topic report-type vendor |
Research Note: A Better Architecture for DDoS | DDoS and other techniques to execute ransomware are on the rise, costing everyone from individuals to huge enterprises significant cost, inconvenience and lost revenues. For CSPs, the rise is stressing today’s cost equation. But Appledore believes that cyber security in general, and DDoS/ransomware protection in particular, still presents service providers with a large and realistic opportunity to grow and diversify revenues. This Research Note proposes an as-a-Service architecture for CSPs’ cybersecurity offerings. In this 10+ page report, we offer a new and independent analysis of the increased threat from DDoS, and on how to address it. Our analysis references real world results shared recently by Nokia Deepfield and Nokia Bell Labs. | Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Security, Research Note, Report Type, Nokia | August 2, 2021 | 13 | premium-reports promoted-reports security research-note report-type nokia report-lifecycle topic vendor |
Research Note: Amdocs to Acquire MYCOM OSI |
Amdocs announced on May 24, 2022, that it intends to acquire MYCOM OSI a private supplier of service assurance solutions for $188 Million in an all-cash deal. Amdocs is sending a clear signal to the market that it intends to provide the full suite of solutions necessary to automate operations in telecommunication networks. With Mycom OSI, Amdocs gains credibility in the network and service assurance market. Mycom OSI also complements the broader solution focused on customer experience. In this 4-page Research Note, we look at the implications of this acquisition for CSPs and vendors alike. The report looks at the market impact on assurance vendors like Netscout, Infovista, TEOCO and Accedian. As well as the opportunities and challenges for full suite OSS competitors like Netcracker and Oracle. | AI & AIOps, Analytics, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Research Note, Amdocs, Closed Loop Automation, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | May 26, 2022 | 4 | ai-ops analytics module aiops-assurance-analytics research-note amdocs closed-loop-automation rapid-automated-service-assurance topic report-type vendor |
Research Note: Inventory Accuracy | As a compliment to our inventory report, this report will explore the continuing challenge of inventory data accuracy and how IT and hyper-scale data practice can improve data accuracy and enable process automation. This report is for future publication. | Future Reports, Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Research Note, Inventory | November 17, 2022 | future-reports module observability-data-mgt research-note inventory report-lifecycle report-type topic | |
Research Note: Mobile Core as-a-Service | An understated contract award in late 2021 between two relatively low-profile companies could turn out to have much greater long-term significance for players in the mobile market, especially in the hot areas of enterprise private networks, 5G and telco as-a-service. This Research Note takes a closer look at the parties involved – Working Group Two and CKH IOD – and the differences between private networks offered on a managed service vs as-a-Service basis, and explains why better-known mobile players (operators and vendors alike) should take note of this quietly significant development. | Research Note, Report Type | January 11, 2022 | 8 | research-note report-type |
Research Note: NEC Center of Excellence UK |
Appledore Research visited the NEC Open RAN Center of Excellence in London on May 12, 2022. The London CoE is one of six NEC CoEs around the globe. The others are focused on Radio (in Japan, India, and the US) and IP & Transport networks (in Turkey and Brazil). As such, NEC’s CoE is no mere lab, but a genuine hub for global knowledge sharing, based on its active open RAN projects as well as supporting the market introduction of new offerings (or new partnerships). The team at the CoE is expanding rapidly and is currently home to around seventy-five staff. The CoE site is dedicated to supporting the full Open RAN lifecycle, from pre-release product testing all the way through to live, in production sites. In this 8-page Research Note, we look in detail at the NEC lab and NEC’s strong ambition to lead the validation of truly open disaggregated Open RAN solutions. | 5G, Edge Cloud, AI & AIOps, Open RAN, NEC, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Research Note | May 26, 2022 | 8 | 5g edge-cloud ai-ops open-ran nec module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem research-note topic vendor report-type |
Research Note: NWDAF | As 5G deployments take hold, NWDAF brings us closer to realizing a new era of automation and insights that the industry has been foreshadowing for the past decade. At the same time NWDAF will disrupt the classic service assurance market. In this 6-page Research Note we look at what NWDAF is, and summarize the offerings from suppliers including Amdocs, Ericsson, Huawei, Guavus, InfoVista, NEC, Netscout, Nokia, Rakuten Symphony, Samsung, Sandvine, Spirent and Viavi. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, 5G, Edge Cloud, AI & AIOps, Huawei, Open RAN, Research Note, Report Type, IoT | April 11, 2022 | 6 | module aiops-assurance-analytics 5g edge-cloud ai-ops huawei open-ran research-note report-type iot topic vendor |
Research Note: Private Networks Snapshot | This Research Note reviews Arden Media’s Private Networks Forum event from May 2021, with Appledore commentary and analysis on themes and presentations from a range of companies including Altiostar, Bosch, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Ford, Google Cloud, Mavenir, Radisys, Viavi and Vodafone. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Research Note, Report Type, IoT | May 26, 2021 | 8 | module enterprise-networks research-note report-type iot topic |
Research Note: Spectrum-as-a-Service | This Research Note provides an overview of the concept of spectrum-as-a-service, and a short profile of Federated Wireless, a leader in this field with a platform enabling novel commercial opportunities for telcos and other players such as neutral hosts and towercos. | 5G, Edge Cloud, Open RAN, Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note, Report Type, IoT | January 13, 2022 | 4 | 5g edge-cloud open-ran module operator-strategies research-note report-type iot topic |
Research Note: Swisscom's Enterprise Architecture Evolution | This profile of Swisscom shows how they have evolved their enterprise architecture successively through generations, ultimately establishing a modern framework for supporting a future as a digital services provider (DSP). | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Research Note, Report Type | April 28, 2021 | 5 | module enterprise-networks research-note report-type |
Research Note: TelecomTV's DSP Leaders Summit |
TelecomTV’s annual Digital Service Providers (DSP) Leaders event gathers the great and the good from across the industry to talk turkey in a more intimate setting, but was the mood of self-congratulation shared? Appledore was there to join the discussion. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | 5G, Edge Cloud, AI & AIOps, Open RAN, Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | June 17, 2022 | 8 | 5g edge-cloud ai-ops open-ran module operator-strategies research-note topic report-type |
Research Note: Vodafone Moves Assurance to the Cloud with Cardinality |
Appledore sat down with Prashant Kumar, CTO of Cardinality.io, at Futurenet World in May 2022. We discussed their strategy and their recent successful deployment of a pan-European network performance platform at Vodafone on the Google Cloud Platform. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | 5G, Edge Cloud, AI & AIOps, Google, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Research Note, Vodafone | June 22, 2022 | 8 | 5g edge-cloud ai-ops google module aiops-assurance-analytics research-note vodafone topic vendor report-type |
