Light Reading

Welcome

Advertise with us

Featured Content Why 5G Needs a 3D Perspective ... At the 5G World Summit in London, Ovum's Daryl Schoolar explains why the migration from 4G to 5G ... " Read Full Story Where Have All the Telco Jobs Gone? M&A activity, automation and other efficiency measures are taking a heavy toll on the operator ... " Read Full Story Mavenir's Billion-Dollar Blueprint Ambitious software-only messaging and mobile core applications specialist targets major ... " Read Full Story Exclusive Q&A: John Chambers Former Cisco CEO John Chambers talks to Light Reading founder Steve Saunders about tackling ... " Read Full Story NFV Is Down but Not Out NFV has failed to live up to the original expectations five years after it was first conceived. ... " Read Full Story
Top News & Views All News & Views Investors Unmoved by New Telstra 4-Year Plan By Robert Clark, 6/20/2018 Telstra today unveiled its much-anticipated new strategic plan, promising to slash its workforce by a quarter and set up a dedicated infrastructure unit to arrest its ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Matrixx VP Outlines Her Career-Making, Changing Skills By Sarah Thomas, Director, Women in Comms, 6/20/2018 Technology can be learned, but critical thinking, decision making and verbal communication are the career-making skills that are transferable and crucial in a digital transformation, says Jennifer Kyriakakis, Matrixx Software's co-founder and VP of marketing. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ETSI's Networked Intelligence Group Starts to Get Real By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 6/20/2018 ETSI's Experiential Networked Intelligence (ENI) Industry Specification Group (ISG) has just released a flurry of documents related to its rather curious remit, which ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: EU Lets the (Non-Personal) Data Flow By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/20/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Archos to install blockchain-based browser on its devices; Dialog in talks to buy Synaptics; Eurofins acquires Insite Security. Post a Comment \| Read (0) HPE Aruba Debuts Software-Defined Branch By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2018 Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is launching its Software-Defined Branch solution to help enterprises meet the needs of cloud, Internet of Things and ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco Buys July Systems to Help Track People Indoors By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2018 Cisco is acquiring July Systems to help enterprises use WiFi to locate customers, employees and visitors inside facilities. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw July Systems in the kitchen with the bluetooth sensor making a killing.&nbs... T-Mobile, Sprint Say 5G-Focused Merger Will Lead to 'Cord Cutting' By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 6/19/2018 T-Mobile and Sprint have told the FCC that if it allows their proposed $26.5 billion merger, more American consumers will be encouraged to "cut the cord" on their ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement HPE Launches GreenLake Hybrid Cloud Consumption Services By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2018 Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is launching professional services to help enterprises get to the cloud. HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud is designed to help organizations ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Colt Invests in US Network, Bigs Up Its Global Appeal By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/19/2018 Colt has extended its international network into the US, launching connectivity services up to 100G (and a range of wholesale services) to cement relationships with ... Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: tojofay https://www.infinera.com/colt-technology-services-deploys-infinera-for-euro... South Korea's 5G Auction Raises $3.3B By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/19/2018 South Korea's big three mobile operators have picked up 5G spectrum in the 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands during a government auction that raised a total of 3.62 trillion ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) ONF Moves Aggressively on the Edge By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 6/19/2018 The Open Networking Foundation is making good on promises made in its spring reorganization, announcing four new reference designs for virtualizing the network's edge ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Standalone or Non-Standalone? 5G Trials Will Help Orange Decide By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/19/2018 Orange is planning pan-European trials of 5G as it considers a decision about using the "non-standalone" (NSA) or "standalone" (SA) variants of the next-generation ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Nokia, Orange Trial Cloud RAN in Poland By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/19/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: AI and the creative industries; BT goes deeper into fintech; faster broadband for rural Nottinghamshire; Telenor reshuffles ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) ZTE Tumbles Again as US Senate Rejects Rescue Deal By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/19/2018 Shares in ZTE fell another 25% in Hong Kong Tuesday after the US Senate voted to reinstate a ban on the Chinese company's use of components made in the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) India Puts AI at Top of Tech Agenda By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 6/19/2018 Indian telco Reliance Jio has begun scouting for artificial intelligence (AI) expertise as it works on improving services and boosting efficiency. