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SPIT Explained
Service Provider Information Technology, or SPIT, is Light Reading's term for the evolving set of non-traditional telecom (and data networking) technologies that allow for a greater degree of flexibility in the creation, management, delivery, and monetization of new-generation communications services. Learn More
SPIT Infographic
What exactly is Service Provider IT and how does it relate to the communications ecosystem? Here's a graphic that'll give you a snapshot of what we're talking about and appeal to your inherent aesthetic sensibilities
SPIT Manifesto
What is SPIT, why is it 'hot stuff' and how does it relate to the major challenges facing communications service providers today? The updated SPIT Manifesto answers these questions and achieves the near impossible task of giving a slime green splat a happy home. Learn More
SPIT Video
For operators looking to develop, deliver and monetize new services, run their companies more efficiently and provide an overall better experience for their customers, Service Provider IT, or SPIT, is just as important as the network. Learn More

News & Analysis

Rumor: Google To Add SDN Smarts to Android

05/20/2013 - Industry talk suggest the next version of Android will include OpenFlow support

More by Ray Le Maistre

Photos: Packet-Optical Transport Evolution

05/17/2013 - Light Reading visits New York for its latest SDN-fest -- er, packet-optical conference

More by Craig Matsumoto

MW13: Five Key Trends for CSPs

05/17/2013 - Five communications service provider (CSP) takeaways from four days at the Management World SPIT-fest
Most Recent Post: mendyk... I got the sense that big data/analytics is exiting the hype stage in that more people are asking what the actual payoff is. It may be in the interests of...

More by Sarah Reedy

Ray Le Maistre

Telefónica + Samsung: Digital Dream Team?

05/17/2013 - It's not the end game, but a new accord between Telefónica Digital and Samsung is showing the way for traditional telcos
Most Recent Post: Richie... Maybe the telco's have been making far too much money for far too long, and maybe Karma really does exist. It's only natural for any company to identify new value...

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MW13 Slide Show: Nice is Nice!

05/17/2013 - Snapshots from inside the TM Forum's Management World in Nice and outside in the sunny French Riviera
Most Recent Post: mendyk... Thanks for the lovely shots of the Mediterranean Ocean. They bring back fond memories of the show.

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Ray Le Maistre

MW13: What CIOs Really Want

05/16/2013 - There's a particular application enterprise CIOs would like to see on their comms menu, says Colt exec

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Newswire Feed

Clarity Lands OSS Deal in New Zealand - 05/17/2013

Lyatiss Launches CloudWeaver Discovery - 05/17/2013

Telefónica, Samsung Strike Carrier Billing Deal - 05/17/2013

LimeLight Intros Orchestrate V2.0 - 05/15/2013

OpenDaylight Picks Committee Chair - 05/15/2013

'Orange Fab' Has Its First Startups - 05/15/2013

Amdocs Virtualizes Policy Control - 05/15/2013

Portugal Telecom Picks Intersec for LBS - 05/15/2013

Axiata Deploys Clarity for CEM - 05/15/2013

TalkTalk Business Uses MDS for Wholesale Billing - 05/15/2013

Centina Teams With Fujitsu - 05/15/2013

ALBtelecom Uses CSG for Wholesale Billing - 05/15/2013

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Heavy Lifting

ANALYST NOTES

SDN Draws a Big Crowd

Dennis Mendyk
Massive attendance for our research preview webinar shows that software-defined networking is THE network technology hot button in 2013

APIs Can Generate Billions for Telcos

Simon Sherrington- Research Analyst
Application programming interfaces can provide telcos numerous opportunities and generate billions of dollars

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Pyramid Points

Orange plans MVNOs to address new markets

Houda Bostanji (Analyst)
Orange intends to enter new markets through a full MVNO strategy closely linked to its successful Orange Business Services unit.

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Special Features

EuroProfile: SwiftServe
Paul Rainford
A subtle blend of British and Singaporean talent, SwiftServe is on a mission to bring the fine art of transparent caching to the world of content delivery

EuroProfile: Streamwide
Paul Rainford
Value-added services developer is going global as mobile broadband and the cloud become the norm

New Product Recap: November 2012

SPIT dominates our monthly new-product roundup

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Research Rewind

iPhone 5 Gives 4G/LTE Operators a Boost

Sep 14, 2012 - This week: iPhone 5 gives street cred to 4G/LTE; Thailand's telecom outlook; Matt's Mentions for a daily telecom news fix

Managed Services for Telcos & Spain's Telecom Outlook

Sep 07, 2012 - This week: Managed services for telcos; Spain's five-year telecom outlook; daily telecom news in your inbox

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