The development of the Internet of Things has made a tremendous impact on telecom operators, and there have been many changes in the business scope and companies operations. As the related technologies of the Internet of Things become more and more mature and the standardization degree is...

The era of telecommunications 4.0 is a challenge to regulators and operators insofar as external environment, technology (such as SDN and NFV), and consumers' requirements have changed. This paper's main objective is to introduce and discuss several issues around the implementation of network...