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Analyst: Cable Gaining in Enterprise, but CenturyLink, Windstream Also Strong By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 6/18/2018 An independent analysis of the $98 billion wireline US business telecom market confirms several ongoing trends, including the cable industry's encroachment onto telco ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) CableLabs: New Optical Spec Almost Here By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 6/18/2018 COLOGNE, Germany -- A new initiative designed to vastly increase the fiber capacity of the cable HFC network is set to come out by the end of this month. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: davidhoffman5 Great news. A challenge to the need for FTTP to achieve the same results. Google Spending $550M on Chinese Partnership By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/18/2018 Google will invest $550 million cash in JD.Com, a Chinese online retail platform, part of a partnership where the two companies will develop retail solutions in ... Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: PaulChau I think that everybody knows the big Chinese giant will be running the show... AT&T to Deploy Small Cells, Smart City Infrastructure in San Jose By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 6/18/2018 AT&T has set its sights on San Jose for its latest smart cities partnership and will deploy small cell and fiber infrastructure to support the initiative and make the ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) 'Your World Cup Service Sucks,' Aussie PM Tells Optus CEO By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/18/2018 Immigration, a looming trade war, the impact of global warming… there are many issues that could rile today's world leaders. But what's really upset Malcolm Turnbull, ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Investors Unmoved by New Telstra 4-Year Plan By Robert Clark, 6/20/2018 Telstra today unveiled its much-anticipated new strategic plan, promising to slash its workforce by a quarter and set up a dedicated infrastructure unit to arrest its ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Matrixx VP Outlines Her Career-Making, Changing Skills By Sarah Thomas, Director, Women in Comms, 6/20/2018 Technology can be learned, but critical thinking, decision making and verbal communication are the career-making skills that are transferable and crucial in a digital transformation, says Jennifer Kyriakakis, Matrixx Software's co-founder and VP of marketing. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ETSI's Networked Intelligence Group Starts to Get Real By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 6/20/2018 ETSI's Experiential Networked Intelligence (ENI) Industry Specification Group (ISG) has just released a flurry of documents related to its rather curious remit, which ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: EU Lets the (Non-Personal) Data Flow By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/20/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Archos to install blockchain-based browser on its devices; Dialog in talks to buy Synaptics; Eurofins acquires Insite Security. Post a Comment \| Read (0) HPE Aruba Debuts Software-Defined Branch By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2018 Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is launching its Software-Defined Branch solution to help enterprises meet the needs of cloud, Internet of Things and ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco Buys July Systems to Help Track People Indoors By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2018 Cisco is acquiring July Systems to help enterprises use WiFi to locate customers, employees and visitors inside facilities. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw July Systems in the kitchen with the bluetooth sensor making a killing.&nbs... T-Mobile, Sprint Say 5G-Focused Merger Will Lead to 'Cord Cutting' By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 6/19/2018 T-Mobile and Sprint have told the FCC that if it allows their proposed $26.5 billion merger, more American consumers will be encouraged to "cut the cord" on their ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) HPE Launches GreenLake Hybrid Cloud Consumption Services By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/19/2018 Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is launching professional services to help enterprises get to the cloud. HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud is designed to help organizations ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Colt Invests in US Network, Bigs Up Its Global Appeal By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/19/2018 Colt has extended its international network into the US, launching connectivity services up to 100G (and a range of wholesale services) to cement relationships with ... Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: tojofay https://www.infinera.com/colt-technology-services-deploys-infinera-for-euro... South Korea's 5G Auction Raises $3.3B By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/19/2018 South Korea's big three mobile operators have picked up 5G spectrum in the 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands during a government auction that raised a total of 3.62 trillion ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) ONF Moves Aggressively on the Edge By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 6/19/2018 The Open Networking Foundation is making good on promises made in its spring reorganization, announcing four new reference designs for virtualizing the network's edge ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Standalone or Non-Standalone? 5G Trials Will Help Orange Decide By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/19/2018 Orange is planning pan-European trials of 5G as it considers a decision about using the "non-standalone" (NSA) or "standalone" (SA) variants of the next-generation ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Nokia, Orange Trial Cloud RAN in Poland By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/19/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: AI and the creative industries; BT goes deeper into fintech; faster broadband for rural Nottinghamshire; Telenor reshuffles ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) ZTE Tumbles Again as US Senate Rejects Rescue Deal By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/19/2018 Shares in ZTE fell another 25% in Hong Kong Tuesday after the US Senate voted to reinstate a ban on the Chinese company's use of components made in the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) India Puts AI at Top of Tech Agenda By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 6/19/2018 Indian telco Reliance Jio has begun scouting for artificial intelligence (AI) expertise as it works on improving services and boosting efficiency. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Analyst: Cable Gaining in Enterprise, but CenturyLink, Windstream Also Strong By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 6/18/2018 An independent analysis of the $98 billion wireline US business telecom market confirms several ongoing trends, including the cable industry's encroachment onto telco ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) CableLabs: New Optical Spec Almost Here By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 6/18/2018 COLOGNE, Germany -- A new initiative designed to vastly increase the fiber capacity of the cable HFC network is set to come out by the end of this month. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: davidhoffman5 Great news. A challenge to the need for FTTP to achieve the same results. Google Spending $550M on Chinese Partnership By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 6/18/2018 Google will invest $550 million cash in JD.Com, a Chinese online retail platform, part of a partnership where the two companies will develop retail solutions in ... Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: PaulChau I think that everybody knows the big Chinese giant will be running the show... AT&T to Deploy Small Cells, Smart City Infrastructure in San Jose By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 6/18/2018 AT&T has set its sights on San Jose for its latest smart cities partnership and will deploy small cell and fiber infrastructure to support the initiative and make the ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) 'Your World Cup Service Sucks,' Aussie PM Tells Optus CEO By Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/18/2018 Immigration, a looming trade war, the impact of global warming… there are many issues that could rile today's world leaders. But what's really upset Malcolm Turnbull, ... Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Virtuapedia Indexes The Future of Virtualization Index project provides CSPs with a clear and concise set of benchmarks to measure their progress in the migration to virtualized networks using a series of surveys involving more than three dozen of the world's most important CSPs. Message Boards PaulChau, 6/20/2018 12:11:04 AM Telco Systems Strong-ARMing uCPE Re: New solutions I'm not quite technically inclined but I believe that such a collaboration can be very exciting for both companies. I'm sure that with the expertise of their partners, they will most definitely be able to come up with some... PaulChau, 6/19/2018 10:35:44 PM Google Spending $550M on Chinese Partnership Re: The Chinese will be running the show I think that everybody knows the big Chinese giant will be running the show in the world economy in a few years to come, so any business that wants to make it in the new climate when China comes into its own, has to get... James_B_Crawshaw, 6/19/2018 5:37:27 PM Cisco Buys July Systems to Help Track People Indoors Re: Cluedough July Systems in the kitchen with the bluetooth sensor making a killing. brooks7, 6/19/2018 4:47:44 PM The Telco Debt Binge May End Badly Re: Re: Is Comcast in the same boat? I just to point out 2 errors in what you are saying: 1 - Most of the purchases are actually for network assets. You can argue that they overpaid for them or whatever. Outside of DirectTV, AOL, and Yahoo are... Duh!, 6/19/2018 3:55:16 PM The Telco Debt Binge May End Badly Re: Re: Is Comcast in the same boat? To reiterate the words of the late, great Ken Olsen, "stick