Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 – Regional report South East Asia and...Ericsson
In South East Asia and Oceania, urbanization will continue to drive the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. There will be more than 450 million people living in urban areas by 2021, compared to around 400 million today South East Asia and Oceania is a dynamic region for ICT.
Driven by smartphone and mobile broadband growth, internet adoption continues to grow in the region. Australia and Singapore are the leading countries, with internet penetration (mobile and fixed) at over 80 percent.2 In other parts of the region, internet penetration can be expected to continue rising.
Despite smartphone and mobile broadband potential there are still challenges, especially in the region’s developing markets. The next wave of smartphone users are expected to come from rural or remote areas, raising issues on how to bring services to these lower-income populations in a cost-effective way. In order to guarantee a good user experience, mobile operators’ ability to address mobile data growth will be key.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 – Regional report South East Asia and...Ericsson
In South East Asia and Oceania, urbanization will continue to drive the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. There will be more than 450 million people living in urban areas by 2021, compared to around 400 million today South East Asia and Oceania is a dynamic region for ICT.
Driven by smartphone and mobile broadband growth, internet adoption continues to grow in the region. Australia and Singapore are the leading countries, with internet penetration (mobile and fixed) at over 80 percent.2 In other parts of the region, internet penetration can be expected to continue rising.
Despite smartphone and mobile broadband potential there are still challenges, especially in the region’s developing markets. The next wave of smartphone users are expected to come from rural or remote areas, raising issues on how to bring services to these lower-income populations in a cost-effective way. In order to guarantee a good user experience, mobile operators’ ability to address mobile data growth will be key.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 - Regional report EuropeEricsson
The November 2015 edition of the Mobility Report provides updated trends and forecasts for mobile data traffic. From the addition of 87 million new mobile broadband subscriptions in Q3 2015 to the estimate that video will account for 70 percent of total mobile traffic by 2021.
The new edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that mobile-data traffic will continue to grow significantly in the coming years, a trend driven mainly by video. Overall data traffic is expected to grow 12-fold by the end of 2018. Increasing usage is driven by continual growth in the amount of content available as well as the improved network speeds that come with HSPA and LTE development.
For more on the latest mobility figures see: http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson-mobility-report
TECHINASIA Singapore 2015: Philippine Market Expansion Track by Christian Bes...KickstartPH
TECHINASIA Singapore 2015 Conference (6-7 May 2015) highlights included "Market Expansion Tracks," a series of country-focused business environment briefings by subject matter experts.
So if you're interested to expand your business to the Philippines, let this presentation be your guide: "THE PHILIPPINES: One of the Great Undiscovered Adventures of the World" by Christian Besler, Kickstart Ventures Co-Founder. @christianbesler | www.kickstart.ph
Enabling best practice Web experiences for today's increasingly Mobile world: This white paper explores why a Web Content Management solution that’s not optimized for ‘customers in motion,’ could be the deal breaker for customer engagement. Find out how innovative approaches to WCM can keep your company aligned with customer expectations in a mobile world.
AMPS 2011AB Mobile Review - Mobile Marketing Association SA - Raymond BuckleRaymond Buckle
AMPS2011AB Mobile Review - Mobile Marketing Association South Africa
A new perspective on the mobile medium based on the All Media and Products Survey 2011AB produced by the South African Audience Research Foundation
Produced and sponsored by www.silverstonecis.com
comScore presents the 2013 India Digital Future in Focus. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the Indian market and identifies the prevailing trends in web usage, online video, social networking and online advertising that are defining the Indian online landscape. Plus, a special spotlight covering online market trends in Online Retail, Travel, Entertainment, Real Estate, News and Information..
Consumer barriers to mobile internet adoption in AsiaTuan Anh Nguyen
This research examines why more than 2 billion people in the region can access the internet but are holding back from doing so.
This includes data from six markets in the region: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam with approximately 1,000 people in each country
Citrix Mobile Analytics Report September 2014: Mobile subscriber data usage t...Citrix
The Citrix Mobile Analytics Report for September 2014 provides insight into the personal experience of the mobile network subscriber and the impact of subscriber data usage on the mobile network. Citrix collected data from a global cross-section of its customers and applied big data analysis techniques to develop the report, which is intended to provide mobile network operators with real-world examples that can inform their decisions as they consider ways to improve their subscribers’ experience and better monetize data traffic. The report further provides the general reader with a snapshot of the state of the mobile data ecosystem.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 - Regional report North AmericaEricsson
The November 2015 edition of the Mobility Report provides updated trends and forecasts for mobile data traffic. From the addition of 87 million new mobile broadband subscriptions in Q3 2015 to the estimate that video will account for 70 percent of total mobile traffic by 2021.
Ericsson ConsumerLab: Family CommunicationEricsson
The Ericsson ConsumerLab report Family Communication, based on studies carried out in the US, shows that all families differ from one another – from the way they communicate to how they create rules and spend time together.
