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Network Edge vs. Network Core:

The Intelligence Battle

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Trip Through Time: Alvarion’s Open WiMAX

Betting on WiMAX aside, Alvarion got some things right…

Source: Alvarion (circa 2007)

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Trip Through Time: Alvarion’s Open WiMAX

#1 – You Need To Think About Ecosystems

Source: Alvarion (circa 2007)

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Trip Through Time: Alvarion’s Open WiMAX

#2 – Network Management & Coordination Impact Performance

Source: Alvarion (circa 2008)

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Trip Through Time: Alvarion’s Open WiMAX

#3 – Services & Customer Experience Will Eclipse Value of Access

Source: Alvarion (circa 2008)

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The Question On Everyone’s Mind

What’s The Point?

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The Answer I Was Shooting For

Circa 2013: The Value of Services Has Come To Fore

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Services Circa 2013: New SP Models

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Services Circa 2013: New Competition Models

or….

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Which Leads To Another Question

Where Do Services Live?

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Services @ Network Edge

Your Small Cell Friends & Neighbors

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Services @ Network Edge

More Than Just Small Cells

Who Else???

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Services @ Network Core

SDN + NFVIf you don’t know these trends

yet, you should…you will.

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Services @ Network Core

Think The Cool Start-Ups &

Friends

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Services @ Network Core

Think The Established IP/IT

Players

Revenge of The Innovators Dilemma?

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Edge vs. Core: What Goes Where?

Why Edge? Why Core?

transport efficiencies

latency

localized demands

high-value locations

remote locations

RAN intelligence

costs + leverage

intensive processing

service orchestration

service agility (experimentation)

broader strategy

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Edge vs. Core: Where to Find Synergies?

Storage vs. Processing

Global Policy vs. Local Conditions

Global Services vs. Localized Demands

Greenfield vs. Brownfield Deployments

Can’t We Just All Get Along?

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Edge vs. Core: Where to Find Synergies?Can’t We Just All Get Along?

Yes or No…

…Be Prepared For The Marketing & Messaging

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Thank You

Peter JarichVP, Consumer & InfrastructureEmail: pjarich@currentanalysis.com Direct: +1 703.788.3792Mobile: +1 540.239.6436Twitter: @pnjarich

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