to your knitting". Duh!, 6/19/2018 3:52:27 PM The Telco Debt Binge May End Badly Re: Re: Nobody Worried? I started to write a long-winded response, but it was taking too long. Short version: T and VZ are two different companies, with different managements, different strategies, different rationales for their largest acquisitions,... tojofay, 6/19/2018 3:20:04 PM Colt Invests in US Network, Bigs Up Its Global Appeal Re: Infinera? https://www.infinera.com/colt-technology-services-deploys-infinera-for-european-supercore-network/ tojofay, 6/19/2018 3:12:51 PM Colt Launches US Operations Re: Did they do it with Infinera gear? one might ask. https://www.infinera.com/colt-technology-services-deploys-infinera-for-european-supercore-network/ davidhoffman5, 6/19/2018 11:07:24 AM CableLabs: New Optical Spec Almost Here Re: New Fiber Optic Specification For HFC. Great news. A challenge to the need for FTTP to achieve the same results. Scott Raynovich, 6/19/2018 10:16:47 AM The Telco Debt Binge May End Badly Re: Re: Is Comcast in the same boat? Ray, Yes indeed, Comcast should be added. More debt-laden pipes. And no, it does not seem very different. The history of a bunch of suits in NY trying to manage mega-empires is not good. It's something the... Marketin12124, 6/19/2018 6:46:54 AM 5G Is Just a New Lick of Paint, Say Euro Telcos Re: Maybe 5G is a good analogy for painting the Forth Bridge? The term "painting the Forth Bridge" is a euphemism for a never-ending task. For 40 years a team of painters continually painted the Bridge, as soon as they finished they had to start again. Typically it took... Ray@LR, 6/19/2018 6:34:05 AM The Telco Debt Binge May End Badly Re: Is Comcast in the same boat? Could Comcast's pursuit of Fox also be added to this debate? History shows us that these marriages/mergers don't work out and yet.... here we are again. Is there anything that COULD be different this time around?... Michelle, 6/18/2018 10:42:10 PM Proper Ergonomics Are Key to a Healthy Workplace Re: Aye Always follow good advice! Scott Raynovich, 6/18/2018 1:32:39 PM The Telco Debt Binge May End Badly Re: Nobody Worried? So, I dropped a couple bombs on the industry here and ... <crickets> any thoughts? James_B_Crawshaw, 6/18/2018 12:00:01 PM Mavenir's Billion-Dollar Blueprint Re: Two nations divided by a common language all mouth and no trousers = all hat and no cattle sarcher60555, 6/18/2018 11:55:17 AM Mavenir's Billion-Dollar Blueprint Re: You can almost see the $500 Million in additional revenue "Brown says Mavenir will focus on developing a software-based baseband capability that will run on white box hardware and then team up with radio-head developers to deliver the complete radio access system, with the likes... mendyk, 6/18/2018 10:44:31 AM Atlanta Braves Go to Bat for Transformation Re: Another direction I'd like to see the Mets get involved in transformation. We can bring back party lines and give long-distance calls the respect they used to get. frankiehayes, 6/18/2018 10:01:54 AM Cisco Shows Open Networking Intent Re: Love the direction "Cisco has been in a multi-year transition from selling networking equipment for one-time revenue hits to recurring revenue based on packaging its equipment with software and services" Love the direction that Cisco is ta... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... Phil_Britt, 6/18/2018 9:51:32 AM Facebook Back in Firing Line Re: Re: Many Don't Care You could be right about Facebook, though the tech companies probably have a better handle on this than manufacturers once did. A couple of decades ago (perhaps a little more), there were nearly 40 levels between the line... More Message Boards		Security Now Olympic Destroyer Returns With Attacks in Europe Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 6/20/2018 Kaspersky Labs researchers believe the hackers behind the Olympic Destroyer worm ... (0) Cyber Criminals Using Hidden Tunnels to Attack Banks, Financial Institutions Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 6/20/2018 A new study from Vecta finds that cyber criminals are using so-called hidden ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News TDM Migration on Near Horizon: Analyst 6/20/2018 Legacy maintenance costs, vendors disappearing or shifting their business models ... (0) ADTRAN Leads ONF's Future Open Network Plan Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/19/2018 ADTRAN is now an Open Networking Foundation supply chain partner and strategic ... (0) GO TO BROADBAND WORLD NEWS Telecom Innovators Video Showcase The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... Masergy's NFV Journey Mavenir on RCS Cloud Platform & Multi-ID Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control With Allot Metaswitch: Defining the Cloud Native Core Accelerating IP/Optical Network Visibility & Control Making 5G NR a Reality With Qualcomm Act on Your Intelligence With Amdocs aia! Making 5G New Radio (NR) a Reality Accelerating C-V2X Toward 5G for Autonomous Driving Dan Sahar of Qwilt on Open Edge Cloud Platform Nominum's Craig Sprosts on DNS & Cybersecurity Trends Versa: A Lot More Than SD-WAN SmartNICs & the Future of Network Virtualization Introducing the Next-Generation ONT (Optical Network ... A10 Networks on Service Providers' Industry Needs Check Point on Cybersecurity Accelerating Telecom Digital Transformation With Nominum DNS VeEX Test & Measurement Solutions Versa Networks' Kumar Mehta on SD-WAN Managed Services The Era of Agile Optics