The report compares the behavior of families with high usage of communication services with that of families with low usage. Those two groups of families are equally sized, and both demonstrate extreme behavior. And usage varies greatly – not only between the parents, but even between the children in the two types of families.
Eighty percent of families using a lot of communication services believe that as a result, they are happier, have more communication with each other and better knowledge about each other. But for these families, there are also more concerns that appear.
Philippines has been slow off the marks when it comes to smartphone penetration and mobile internet usage but it's starting to catch up fast.
Our report looks at the trends among the feature phone and smartphone users in the country of 97 million people.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 - Regional report North East AsiaEricsson
The November 2015 edition of the Mobility Report provides updated trends and forecasts for mobile data traffic. From the addition of 87 million new mobile broadband subscriptions in Q3 2015 to the estimate that video will account for 70 percent of total mobile traffic by 2021.
Ericsson Mobility Report - June 2015 - North East Asia appendixEricsson
Ericsson Mobility Report is one of the leading analyses of data traffic available, providing in-depth measurements from the world’s largest selection of live networks spread all around the globe.
The report uses those measurements and analysis, together with internal forecasts and other relevant studies, to provide insights into current traffic and market trends in today’s Networked Society.
The June 2015 report looks at global subscription growth and how the pattern is set to continue to 2020.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 - Regional report EuropeEricsson
The November 2015 edition of the Mobility Report provides updated trends and forecasts for mobile data traffic. From the addition of 87 million new mobile broadband subscriptions in Q3 2015 to the estimate that video will account for 70 percent of total mobile traffic by 2021.
The new edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that mobile-data traffic will continue to grow significantly in the coming years, a trend driven mainly by video. Overall data traffic is expected to grow 12-fold by the end of 2018. Increasing usage is driven by continual growth in the amount of content available as well as the improved network speeds that come with HSPA and LTE development.
For more on the latest mobility figures see: http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson-mobility-report
TECHINASIA Singapore 2015: Philippine Market Expansion Track by Christian Bes...KickstartPH
TECHINASIA Singapore 2015 Conference (6-7 May 2015) highlights included "Market Expansion Tracks," a series of country-focused business environment briefings by subject matter experts.
So if you're interested to expand your business to the Philippines, let this presentation be your guide: "THE PHILIPPINES: One of the Great Undiscovered Adventures of the World" by Christian Besler, Kickstart Ventures Co-Founder. @christianbesler | www.kickstart.ph
Enabling best practice Web experiences for today's increasingly Mobile world: This white paper explores why a Web Content Management solution that’s not optimized for ‘customers in motion,’ could be the deal breaker for customer engagement. Find out how innovative approaches to WCM can keep your company aligned with customer expectations in a mobile world.
AMPS 2011AB Mobile Review - Mobile Marketing Association SA - Raymond BuckleRaymond Buckle
AMPS2011AB Mobile Review - Mobile Marketing Association South Africa
A new perspective on the mobile medium based on the All Media and Products Survey 2011AB produced by the South African Audience Research Foundation
Produced and sponsored by www.silverstonecis.com
comScore presents the 2013 India Digital Future in Focus. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the Indian market and identifies the prevailing trends in web usage, online video, social networking and online advertising that are defining the Indian online landscape. Plus, a special spotlight covering online market trends in Online Retail, Travel, Entertainment, Real Estate, News and Information..
Consumer barriers to mobile internet adoption in AsiaTuan Anh Nguyen
This research examines why more than 2 billion people in the region can access the internet but are holding back from doing so.
This includes data from six markets in the region: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam with approximately 1,000 people in each country
Citrix Mobile Analytics Report September 2014: Mobile subscriber data usage t...Citrix
The Citrix Mobile Analytics Report for September 2014 provides insight into the personal experience of the mobile network subscriber and the impact of subscriber data usage on the mobile network. Citrix collected data from a global cross-section of its customers and applied big data analysis techniques to develop the report, which is intended to provide mobile network operators with real-world examples that can inform their decisions as they consider ways to improve their subscribers’ experience and better monetize data traffic. The report further provides the general reader with a snapshot of the state of the mobile data ecosystem.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 - Regional report North AmericaEricsson
The November 2015 edition of the Mobility Report provides updated trends and forecasts for mobile data traffic. From the addition of 87 million new mobile broadband subscriptions in Q3 2015 to the estimate that video will account for 70 percent of total mobile traffic by 2021.
Ericsson ConsumerLab: Family CommunicationEricsson
The Ericsson ConsumerLab report Family Communication, based on studies carried out in the US, shows that all families differ from one another – from the way they communicate to how they create rules and spend time together.
The report compares the behavior of families with high usage of communication services with that of families with low usage. Those two groups of families are equally sized, and both demonstrate extreme behavior. And usage varies greatly – not only between the parents, but even between the children in the two types of families.
Eighty percent of families using a lot of communication services believe that as a result, they are happier, have more communication with each other and better knowledge about each other. But for these families, there are also more concerns that appear.
