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News & Views Most Popular Gartner: NFV Is Dead – the Cloud Killed It By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 The service provider industry is being transformed by enterprise demand for cloud-based wide-area networking, a model Gartner calls Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE. Post a Comment BT Gives Convergence Another Bash, but 'Halo' Looks Far From Heavenly By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/9/2019 A push into bundles is not going to guarantee success for the ailing UK telco amid a blizzard of competitive and regulatory challenges. Post a Comment AT&T's Wheelus: From Mechanization to Automation By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/9/2019 Much of what's talked about as automation is actually mechanization, says AT&T's Amy Wheelus, and the distinction is key as telcos head into the 5G world. Post a Comment Advertisement Eurobites: Cellnex Buys Arqiva's Towers Unit for £2B By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/8/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Netcracker lands OSS deal with Deutsche Telekom; Nokia hopes to make squillions from Quillion chipset; Telia Norway goes all in with Ericsson for 5G RAN. Post a Comment Evolving Service Assurance to Support 5G By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/7/2019 Among the many considerations facing network operators as they make the leap into the 5G world, service assurance is right up there with the toughest, as CSP executives will explain at the upcoming Software-Driven Operations summit in London. Post a Comment At Vonage, It's Not Just About Technology By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/4/2019 Sanjay Srinivasan, Vonage VP and chief architect, talks with Light Reading's Mitch Wagner about the company's VoIP strategy and explains why SD-WAN is important to Vonage. Post a Comment ETSI Tackles AI Security By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/2/2019 New specification group at ETSI is 'exceptionally important,' says industry analyst. Post a Comment Advertisement The Importance of Culture Management in a 5G World By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/2/2019 At the 5G Asia event in Singapore, Ericsson's Rodrigo Beyer Fernandez outlines the cultural changes needed in telco IT operations teams, and the importance of automation, as network operators embrace 5G. Post a Comment Mentor Spotlight: MATRIXX's Founder on 5G's 'Tremendous' Impact for Women in Comms By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 10/1/2019 MATRIXX's Founder Jennifer Kyriakakis says 5G will enable the creation of many new opportunities in the telecom industry, especially around microservices, networking, automation and security. Post a Comment Silver Peak Heats Up SD-WAN Telco Romance By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/1/2019 The SD-WAN vendor is looking to increase sales through service providers, as enterprises turn to SPs to outsource networking needs. Post a Comment Eurobites: Ericsson's Latest Smart Factory Nears Completion By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/1/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Colt hires new marketing boss; ADVA trumpets its eco-commitments; Zain Jordan upgrades its billing systems. Post a Comment The Eye-Watering Cost of Multivendor Networks By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/30/2019 Operators face tricky decisions as they try to get virtualized networks off the ground. Post a Comment Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Reaches Out to 'Smart Factory' Partners By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 9/25/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: X marks the 5G spot for Nokia; Ofcom probes EE outage; Austrians are thrilled by WhatsApp. Post a Comment SD-WAN Shines in a Dark Enterprise Market By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 9/25/2019 As the enterprise market stagnates for telcos, SD-WAN promises revenue growth. Post a Comment China's Boffins Set Out Their 6G Vision By Robert Clark, 9/25/2019 The 5G standard is only just appearing in commercial networks, but Chinese researchers are already thinking hard about what comes next. Post a Comment After Pan-Net Blunders, DT Embarks on Journey to 5G Core By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/24/2019 The German operator must be careful to avoid making a mess as it builds a 5G core network based heavily on microservices and open source technology. Post a Comment Telefónica's Blanco Blackballs Single-Vendor 5G Core By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/24/2019 The Spanish operator's top technology executive says the operator will definitely not be using a single vendor in its 5G core. Post a Comment Migrating OSS/BSS to the Public Cloud By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 9/23/2019 As operational models evolve, telcos are turning to public cloud platforms to host their OSS and BSS systems, but there are still hurdles to overcome. Post a Comment Leveraging AI for Increased CSP Efficiency By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 9/22/2019 Jay Shah, chief AI officer at MyRepublic, explains how the service provider is leveraging AI to optimize its operations, control costs and manage churn. Post a Comment Telefónica Highlights Edge Vendor Shortcomings, Picks Holes in ETSI's Specs By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/20/2019 The Spanish operator does not sound happy with the results of a request for information and says ETSI's edge group must improve its deliverables. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Gartner: NFV Is Dead – the Cloud Killed It By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 The service provider industry is being transformed by enterprise demand for cloud-based wide-area networking, a model Gartner calls Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Colt Brings Virtual Networks to Enterprise Premises Thursday, October 10, 2019 Oracle Adding 2,000 Employees for Cloud Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Deutsche Telekom Picks Netcracker for Next-Gen OSS Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Juniper Survey Finds 96% of Enterprises Moving Toward Network Automation Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Common NFVI Telco Taskforce (CNTT) Boasts Reference Milestone Monday, September 23, 2019 ONF Announces 'Stratum' Switch OS Project Now Available as Open Source Tuesday, September 10, 2019 NBN Deploys Infinera's Transcend Network Automation Solution Monday, September 9, 2019 Tech Mahindra to Manage More of AT&T's Network Under Expanded Deal Thursday, September 5, 2019 VMware Expands Telco & Edge Cloud Portfolio Tuesday, August 27, 2019 VMware Reports $2.44B Revenue, Up 12% YoY, Acquiring Pivotal & Carbon Black Thursday, August 22, 2019 MEF Publishes SD-WAN Standard Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Broadcom to Acquire Symantec Enterprise Security for $10.7B Thursday, August 8, 2019 SES Automates Satellite Network Services With ONAP Monday, August 5, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now CISO No Longer the Last Word on Security – Radware Larry Loeb, Author, 10/14/2019 The rise of DevSecOps may be the reason that 70% of respondents to Radware's ... 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Network Convergence Revolution to Drive Speed & Efficiency, CommScope CTO Says

New Orleans -- Cable-Tec Expo -- The wired/wireless network "revolution" is well underway, though the speed at which that revolution will proceed won't be constant. ...