Has Arrived Atrinet's NetACE – Migration to NFV & SDN With ... Vodafone Live NFV Use Cases Powered by Amdocs Sonus in VellOS Mellanox Open Composable Networks Network Security Orchestration Sonus in the Cloud Sonus Strategy Netronome's Server-based Networking Platform Nexius: The Strategy & Science of Data Analytics Overture Networks NFV Solutions ECI's Elastic Network Masergy: Transforming Enterprise IT Arbor Networks on ISP Traffic Visibility ECI's LightSec: Comprehensive Cyber Security Solution ECI’s LightApps: Intelligence for Networks Service Gateway Virtual Edition SDN Management & Orchestration in the WAN Sedona Systems: Multi-Layer Applications Platform NFV – a Catalyst for Business Services Growth Telefónica: In Search of Virtual Simplicity Affirmed Networks Highlights NFV in Mobile Core Close-up on ConfD NetNumber Founder on Managing Signaling Control Tail-f, Cisco & What the Future Holds Sonus Shakes Up SD-WAN Automate, Scale & Create With Juniper's vCPE Solution Metaswitch's New CEO Martin Lund Discusses His Role ActiveVideo's Cloud Virtualization Technology Nominum on Leveraging the Power of DNS to Deliver ... Palo Alto Networks on Expanding in the Carrier/Service ... Infoblox on DNS Threat Index The Netformx Ecosystem Versa Networks on Leveraging VNFs Nuage Networks on Operationalizing SDN Mellanox's New 25/50/100Gb/s Ethernet Products Arista's CloudVision VIEW FULL VIDEO SHOWCASE Heavy Reading Building the 5G Transport Network By Sterling Perrin, Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading, 10/25/2017 Next-gen wireless will require next-gen wireline fronthaul and backhaul solutions that must be put in place within the next 2 years. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiFi Prospects in a 5G World June 2018 Just like 3G, 4G and LTE, 5G isn't kicking WiFi to the curb. Mixing WiFi with LTE and 5G networks offers mobile operators numerous market opportunities. This report explores recent patterns in WiFi deployment and improvements to the technology. It reviews the likely impact of business models, installed base of legacy infrastructure and vested interests – all of which will influence the evolution of the market – exploring how WiFi and 5G are likely to fit together. See Details B/OSS Transformation Focus Group: B/OSS Automation Plans Equate to Cautious Optimism June 2018 Service providers on our Thought Leadership Council are cautiously optimistic about B/OSS automation, with more than half already taking steps to automate B/OSS. This focus group was asked 10 questions about their deployment plans, technology, drivers and obstacles for B/OSS automation. These service providers clearly have realistic goals and expectations for this technology, but they're also cognizant of the challenges they face as they continue to integrate automation. See Details Universal CPE: The Ultimate CPE Solution? May 2018 uCPE systems are a key market opportunity created by the development of SDN and cloud services. They are continuing to develop with new processors, better system integration and more efficient virtualization solutions. This report covers 18 vendors that offer uCPE hardware platforms, software platforms or integration services. It also covers the leading processors for uCPE platforms and service provider approaches to uCPE systems, with specific information on AT&T uCPE platforms. See Details All Heavy Reading Reports Prime Reading NFV Is Down but Not Out Iain Morris , News Editor , 5/22/2018 NFV has failed to live up to the original expectations five years after it was ... (32 comments) Leading Lights 2018: The Finalists Ray Le Maistre , Editor-in-Chief , 4/11/2018 Light Reading is thrilled to announce the finalists for this year's Leading ... (0) Robot Wars: Telecom's Looming AI Tussle Iain Morris , News Editor , 3/14/2018 Telcos performing routine chores will be ripe for AI-based automation. But whose ... (4 comments) Atrinet Pivots, Tackles Hybrid Network Headaches Ray Le Maistre , Editor-in-Chief , 2/13/2018 Network management vendor revamps its strategy to promote itself as a telco cloud ... (0) All Prime Reading Newsfeed North American MSO Selects Guavus AI-Powered Analytics 11 minutes ago Integan Picks Teleste Optical Nodes 27 minutes ago Eurofins Acquires Insite Security 35 minutes ago Cable-Tec Expo Goes Deep With 'Thought Leadership Pool' 1 hour and 27 minutes ago Oracle Reports $11.3B 4Q Revenue Up 3% YoY Tuesday, June 19, 2018 HPE to Make 4-Year $4B Intelligent Edge Investment Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Aruba Automates Branch Office Connectivity Tuesday, June 19, 2018 HPE Intros Cloud Implementation Services Tuesday, June 19, 2018 ONF Announces New Reference Designs Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Spectrum Enterprise Expands Enterprise TV Portfolio Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Silver Peak Expands Security Technology Alliance Ecosystem Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Colt Launches US Operations Tuesday, June 19, 2018 AQSACOM Unveils Distributed Cyber Intelligence for Multinational Operators Tuesday, June 19, 2018 More Newsfeeds Awards Intel Capital Diversity Fund Know a female-led, communications-focused startup worthy of Intel's $125M Capital Diversity Fund? Tell us more about it here! Faster-Than-Light Reading Silence Like Diamonds – Finale: When in Rome John Barnes , Author , 8/25/2015 Yip and Marcus find out who kidnapped them -- and why. (1 Comment) All Faster-Than-Light Reading