Philippines has been slow off the marks when it comes to smartphone penetration and mobile internet usage but it's starting to catch up fast.
Our report looks at the trends among the feature phone and smartphone users in the country of 97 million people.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 - Regional report North East AsiaEricsson
The November 2015 edition of the Mobility Report provides updated trends and forecasts for mobile data traffic. From the addition of 87 million new mobile broadband subscriptions in Q3 2015 to the estimate that video will account for 70 percent of total mobile traffic by 2021.
Ericsson Mobility Report - June 2015 - North East Asia appendixEricsson
Ericsson Mobility Report is one of the leading analyses of data traffic available, providing in-depth measurements from the world’s largest selection of live networks spread all around the globe.
The report uses those measurements and analysis, together with internal forecasts and other relevant studies, to provide insights into current traffic and market trends in today’s Networked Society.
The June 2015 report looks at global subscription growth and how the pattern is set to continue to 2020.
Six in ten people in Asia Pacific subscribed
to mobile services in 2015
At the end of 2015, 62% of the population in Asia
Pacific (2.5 billion individuals) subscribed to mobile
services. The region’s four dominant markets
– China, India, Indonesia and Japan – together
accounted for more than three-quarters of the
region’s total subscriber base. Growth rates in the
region are set to remain above the global average,
with Asia Pacific adding more than 600 million new
subscribers by 2020. The focus of growth will shift
to South and South-East Asia; India alone is set to
add just under 250 million new subscribers by the
end of the decade.
Asia Pacific has been the biggest contributor to global subscriber growth in recent years and still has room for growth. As of the end of 2017, there were 2.7 billion unique mobile
subscribers in Asia Pacific, accounting for two thirds of the region’s population. More than half the world’s mobile subscribers live in Asia Pacific – mostly in China and India.
Ericsson: Latam Insights, June 2015 - Leading the way in the Networked SocietyEricsson Latin America
The world is becoming increasingly connected and ICT is starting
to fundamentally transform large parts of society. Networks are
now relevant not only to people using their smartphones, but also
businesses and society as a whole.
As an industry leader, Ericsson has set out a clear long-term
commitment to leadership and driving change through mobility in
an evolving ICT landscape. Many of the solutions we see in
today’s Networked Society seemed unbelievable not too long ago.
In our latest Insights brochure, we take a look at some of our
regional projects, alongside highlights from the Ericsson Mobility
Report and ConsumerLab reports. In addition, we share the latest
consumer and market trends currently driving the transformation
journey.
Mobile broadband services are undergoing a period of dramatic growth causing a tremendous increase in data traffic. This rising tide of traffic is being driven by the growing number of mobile subscribers, particularly smartphone users, who are connecting to faster networks and consuming bandwidth-hungry video content.
Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2015 - Regional report Sub-Saharan AfricaEricsson
The November 2015 edition of the Mobility Report provides updated trends and forecasts for mobile data traffic. From the addition of 87 million new mobile broadband subscriptions in Q3 2015 to the estimate that video will account for 70 percent of total mobile traffic by 2021.
An Analysis of Data-Usage Patterns in the most Advanced 4g LTE MarketsDavid Martin
While much has been written about the speed and size of uptake of LTE technology around the world, there has been very little commentary about the impact of LTE adoption on consumer usage behavior. Know more at: http://www.mobidia.com
Ericsson Technology Review: Versatile Video Coding explained – the future of ...Ericsson
Continuous innovation in 5G networks is creating new opportunities for video-enabled services for both consumers and industries, particularly in areas such as the Internet of Things and the automotive sector. These new services are expected to rely on continued video evolution toward 8K resolutions and beyond, and on new strict requirements such as low end-to-end latency for video delivery.
The latest Ericsson Technology Review article explores recent developments in video compression technology and introduces Versatile Video Coding (VVC) – a significant improvement on existing video codecs that we think deserves to be widely deployed in the market. VVC has the potential both to enhance the user experience for existing video services and offer an appropriate performance level for new media services over 5G networks.
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL REALITIES
The key role that connectivity plays in our personal and professional lives has never been more obvious than it is today. Thankfully, despite the sudden, dramatic changes in our behavior earlier this year, networks all around the world have proven to be highly resilient. At Ericsson, we’re committed to ensuring that the network platform continues to improve its ability to meet the full range of societal needs as well as supporting enterprises to stay competitive in the long term. We know that greater agility and speed will be essential.
This issue of our magazine includes several articles that explain Ericsson’s approach to future network development, including my annual technology trends article. The seven trends on this year’s list serve as a critical cornerstone in the development of a common Ericsson vision of what future networks will provide, and what sort of technology evolution will be required to get there.
