Tellabs Blog

Since 2003, Tellabs has participated in tests on control plane interoperability with the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF).

Control Plane technology automates the process for provisioning services across a network.  It’s a crucial network function--operators need their control plane services to work across their entire network, where Tellabs equipment may not always be installed.

European mobile service providers are in a fierce competition. Voice and messaging revenues are down, and the number of new subscribers is slowing. Operators must compete just to keep their current subscribers.

According to Infonetics, mobile broadband is driving network and business model transformation. Mobile data traffic is growing exponentially, but mobile broadband revenue is not growing to the same proportions. Many mobile network operators are becoming victims of their own success. I recently met with a leading operator in EMEA, and they shared with me that 95% of their capital expenses are invested in data--though it only generates only 5% of their profits.

This scenario requires operators to re-think their business models and network strategies.

Mobile network operators are under pressure.

With the rise in smartphones and tablets and huge growth in 3G/4G traffic, operators must use new strategies for network intelligence.

Mobile markets are saturating and over-the-top (OTT) services are clogging up the network. Our CTO, Dr. Vikram Saksena, recently wrote about how operators can turn to network intelligence to deliver smart services, as a way to double their profits in an era of skyrocketing mobile data growth.

Today we released a new report with STL Research that reveals mobile operators are missing an opportunity to double their cash returns. The study finds that if operators focus on adding intelligence to their networks so they are capable of delivering smart services, they’ll deliver more value to all of their stakeholders...and in the end increase their own profitability.