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News & Views Most Popular Cisco: Fast-Evolving Enterprise Networks Create 'Huge' Telco Opportunities By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 12/11/2018 Until recently, enterprise networks could remain static for years, but now new devices and the cloud require rapid evolution, creating service provider opportunities, says Scott Harrell, Cisco enterprise networking business lead. Post a Comment \| Read (0) VMware Climbs on the Istio Train for Kubernetes Management By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 12/10/2018 Updates NSX to manage and secure containerized, microservices native cloud apps anywhere. Post a Comment \| Read (0) PCCW Global on the Need to Monetize the Edge By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 12/10/2018 On the sidelines of Light Reading's 2020 Vision executive summit in Lisbon, PCCW Global's Shahar Steiff talks about the key challenges facing network operators as they figure out their edge computing strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Cisco: Here's How 5G Accelerates Service Provider Opportunities By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 12/10/2018 Michael Glickman, SVP of Cisco's service provider business, talks with Light Reading's Mitch Wagner about the range of opportunities for service providers -- and Cisco -- to reinvent their business. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/7/2018 As the volume of annoying robocalls continues to rise, an industry-wide effort to authenticate calls across carriers hopes to satisfy regulators. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: lanbrown There is currently very little deterrence to stop robocalls. Most states... Adtran Buy Adds On-Prem Visibility By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/6/2018 New end-to-end view of customer network, including in-home WiFi, will speed troubleshooting and offer proactive service and sales potential, vendor says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) How AI Is Being Put to Work at Vodafone By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/6/2018 Jayshree Kottapalli, group head of Analytics CoE (AI, Automation and Analytics) at Vodafone, talks about how Vodafone is using AI tools to mine the enormous volumes of data the operator collects. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: mark1221 The thing is that the AI is being used in every work filed and it also makes... Advertisement Here's How CenturyLink Is Cutting Capex By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 12/6/2018 'Robust' spending scrutiny combined with synergies from its Level 3 merger is helping CenturyLink significantly reduce capital expenditure, its CFO says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Architec73447 CTL is one of the top Cloud Enablers for AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure,... ADVA Moves In on Small Cell Backhaul By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/5/2018 New tinier gateway is hardened for deployment on street furniture to provide backhaul for small cells, WiFi hotspots that will blossom with 5G densification, smart cities and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ONAP's Casablanca Focuses on Deployability By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/4/2018 No romance here, just a software release with practical features to put this automated orchestration platform into use globally. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Nokia Gets €250M 5G R&D Boost From Nordic Lender By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/3/2018 Finnish equipment vendor says loan will help to make the Nordic region more competitive in the forthcoming 5G era. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cloud Dynamics Underpin MYCOM OSI's Acquisition By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/30/2018 Why would a private equity company buy a telecom network assurance and optimization company? Because the cloud is where the money is. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw There is an interesting comment from the CEO in that article you linked to... WiCipedia: 'Trusting One's Dopeness' & the Happiest Women in Tech By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/30/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Fidelity re-evaluates its gender breakdown; women in India are happiest in tech roles; Apple starts new training program for women in tech; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) So What Is a Telco These Days? By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/29/2018 Should a telco be a bank? Should they own media companies? Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: mhui0 But that keeps their equipment suppliers flush with orders. Operators Using PoCs to Drive APIs to Market Faster By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/28/2018 Real-world experience using live networks in MEF proofs-of-concept is allowing operator members to shape technical specs faster. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco: Get Ready for the Multi-Zettabyte Internet By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/27/2018 Cisco's annual state-of-the-Internet report – a.k.a. the Cisco Visual Networking Index – projects 4.8 zettabytes of annual traffic by 2022, as networks are transformed by edge computing, IoT and the growing popularity of OTT-delivered video. Post a Comment \| Read (0) MEF CTO Sees Key Role in Automation By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 11/26/2018 Pascal Menezes says defining key APIs between carriers and setting SD-WAN standards is MEF's way of helping drive automation and digital transformation process. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Bill Shock: Orange, China Telecom Fret About 5G Energy Costs By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/26/2018 Leading telcos are worried about the power inefficiency of forthcoming 5G networks and the impact this could have on profit margins. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Exponential-e CEO on Cloud, Security & Coffee By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/23/2018 Lee Wade, CEO at UK cloud and data network operator Exponential-e, talks cloud and network evolution, automation, security and why he has two baristas at the company's London HQ. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco to Acquire UK Networking Software Specialist By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/21/2018 Cisco is to acquire small British outfit Ensoft, which develops software that supports routing, switching, carrier Ethernet and much more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/7/2018 As the volume of annoying robocalls continues to rise, an industry-wide effort to authenticate calls across carriers hopes to satisfy regulators. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: lanbrown There is currently very little deterrence to stop robocalls. Most states... Here's How CenturyLink Is Cutting Capex By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 12/6/2018 'Robust' spending scrutiny combined with synergies from its Level 3 merger is helping CenturyLink significantly reduce capital expenditure, its CFO says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Architec73447 CTL is one of the top Cloud Enablers for AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure,... How AI Is Being Put to Work at Vodafone By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/6/2018 Jayshree Kottapalli, group head of Analytics CoE (AI, Automation and Analytics) at Vodafone, talks about how Vodafone is using AI tools to mine the enormous volumes of data the operator collects. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: mark1221 The thing is that the AI is being used in every work filed and it also makes... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards lanbrown, 12/11/2018 2:09:42 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Make it criminal There is currently very little deterrence to stop robocalls. Most states and even the feds have laws that they are not enforcing. Once you make this a criminal act, some will be deterred as the risk vs. reward... mark1221, 12/11/2018 12:58:20 AM How AI Is Being Put to Work at Vodafone Re: AI on Vodafone The thing is that the AI is being used in every work filed and it also makes the work more advanced and perfect and we can see that from the post as the AI is being used by the Vodafone. Many big companies are also making... brooks7, 12/10/2018 1:45:22 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Re: Do your job Duh!, Agreed. I am one that screens every call unless I know the number. seven Duh!, 12/10/2018 11:14:24 AM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Do your job It seems that Pai's principal objective is to avoid regulating the industries his agency is supposed to regulate. The robocall crisis* is a prime example of the reason that Congress gave the FCC the mandate to regulate the... tomaswilson, 12/10/2018 6:54:59 AM Automatic for the Operations People Re: Insightful Thanks for the insight and pray that good fortunes come to you. Tomas Johnson epoxy flooring near me lmorris, 12/8/2018 1:15:05 AM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Annoying I think everyone will agree that robocall is one of the most annoying thing that we have been facing since years ago. I personally never answer incoming calls now. 90% of them are coming from telemarketers and scammers who... pabutler17, 12/7/2018 5:11:27 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Re: Just an Idea The technology is there to make it easy to see who the originating carrier is but not a standard yet. That is SIP-T, when it is then ROBO is over. Until then I answer the calls and put my phone down, ties up... SilentP, 12/7/2018 3:32:10 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Just an Idea Until the technology can solve this problem, what if we all started answering these calls and simply saying, "loser"! This will start to overwhelm their call centers with the amount of calls that go through. The percentage... pabutler17, 12/7/2018 1:59:54 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Re: Spam wars? Its not the big Telcos making the money its the Lowest Tier carriers doing this, big carriers dont want the head ache of complaints. pabutler17, 12/7/2018 1:58:00 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Its not that difficult ! It's not rocket Science The Idea of the effort is a Joke, I run a cLEC and we get these calls and they are a pain in the butt! However, every call can be traced back to the customer who initates the call. Carriers just need to be able... Mitch Wagner, 12/7/2018 1:57:22 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Spam wars? Is it cynical of me to assume this is going to be like the spam wars of the 2000s, where so-called "legitimate businesses" can pay off the telcos to get their robocalls whitelisted, other businesses are blocked, and consumers... Architec73447, 12/6/2018 1:52:57 PM Here's How CenturyLink Is Cutting Capex Re: Great article CTL is one of the top Cloud Enablers for AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloudm Oracle Cloud, ... The article explains why CTL's CTO Andrew Dugan recently received 4031 votes and ranks the No 1 - 300 more votes... mhui0, 12/2/2018 1:51:27 AM So What Is a Telco These Days? Re: Re: Debt Accumulation Machines But that keeps their equipment suppliers flush with orders. James_B_Crawshaw, 11/30/2018 5:49:54 PM Cloud Dynamics Underpin MYCOM OSI's Acquisition Re: Public Cloud hosted OSS There is an interesting comment from the CEO in that article you linked to Ray. He says "the company is likely to see 70% to 80% of its revenue stemming from the public cloud in the next few years." That's a surprisingly... Scott Raynovich, 11/30/2018 10:44:07 AM So What Is a Telco These Days? Re: Debt Accumulation Machines Ray, They are debt accumulation machines designed to pay very large exeutive bonsues and shareholder dividences with absolutely no long-term strategic direction. Guess I could file a story for that on LR next week, if... More Message Boards		Security Now ESET Researchers Find 12 New Linux Malware Families Larry Loeb, Author, 12/11/2018 A report from ESET finds 12 new Linux backdoor malware families in the wild that ... (0) M2M Protocols Expose IoT Data, Trend Micro Finds Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 12/11/2018 The MQTT and CoAP protocols that are crucial to IoT and IIoT operations have ... 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