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5G Testing and Assurance in the Cloud Era, with Spirent’s Steve Douglas

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5G Testing and Assurance in the Cloud Era, with Spirent's Steve Douglas

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5G, Assurance, Telco Cloud, Testing & QA

Patrick Kelly talks with Spirent's Head of Strategy, Stephen Douglas, on the nature of testing and assurance for telcos in the cloud era. At least, that's where they start... An informative two-way discussion follows - a useful primer for lots of what will be on show at MWC24. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By Appledore Research
February 15, 2024
3:27 pm

Patrick Kelly talks with Spirent’s Head of Strategy, Stephen Douglas, on the nature of testing and assurance for telcos in the cloud era. At least, that’s where they start… An informative two-way discussion follows – a useful primer for lots of what will be on show at MWC24.

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