Hello. We were unable to find the address you requested. You may search for the content you are seeking using our search form or email technical support with any questions.

CxO Spotlight - Executive Interviews

Reliance Jio President Mathew Oommen on India's 4G Phenomenon

Reliance Jio's Mathew Oommen discusses the market reality and motivation behind one of India's most incredible mobile networks.

Post a Comment | Read (0)

Ciena CTO Says No to Skynet, Advocates Adaptive Networks

OTTAWA -- The telecom industry is moving toward autonomous networks, but Ciena says it is taking a different approach. As a supplier of optical, packet and software ...

Post a Comment | Read (3 comments)

MORE INTERVIEWS

Partner Perspectives - content from our sponsors

Reliable Network Consolidation With Atrinet's NetACE
By Yuri Denisov, Atrinet

Vodafone Spain Achieves Largest DOCSIS 3.1 Network Transformation in Europe
By David Lee for Huawei

Embracing the Intelligent Era With the Intent-Driven Network
By Kevin Hu, for Huawei

China Mobile IoT: China Mobile Partners With Huawei to Create the Era of IoE
By Huawei

Swisscom: Quick off the Blocks With 5G
By Gary Maidment, for Huawei

All Partner Perspectives

Featured Video

Upcoming Webinars

June 21, 2018
Mission-Critical Broadband – The Mobile Network Operator’s Vital Role

June 26, 2018
The Evolution of Identity Management – What Does It Mean for Service Providers?

June 27, 2018
Segment Routing: The Unified Tunnel in the Future Network

June 27, 2018
Turning Enterprise Network Transformation Into New Value for Service Providers

June 27, 2018
The CIO's Guide to OnGo for Private Enterprise Networks

June 28, 2018
The Telco Edge Is Coming: Are You Ready? Hear How Schneider Electric & ITS Fiber Are Preparing

June 28, 2018
DDoS Defense: Implementing Effective Mitigation Strategies

Webinar Archive

From The Founder

Tackling Transition: Q&A With John Chambers

John Chambers is still as passionate about business and innovation as he ever was at Cisco, finds Steve Saunders.

