Don explains how SDN/NFV offers two different opportunites. Cost reduction and optimisation are important. So too are new revenue models, with north-bound APIs to open up news services to enterprises and consumers. Most of all telcos can convince people that the network makes a difference
Dr Virtyt Koshi, Vice President and Head of Communications Services at Ericsson tells Martyn Warwick why his company sees M2M as the future. It's no longer about connecting two points and two machines, he says. It's now about connecting industries, devices and ultimately the entire society. And, he says, Ericsson understands where it is in the value chain: it will continue building software platforms, device connectivity platforms and offering systems integration and consulting.
