Open Telecom Projects will destroy the Operator business as we know it.

The basic goal of these projects is to disaggregate the large proprietary network functions, such as the RAN or the EPC, and allow them to run on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf COTS hardware. If they are successful, here are some impacts to expect: 1️⃣ ISVs become major players in the #telecoms ecosystem, displacing the traditional vendors. 2️⃣ Many …

When is an innovative, cutting edge, wireless technology not mobile?

When it’s WiFi! WiFi has many benefits #Mobiles might want to emulate. For example, ✅WiFi technology generations are ~3.5 years. For Mobiles, it’s more like 10 years. ✅Each new WiFi generation, so far, has been backward compatible will all previous generations. ✅WiFi Base Station cost, even a carrier-grade one, is roughly 2 orders of magnitude …

The reasons Mobile Generations are long and difficult.

In this video series, we’ve been talking about Open Telecoms Projects. In the previous video, I asked why Mobile generations are so long, why they’re a forklift upgrade, and why they require new spectrum. I asked you, my #telecomtribe, to suggest your own ideas. You still can, in the comments. I’m sure there are many …

Why do Mobile generations take so long, and why do they require a forklift and new spectrum?

This topic doesn’t get discussed often. It’s as though we, as an industry, have come to accept this as one of the physical laws, and we never think about it. In my next video, I’ll discuss your answers and share my own theories. I’ve a list of Open Telecoms Projects. Click the link to download …