ERIK EKUDDEN
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Group Function Technology
Ericsson Technology Review: Integrated access and backhaul – a new type of wi...Ericsson
Today millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum is valued mainly because it can be used to achieve high speeds and capacities when combined with spectrum assets below 6GHz. But it can provide other benefits as well. For example, mmWave spectrum makes it possible to use a promising new wireless backhaul solution for 5G New Radio – integrated access and backhaul (IAB) – to densify networks with multi-band radio sites at street level.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explains the IAB concept at a high level, presenting its architecture and key characteristics, as well as examining its advantages and disadvantages compared with other backhaul technologies. It concludes with a presentation of the promising results of several simulations that tested IAB as a backhaul option for street sites in both urban and suburban areas.
Ericsson Technology Review: Critical IoT connectivity: Ideal for time-critica...Ericsson
Critical Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity is an emerging concept in IoT development that enables more efficient and innovative services across a wide range of industries by reliably meeting time-critical communication needs. Mobile network operators (MNOs) are in the perfect position to enable these types of time-critical services due to their ability to leverage advanced 5G networks in a systematic and cost-effective way.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explores the benefits of Critical IoT connectivity in areas such as industrial control, mobility automation, remote control and real-time media. It also provides an overview of key network technologies and architectures. It concludes with several case studies based on two deployment scenarios – wide area and local area – that illustrate how well suited 5G spectrum assets are for Critical IoT use cases.
5G New Radio has already evolved in important ways since the 3GPP standardized Release 15 in late 2018. The significant enhancements in Releases 16 and 17 are certain to play a critical role in expanding both the availability and the applicability of 5G NR in both industry and public services in the near future.
This Ericsson Technology Review article summarizes the most notable new developments in releases 16 and 17, grouped into two categories: enhancements to existing features and features that address new verticals and deployment scenarios. This analysis and our insights about the future beyond Release 17 is an important component of our work to help mobile network operators and other stakeholders better understand and plan for the many new 5G NR opportunities that are on the horizon.
Ericsson Technology Review: The future of cloud computing: Highly distributed...Ericsson
The growing interest in cloud computing scenarios that incorporate both distributed computing capabilities and heterogeneous hardware presents a significant opportunity for network operators. With a vast distributed system (the telco network) already in place, the telecom industry has a significant advantage in the transition toward distributed cloud computing.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explores the future of cloud computing from the perspective of network operators, examining how they can best manage the complexity of future cloud deployments and overcome the technical challenges. Redefining cloud to expose and optimize the use of heterogeneous resources is not straightforward, but we are confident that our use cases and proof points validate our approach and will gain traction both in the telecommunications community and beyond.
Ericsson Technology Review: Optimizing UICC modules for IoT applicationsEricsson
Commonly referred to as SIM cards, the universal integrated circuit cards (UICCs) used in all cellular devices today are in fact complex and powerful minicomputers capable of much more than most Internet of Things (IoT) applications require. Until a simpler and less costly alternative becomes available, action must be taken to ensure that the relatively high price of UICC modules does not hamper IoT growth.
This Ericsson Technology Review article presents two mid-term approaches. The first is to make use of techniques that reduce the complexity of using UICCs in IoT applications, while the second is to use the UICCs’ excess capacity for additional value generation. Those who wish to exploit the potential of the UICCs to better support IoT applications have the opportunity to use them as cryptographic storage, to run higher-layer protocol stacks and/or as supervisory entities, for example.
Mobile data traffic volumes are expected to increase by a factor of four by 2025, and 45 percent of that traffic will be carried by 5G networks. To deliver on customer expectations in this rapidly changing environment, communication service providers must overcome challenges in three key areas: building sufficient capacity, resolving operational inefficiencies through automation and artificial intelligence, and improving service differentiation. This issue of ETR magazine provides insights about how to tackle all three.
Ericsson Technology Review: 5G BSS: Evolving BSS to fit the 5G economyEricsson
The 5G network evolution has opened up an abundance of new business opportunities for communication service providers (CSPs) in verticals such as industrial automation, security, health care and automotive. In order to successfully capitalize on them, CSPs must have business support systems (BSS) that are evolved to manage complex value chains and support new business models. Optimized information models and a high degree of automation are required to handle huge numbers of devices through open interfaces.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explains how 5G-evolved BSS can help CSPs transform themselves from traditional network developers to service enablers for 5G and the Internet of Things, and ultimately to service creators with the ability to collaborate beyond telecoms and establish lucrative digital value systems.
Ericsson Technology Review: 5G migration strategy from EPS to 5G systemEricsson
For many operators, the introduction of the 5G System (5GS) to provide wide-area services in existing Evolved Packet System (EPS) deployments is a necessary step toward creating a full-service, future-proof 5GS in the longer term. The creation of a combined 4G-5G network requires careful planning and a holistic strategy, as the introduction of 5GS has significant impacts across all network domains, including the RAN, packet core, user data and policies, and services, as well as affecting devices and backend systems.
This Ericsson Technology Review article provides an overview of all the aspects that operators need to consider when putting together a robust EPS-to-5GS migration strategy and provides guidance about how they can adapt the transition to address their particular needs per domain.