Research Note: Wind River Acquired by Aptiv | This Research Note provides initial analysis and commentary on the acquisition of Wind River by Aptiv. | Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, 5G, Edge Cloud, Open RAN, Wind River, Research Module, Research Note, Report Type, IoT | January 12, 2022 | 4 | distributed-cloud-infra 5g edge-cloud open-ran wind-river module research-note report-type iot topic vendor |
ROI at the edge | This document is aimed at supporting CSPs and their vendors in considering the opportunity and the economic model for deployment of edge data center to support enterprise. The research looks in detail at the opportunity to support enterprises with edge cloud and in particular Infrastructure as a Service. It looks in detail at the economics for CSPs to build cloud IaaS capability at the edge of their networks, examining three scenarios for the CSP to place IaaS at macro cellular base stations, at Central Offices/Exchanges and at Super Central Offices. The reports economic model has been built on concrete data from the UK and has then been extrapolated to describe the worldwide opportunity. This is the follow-on report to ‘Winning at the edge’ from Appledore research. | Edge Cloud, Market Outlook, Technology Enablement | June 14, 2018 | edge-cloud market-outlook technology topic report-type | |
SD-WAN Drives new CSP Enterprise Opportunity | This report covers the market for SD-WAN and its direction, with sizing, segments, leading suppliers, leading CSPs, and the trasnformational affect SD-WAN is likely to have on CSPs and how they operate their enterprise businesses. It is a must read for a wide range of industry professionals, and the first in a series Appledore will publish. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Policy Driven Orchestration | January 14, 2019 | 96 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn market-outlook closed-loop-automation policy-driven-orchestration topic report-type |
SD-WAN for Enterprise | This is the 3rd “major” report in Appledore’s extensive coverage of SDWAN, and the evolution to the “Dynamic Enterprise Edge”. It is written from the perspective of how enterprises can leverage SD-WAN technology, how to evaluate SD-WAN technology, and SD-WAN MSP suppliers. In particular, it takes a look at whether CSPs (“telcos”) are at a turning point and will be able to offer a library of on-demand “Dynamic Enterprise Edge” services – a promise which, if delivered upon, could be very valuable to enterprises large AND small. We believe this to be the most complete, technically literate and meaningful document of its kind and should be a must read for enterprises and those selling to enterprises.
| Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Policy Driven Orchestration | August 22, 2019 | 45 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn market-outlook closed-loop-automation policy-driven-orchestration topic report-type |
SDWAN & The Enterprise Edge | SDWAN and the Enterprise Edge takes an up to date look at the dynamics in the SDWAN market. It includes market sizing and market share analysis for a range of vendors. Detailed profiles of leading operators and their SDWAN strategies are also included. The report calls out the continuing confusion in the market about what SDWAN is, and what it could and should be. This report offers important insights to a wide range of industry professionals, including:
| Promoted Reports, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Report Type, SD-WAN & SDN, Market Outlook | September 14, 2021 | 32 | promoted-reports module enterprise-networks report-type sd-wan-sdn market-outlook report-lifecycle topic |
SDWAN Market Survey Findings - A Look At the Status of CSPs and Key Suppliers | The document provides data, survey results and analysis from the industry’s largest set of in-depth briefings. We present findings from literally dozens of deep interviews with experts from Service Providers, SDWAN technology vendors and SDWAN management solution vendors. It shows the industry’s direction, status, gaps and in the end opportunity. It is complemented by our growing library of profiles which provide an orthogonal view with additional data, presented on a firm-by-firm basis. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Policy Driven Orchestration | March 26, 2019 | 32 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn market-outlook closed-loop-automation policy-driven-orchestration topic report-type |
Security in the Network Cloud | Security of networks has always been a high priority for enterprise CIOs, and their telecom suppliers. But with the fundamental nature of telecom networks radically changing – more virtual, more dynamic, more “open” – are approaches to security keeping up? What are the implications of this radical change for enterprises, CSPs and vendors? Where are the security challenges, and the new opportunities? This major new research report dives deep into network security, the market size and opportunities and future evolution. It also offers a new framework for understanding security in the context of network cloud, IoT and 5G. This security research report will be of significant interest to: CIOs and Heads of Security at Enterprises:
Heads of Enterprise Products & Solutions, Head of Innovation at CSPs:
Heads of Marketing, Strategy, Product and Solutions in Suppliers of BSS, OSS, Telecom software:
Suppliers of security software
Companies referenced in this report include: Allot, Amazon Web Services, Asavie, Juniper, Microsoft Azure, Nokia Nuage, Telekom Austria, VMWare. | Promoted Reports, Security, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Market Outlook, Policy Driven Orchestration, Technology Enablement | September 25, 2020 | promoted-reports security module automation-orchestration market-outlook policy-driven-orchestration technology report-lifecycle topic report-type | |
Service Assurance in a 5G Era | How is service assurance changed by the demands of 5G, with its service-based architecture, telco cloud context and emphasis on new kinds of distributed services? This Appledore research note is free to download, courtesy of Rakuten Symphony. Download details (email address) will not be shared. | Rakuten Symphony, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Other Reports, Research Note | September 30, 2022 | 9 | rakuten-symphony module aiops-assurance-analytics other-reports research-note vendor report-type |
Service-Aware Silicon: Nokia FP5 | The launch of Nokia’s FP5 highlights how carrier-grade IP routing is about more than raw power. In this short Research Note we look at what the FP5 silicon offers, and what it means for CSPs and other buyers of high-capacity IP networking equipment. Appledore subscribers will find this Research Note already in their Digital Lockers – log in for access. | Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Research Note | October 6, 2021 | 3 | module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem research-note report-type |
Solution Profile: Amdocs in Cross Domain Service Orchestration |
Amdocs needs no introduction. Synonymous with telecom software, its engagements span the globe and the industry. Based on an extensive detailed technical questionnaire, presentations, and many hours of robust discussion this 12-page report takes a deep dive on Amdocs’ End-to-End Service & Network Orchestration offering for cross-domain service orchestration (CDSO). The report includes a SWOT analysis making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. This report is FREE to download, courtesy of Amdocs. Registration details will only be used to deliver the download, and are not shared with any third party. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Amdocs, Solution Profiles | June 29, 2022 | 12 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type amdocs solution-profiles topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Blue Planet Inventory | Blue Planet, a Ciena company, has been making steady headway in the inventory management market. This 8-page profile examines the company’s offering, notable customers and provides our own SWOT analysis, based on criteria from our wider inventory market outlook report. This report is available free for subscribers to Appledore’s Observability and Data Management research module. | Network Data Management, Observability & Data Management, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Ciena | December 28, 2022 | 8 | network-data-management observability-data-mgt report-type solution-profiles ciena topic module vendor |
