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Why digitize the physical layer? Deploying new infrastructure - from fiber cable laterals to new active equipment - is fundamental for 5G network...
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End of an era In 2018, Ericsson (ERIC) announced the end-of-life for its physical network inventory system, a widely known GIS for managing...
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Proprietary data structures and closed vendor ecosystems of yesteryear are out-of-date. Today’s enterprise applications are increasingly defined on...
3-GIS CEO Tom Counts was interviewed for a video series called GIS Cafe at the 2019 Esri User Conference. During the segment Tom gave his thoughts on...
As winner of Esri’s Expanding to the Cloud award 3-GIS was featured in an Esri Spotlight video. Watch to hear CEO Tom Count’s take on how fiber will...
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In the context of digital transformation, data management of conduits, strands, poles, manholes, and other elements of the outside plant have not...
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To thrive in today’s hyper-competitive market, engineering companies need to transform their own work processes to the speed and data requirements of...
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Telecom companies use the data about their physical network for asset management such as network utilization, availability, and risk mitigation. The...
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The network is a multi-generational endeavor. It is ever changing from copper and coax to fiber and wireless. From planning and designing routes and...
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Densification: noun (used with adjective “network”), densified, densifying 1. adding more cell sites to increase the amount of available capacity....
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