What's the Story? Banking on AI to boost network efficiency

Light Reading's Mike Dano and Jeff Baumgartner discuss how AI is being used to improve efficiency in network operations, how roaming services are advancing at the edge, the evolution of the HFC network and more.

Kelsey Ziser, Senior Editor

September 12, 2023


Light Reading's Mike Dano and Jeff Baumgartner join the podcast to discuss tech trends they discovered while selecting finalists for the Leading Lights Awards. They discuss how AI is being used to improve efficiency in network operations, how roaming services are advancing at the edge, the evolution of the hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) network and more.

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Here are the Leading Lights Awards categories that Mike and Jeff reviewed:

  • Most Innovative 5G Core Deployment: Using AI to improve the signaling load in the core network to make network operations more efficient. (02:37)

  • Outstanding Use Case – Networked Edge: Improvements in roaming services. (04:21)

  • Outstanding Use Case – AI/Machine Learning: Incorporating AI in network operations. (06:06)

  • Wireless Technology Vendor of the Year: Advancements in fiber deployments, private wireless networks and small cells. (09:35)

  • Outstanding Use Case – Home Network Intelligence: Evolution of HFC network toward distributed access network. (12:55)

  • Outstanding Use Case – IoT: Simplifying network operations and improving cost-efficiency. (14:48)

  • Most Innovative Broadband Access Solution: Focus on PON and 5G transport. (16:27)

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About the Author(s)

Kelsey Ziser

Senior Editor, Light Reading

Kelsey is a senior editor at Light Reading, co-host of the Light Reading podcast, and host of the "What's the story?" podcast.

Her interest in the telecom world started with a PR position at Connect2 Communications, which led to a communications role at the FREEDM Systems Center, a smart grid research lab at N.C. State University. There, she orchestrated their webinar program across college campuses and covered research projects such as the center's smart solid-state transformer.

Kelsey enjoys reading four (or 12) books at once, watching movies about space travel, crafting and (hoarding) houseplants.

Kelsey is based in Raleigh, N.C.

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