Solution Profile: Blue Planet MDSO | Blue Planet, a Ciena company, through a combination of acquisition and organic development has established a comprehensive orchestration offering under the “Multi-Domain Service Orchestration” banner. In this Solution Profile we look at MDSO in the context of our research on offerings, best practices and principles in cross-domain service orchestration. The report includes a SWOT analysis, making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. | Service Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Ciena | May 31, 2022 | 10 | service-orchestration report-type solution-profiles ciena topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Ericsson AIOps | Ericsson makes extensive use of AI across its offerings from products to managed services. In this profile, we look at Ericsson’s current footprint of AI-enabled engagements, and future strategy. We call out strengths and potential risks for Ericsson and its customers in the still-early shift to more intelligent, automated operations. For more on our coverage of Ericsson (including free-to-view content), see here. | AI & AIOps, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Ericsson | January 27, 2022 | 7 | ai-ops module aiops-assurance-analytics report-type solution-profiles ericsson topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Ericsson and Open RAN | This mini-profile summarises Ericsson’s involvement and interests in the Open RAN movement. | Open RAN, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Other Reports, Solution Profiles | April 28, 2021 | 3 | open-ran module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem other-reports solution-profiles topic report-type |
Solution Profile: Google Anthos | This profile provides an overview of Google Anthos, the software platform that Google hopes to make the Android of telecom network applications – a common environment that allows seamless deployment and lifecycle management for all telecom workloads, even the most demanding. The profile includes a technical overview, looks at strategy, ecosystem & partnerships, key customer announcements, and provides a high level SWOT analysis of Anthos. | 5G, Edge Cloud, Google, Research Module, Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Solution Profiles | March 31, 2022 | 8 | 5g edge-cloud google module distributed-cloud-infra enterprise-networks solution-profiles topic vendor report-type |
Solution Profile: HPE Service Director | HPE is a global telecom ISV as well as supplier of specialized network functions, primarily its HLR/HSS solution. In this profile we look at how HPE, with its Service Director product, addresses the needs of next-gen, cross-domain service orchestration. We look at how it works together with NFV Director, HPE’s “cloud manager” for cloud native workloads, to deliver automation and agile innovation, with a focus on consistent intent-based operations from the highest-level service, down to cloud-native workloads. The report includes a SWOT analysis, making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles | March 17, 2022 | 11 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type solution-profiles topic |
Solution Profile: IBM Cloud Pak and Cisco Crosswork | Together, IBM and Cisco have demonstrated a complete end to end Orchestration solution with Service Orchestration (IBM Cloud Pak), transport Domain Orchestration (Cisco Crosswork) and performance management from Accedian. In this profile, we review the combined solution demonstration, and offer a brief SWOT analysis for service providers evaluating their options in delivering end to end orchestration of new services. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, 5G, Analytics, Open RAN, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Cisco, IBM | January 21, 2022 | 6 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration 5g analytics open-ran report-type solution-profiles closed-loop-automation cisco ibm topic vendor |
Solution Profile: IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation | iBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation is an AI-powered, service orchestrator that enables automation of network operations with the help of advanced analytics, AI and ML. In this 9-page profile, we take a look at its key features, market impact and offer a SWOT analysis. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, 5G, Analytics, Open RAN, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Cisco, IBM | April 5, 2022 | 9 | module automation-orchestration 5g analytics open-ran report-type solution-profiles closed-loop-automation cisco ibm topic vendor |
Solution Profile: IBM in Cross Domain Service Orchestration |
IBM’s Cloud Pak for Network Automation (“CP4NA”) represents a significant shift in product strategy for IBM, moving them from being primarily an integrator in this space, to having an off-the-shelf telecom orchestration product. In this 12-page analysis, we take a deep dive on their offering, and how IBM is faring on fusing the speed and innovation of a startup with Big Blue’s traditional heft. The report includes a SWOT analysis, making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, IBM | June 22, 2022 | 12 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type solution-profiles ibm topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Infovista Ativa |
Infovista is a leading independent software vendor with a strong track record in the service assurance market. Beyond service assurance alone, it has a broad portfolio of solutions for network operators, focused on network planning & optimization; network testing & deployment; and service and experience assurance. Launched in 2022, Ativa aims to combine operational tasks into a single holistic view of the entire network. In this 6-page profile Principal Analyst Patrick Kelly looks at Ativa and its significance within the Service Assurance market. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Infovista, Service Orchestration, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Solution Profiles | July 1, 2022 | 6 | infovista service-orchestration module aiops-assurance-analytics report-type solution-profiles vendor topic |
Solution Profile: Lumen | Lumen was created to be a pure business-to-business telecom service provider. But this is much more than a rebrand. Based on in-depth technical discussions with Lumen, we assess the reality of Lumen’s “platform for innovation” positioning. In particular, to what extent Lumen has redefined its offerings and proposition for cloud-savvy enterprises. This report makes a valuable read for C-suite leadership at both technology vendors and “Fortune 500” enterprises, as well as technology and strategy leaders. For marketing and sales, it provides a tangible look at the art of the possible, as opposed to the art of wishful thinking – which always manages to disappoint in the end. For product managers and enterprise business unit leads at communications service providers (CSPs) it’s a detailed reference for how one operator is addressing the current and future needs of business customers. For Lumen customers and partners – an independent perspective on how credible its claims to be different really are. For enterprise CIOs, it provides a timely view of the themes and trends that telecom operators believe are behind their evolving needs. | Operator Strategies & Vision, Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Report Type, IoT, Solution Profiles | July 14, 2021 | 15 | operator-strategies premium-reports promoted-reports module automation-orchestration enterprise-networks report-type iot solution-profiles report-lifecycle topic |
Solution Profile: Mavenir Open RAN |
