A Common Nomenclature Enables Faster Rollouts of 5G and New Business Models for IoT and More

Multi-access edge computing (MEC), virtualized network function (VNF) and 5G give service providers powerful new ways to maximize scalability, flexibility and operational efficiency while enabling new services and revenue streams. However, to capitalize on those opportunities, service providers first must have a highly accurate, industry-standard way to identify and manage all of their infrastructure, including their physical and virtual assets.

Those capabilities enable them to quickly provision, activate, charge for, manage and troubleshoot the services that infrastructure supports. As a result, they can roll out their 5G networks faster than rivals that don’t have these capabilities, giving them a competitive advantage.

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