Ericsson Technology Review: Creating the next-generation edge-cloud ecosystemEricsson
The surge in data volume that will come from the massive number of devices enabled by 5G has made edge computing more important than ever before. Beyond its abilities to reduce network traffic and improve user experience, edge computing will also play a critical role in enabling use cases for ultra-reliable low-latency communication in industrial manufacturing and a variety of other sectors.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explores the topic of how to deliver distributed edge computing solutions that can host different kinds of platforms and applications and provide a high level of flexibility for application developers. Rather than building a new application ecosystem and platform, we strongly recommend reusing industrialized and proven capabilities, utilizing the momentum created with Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and ensuring backward compatibility.
The rise of the innovation platform
Society and industry are transforming at an unprecedented rate. At the same time, the network platform is emerging as an innovation platform with the potential to offer all the connectivity, processing, storage and security needed by current and future applications. In my 2019 trends article, featured in this issue of Ericsson Technology Review, I share my view of the future network platform in relation to six key technology trends.
This issue of the magazine also addresses critical topics such as trust enablement, the extension of computing resources all the way to the edge of the mobile network, the growing impact of the cloud in the telco domain, overcoming latency and battery consumption challenges, and the need for end-to-end connectivity. I hope it provides you with valuable insights about how to overcome the challenges ahead and take full advantage of new opportunities.
Ericsson Technology Review: Spotlight on the Internet of ThingsEricsson
The Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as a fundamental cornerstone in the digitalization of both industry and society as a whole. It represents a huge opportunity not only in economic terms, but also from a global challenges perspective – making it easier for governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to address pressing food, energy, water and climate related issues.
5G and the IoT are closely intertwined. One of the biggest innovations within 5G is support for the IoT in all its forms, both by addressing mission criticality as well as making it possible to connect low-cost, long-battery-life sensors.
With this in mind, we decided to create a special issue of Ericsson Technology Review solely focused on IoT opportunities and challenges. I hope it provides you with valuable insights about the IoT-related opportunities available to your organization, along with ideas about how we can overcome the challenges ahead.
Ericsson Technology Review: Driving transformation in the automotive and road...Ericsson
A variety of automotive and transport services that require cellular connectivity are already in commercial operation today, and many more are yet to come. Among other things, these services will improve road safety and traffic efficiency, saving lives and helping to reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change. At Ericsson, we believe that the best way to address the growing connectivity needs of this industry sector is through a common network solution, as opposed to taking a single-segment silo approach.
The latest Ericsson Technology Review article explains how the ongoing rollout of 5G provides a cost-efficient and feature-rich foundation for a horizontal multiservice network that can meet the connectivity needs of the automotive and transport ecosystem. It also outlines the key challenges and presents potential solutions.
This presentation explains the importance of SD-WAN technology as part of the Enterprise digital transformation strategy. It goes over the first wave of SD-WAN in a single vendor deployment, with Do-it-yourself (DIY) as the preferred model. Then continues with the importance of orchestration in the second wave of SD-WAN deployments in a multi-vendor ecosystem, turning to SD-WAN Managed Services as the preferred model. It ends up with some examples of use cases and the Verizon customer case. More information on Ericsson Dynamic orchestration - http://m.eric.sn/6rsZ30psKLu
Ericsson Technology Review: 5G-TSN integration meets networking requirements ...Ericsson
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is becoming the standard Ethernet-based technology for converged networks of Industry 4.0. Understanding the importance and relevance of TSN features, as well as the capabilities that allow 5G to achieve wireless deterministic and time-sensitive communication, is essential to industrial automation in the future.
The latest Ericsson Technology Review article explains how TSN is an enabler of Industry 4.0, and that together with 5G URLLC capabilities, the two key technologies can be combined and integrated to provide deterministic connectivity end to end. It also discusses TSN standards and the value of the TSN toolbox for next generation industrial automation networks.
Ericsson Technology Review: Meeting 5G latency requirements with inactive stateEricsson
Low latency communication and minimal battery consumption are key requirements of many 5G and IoT use cases, including smart transport and critical control of remote devices. Thanks to Ericsson’s 4G/5G research activities and lessons learned from legacy networks, we have identified solutions that address both of these requirements by reducing the amount of signaling required during state transitions, and shared our discoveries with the 3GPP.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explains the why and how behind the new Radio Resource Control (RRC) state model in the standalone version of the 5G New Radio standard, which features a new, Ericsson-developed state called inactive. On top of overcoming latency and battery consumption challenges, the new state also increases overall system capacity by decreasing the processing effort in the network.
Ericsson Technology Review: Cloud-native application design in the telecom do...Ericsson
Cloud-native application design is set to become standard practice in the telecom industry in the near future due to the major efficiency gains it can provide, particularly in terms of speeding up software upgrades and releases. At Ericsson, we have been actively exploring the potential of cloud-native computing in the telecom industry since we joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) a few years ago.