Mavenir has been one of the champions of, and front runners in, the Open RAN movement. In this 8-page profile we look at the company, their impact to date in the open RAN market, and offer our own independent assessment of Mavenir’s strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Open RAN, Mavenir, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Report Type, Solution Profiles | June 24, 2022 | 8 | open-ran mavenir module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem report-type solution-profiles topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Nearby Computing | The fact that Nearby Computing exists at all is evidence of how early stage the edge market is. This well-connected Spanish startup/spin-out has a particular take on what is needed to make telco-enabled edge applications work. With blue-chip backers and hedging its bets between a “spreading-out” telecom and “smartening-up” infrastucture companies, Nearby suggests that that “blurred” may be the new “laser-focused”. Touching on edge infra, orchestration, 5G, Kubernetes and more, this short profile is a thought-provoking read. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | 5G, Edge Cloud, Telco Cloud, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Report Type, Solution Profiles | October 7, 2022 | 5 | 5g edge-cloud telco-cloud module enterprise-networks report-type solution-profiles topic |
Solution Profile: Netcracker in Cross Domain Service Orchestration |
Netcracker is one of the longest-established and most successful brands in the telecom software market. It has been investing significantly in R&D for orchestration over several years, and making progress with telco customers. Based on an extensive detailed technical questionnaire, presentations, and many hours of robust discussion this 12-page report takes a deep dive on Netcracker’s cross-domain service orchestration (CDSO) offering. The report includes a SWOT analysis making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. This report is FREE to download, courtesy of Netcracker. Registration details will only be used to deliver the download, and are not shared with any third party. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Netcracker | June 29, 2022 | 12 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type solution-profiles netcracker topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Nokia and Open RAN | This mini-profile provides a summary analysis of Nokia’s involvement and positioning in Open RAN. | Open RAN, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Other Reports, Solution Profiles | April 28, 2021 | 2 | open-ran module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem other-reports solution-profiles topic report-type |
Solution Profile: Nokia AVA | Nokia AVA, unveiled in May 2021, comprises Nokia’s analytics, insights and AI/ML products, services and use cases. It offers AI-as-a-Service and taps the legendary expertise at Nokia Bell Labs. This profile provides an overview of the AVA portfolio and our perspective on its application witihin (and outside of) telecom operations in general and AIOps in particular. For more on our coverage of Nokia (including free-to-view content), see here. | AI & AIOps, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Nokia | February 4, 2022 | 5 | ai-ops module aiops-assurance-analytics report-type solution-profiles nokia topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Nokia Cross Domain Service Orchestration | Nokia has one of the largest and broadest NAS portfolios in the industry. Digital Operations Center is Nokia’s all-new entry into next-generation, cross-domain, service orchestration. In this 12-page analysis, Appledore takes a deep dive into its capabilities. The report includes a SWOT analysis, making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Nokia | June 22, 2022 | 12 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type solution-profiles nokia topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Nokia Digital Operations Center | With recent organisational changes, Nokia has moved further into what Appledore considers a “post-OSS” era. Nokia Digital Operations is the latest name for an enlarged portfolio of existing and new software assets. We put that in context, and take a look at the heart of the portfoltio: the aptly-named Nokia Digital Operations Center. For more on our coverage of Nokia (including free-to-view content), see here. | AI & AIOps, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Catalog and Composition, Closed Loop Automation, Inventory, Policy Driven Orchestration, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Nokia | February 4, 2022 | 5 | ai-ops module automation-orchestration report-type solution-profiles catalog-and-composition closed-loop-automation inventory policy-driven-orchestration rapid-automated-service-assurance nokia topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Oracle in Cross Domain Service Orchestration |
Building on its established strengths in fulfilment and inventory, with the acquisition of Federos Oracle has a more explicit goal of “closing the loop” end-to-end. This is reflected in a broadened portfolio and capabilities, and some judicious re-branding. Based on an extensive detailed technical questionnaire, presentations, and many hours of robust discussion this 16-page report takes a deep dive on Oracle’s Unified Orchestration offering for cross-domain service orchestration (CDSO). The report includes a SWOT analysis making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Oracle | August 5, 2022 | 12 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type solution-profiles oracle topic vendor |
Solution Profile: Platform9 | In this profile we look at how one company, now headed up by ex-Oracle Communications chief Bhaskar Gorti, is building the foundation for Cloud Operations-as-a-Service. In particular, how it is enabling a new way of thinking about how cloud is operated efficiently: enabling service agility and innovation, whilst taking away the complexity. All wrapped up in a distinct “as a service” approach that addresses the cloud operations skills shortage for all enterprises. May contain references to muggles. | Promoted Reports, Research Module, Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, Solution Profiles | February 3, 2022 | 7 | promoted-reports module distributed-cloud-infra solution-profiles report-lifecycle report-type |
Solution Profile: Radisys and Open RAN | Radisys is a 1,000-strong telecom hardware, software and services company with longstanding involvement in Open RAN and its predecessors such as CORD. This short profile outlines the company’s position and potential in Open RAN, both as a sub-contracted vendor, and as a direct challenger in some segments of the market. | Open RAN, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, Other Reports, Solution Profiles | April 28, 2021 | 2 | open-ran module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem other-reports solution-profiles topic report-type |
Solution Profile: Splunk | A solution profile of Splunk. | Splunk, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Observability & Data Management, Other Reports, Solution Profiles | July 12, 2021 | 8 | splunk module aiops-assurance-analytics observability-data-mgt other-reports solution-profiles vendor report-type |
Solution Profile: Splunk (2022) | With a new CEO at the helm and a major pivot to SaaS under way, what are Splunk’s prospects in the telecom vertical? And how does it stack up against rival offerings from the likes of Elastic, Devo and others? What AI-based solutions in the telco market are reducing input cost and delivering economic value? This 8-page profile provides an up-to-date analysis. | Splunk, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Other Reports, Solution Profiles | April 19, 2022 | 8 | splunk module aiops-assurance-analytics other-reports solution-profiles vendor report-type |
