The Fast Mode Podcasts: Breaking News, Analysis and Updates From Telecoms Industry

In the aftermath of MWC 2022, The Fast Mode spoke to Steve Douglas, Head of Market Strategy at Spirent on the company's participation at the recently concluded event.

Steve discusses some of the latest findings from Spirent's ‘5G 2022: Market Drivers, Insights and Consideration’ report, which not only includes global and regional deployment trends for 5G, but also covers the role of cloud and the biggest opportunities fueling 5G adoption, deployment and growth. Steve also explores the challenges operators often grapple with when it comes to the testing, assurance and automation of 5G networks, and the readiness of today’s testing, assurance and automation tools to meet the needs of operators as they transition to 5G Standalone (5G SA).

To download Spirent's ‘5G 2022: Market Drivers, Insights and Consideration’ report, visit www.spirent.com/assets/the-spirent-2022-5g-report.

To learn more about Spirent and their initiatives in this space, visit www.spirent.com.

n conjunction with the recently concluded MWC 2022, The Fast Mode spoke to Mark Abolafia, SVP Business Development and Global Channels Program at Intraway on the company's experience at this year's MWC. Mark discusses how OSS capabilities have evolved in recent years, and how the move to ‘no-code’ and cloud-native architectures enhance existing OSS functionalities.

Mark covers the role of APIs in delivering both interoperability and open digital architectures that enable seamless BSS-OSS integrations. Mark also explores the trends in the North American market that are pushing the industry towards an automated and dynamic approach to OSS, as well as the role of channel partners programs in the telecom software ecosystem.

To learn more about Symphonica SaaS and how it accelerates CSP’s transformational goals in building future-proof networks, please visit Intraway at www.intraway.com.

In conjunction with MWC 2022, The Fast Mode spoke to Javier Martin, CEO of Summa Networks on the their plans and showcases for this year's MWC. Javier discusses the company's multi-generational strategy for subscriber management and shares some of his advice for MNOs and MNVOs looking to deliver more contextual and customized plans. He covers some of the must-have functionalities for advanced HSS/HLR solutions, including cloud-native deployment capabilities. Javier also discusses the low adoption rates of VoLTE and VoWIFi and shares his prediction for growth in those markets.

Catch Summa Networks at Hall 4 Stand 4D100 at MWC 2022.

To learn more about Summa Networks, please visit www.summanetworks.com.

In conjunction with MWC 2022, The Fast Mode spoke to Bertrand Pourcelot, Managing Director of Enreach for Service Providers on the company's mobile-first strategy for unified communications. In the interview, Bertrand discusses the company's recent acquisitions and the market growth for Unified Communication as a Service (UCaaS), Cloud Communication as a Service (CCaaS) and Cloud productivity solutions, with focus on the European region. Bertrand also covers how enterprise communication needs have evolved in the past decade and how mobile-first communication influences the selection of enterprise communication suites.

Catch Enreach at Hall 2 Stand 2J63 at MWC 2022.

To learn more about Enreach, please visit www.enreach.com/en/for-service-providers.

In the run up to the upcoming MWC 2022, The Fast Mode spoke to Matthew Ball, Chief Analyst of Canalys, a global technology research company. Matthew discusses the company’s plans for MWC 2022 and shares insights on the cybersecurity market specifically the security challenges enterprises should be paying attention to. The interview also covers the growth in expenditure for the enterprise Cloud infrastructure, and new use cases driving its adoption apart from shedding light on the on-going shifts in the Cloud ecosystem. Matthew also shares the company’s channel focused approach to providing research for various IT verticals.

To learn more about Canalys, please visit www.canalys.com/analysis/cybersecurity.

In conjunction with MWC 2022, The Fast Mode spoke to André Gunnberg, the Chief Revenue Officer of MATRIXX Software, a global leader in 5G monetization for the communications industry. In this interview, André discusses the company’s expansion plans following its latest round of funding which was announced last year. André shares his views on the 5G monetization game plan and how next-gen charging solutions can power operator services at web scale. Apart from this, André discusses cloud readiness among monetization platform providers, including the adoption of cloud-native architectures. Also discussed during the interview are MATRIXX Software’s showcases and highlights for the MWC 2022.

To learn more about MATRIXX Software, please visit www.matrixx.com.

In conjunction with the recently concluded MWC 2022, The Fast Mode spoke to Eugina Jordan, VP Marketing at Parallel Wireless on the company's plans and showcases at this year's event. Eugina discusses the growing focus on openness in the telecoms industry as well as the latest developments the Open RAN market. Eugina also covers some of the outcomes from recent deployments of Open RAN, specifically in 5G and private 5G networks.

To learn more about Open RAN, visit Parallel Wireless at www.parallelwireless.com.

Stephen Ornadel, Senior VP, Security Solutions Mobileum discusses how 5G presents a host of new risks for network operators.

Steve covers how 5G attributes such as network slicing, service-based architecture (SBA), NFV and cloud-computing increase a network’s attack surface. Steve also explores 5G operators' awareness on these new threats.

To learn more about Mobileum's Multiprotocol Signaling Firewall, visit www.mobileum.com/products/network-security/signaling-firewall/.

To learn more about Mobileum, visit www.mobileum.com.

Ron Haberman, Product Officer at Mobileum explores how the company's product portfolio has evolved over the years.

Ron discusses how Mobileum's rich experience in roaming solutions enabled the company to introduce solutions for testing and monitoring, fraud and risk management, service assurance, and engagement and customer experience. 

To learn more about Mobileum and its product portfolio, please visit www.mobileum.com

Gabriel Chiriacescu, Senior VP, Testing & Service Assurance at Mobileum explores two key tenets of a network service assurance solution: coverage and time-to-resolution.

Gabriel discusses the value proposition and key differentiators of Mobileum’s Service Assurance Solution (MAS) and how it meets the coverage and time-to-resolution needs of today's networks.

To learn more about Mobileum, please visit www.mobileum.com

To learn more about Mobileum's Service Assurance Solution (MAS), please visit www.mobileum.com/solutions/mobileum-assurance-solution