This Ericsson Technology Review article explains the opportunities that CNCF technology has enabled, as well as unveiling key aspects of our application development framework, which is designed to help navigate the transition to a cloud-native approach. It also discusses the challenges that the large-scale reuse of open-source technology can raise, along with key strategies for how to mitigate them.
Ericsson Technology Review: Service exposure: a critical capability in a 5G w...Ericsson
To meet the requirements of use cases in areas such as the Internet of Things, AR/VR, Industry 4.0 and the automotive sector, operators need to be able to provide computing resources across the whole telco domain – all the way to the edge of the mobile network. Service exposure and APIs will play a key role in creating solutions that are both effective and cost efficient.
The latest Ericsson Technology Review article explores recent advances in the service exposure area that have resulted from the move toward 5G and the adoption of cloud-native principles, as well as the combination of Service-based Architecture, microservices and container technologies. It includes examples that illustrate how service exposure can be deployed in a multitude of locations, each with a different set of requirements that drive modularity and configurability needs.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
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Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
2. 2 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT NORTH EAST ASIA JUNE 2016
North East Asia has witnessed astonishing levels of
economic growth since the late 20th century. China, for
example, has experienced near double-digit economic
growth over the last decade, transforming the country
into the world’s second largest trading nation.
Today, however, economic growth in North East Asia has
slowed, and the region’s overall economic conditions are
weak. To ease this tension, the prospective trilateral free
trade agreement between China, Korea and Japan has been
under discussion to open a new chapter of cooperation
and prosperity in North East Asia, and to create a more
sustainable high-tech and service-led economy structure.
In Mainland China, LTE networks have scaled up rapidly,
and many LTE devices have since been launched.
Currently, Mainland China is the largest LTE market in
the world (in terms of subscriptions), surpassing the US
in 2015. All operators plan to commercialize Voice over
LTE (VoLTE) in 2016–2017, with China aiming to cover the
entire population via 4G by 2018. The country also initiated
5G tests in 2015, with the ambition to launch 5G networks
in 2020.
In Japan, all operators have launched LTE Advanced with
carrier aggregation functionality in a move to improve user
experience. There is also a push from the Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications (MIC) to reduce smartphone
subscription prices in order to increase smartphone
penetration among less affluent users.
Market Overview
The North East Asia region consists of Mainland
China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong
Kong and Macau. With 1.6 billion inhabitants,
this region represents 22 percent of the
world’s population. Mainland China and Japan
are currently the second and third largest
consumer markets in the world after the US
In Korea, operators continue to evolve mobile connection
speeds. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
(MSIP) reports that the average LTE download speed in
Korea was 118 Mbps at the end of 2015 – almost 4 times
faster than in the US and Europe. Following the deployment
of tri-band carrier aggregation of LTE-Advanced, the country
now has the fastest mobile network service worldwide.
In the coming years, North East Asia is set to host three
Olympic and Paralympic Games: Pyeongchang, Korea, in
2018; Tokyo, Japan, in 2020; and Beijing, China, in 2022.
Mobile operators in the region are focusing their 5G launch
efforts around these events.1
The region is a useful testing
ground for new telecom technologies, such as 5G, with
deployments taking place in ultra-dense areas – both in
terms of data volume and the number of subscribers.
Operators in North East Asia are paving
the way to 5G in the run up to three
Olympic and Paralympic Games
Key figures: North East Asia
2015 2021 CAGR 2015–2021
Mobile subscriptions (million) 1,560 1,800 2%
Smartphone subscriptions (million) 1,130 1,700 7%
Data traffic per active smartphone (GB/month) 0.8 7 40%
Total mobile traffic (EB/month) 1.3 12 45%
1
5G networks, based on standards that will meet ITU IMT-2020 requirements, are expected to be deployed commercially
in 2020. The launch of pre-standard, pre-commercial networks is anticipated earlier in selected markets.
3. NORTH EAST ASIA JUNE 2016 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT 3
Mobile subscriptions
The number of mobile subscriptions is increasing in North East Asia,
with almost 1.6 billion recorded at the end of 2015 – equating to 20 percent
of the global market. This figure will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) of 2 percent, reaching 1.8 billion subscriptions by the end of 2021
2
Excluding cellular M2M
LTE/5G subscriptions, North East Asia (million)
Mainland China South Korea
Rest of North East AsiaJapan
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
200
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
0
Mobile subscriptions, North East Asia (million)
20162012 201820142011 20172013 2019 2020 20212015
Other
LTE/5G subscriptions
North East Asia had
almost 50 percent
of the world’s LTE
subscriptions in 2015
20162012 201820142011 20172013 2019 2020 20212015
Mobile subscriptions in Mainland China surpassed 1.3 billion
at the end of 2015, and had at that time almost 35 percent
of the world’s LTE subscriptions, with 95 million net added
during Q1 2016.2
The smartphone market is the world’s largest in terms of
volume. In 2015, smartphone penetration in Mainland China
reached nearly 70 percent, and 0.5 billion LTE handset
subscriptions were passed in North East Asia.