Solution Profile: Subex AI/ML Capacity Management | It is a rare thing to be genuinely surprised by a vendor briefing, but Subex managed this with their recent briefing on their AI enabled Network Analytics solution. In this 14-page profile we offer an independent perspective on how Subex is applying its AI knowledge to network problem space, initially with a Capacity Management use case. This profile includes a SWOT analysis, and where we see Subex now playing within Appledore’s new taxonomy for Network Automation Software. | AI & AIOps, Analytics, Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Solution Profiles | October 20, 2021 | 14 | ai-ops analytics premium-reports promoted-reports module aiops-assurance-analytics report-type solution-profiles topic report-lifecycle |
Solution Profile: VMware in Cross Domain Service Orchestration |
VMware “Telco Cloud Automation”, introduced within the last two years, builds on existing orchestration capabilities that VMware has developed to manage workloads and network services in cloud environments, both those that utilize its own virtualization/cloudification technology, and across clouds. This 12-page report on VMware’s cross-domain service orchestration offering includes a SWOT analysis making it essential reading both for telcos considering end-to-end service orchestration offerings, and for other vendors looking to establish a distinct and competitive market position. Subscription clients can access this research directly via their Digital Locker. For help or queries, contact us. | Service Orchestration, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, VMWare | June 24, 2022 | 12 | service-orchestration module automation-orchestration report-type solution-profiles vmware topic vendor |
Solution Profile: VMware Telco Cloud Automation | VMware is a leader in multi-cloud virtualization; capable of delivering software that runs on many platforms and now managing it across those platforms. With VMware Telco Cloud Automation, VMware is seeking to build on its leadership in telecom multi-cloud infrastructure management, providing a complete automation capability that can deliver value added services on the Telco cloud. VMware believes that automation and orchestration is the only way telcos can contain complexity. Cloud simplifies, but without orchestration it makes networks more complex. VMware’s strategy with Telco Cloud Automation is to enable multi-vendor, multi cloud, multi-location networks, leveraging its familiarity as the virtualization layer in many of those clouds. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Telco Cloud, Service Orchestration, Report Type, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, VMWare | August 16, 2021 | 14 | module automation-orchestration distributed-cloud-infra premium-reports promoted-reports telco-cloud service-orchestration report-type solution-profiles closed-loop-automation vmware report-lifecycle topic vendor |
Spirent Lab-to-Live Testing | Spirent is one of the few suppliers in the market that provide end to end testing and lifecycle service assurance from the radio access network back to the 5G core. It has the capabilities to emulate the base station receivers for complex MIMO beamforming and apply digital twin emulation in the radio and core networks. The bridge between the lab to operational assurance is a seamless set of pre-testing scenarios that MNOs can utilize to be confident of radio and network performance on day 1. The focus of this profile is on Spirent’s Lifecycle Service Assurance (LSA) solution. The division provides network validation, service testing, active service assurance, and solutions for mobile device performance testing. Spirent is a leading T&M supplier to mobile CSPs and equipment suppliers, with 56% of its revenue originating in the Americas region. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Spirent | December 9, 2022 | 7 | module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance spirent report-type topic vendor |
Spirent Lifecycle Service Assurance | Spirent’s Lifecycle Service Assurance (LSA) solution suite provides network validation, service testing, and active service assurance. Spirent is a leading supplier to mobile CSPs and equipment suppliers with 55% of its revenue originating in Americas region. This profile provides key customers of Spirent, solutions in the service assurance domain, competitors, and our analysis of the company. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Spirent | February 8, 2022 | 8 | module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance spirent report-type topic vendor |
Spirent NFV LSA | Spirent’s NFV Lifecycle Service Assurance (LSA) solution suite provides network validation, service testing, and active service assurance. Spirent is a leading supplier to mobile CSPs and equipment suppliers with 55% of its revenue originating in Americas region. This profile provides key customers of Spirent, solutions in the service assurance domain, competitors, and our analysis of the company. | Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Spirent | February 21, 2018 | 14 | solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance spirent report-type topic vendor |
Successful Inventory Transformation in major Australian CSP | Blue Planet has enabled an Australian CSP to successfully replace and close its legacy mainframe-based transport and fiber inventories. Using Blue Planet Inventory, the CSP is now able to support new SDN based optical transport networks, as well as enabling massive automation of its existing transport network operations. The case study looks at the key success factors that have enabled this transformation. | Research Module, Observability & Data Management, Case Study, Ciena, Inventory | March 25, 2020 | 12 | module observability-data-mgt case-study ciena inventory report-type vendor topic |
Talari SDWAN | This document profiles Talari Networks’ SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. | SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Oracle | October 17, 2018 | 18 | sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles oracle topic report-type vendor |
Telco Cloud for Operators: A Blueprint for Success |
The reinvention of telecom operators as cloud-based businesses will have profound effects on the wider industry. Not only will it be key to new levels of agility and speed, but it will enable new sources of revenue, new types of customer experience, and new ways to differentiate. But telecom has unique and demanding characteristics that make the realization of a “telco cloud” particularly challenging. In this research note we set out a framework for CSPs’ strategies for their re-platforming onto cloud, developed in part on based on practical experience of deploying the world’s first cloud-native network in Rakuten Mobile Japan. (In a previous report, we looked at how CSPs can benefit from distributed cloud-native networks, the “Everywhere Edge”.) This report is part of a set – with a separate blueprint for vendors detailed here. This Research Note is published within our Distributed Cloud Infrastructure Management and Operator Strategy & Vision research modules, and is available free to subscribers of those modules, via their Appledore Digital Locker.
| Future Reports, Research Module, Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | January 31, 2023 | 11 | future-reports module distributed-cloud-infra operator-strategies research-note report-lifecycle report-type |
Telco Cloud for Vendors: A Blueprint for Success |
In a previous report, we looked at how CSPs have an opportunity from distributed cloud-native networks, where the edge is everywhere. We explored what the new telco edge looks like and what the future cloud network needs to look like to drive revenue for telcos. In this follow-on report, we look at the key characteristics that vendors and suppliers must deliver for a successful Telco Cloud. We look at what needs to be in place to allow all types of CSP to benefit from cloud-native networks and the key characteristics of vendor solutions that are needed to meet this. This report is part of a set – with a separate blueprint for operators detailed here. This Research Note is published within our Distributed Cloud Infrastructure Management and Operator Strategy & Vision research modules, and is available free to subscribers of those modules, via their Appledore Digital Locker.
