Published here with permission from Intel®, this paper describes how telecommunications companies can accelerate the rollout of new wireless technologies and services using Intel® building blocks in standards-based modular communications platforms. This approach enables a consistent architecture and a common set of hardware and software components to be used across the network, from access to core. It can dramatically accelerate time-to-market, and it enables carrier-grade solutions that are more flexible, scalable and affordable than traditional, proprietary platforms.