LTE subscriptions are exploding
In North East Asia, LTE subscriptions reached above
500 million by the end of 2015, and at the time had almost
50 percent of the world’s LTE subscriptions. Mainland China,
Japan and South Korea are among the top four countries in the
world using LTE. In Mainland China, LTE subscriptions passed
500 million during Q1 2016, accounting for almost 40 percent
of mobile subscriptions in China. Migration from 3G to 4G has
also been steady in South Korea and Japan.
LTE subscriptions in Taiwan reached approximately 12 million
at the end of 2015, achieving 50 percent LTE penetration after
less than 2 years in the commercial market. Mobile operators
in the country are introducing 3 carrier aggregations, in order
to boost LTE download speed to more than 300 Mbps.
In China, as more people adopt mobile devices, the number
of LTE/5G subscriptions is expected to reach around
1.2 billion by the end of 2021. This will represent
approximately 75 percent of total subscriptions in China
and 25 percent of total global LTE subscriptions.
In North East Asia, smartphone subscriptions are predicted
to increase by 7 percent CAGR between 2015 and 2021
to 1.7 billion. Furthermore, approximately 95 percent of
handsets will be smartphones in 2021.
5G subscriptions start to increase in 2020
Mobile operators in South Korea, Japan and Mainland
China plan to initiate a fully commercial 5G service by
around 2020. As such, 5G subscriptions are expected to
enter the market on a large scale in the early 2020s. This
will result in super high-speed data access, with massive
and critical Machine Type Communication (MTC) services
also anticipated. The former will enable high-definition
video streaming distribution, while the latter will be
utilized, for instance, in agriculture and smart cities.2
4. 4 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT NORTH EAST ASIA JUNE 2016
Proportion of internet users participating in a sharing
activity via websites or apps
Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Analytical Platform (2015)
Base: Internet users aged 15–69 in Mainland China, Japan
and South Korea
0%
30%
40%
50%
10%
20%
Japan South
Korea
Mainland
China
Adoption of networked lifestyles
Consumers in North East Asian markets are moving
towards the networked lifestyle at varying speeds. In
Japan, 62 percent of respondents surveyed use the internet
for over 3 hours per day. In comparison, 25 percent of
respondents in Mainland China spent less than 1 minute
per day browsing the internet, indicating an opportunity
for people to become better connected.3
The forerunners of the networked lifestyle are the ‘netizens’,
who are known to use several digital services daily and
own several connected devices. South Korea has the
largest group of netizens leading a networked lifestyle. In
contrast, Mainland China has a large group of un-networked
consumers. This group probably owns a mobile phone and
is connected technically. However, they are yet to experience
the positive effects of connecting with others.3
Consumer Trends
The lifestyle of today’s technology consumers, the networked
lifestyle, is shaped by their ability to blend digital services
and devices with everyday life. Mobile broadband boosts this
integration by making online services more easily accessible
The networked lifestyle
New technologies are becoming increasingly commonplace
in the networked life. Over 70 percent of all consumers
agree that their usage of technology has significantly
increased over the last 5 years.3
One reason for this is
that smartphones have greatly impacted consumers’
mindsets and their readiness to try new innovations. For
instance, while many users are keen to try new apps on
their smartphone, they can just as easily discard them if
uninterested and move on to new services and technologies.
Online connectivity in the networked lifestyle empowers
people to share knowledge and resources with each other.
More than 40 percent of consumers surveyed in Mainland
China and South Korea have already engaged in some form
of sharing activity – for example, goods and services with
peers – through websites and smartphone apps. Ultimately,
the belief that connecting more people via the internet will
benefit society will redefine networked lifestyle needs.3
More than 40 percent of internet users in Mainland
China and South Korea participate in a sharing
activity via websites and smartphone apps
Netizens and un-networked share of population
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
35%
30%
Un-networkedNetizen
Japan South KoreaMainland China
Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Analytical Platform (2015)
Base: Population aged 15–69 in Mainland China, Japan and South Korea3
Ericsson ConsumerLab, Analytical Platform (2015)
5. NORTH EAST ASIA JUNE 2016 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT 5
In Japan, 24 percent of all consumers own a smart TV,
whilst in Mainland China, 35 percent of urban consumers
own one. Currently, 47 percent surveyed would like their TVs
to be connected to the internet, which suggests that video
streaming apps have the potential to become mainstream in
the near future.4
This could ultimately have a positive ripple
effect across the entertainment industry.
New generations are driving this change – particularly as
many of them are “streaming natives”. In Mainland China,
83 percent of those aged 15–29 think free online video
sources have more relevant and interesting content than
traditional TV channels. In Japan, 13 percent of 15–29 year
olds see online video as their primary channel of accessing
TV content, compared to only 5 percent of those between
the ages of 60–69 years.4
Amongst 16–19 year old internet
users in South Korea, nearly 75 percent watch streamed
videos on a daily basis, compared to only 30 percent of
those over 45.5
Mobile TV/video viewing is also driven by the younger
generation. For 16–19 year olds in South Korea, Taiwan and
Mainland China, more than 50 percent of video viewing
hours take place on mobile screens. In fact, more than
30 percent of total viewing time within this population is
conducted on smartphones, as shown in the graph below.