| Future Reports, Research Module, Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | January 31, 2023 | 14 | future-reports module distributed-cloud-infra operator-strategies research-note report-lifecycle report-type |
Telco Cloud Orchestration Market Supplier Roundup | This is the May update of this “living document”. If you purchased the original the update is free. This report is part 2 of a series that looks at the evolution of Network Cloud Orchestration, by which we mean NFV-hybrid orchestration at all layers, supporting all core processes – including healing, scaling and capacity optimization. We focus on achieving automation and cloud-native operations. This report will be “living” and updated as new information becomes available. The current update is U3, April 2018. | Telco Cloud, Market Outlook, Policy Driven Orchestration | January 16, 2018 | 91 | telco-cloud market-outlook policy-driven-orchestration topic report-type |
Telecom 2030 - Market forces that will reshape the telco of the future |
Most industry pundits will publish a piece on the most important trends for the new year. In reality we know that it always takes longer for a business model or technology advancement to impact the market. We decided this year to look out a decade to 2030. We look at the trends we think will have the most impact on the telco market. We also estimate on the their potential economic impact to help guide our readers on where to place their bets. A new decade is the appropriate time to take stock of where our industry is and the likely direction it will take over the coming decade.The key trends are: 5G and beyond; AI driven network; Automation; Any Party Exposure, Distributed Ledger; Digital Twin; Digital Service Economy; Dynamic Autonomic Services; Edge Cloud; Industrial Automation; Security Management; the Utility telco and Opensource. The key trends, with their potential economic impact to telco, are laid out in the document. Our formula in each section is to outline the trend: what it is, how will it transform telecommunications in the next decade, indication of proof points in the market and specific use cases. | 5G, Edge Cloud, Research Module, Digital Enablement, Operator Strategies & Vision, Market Outlook | January 29, 2020 | 26 | 5g edge-cloud module digital-enablement operator-strategies market-outlook topic report-type |
Telecom 2030 - Market primer |
Most industry pundits will publish a piece on the most important trends for the new year. In reality we know that it always takes longer for a business model or technology advancement to impact the market. We decided this year to look out a decade to 2030. We look at the trends we think will have the most impact on the telco market. We also estimate on the their potential economic impact to help guide our readers on where to place their bets. A new decade is the appropriate time to take stock of where our industry is and the likely direction it will take over the coming decade.The key trends are: 5G and beyond; AI driven network; Automation; Any Party Exposure, Distributed Ledger; Digital Twin; Digital Service Economy; Dynamic Autonomic Services; Edge Cloud; Industrial Automation; Security Management; the Utility telco and Opensource. This market primer is a short version of our full market outlook especially for MWC2020. | 5G, Edge Cloud, Research Module, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | February 3, 2020 | 16 | 5g edge-cloud module operator-strategies research-note topic report-type |
Telecom's $100B Enterprise Opportunity | Enterprises’ needs are becoming more complex, that much is a given. The question is: do telcos stand to gain from that increased complexity? And if so, what are the prerequisites for success? This 20+ page analysis quantifies the opportunity for telecom at over $100bn of incremental spend by enterprises with telcos over the coming years – conditional on telcos making the investment in automation, orchestration and innovation required to win it. The forecast forecasts CSPs’ revenue potential in six segments of enterprise spend, each year through to 2027:
This major report is essential for telcos and suppliers of automation and orchestration systems, looking for a reference for market size for the potential ROI in these new generation of systems. Also for architects and strategists looking to understand what new featuresets and operating practices are needed, to satisfy the new demands of modern enterprise customers. | Promoted Reports, Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, Report Type, Global Forecast | December 10, 2022 | 20 | promoted-reports module enterprise-networks report-type global-forecast report-lifecycle |
Telecommunication Cloud Management Worldwide Forecast 2015 - 2025 | The worldwide Telecommunication Cloud Management market using ARG taxonomy is forecasted to grow from USD130 million in 2015 to USD7.4 billion in 2025, a CAGR of 50%. The telecommunication market … | Global Forecast, Technology Enablement | March 22, 2016 | 41 | global-forecast technology report-type topic |
Test & Assurance in Cloud Networks | This report highlights the critical changes to conventional test and assurance that CSPs and vendors need to take on board, as networks increasingly move from hardware- to software-based. Bottom line: the cloudification of the network will force most CSPs to assess current tools and processes to achieve the benefits of cloud scaling. Agile service delivery and assurance radically changes how services are tested and assured as workloads become more distributed. Workloads will move dynamically to support demand scaling in/out in shorter timeframes. This obviates the need for planned deployment of dedicated fixed monitoring points, and in fact makes it impossible to locate precise points of monitoring. Virtual probes will move with workloads at the edge closer to the UE and access points. Edge computing and the distribution of workloads will require more network visibility for service assurance and customer impact analysis. This all adds up to a radical shift in the tooling and processes required to test and assure these new networks. This report maps out the key changes and assesses leading vendors in this vital space. Publication Date: Feb 2021 Author: Patrick Kelly Report Contents
| 5G, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Report Type, Market Outlook, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | February 9, 2021 | 18 | 5g module aiops-assurance-analytics report-type market-outlook rapid-automated-service-assurance topic |
Testing and Assurance in Cloud Networks (Full Report) | This is the purchase and download page for the full report. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Industry Topic, Market Outlook, Rapid Automated Service Assurance | January 18, 2021 | 18 | module aiops-assurance-analytics topic market-outlook rapid-automated-service-assurance report-type |
Testing and Assurance in Cloud Networks (Sample) | Note that this is the sample of the full report. It contains an overview or exec summary, plus the Table of Contents of the full report. To purchase a single user copy of the full report, see this page. For questions about the report contents, please contact us. | Netscout, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Industry Topic, Market Outlook, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, Spirent | February 9, 2021 | 18 | netscout-vendor module aiops-assurance-analytics topic market-outlook rapid-automated-service-assurance spirent vendor report-type |
The "Everywhere Edge" | Edge and cloud-native telecom are two sides of the same coin – but to realize revenues, telcos must also reset their architectural compass. In this expansive Research Note, Rahul Atri and Francis Haysom map out the essential ways in which telecom must rethink approaches to conventional network architectures. | Future Reports, Research Module, Distributed Cloud Infrastructure, Operator Strategies & Vision, Research Note | January 4, 2023 | 8 | future-reports module distributed-cloud-infra operator-strategies research-note report-lifecycle report-type |
