A recent survey by Telecoms.com Intelligence showed that 66% of operators have deployed or are planning to deploy virtualized BSS by 2016. Beyond the cost optimization that virtualization promises, operators are leveraging virtualization concepts to transform their BSS environments in order to innovate more rapidly, drive new revenues and better compete.

A recent survey by Telecoms.com Intelligence showed that 66% of operators have deployed or are planning to deploy virtualized BSS by 2016. Beyond the cost optimization that virtualization promises, operators are leveraging virtualization concepts to transform their BSS environments in order to innovate more rapidly, drive new revenues and better compete.

I recently happened upon a post by science fiction writer and digital culture commentator Bruce Sterling. It comprised two sentences — “*What the heck kind of ‘strategy’ is that?  It’s like dressing for the day and putting on everything you have in your closet,” and an accompanying image: I had to laugh because I’ve seen this chart — or something […]

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Luminal, a Maryland-based startup focused on simplifying cloud operations and managing cloud apps, raised a $10 million Series B round led by New Enterprise Associates.