Streaming natives
As part of the networked lifestyle, consumers expect greater
mobility and an increased number of devices to be connected
In Mainland China, 83 percent
of 15–29 year olds think online
video sources have more
relevant and interesting content
than traditional TV channels
83%
4
Ericsson ConsumerLab, Analytical Platform (2015)
5
Ericsson ConsumerLab, TV & Media (2015)
TaiwanSouth KoreaMainland China
Smartphone share of total weekly TV/video viewing time by age group
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
0%
5%
16–19 20–24 25–34 35–44 45–59
Source: Ericsson ConsumerLab, TV & Media (2015)
Base: At least weekly viewers of TV/video with broadband at home aged 16–59 in Mainland China, South Korea and Taiwan
6. 6 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT NORTH EAST ASIA JUNE 2016
On average, total mobile traffic in North East Asia is expected
to grow by 45 percent annually between 2015 and 2021.
Mobile data traffic in the region is likely to reach almost
12 EB per month in 2021; representing 99 percent of the
region’s mobile traffic.
Increasing mobile data traffic in Mainland China
Data consumption per subscription varies across the
region.The lowest average is measured in Mainland China;
however, this figure is increasing with the introduction
of LTE. At the end of 2015, the average mobile data
usage per subscription, including all technologies, was
around 0.4 GB in China. Currently, Chinese consumers
are rapidly switching to 4G, with nearly 90 percent6
of
all devices sold by the end of 2015 being 4G capable.
Total mobile data traffic in the country is expected to
increase almost fourteen-fold between 2015 and 2021.
High penetration rates drive data
The increase of mobile data traffic is accelerated by
high smartphone and LTE penetration rates. Countries
like Japan and South Korea are already advanced in
applying these technologies and will continue to see
rising data traffic due to mobile video growth.
Mobile traffic
Total mobile data traffic in North East Asia was around 1.3 ExaBytes (EB) per
month at the end of 2015, of which 0.9 EB per month came from smartphones
6
China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT (CAICT)
Mobile traffic, North East Asia (monthly PetaBytes)
DataVoice
Mobile data traffic, North East Asia,
split per device (monthly PetaBytes)
Mobile PCs, tablets and mobile routers
0
2,000
2011 2015 20192013 2017 2021
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Total mobile data traffic in
Mainland China is expected to
increase almost fourteen-fold
between 2015 and 2021
Smartphones
0
2,000
2011
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Voice
2015 2017 2019 20212013
7. NORTH EAST ASIA JUNE 2016 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT 7
User viewing experience can be estimated by using
network performance measurements from North East
Asian metropolitan areas7
, with 90 percent probability
a good proxy for cell-edge performance. The downlink
throughput measurements show that in Tokyo and Beijing,
mobile users can get 9 Mbps or more. In Taipei and
Seoul, users can experience 6 Mbps and 3 Mbps or
more, respectively, while in Hong Kong users will get
1 Mbps or better.
Different apps have their own set of network performance
requirements. As a point of reference, focusing on
downlink demanding apps, a throughput rate of at least
1.5 Mbps is recommended for collaboration services
and 2.5 Mbps is recommended for HD video viewing.
Carrier aggregation
Operators in the region are continuously taking measures
to improve app user experience, and carrier aggregation is
a good example of this. Carrier aggregation was recently
demonstrated by a South Korean operator, where the
aggregation of 2 carriers (20+10 MHz) in June 2014 to
3 carriers (20+10+10 MHz) in January 2015, increased
network speeds for end users.
An MSIP8
study into benchmarking network downlink speed
in a major city, Busan, South Korea, found that average speed
has more than doubled; this was due to the deployment of
three carrier aggregation components in the network.
Network
performance
The increased use of media and video in North East Asia highlights
the importance of network performance, as the mobile user
experience is judged on how well apps perform. Therefore,
network performance is key to providing good user satisfaction
7
Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence data from Speedtest.net (Q4 2015)
8
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, in Republic of Korea
Network downlink throughput, cell-edge in
metropolitan cities, North East Asia (Mbps)
Average LTE network speed in Busan,
South Korea has more than doubled following
the aggregation of three carriers
Average LTE network downlink throughput
with/without carrier aggregation in
Busan, South Korea (Mbps)
Source: Ericsson analysis on Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence
data from Speedtest.net (Q4 2015)
Beijing
9
Tokyo
9
Hong Kong
1
Seoul
3
Taipei
6
Source: MSIP8
report on 2015 telecommunication
service quality measurement result
Base: Performance benchmark based on drive test/walk test
measurements on LTE networks in Busan, South Korea
*Carrier components
175
102
69
Wideband LTE
20 MHz
2CC*
(20+10 MHz)
3CC*
(20+10+10 MHz)