Leading Lights 2017: The Finalists

Leading Lights 2017: The Finalists Prime Reading Ray Le Maistre, International Group Editor 4/10/2017 Comment (0) Login 50% 50% Tweet Here are the finalists in the Outstanding Test & Measurement Vendor category: EXFO Inc. Ixia Kentik Polystar OSIX AB Prisma Telecom Testing Srl Spirent Communications plc Viavi Solutions Inc. Back to introduction/page 1 Previous Page 19 of 24 Next Page (0) \| Comment \| Print \| RSS Comments Newest First \| Oldest First \| Threaded View ADD A COMMENT [close this box] Be the first to post a comment regarding this story.		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Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) MORE FROM THE FOUNDER Flash Poll All Polls Live Streaming Video Charting the CSP's Future Six different communications service providers join to debate their visions of the future CSP, following a landmark presentation from AT&T on its massive virtualization efforts and a look back on where the telecom industry has been and where it's going from two industry veterans. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Full schedule \| Archived Shows LRTV Video Reports Custom Videos CenturyLink: Let's Get Past SD-WAN Hype (0) Infinera's Sales Director Paints Tech's ... (1) SD-WAN Innovation & Trends (0) Ovum's Dario Talmesio on 5G in Europe (0) Putting Power on a Pedestal (0) Gigabit Access: The Last-Mile Pipe for ... (0) Key Factors to Successfully Deploy an ... (0) IoT Solutions: Rational Exuberance (0) Realizing ICN as a Network Slice for ... (1) Ovum's Mike Roberts on 5G Uptake (0) AT&T's Hubbard on Intersection of SD-WAN ... (0) Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control ... (0) LRTV Interviews CenturyLink: Let's Get Past SD-WAN Hype 6\|23\|17 \| 04:02 \| (0) comments Technology becomes a "shiny object" unless it's properly focused on solving business needs for enterprise customers, says Bill Grubbs, network solutions architect for CenturyLink. He explains to Light Reading why SD-WAN deployments have to be tailored to specific needs – and more. Women in Comms Introduction Videos Infinera's Sales Director Paints Tech's Big Picture 6\|21\|17 \| 4:14 \| (1) comment Shannon Williams, Infinera's director of sales, shares how she achieves work's many balancing acts -- between her role and the broader company, today and tomorrow's tech and more. LRTV Custom TV SD-WAN Innovation & Trends 6\|20\|17 \| \| (0) comments Versa CEO Kelly Ahuja discusses with Carol Wilson the current status and trends in the SD-WAN market, Versa's innovation around building a software platform with broad contextualization, and the advantages that startups can bring to the SD-WAN market. LRTV Interviews Ovum's Dario Talmesio on 5G in Europe 6\|20\|17 \| 02:16 \| (0) comments At 5G World 2017, Dario Talmesio, principal analyst and practice leader on Ovum's fixed and mobile telecoms European team, explains the emerging trends amongst European operators as they prepare for 5G. LRTV Custom TV Putting Power on a Pedestal 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments ARRIS's John Ulm says a major accomplishment of SCTE•ISBE's Energy 2020 program is increased focus on power cost and consumption, including inclusion of energy requirements in operators' RFPs and RFIs. LRTV Custom TV Gigabit Access: The Last-Mile Pipe for All Future Services 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments A Gigabit access platform being deployed today must be able to deliver all types of services to an increasing number of devices. A non-blocking architecture is necessary to support the ever-increasing growth in bandwidth demand. The Huawei Gigabit access solution is based on a distributed design that is fully scalable to deliver a unprecedented performance. LRTV Custom TV Key Factors to Successfully Deploy an SD-WAN Service 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments As service providers transition their SD-WAN solution from trials and limited deployments into production at large scale, there are important considerations to successfully operationalize these solutions and realize their full potential, without adding complexity, introducing uncertainty or disrupting current business operations. Sunil Khandekar, CEO and Founder ... LRTV Custom TV IoT Solutions: Rational Exuberance 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments IoT solutions are morphing from hype into viable business opportunities. Huawei has the platform and ecosystem support to help carriers successfully address new business opportunities in the IoT space. LRTV Custom TV Realizing ICN as a Network Slice for Mobile Data Distribution 6\|19\|17 \| \| (1) comment Network slicing in 5G allows the potential introduction of new network architectures such as Information-centric Networks (ICN) as a slice, managed over a shared pool of compute, storage and bandwidth resource. Services over an ICN slice can benefit from many architectural features such as Name Based Networking, Security, Multicasting, Multi-homing, Mobility, ... LRTV Interviews Ovum's Mike Roberts on 5G Uptake 6\|19\|17 \| 04:08 \| (0) comments Mike Roberts, research director for Ovum's service provider markets group, explains why he has boosted his 5G subscriptions forecast. LRTV Interviews AT&T's Hubbard on Intersection of SD-WAN & MPLS 6\|15\|17 \| \| (0) comments Rick Hubbard, SVP of Network Product Management for AT&T Business Solutions, discusses how AT&T's approach to SD-WAN fits in with its overall virtualization strategy, explains how SD-WAN can improve enterprise customers' use of the cloud and addresses the intersection of SD-WAN and MPLS. Telecom Innovators Video Showcase Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control With Allot 6\|15\|17 \| \| (0) comments Allot AVP of International Pre-Sales, Daniel Keidar, explains how communications service providers can protect infrastructure and service availability from flooding attacks caused by malfunctioning or bot-infected devices connected to their network. SD-WAN Innovation & Trends (0) Putting Power on a Pedestal (0) Gigabit Access: The Last-Mile Pipe for ... (0) Key Factors to Successfully Deploy an ... (0) IoT Solutions: Rational Exuberance (0) Realizing ICN as a Network Slice for ... (1) ZTE 5G World Highlights (0) The Power of Virtualization (0) Telco Transformation Priorities for 5G & IoT (0) Taking the Energy Consumption Fight Global (0) Transformation Execution (0) Intel & HPE 5G-Ready Telco Edge Demo (0) LRTV Custom TV SD-WAN Innovation & Trends 6\|20\|17 \| \| (0) comments Versa CEO Kelly Ahuja discusses with Carol Wilson the current status and trends in the SD-WAN market, Versa's innovation around building a software platform with broad contextualization, and the advantages that startups can bring to the SD-WAN market. LRTV Custom TV Putting Power on a Pedestal 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments ARRIS's John Ulm says a major accomplishment of SCTE•ISBE's Energy 2020 program is increased focus on power cost and consumption, including inclusion of energy requirements in operators' RFPs and RFIs. LRTV Custom TV Gigabit Access: The Last-Mile Pipe for All Future Services 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments A Gigabit access platform being deployed today must be able to deliver all types of services to an increasing number of devices. A non-blocking architecture is necessary to support the ever-increasing growth in bandwidth demand. The Huawei Gigabit access solution is based on a distributed design that is fully scalable to deliver a unprecedented performance. LRTV Custom TV Key Factors to Successfully Deploy an SD-WAN Service 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments As service providers transition their SD-WAN solution from trials and limited deployments into production at large scale, there are important considerations to successfully operationalize these solutions and realize their full potential, without adding complexity, introducing uncertainty or disrupting current business operations. Sunil Khandekar, CEO and Founder ... LRTV Custom TV IoT Solutions: Rational Exuberance 6\|19\|17 \| \| (0) comments IoT solutions are morphing from hype into viable business opportunities. Huawei has the platform and ecosystem support to help carriers successfully address new business opportunities in the IoT space. LRTV Custom TV Realizing ICN as a Network Slice for Mobile Data Distribution 6\|19\|17 \| \| (1) comment Network slicing in 5G allows the potential introduction of new network architectures such as Information-centric Networks (ICN) as a slice, managed over a shared pool of compute, storage and bandwidth resource. Services over an ICN slice can benefit from many architectural features such as Name Based Networking, Security, Multicasting, Multi-homing, Mobility, ... LRTV Custom TV ZTE 5G World Highlights 6\|15\|17 \| \| (0) comments ZTE showcases its leading 5G innovations at 5G World in London. LRTV Custom TV The Power of Virtualization 6\|14\|17 \| \| (0) comments With cable seeking to deliver more bandwidth with less energy consumption, Cisco's John Holobinko talks about how virtualization can help operators scale hardware more efficiently and reduce opex. LRTV Custom TV Telco Transformation Priorities for 5G & IoT 6\|9\|17 \| \| (0) comments Telco transformation has become an overwhelming concern for communications service providers (CSPs). With disruptive digital and online players eating away at their core markets, CSPs have no choice but to adopt their own digital transformation strategies and fundamentally change their operating and business models. In fact, they have to deliver a number of ... LRTV Custom TV Taking the Energy Consumption Fight Global 6\|9\|17 \| \| (0) comments Balan Nair talks about how the collaborative nature of the SCTE•ISBE Energy 2020 program is helping Liberty Global meet its sustainability commitments to employees, shareholders and customers. LRTV Custom TV Transformation Execution 6\|5\|17 \| \| (0) comments Lynn Comp, senior director of communications service provider business acceleration, shares what is occurring in the industry today around network transformation as we march toward 5G. Similar to the transformation that occurred during the implementation of the cloud, NFV is playing a major role and Intel's latest product offering will help accelerate the time to ... LRTV Custom TV Intel & HPE 5G-Ready Telco Edge Demo 6\|5\|17 \| \| (0) comments The HPE 5G-Ready Telco Edge POC is an example of how a CSP can deliver services at the edge of the network. As the connected world moves toward 5G, the wireless industry is standardizing on network virtualization technologies such as SDN and NFV, which are already dynamically reconfiguring networks at the edge and in the core. This networking evolution gives CSPs ... All LRTV Videos Upcoming Live Events LTE Advanced Pro and Gigabit LTE: The Path to 5G – A Breakfast Event September 13, 2017, San Francisco NFV & Carrier SDN: SDN Integration in the Virtualized Realm/Carrier Network Virtualization – a Two-Day Event September 27-28, 2017, Denver, CO Virtualizing the Cable Architecture @ SCTE/ISBE's Cable-Tec Expo October 18, 2017, Colorado Convention Center - Denver, CO Women in Comms in London November 1, 2017, The Montcalm Marble Arch OSS in the Era of SDN & NFV: Evolution vs. Revolution November 1, 2017, The Montcalm Marble Arch The Future of Cable Business Services November 30, 2017, The Westin Times Square 2017 Light Reading's Executive Summit Europe: Light Reading's 2020 Vision December 5-7, 2017, The Intercontinental Prague All Upcoming Live Events Slideshows Pics: Rubber Ducks & SD-WAN Take Dallas Post a Comment \| Read (0) Leading Lights 2017: Winners' Gallery (3) The Near Future Is Here (5) More Slideshows Infographics A View of the Future Mobile Threat Landscape With the mobile ecosystem becoming increasingly vulnerable to security threats, AdaptiveMobile has laid out some of the key considerations for the wireless community. 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