Network Visibility in the 5G Era

whitePaper | March 10, 2020

More than ever, communications service providers need to rely on the latest solutions related to 5G, (hybrid) cloud, artificial intelligence, edge computing, platform technology and blockchain to enable the digital transformation of the network needed to thrive in today’s environment. IBM has an extensive global network of telecom solution labs, research labs and innovation centers to support its industry offerings. With more than 22,000 subject matter experts in the communications industry, we work with more than 200 major communications service providers across the globe. IBM continues to invest significantly in key acquisitions to add expertise and capabilities that enable clients in this industry.

whitePaper | March 15, 2022

Operators are picking up serious momentum when it comes to 5G roll outs. As of December 2021, 487 operators in 145 countries or territories had invested in 5G mobile or fixed wireless networks with 200 of these having launched some level of 5G network coverage. However, there is still a long road ahead when it comes to ensuring that 5G meets its potential and drives maximum ROI. A big stumbling block to overcome will be to ensure comprehensive coverage, in particular, in buildings.

whitePaper | January 18, 2022

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (NTT) launched the world’s first mobile communication service using a cellular system on December 3, 1979. Since then, the radio access technology for mobile communications has evolved into a new generation system every 10 years. Along with technological development, services have also made progress. In the years from the first generation (1G) to the second generation (2G), the services were mainly voice calls, but finally advanced to simple text messaging.

whitePaper | December 30, 2020

As the rate and sophistication of cyberattacks increase, security teams are increasingly pressed to turn cuttingedge security analytics into action. The integration between Vectra® and Palo Alto Networks enables security staff to quickly expose a variety of hidden attacker behaviors, pinpoint the specific hosts at the center of a cyberattack, and block the threat before data is lost.

whitePaper | December 18, 2019

Edge is a vital aspect of 5G as the weight of bandwidth demand continues to increase. By 2025, the average amount of data traffic that will go through a North American smartphone is predicted to be 25 GB per month, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report, a tenfold jurnp from 2016's average traffic amount. Driving this jump is an increased reliance on streaming, advanced video graphics, and a rise in bandwidth-heavy applications. This means the bandwidth demand on SG will be, by today’s standards, astronomical.

whitePaper | April 12, 2022

Distributed industrial applications rely on the quality of service (QoS) of the underlying communications system, which has to meet the application requirements in each case. Some industrial use cases pose highly demanding communication requirements and are therefore quite sensitive to any changes in the QoS.