The Automated, Actively Assured Service Lifecycle | Automated assurance not only simplifies and reduces costs, but introduces far more advanced testing-like methods to your arsenal. The introduction of automated assurance demands new thinking. Automated assurance metrics and capabilities must be considered and pre-engineered when Cloudified Network Functions (CNFs) and services are designed; it must be built into network automation models; and it demands that automation be a single method across provisioning assurance and capacity management (as is a general best practice for any closed loop). Mostly it demands that we think differently about what is needed, what is possible, and how and when to consider assurance operations at scale. The answer is: early. | AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, AI & AIOps, Analytics, Premium Reports, Promoted Reports, Juniper, Research Module, Report Type, White Paper | November 17, 2021 | 26 | aiops-assurance-analytics ai-ops analytics premium-reports promoted-reports juniper-vendor module report-type white-paper topic report-lifecycle vendor |
The Economics of Virtualized Networks | Virtualization is an exciting technology that promises to transform networks, services (products) and operations in Telcos. Yet we at ARG believe that success will derive from understanding “first principles” – … | Market Outlook, Technology Enablement | August 11, 2016 | 111 | market-outlook technology report-type topic |
The Economics of Virtualized Networks Overview | This document is intended as a companion to the Appledore Research Group (“ARG”) report, released in August 2016, “The Economics of Virtualized Networks”, which lays the groundwork to fully understand the business demands that underlie our subsequent work, beginning with “The Role of Closed Loop Automation in Virtualized Networks”. It is intended as a faster-to-consume summary or first read for those who would benefit from the highlights of the report, but are pressed for time. Our intent is to summarize the essential findings of the report, without taking the reader though the useful, but time consuming supporting and explanatory information. Many readers may wish to later read or refer to the full report. | Market Outlook, Technology Enablement | October 6, 2016 | market-outlook technology report-type topic | |
The Need for Active Inventory in Dynamic Networks | This White Paper investigates the need for inventory to be “active” in emerging virtualized and hybrid networks. It derives needs from an actual service example, and suggests best practices. | Amdocs, White Paper, Inventory | January 12, 2017 | amdocs white-paper inventory vendor report-type topic | |
The Power of the AI Driven Telco | The Power of the AI Driven Telco – How Global CSPs use AI to improve business outcomesApplying AI for improving prediction and business outcomes will transform decision making in most job functions of telecommunication operators in the next decade. AI tools used in the right context will improve customer care, network operations and planning, fraud detection, and personalized marketing. | 5G, Edge Cloud, AI & AIOps, Promoted Reports, Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Market Outlook | April 7, 2020 | 24 | 5g edge-cloud ai-ops promoted-reports module automation-orchestration market-outlook topic report-lifecycle report-type |
The Rise of Digital Collaboration & Ecosystems | A must-read for those trying to understand the opportunities in IoT, the “industrial internet” and related buzz-words. In-depth analysis of the evolution of digital collaboration (the underlying platforms for much of the IoT), typically digital services based on APIs, from simple storefronts to collaborative ecosystems. report covers market, evolution, needs, players, technology and presents a set of functional recommendations. Highly relevant to those interested in TMForum Open Digital project. Originally released Q2 2016, but as valid today as it was then. | IoT, Market Outlook, Catalog and Composition, Model Driven Definition | May 25, 2017 | 4 | iot market-outlook catalog-and-composition model-driven-definition topic report-type |
The Role of Policy in Hybrid Virtualized Networks | This is the first in a series of reports by Appledore on policy. It covers an introduction to policy; its scope today; how and why it must change; the new … | Market Outlook, Models and Reference Data | March 22, 2016 | 76 | market-outlook models-and-reference-data report-type topic |
The Role of Policy in Virtualized Networks - Executive Summary | This is a Research Note version of the Major Market Assessment of the same name. It is in report format rather than PPT; and presents an executive summary, providing the key take-aways with less time invested. We encourage those truly interested to also read the original PPT format report. This report looks at the market and technology needs that will impact the application of policy throughout virtualized networks, and also how policy and PCRF products are evolving and must evolve further. | Market Outlook, Models and Reference Data | June 6, 2016 | 4 | market-outlook models-and-reference-data report-type topic |
Transport Automation: Nokia NSP | This solution profile is part of a series of profiles that accompanies our new market outlook report on automation in the transport domain. This research looks at the state of the art in automating transport networks and services. Our focus is on L2/L3 services, but with full observability of Layer 1. This profile focuses specifically on Nokia’s NSP, one of the earliest entrants in this segment, with lineage back to Alcatel-Lucent’s SAM. This profile is one in a series available to subscribers to our Automation & Orchestration research module. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Solution Profiles, Nokia | January 10, 2023 | 10 | module automation-orchestration solution-profiles nokia report-type vendor |
Transport Automation: Oracle IPSA | This solution profile is part of a series of profiles that accompanies our market outlook report on automation in the transport domain. This research looks at the state of the art in automating transport networks and services. Our focus is on L2/L3 services, but with full observability of Layer 1. This profile focuses on Oracle’s IP Service Activation (IPSA) solution, part of Oracle’s wider portfolio of automation and orchestration offerings. This profile is one in a series available to subscribers to our Automation & Orchestration research module. | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Solution Profiles, Oracle | January 12, 2023 | 9 | module automation-orchestration solution-profiles oracle report-type vendor |
Transport Domain Management & Automation | The transport domain is becoming more complex, more multi-vendor and critically – far more dynamic. No longer do WANs and other enterprise services get set up once and remain unchanged for years. Rather, services will be more customized and dynamically changing. This demands automation. This market outlook provides an understanding of the status, evolution size and growth for domain managers that control a huge subset of networks: IP services over optical transport, both in the core and out to the access network. Short profiles of notable vendors in the space are included:
This report offers a valuable insight into how this apparently mature segment continues to evolve, and how suppliers are responding to new demands of CSPs. It also includes detailed set of recommendations for CSPs and vendors in this space. | Security, Telco Cloud, Service Orchestration, Report Type, IoT, SD-WAN & SDN, Market Outlook | December 7, 2022 | 30 | security telco-cloud service-orchestration report-type iot sd-wan-sdn market-outlook topic |
Uhana by VMWare | Appledore’s thoughts on the acquisition of Uhana by VMWare. | 5G, AI & AIOps, Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Research Note, Closed Loop Automation, Technology Enablement, VMWare | March 2, 2020 | 2 | 5g ai-ops module aiops-assurance-analytics research-note closed-loop-automation technology vmware topic report-type vendor |
Understanding and assuring SD-WANS | This white paper, written with EXFO’s generosity, draws from our ongoing research project on SD-WAN. In it, we outline the limitations of SD-WAN built-in assurance, as well as the … | SD-WAN & SDN, White Paper, EXFO | September 19, 2018 | 22 | sd-wan-sdn white-paper exfo topic report-type vendor |
Verizon SDWAN | This document profiles Verizon’s SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles | November 16, 2018 | 26 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles topic report-type |
