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The (relay) race is on for the CSPs

Communications service providers can learn from the best practices of successful relay race teams to capture a significant piece of 5G market opportunity

INDIA'S TOP OTT PLATFORMS

The first-ever comprehensive research in India by Voice&Data-Mozark-CMR ranks the country’s OTT platforms on their functional experience and emotional quotient

“The 5G to 6G shift will happen in steps”

As per NTT’s 2020 Global Managed Services Report, organizations indicated that MSPs will provide maximum value during the next 3-5 years through their security capabilities (44%), financial stability, trust and reputation (43%), and automation (43%). Murtaza Bhatia, National Manager – Vertical Solutions, NTT Ltd. India, in an interaction with Pratima Harigunani gives a quick peek into what transpires as the global behemoth undergoes a big internal redesign. He also points out the state of cloud, low-power innovations, photonics, industry collaboration and 5G from a practical and poised lens.

Indian telcos want to live an edge-y life

Online gaming, connected vehicles, and remote working environments require an unprecedented level of low-latency networks

Give contact center service providers their due

Time is ripe for the DoT to define clear guidelines for the third-party contact centers in India. Any further delay will impact services in several vital sectors

Driving the home network connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E is likely to hit its stride in 2022-23 timeframe as the spectrum is released around the globe and clients and applications start to arrive

Better safe, than sorry

Real-time app monitoring solutions help enterprises get a single consolidated view of actionable security intelligence and fight against hackers

Amazon Unveils Mobile-Only Video Plan For India

Amazon has announced that it has tied up with Airtel to roll-out a mobile-only plan for India. The Prime Video Mobile Edition is a single-user plan created especially for India, the company said in a release.

Five Data-Centric Trends To Watch Out For In 2021

The beginning of a new decade promises to be the time to consolidate and build on the gains of widespread digital transformation we witnessed in 2020

Google Cloud, Nokia partner to work on cloud-native infra

Google Cloud has announced that it has signed a global, strategic partnership with Nokia to bring new solutions for communications service providers (CSPs) that will help modernize their network infrastructures, build on a cloud-native 5G Core, and develop the network edge as a business services platform for enterprises.

Solidifying SD-WAN Security

Enterprises are increasingly plugging on SD-WAN to facilitate business-aware connectivity in a growing hybrid environment. Here is how they can make it more secure

The big BFSI enabler

How the cloud will accelerate economic recovery from the pandemic driven slowdown and drive the growth for India’s banking sector

Fuelling power sector growth

How emerging communication technologies can help India’s power sector drastically improve its quality of services and profitability

Get ready to surpass the cloud

With 5G, there will be no cloud computing, because it’s not about the cloud, it’s about the best way to work, store and transmit information

Alternative cloud makes a better sense

Instead of mega clouds, small and medium businesses can opt for a simpler and more affordable option with alternative cloud to takes care of their needs

The new network normal of 2021

Corona virus has impacted the world in previously unimaginable ways. Here are some fanciful and other serious predictions for the postpandemic normal

AI, privacy, low code, serverless to rule

Thanks to unprecedented rise in digitalization and internet access, improving service delivery will be the key. At least four tools will shape the development arena

Pandemic Drives The Change

Economic and societal impact of COVID-19 will drive faster adoption of cloud, intelligent edge, digital reality and telemedicine

The five musketeers of 2021

Investments in cloud-telephony, SD-WAN, data security, data center infrastructure, and 5G will drive the new normal and recovery in post-pandemic India

Strengthen your network security chain

A poorly-protected WFH device can be the weakest link exposing your organization’s network to cybercriminals. Here are eight simple steps to handle it

Speed verses quality is a classic balancing act

As the world of content bursts with never-before spread of choice and convenience, developers have a lot to catch up. Can they sacrifice speed for reliability, security, scalability and experience? Or should they use low-code as a tool or as a quick-fix that can raise its head later with other issues? Here’s why OTT applications need a different mix of automation and flexibility. OutSystems Asia Pacific Vice President mark weaser in an email interview with Shubhendu Parth shares how the industry is using AI to move apps across development, test and production environments at a single click. He also touches upon why PWAs, native environments and multi-device worlds have a serious connotation for the developers busy binge-coding for OTT.

Seamless and secure

Network security infrastructure should have features that can enable enhanced data security along with unhindered access to data. Here is how to achieve it

SD-WAN is now on the investment priority list

Nokia claims that its Data Center Fabric solution enhances design and operations for all cloud builders. Made for webscale companies, service providers and enterprises, it offers cloud builder networking teams an open network operating system (NOS) and a declarative, intent-based automation and operations toolkit. In an interview with Pradeep Chakraborty, the company’s Emerging Business and Enterprise Head for India Vinish Bawa talks about the post-COVID-19 data center trends, the growing demand for SD-WAN and how it is evolving, the Data center Interconnect (DCI) Network, and the new offering. Excerpts:

KYC- and OTP-related scams up, unwanted calls down

Despite a 34% decrease in the volume of spam calls during lockdown, India continues to find place in the top 10 list of most spammed countries

Building a better, secure payments future

Mobile, cashless payments and e-commerce market competencies are the decisive factors driving the move toward a cashless society model

GET READY FOR MORE CLOUD IN FINANCIAL SECTOR

Decision makers are seeking to balance agility and scalability of the cloud with requirements for cyber security, compliance, and operational consistency

Add A Punch To Your Business Communication

In this anywhere, anytime workplace era, collaboration tools and solutions complement email and enhance synergy; allowing to get more work done – at record speed

Get The Most From Your Connected Teams

Creating a work-from-home infrastructure can be confusing and chaotic. An easy way out is to hook on to a compact remote working and communication platform

“VPNs often end up creating new security problems”

Virtual private networks (VPN), which were originally developed to enable remote workers to connect into the corporate network back when only a fraction of the workforce was working, created new network security headaches when used at a previously unheard of scale with organizations switched to Remote Work overnight during this pandemic. Although VPNs are considered as a quick way for the remote users to get to internal applications, they are slow for users, offer poor security, and are difficult to manage and scale as well. In an interview with Soma Tah, Forcepoint Chief Product Officer Nico Popp elaborates on how zero trust network access (ZTNA) solutions rethink network security functions and are designed to solve the challenges posed by the legacy VPNs.

Stepping up the telecom game

From virtualization to edge, cloud is becoming core to the telecom sector – helping service providers become more agile and platform independent