Solution
Network Solutions and Services
Reimagining 5G and network solutions for future businesses
Highlights
- Telecom service providers are in a race to deploy 5G and 6G networks, as they deliver superior customer experience.
- However, telecom providers face multiple challenges when it comes to deploying these next-gen networks such as long roll out cycle time, data inaccuracies, talent shortages, and more.
- Wireless network site build accelerators based on a metrics, events, logs, and traces (MELT) framework is the way forward. For telecom providers they expedite digitization, automation, and network deployment.
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Next-gen networks
The race for next-gen networks is truly on.
They allow companies to quickly adapt to change, customer demands, and technological evolution. For most telecom service providers, 5G deployment and rollout at speed are top priorities. Not just telecom, industries from media to healthcare are betting big on 5G and 6G. As with their low latency and high-bandwidth capabilities, the potential of these networks to deliver superior customer experiences and support business growth is huge.
Deployment challenges
Infrastructure modernization or build, adoption of 5G or 6G, and the launch of compatible devices come with multiple challenges.
Field visits to assess inventory and infrastructure and gather data for deployment or expansion are time-consuming—taking up one-third of the total rollout cycle time. Data accuracy, scalability, supply chain revenue leakage, and lack of end-to-end asset visibility are other issues. Then, there's the talent shortage, with only a limited pool of resources with the required expertise available. Additionally, organizations need to ensure that their power distribution networks and fiber solutions for cell towers are capable of supporting devices with speeds ranging from 100 to 400 Gbps, as required by new telecom standards and policies. So, what can companies do to help them roll out agile and robust wireless network services more rapidly?
Accelerating the journey with MELT
Wireless network site build accelerators based on a metrics, events, logs, and traces (MELT) framework is the way forward.
They help firms deal with the complexities of network deployment, monitoring, and control. These accelerators provide data-driven information and enable systems analysis for site engineering, network design, installation, and integration—all on one platform. The result? Expedited digitization, automation, and deployment.
As the MELT framework involves comprehensive monitoring and analysis of network data, it ensures optimal performance, detects issues early, and enhances the overall quality of telecom services. Meanwhile, deep observability—which refers the ability to measure a system's current state based on the data it generates—is a powerful tool for seamless network deployment. One of the advantages of deep observability is identifying the root causes of issues quickly, which ensures swift action. Also, security incidents can be identified and addressed promptly. All of this leads to enhanced reliability and network performance.
With the MELT framework at its core, wireless network site build accelerators or platforms can support the following:
Smart site design and engineering
This has become smarter with analytics, drones, scanners, 3D modeling, and artificial intelligence/machine learning (Al/ML). For instance, communications service providers (CSPs) exploring deployment sites can get a 360-degree view of those sites using digital twin solutions. The amalgamation of technologies significantly enhances network delivery efficiency and reduces time to market. Embedded with the capabilities needed to monitor, analyze, automate, optimize, secure, and manage smart site components and operations efficiently, wireless network site build accelerators based on the MELT framework can contribute to improved performance, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability.
Remote supervision
The MELT framework boosts remote supervision. The real-time monitoring, advanced analytics, automation, efficiency improvements, predictive insights, security measures, and remote configuration it allows enables CSPs to effectively manage and oversee their networks, even in remote and challenging environments. Whether it is verification of site conditions, occupational health and safety checks, troubleshooting, or test verification, it helps CSPs achieve all this remotely and at speed—boosting quality assurance and eliminating unnecessary visits.
Intelligent solutions for rapid site deployment
Whether it’s for building 4G, 5G, or virtualized open ecosystems, network intelligence proactively detects and resolves issues before performance is impacted. With network intelligence, critical incidents are reduced by 40%, while network performance issues are decreased by 70%. With the intelligence they bring, MELT-based network site build accelerators significantly contribute to faster and more efficient site builds, quicker expansion, and higher performance.
Ringing in greater value and impact
The applications of MELT-based wireless network solution accelerators are many.
So are the benefits that CSPs can gain from them. These include improved visibility of tasks for employees, reduced project time, enhanced data integrity, digitized engineering bill of materials, increased working capital, and more.
These accelerators provide personalized experiences across various channels along the customer journey. They enable organizations to connect their front-end systems with complex back-end operations. This integration should be well-coordinated, automated, and enriched with actionable insights to quickly adapt to market and customer demands. With wireless network site build accelerators, CSPs can enhance customer engagement, improve operational efficiency, and stimulate growth. They offer capabilities on a single platform that combines advanced case management and AI capabilities for the entire network building process.
