Archives for December 2017

∆Q “state of the nation” report Christmas 2017

An update on the current status of the ∆Q ecosystem, and the unfolding quality revolution in networking and cloud.

QoS vs SoQ: How we got network quality backwards

First steps are fateful. Because we have unhelpfully categorised quality, subsequent attempts to engineer it in packet networks have run into trouble.

Dawn of the Network Experience Provider

The shift from a supply-led to a demand-led model is challenging the role of the network equipment provider, shifting focus to QoE outcomes.

Vodafone positions ∆Q as the solution to “next-generation quality”

Telecoms is reorienting itself from selling bandwidth (i.e. quantity) to managed latency (i.e. quality), as a new Vodafone website article demonstrates.

Announcing the Overture ∆Q testbed

Just as a new aircraft is tested in a wind tunnel, any new application needs to have its performance limits discovered in a network emulation testbed.

The 5 steps to scientific network management

Why is broadband so unreliable compared to every other utility service we consume? Because it is not scientifically managed! Here is the way forward…