Articles - Assurance

Discussing the Future of A3 in Telco Assurance

I sat down with Chris Menier from assurance/AIOps vendor, Vitria, for a 15 minute discussion on the future of assurance. Please find a summary of the discussion and access to the audio, here: https://www.vitria.com/customer-centric-network-assurance-strategies-pdf-audio  

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Competitive Landscape for A3 in Assurance

The market is a “red ocean” due to the multiple current and near-term opportunities provided by new 5G networks. As graphically represented below, incumbent vendors still have the “inside track” on the most impactful solutions for the NOC, with smaller players providing a diversity of solutions across the telco using the assurance data set.  In […]

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The Future Value of A3 in Assurance

Tied to Network Development The total cost benefits delivered by A3 across assurance functions is very much tied to the delivery of 5G. Interviews with 11 assurance vendors yielded insight into the gently increasing S-curve of value from assurance functions as demonstrated in the figure below.     * y-axis on the graphic = yearly […]

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Use of A3 in Telco Assurance

The Calm Before the Storm Significant opportunities to utilize A3 across assurance functions is moving ahead with simpler, descriptive processes while more sophisticated predictive functions are currently implemented in certain individual automations.  Interviews with 11 assurance vendors yielded insight into the chief areas of activity across the telco organization, illustrated in the figure below. A3 […]

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