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At the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit in March 2026, the conversation kept returning to the same problem: organizations have built serious streaming infrastructure, but they still can't get authoritative…
The transition to 5G has fundamentally altered the performance expectations placed on the BSS layer. To meet the Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) targets of 3GPP standards, network functions like…
Modern telco architectures are built to handle scale. On-line systems respond to transactions in milliseconds. Event-driven pipelines move usage records, alarms, and network signals at massive volume. The tooling is…
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Five 5G Use Cases to Look for in 2023
There’s going to be a lot of crazy tech-related predictions for next year. This blog may even be the fourth…
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What is an Event-Driven Microservices Architecture?
An event-driven microservices architecture is an approach to software development where decoupled microservices are designed to communicate with one another when events…
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DTW 2022: APIs, 5G, and Moving on From Legacy
My colleagues and I just got back from TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World (DTW) 2022 in Copenhagen. It was the first…
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What is Eventual Consistency?
Eventual consistency is a data modeling concept that ensures that updates made to distributed NoSQL databases will eventually be reflected…
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Difference Between a Customer Data Platform and a Regular Data Platform
While customer data platforms (CDPs) and “regular” data platforms, or data management platforms, might sound similar and might provide organizations…
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Top 4 Trends in Multi-Access Edge Computing
Over the last few years, the market for multi-access edge computing (MEC) has changed considerably. In 2020, just 7% of…
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5G Orchestration: A Critical Enabler of New Revenue Streams (Webinar Q&A)
This blog provides the Q&A from the Jun. 21 STL Partners and Volt Active Data webinar, “5G Orchestration: A Critical Enabler of New…
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What is Industrial IoT?
Industrial IoT represents the next phase in the evolution of the Internet of Things, wherein smart manufacturers increasingly invest in…
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3 Ways Your Hyper-Personalization is Subtracting Value
Recently I flew from Dublin, where I live, to Volt’s new HQ outside Boston. Apart from the usual travel delays…
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Gartner® Report: How Edge Computing is Redefining CSPs Roles in 5G Platforms
The 5G era is an exciting one for CSPs, who are uniquely positioned to tap into new revenue streams via…
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Top 4 Industrial IoT Trends of 2022 and Beyond
While the Internet of Things (IoT) has been a mainstream concept for more than a decade, we’re finally entering the…
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How Telcos Can Decide Which Verticals to Target With Edge Computing
As telcos focus on unlocking the full value of 5G, leading operators are paying more and more attention to the edge.…
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