Post a Comment | Read (5 comments)

MORE FROM THE FOUNDER

Flash Poll

All Polls

Educational Resources

sponsor supplied content

Webinar: 3GPP 5G Phase 1 standards reality check

White paper: Security challenges and opportunities for 5G mobile networks

White Paper: A cloud native architecture will be key for 5G NGC

White paper: 5G new radio networks

White paper: Unleashing the economic potential of network slicing

Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency 5G for Industrial Automation

Why 5G Needs a Helping Hand

The Accelerating Momentum of Connected & Autonomous Vehicles

Remote Access and Monitoring of Fiber-Based Fronthaul Networks

Network Automation Use Cases

Educational Resources Archive

Upcoming Live Events

5G & Optical Transport @ NGON & DCI Europe

June 26, 2018, Nice, France

Deployment Strategies for 5G NR @ MWCA

September 12, 2018, Los Angeles, CA

NFV and Carrier SDN: Automation and Monetization

September 24-26, 2018, Westin Westminster, Denver

Automation's Double-Edged Sword: A WIC Breakfast Event @ NFV & Carrier SDN

September 26, 2018, Denver, Colorado

5G Transport & Networking Strategies

October 9, 2018, The Westin Times Square, New York

Automating Seamless Security in Enterprise & Carrier Networks

October 17, 2018, Chicago, Illinois

Virtualizing the Cable Architecture @ SCTE’s Cable-Tec Expo

October 23, 2018, Georgia World Congress Centre, Atlanta, GA

Software Defined Operations & the Autonomous Network

November 7-8, 2018, London, United Kingdom

Global Telecoms Awards

November 8, 2018, The Montcalm by Marble Arch, London

The Future of Cable Business Services

November 15, 2018, The Westin Times Square, New York

2020 Vision Executive Summit

December 4-6, 2018, Lisbon, Portugal

All Upcoming Live Events

Slideshows

Slideshow: Light Reading's Big Communications Event Rocks Austin!

Post a Comment | Read (4 comments)

Photos: Red Hat Gets Hot & Sweaty

Slideshow: Dell Goes to the Dogs

More Slideshows

Infographics

Huawei Wins World's First Tier IV-Ready Certification

After years of development, data center construction gradually goes standard and modular.

Post a Comment | Read (0)

The Power of SmartNICs

A View of the Future Mobile Threat Landscape

Infographic Archive | Sponsored Infographic Archive

Live Digital Audio

Sigma Systems' Guide to Transformation

A CSP's digital transformation involves so much more than technology. Crucial – and often most challenging – is the cultural transformation that goes along with it. As Sigma's Chief Technology Officer, Catherine Michel has extensive experience with technology as she leads the company's entire product portfolio and strategy. But she's also no stranger to merging technology and culture, having taken a company — Tribold — from inception to acquisition (by Sigma in 2013), and she continues to advise service providers on how to drive their own transformations. This impressive female leader and vocal advocate for other women in the industry will join Women in Comms for a live radio show to discuss all things digital transformation, including the cultural transformation that goes along with it.

FULL SCHEDULE | ARCHIVED SHOWS

Animals with Phones

Backing Up Your Work Is Crucial Click Here

Animals with Phones Archive

Hot Topics

The Telco Debt Binge May End Badly

Scott Raynovich, Founder and Principal Analyst, Futuriom, 6/15/2018

Comcast's Bid for Content, Growth & Whatever Comes Next

Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 6/13/2018

Source Packet Routing Gets Real in 2018

Sterling Perrin, Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading, 6/15/2018

Ciena CTO Says No to Skynet, Advocates Adaptive Networks

Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 6/14/2018

Ericsson Beefs Up With Telefónica Argentina as Huawei Goes Hungry

Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/14/2018

Like Us on Facebook

Twitter Feed

Tweets about "from:Light_Reading OR #Light_Reading OR @Light_Reading"

To save this item to your list of favorite Light Reading content so you can find it later in your Profile page, click the "Save It" button next to the item.

If you found this interesting or useful, please use the links to the services below to share it with other readers. You will need a free account with each service to share an item via that service.
Digg
Del.icio.us
Reddit
Tweet This
[close this box]