Versa Networks SD-WAN | This document profiles Versa Networks’ SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices. This is one of a series of SD-WAN supplier profiles that Appledore is producing in 2018-2019. Document is 22 pages long with features, positioning, differentiators, and analysis compared to our best practices. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Versa Networks | January 30, 2019 | 22 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles closed-loop-automation versa-networks topic report-type vendor |
Virtual Network CAPEX Global Forecast 2015 – 2025 | The virtualization of the telecommunication network will create dramatic economic operational dislocations in the CSP operating environment and supplier market. The shift from purpose built hardware to a hybrid virtualized … | Global Forecast, Technology Enablement | March 22, 2016 | 25 | global-forecast technology report-type topic |
VMware SD-WAN by Velocloud | This document profiles VMware’s “VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud” (often abbreviated “VMware SD-WAN” for brevity in this document) SD-WAN offering in the context of Appledore Research’s on-going research stream and best practices for “Telco Cloud” management and operations. VeloCloud was an independent start-up, purchased by VMware in 2017, and being integrated with VMware’s NSX SDN product line (of Nicira origin). VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud’s most unique selling proposition, made clear by its very name, is its “cloud-delivered” business model – both direct to enterprises and as a managed services platform for CSPs. Cloud delivered can also pertain to its multi-tenant gateways (more on these often-misunderstood elements later). Its second unique value proposition as Appledore observes them, involves “DMPO” or Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization” – a set of features to leverage multiple WAN paths and therefore deliver high quality transmission over “unreliable” Internet. This is part of a series of SD-WAN solution profiles and research available from Appledore Research. | Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, VMWare | November 6, 2019 | 22 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles vmware topic report-type vendor |
VMware Smart Assurance | The focus of this profile is on VMware Smart Assurance which is comprised of assets acquired from Dell EMC, the parent company. For long term industry veterans most will recognize the core capabilities of VMware SMART Assurance as patented technology developed under SMARTS. VMware acquired proven intellectual property and a customer base that includes tier 1 CSPs. VMware Smart Assurance is designed to help CSPs migrate from existing fixed network and compute architectures to cloud native, virtualized networks. Smart Assurance is positioned to support multi-vendor, multi-tenant infrastructure in the transport, physical, virtual, NFV and SD-WAN domains. The Smarts Codebook technology has been used in physical networks for decades. VMware is now applying machine learning and business impact analysis in the hybrid virtual network supporting its vCloud NFV and SD-WAN by VeloCloud assets. | Research Module, AIOps, Assurance, Analytics, Solution Profiles, Rapid Automated Service Assurance, VMWare | September 18, 2019 | 12 | module aiops-assurance-analytics solution-profiles rapid-automated-service-assurance vmware report-type topic vendor |
Vodafone SD-WAN | In-depth profile of Vodafone’s solutions and strategy in SD-WAN, with a focus on agile and forward looking operations.
| Research Module, Enterprise, Edge & Private Networks, SD-WAN & SDN, Solution Profiles, Closed Loop Automation, Policy Driven Orchestration, Technology Enablement, Vodafone | February 18, 2019 | 22 | module enterprise-networks sd-wan-sdn solution-profiles closed-loop-automation policy-driven-orchestration technology vodafone topic report-type vendor |
Who's Winning in Open RAN? | Open RAN is one of the most talked-about topics in telecom. But who actually appears to be gaining traction in the market with CSP projects? This latest analysis provides a snapshot of the speed and extent of market development, and individual vendor progress. The goal is to help inform the strategies and decisions of CSP in considering their open RAN strategies and candidate vendor choices. The decisions that telecom CEOs, CFOs, CTOs and Heads of Network need to make must be informed by a view of what is happening in the wider market, not only point technology evaluations. Similarly, vendor strategies may warrant adjustment, on the basis of standings relative to competitors, or partners. To inform such thinking, in mid-2021, we believe it is important and already relevant to ask wider market questions regarding Open RAN:
From the analysis in this snapshot, operators and vendors with an interest in Open RAN should be able to gain a clearer view of how and where the Open RAN market is progressing fastest, and to consider adjusting their strategies accordingly. | Rakuten Symphony, NEC, Mavenir, Research Module, Disaggregation, Open RAN & Ecosystem, 5G, Promoted Reports, Open RAN, Market Outlook, Ciena, Technology Enablement, Nokia, VMWare | June 9, 2021 | 39 | rakuten-symphony nec mavenir module disaggregation-open-ran-ecosystem 5g promoted-reports open-ran market-outlook ciena technology nokia vmware vendor topic report-lifecycle report-type |
Why Intent Matters - The economic case for the intent driven network | The report explores the importance of intent in the transformation and automation of CSP networks. This report follows on from our OSS Sea Change Report What is intentWell-structured intent is fundamental to simplifying automation, making its implementation easier, and reducing the future maintenance burden. “Intent” means that we define what the customer wants or needs – improving the likelihood of satisfaction. In addition, intent can define operator’s internal business objectives – for example “at the lowest cost that meets the customer’s need” – improving business performance.
Technically, intent means defining a service or function “declaratively” rather than “imperatively”. A simpler way to view intent is “define the desired outcome, rather than how to achieve it”. An example is “define the capacity or latency required” rather than “define various image sizes or containerized apps to deploy”. Essentially, you define the SLA, not how to achieve it. This implies that the orchestration logic has the ability to find and implement a solution to the “SLA”. The truth is, that we use intent today poorly. Appledore believe it is more productive to think about “well structured’ vs “poorly structured” or “good vs bad” intent. Good intent defines a functional objective and therefore allows for a high degree of solution flexibility, delivers loose coupling and minimizes ongoing maintenance. Bad intent, on the other hand, tightly-couples services to a specific implementation, or a set of possible implementations – limiting flexibility and requiring constant maintenance and re-integrations down in the bits and bytes. This ruins automation and leads to high cost and complexity. ContentsEXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW WHAT’S AT STAKE? INTENT LANDSCAPE WHAT HAPPENS TODAY: BAD INTENT WHAT DOES GOOD INTENT LOOK LIKE IN TELCO OPERATIONS? NETWORK AUTOMATION SOFTWARE VENDOR POSITIONS SUMMARY AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS BIBLIOGRAPHY / FURTHER READING ABOUT THE AUTHORS | Research Module, Automation & Orchestration, Market Outlook, Closed Loop Automation, Models and Reference Data, Model Driven Definition, Policy Driven Orchestration | January 23, 2020 | 36 | module automation-orchestration market-outlook closed-loop-automation models-and-reference-data model-driven-definition policy-driven-orchestration report-type topic |
Winning at the edge | This research looks at the importance to CSPs in building differentiated services at the edge of the network. It examines the related topics of edge computing, white box CPE and improved radio access technology in 5G. In particular it looks at:
Appledore will be publishing complimentary detailed research on SD-WAN, Network Slicing, 5G and Edge computing in 2018 | Market Outlook, Technology Enablement | January 18, 2018 | 65 | market-outlook technology report-type topic |