The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has recently issued an important report on Demand Attentive Networks (DAN). (For details and to download a free copy, click here.) I believe this report reflects a major telecoms industry structural shift, from a supply-push to a demand-pull model, which may in turn trigger a significant industry restructuring. I […]

When a human feels a persistent pain, they go to the doctor, who will attempt to diagnose its cause. One of the great advances in medicine was the ability to cheaply and non-invasively see inside the body using X-rays, resulting in rapid and accurate diagnosis. When a telecoms network is sick due to poor performance, […]

I have been working with several clients in the SDN/NFV space, all of whom are trying to make sense of the transformation to the ‘software telco’. The challenge they all face is that our future distributed computing needs are qualitatively different in scale compared to the past. That in turn dictates that a whole new skill […]

London, 27th March 2014 The Fit-for-Business Broadband Workshop is a one-day event for executives and industry leaders responsible for buying, operating and developing business broadband services. We draw together the state-of-the-art in network performance science together with new insight into broadband economics and regulatory policy.We have already issued VIP invitations to select industry members, and are […]

I have uploaded an introduction to high-fidelity quality attenuation analytics to SlideShare. Communications Service Providers are seeking to increase their profitability and return on assets. To achieve this, they need to know when they must buy more network capacity. Insufficient (or misconfigured) capacity results in poor customer experiences that drive churn, whilst excess capacity wastes money. These investment decisions […]

The US appeals court has rightly thrown out an attempt by the Federal Communication Commission to impose common carriage regulation on broadband ISPs. Both the language and conceptual tools being used by both sides to argue their case fail to reflect the actual nature of broadband. Specifically, historical ideas of ‘carriage’ for physical objects are […]

I have published a new white paper on how the under-appreciated risks of big data and cloud computing could kill your business. Here is the summary: Big Data requires Slow Data and Quick Data, and you need to put these in the right place to increase rewards and reduce risks. CIOs should be concerned about […]