Posts Tagged ‘carriers’

Market Trend: Why Telecom Carriers are focusing on the platform

Carriers are focusing on investing in their platforms in order to enable them to offer additional services through partnership ecosystems and thereby more effectively compete with non-traditional players such as Over-the-top (OTT) Service Providers and diversify their revenue streams. While some Communications Service Providers (CSPs) who have the cash, skills, correct positioning and advantageous geographic location are branching out into adjacent industries, other CSPs are focusing on creating a strong platform upon which third-party vendors can offer their services.

Here are some areas of investment for CSPs looking to upgrade:

Software defined networks: CSPs are now able to transpose the principles of virtualized compute to their networks and collapse costs by 70% or more in ...

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Apr 29 2013
Top 5 Challenges Emerging for the Telco Carriers and Service Providers

Over the past three months I have traveled to Europe, the Middle East and China speaking to Dell OEM Solutions employees, OEM Telecommunication’s customers, and leaders in the Information Communications Technology (ICT) market. My goals were to learn as much as I could about what concerns and needs the ICT market has when it comes to enterprise technologies, such as rack mount carrier grade servers, storage, networking gear, and services.

OEM China team pictured from left to right: Christy Ma, Franklin Flint, William Hua, and Jim Lee

What I learned was way more than anything I anticipated when I began my series of global trips. For instance, in Israel I was ...

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Sep 7 2012
Dell OEM Solutions Joins the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA); Check Us Out at the TIA Conference June 5-7

Just a few short months after announcing that Dell OEM Solutions is entering the telecommunications market with the launch of our new carrier-grade, NEBS compliant 12th generation PowerEdge servers (more info here), we are pleased to announce that Dell OEM has joined the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).

By joining TIA, we are demonstrating further commitment to the telco-market and we look forward to working with the TIA ecosystem on enhancing the business environment and innovations coming from the industry.

We’re also heading to Dallas, Texas for the TIA Conference next week (June 5-7) as a premier sponsor.  After making an appearance at Mobile World Congress, the NAB Show and CTIA Wireless 2012, we ...

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Jun 4 2012