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By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 3/22/2019
When cities aim to get smarter, improving connectivity isn't necessarily the first thing on their list of priorities. Likewise, when carriers aim to make cities smarter, helping ...
By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/21/2019
DENVER -- CNG2019 -- Cable operators will continue to invest in network capacity in the years to come, but spending levels on access infrastructure are expected to be somewhat sporadic as ...
By Light Reading, 3/20/2019
At Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies in Denver, Alan Breznick sat down with Ciena's Fernando Villarruel to talk about Converged Interconnect Network, DAA and the path to a more adaptive network.
By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 3/15/2019
Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser, Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner join Phil Harvey for a round of drinks and a chat after the opening day of CNG2019 in Denver. The "bomb cyclone" did its worst, but it couldn't stop us from debating 10G vs. 5G and the future of cable video services.
By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/15/2019
DENVER -- CNG2019 -- The pay-TV model doesn't need small tweaks and fixes. The whole thing needs to be overhauled, from the way that programming is packaged, to the adoption of cheaper ...
By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/13/2019
DENVER -- CNG2019 -- The cable industry unfurled "10G" as the brand that represents the industry's goal to deliver symmetrical 10 Gbit/s speeds in the months and years to come, but cable ...
By Jaimie Lenderman, Senior Analyst, Ovum, 3/4/2019
More than 60% of residential broadband subscribers in the US received their services via cable modems by the end of the third quarter of 2018, according to Ovum research. With increased ...
By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 2/26/2019
ATLANTA -- National Cable Television Cooperative's Winter Education Conference -- Unlike major US MSOs such as Comcast, Charter Communications, Cox Communications and Altice USA, small ...
By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/4/2019
Harmonic said it gained some ground in Q4 with CableOS, its virtualized, software-driven form of the Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP), as well as with deployments of a new class of ...
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MWC 2019: Ultra-Reliable 5G NR for Industrial IoT
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The next release of 5G (3GPP Rel. 16) will expand 5G NR to new verticals, unlocking innovation in industrial IoT with new capabilities, such as enhanced ultra-reliable low latency communication (eURLLC). Following up on last year's low latency 5G NR demonstration, we are demonstrating 99.9999% reliability in our over-the-air 5G testbed.
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Altiostar Talks About the Virtualization of the RAN & Its Role in the Rakuten Network at MWC 2019
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Altiostar Founder and CEO Ash Dahod talks about the company's efforts to virtualize the RAN portion of the mobile network at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. In addition to providing an overview of the industry's readiness for an Open RAN approach, Dahod also explains Altiostar's role in Rakuten's innovative mobile network.
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Mobile vs. Cable Operators – Partners or Competitors?
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With new 5G services rapidly approaching commercial rollout across the globe and cable MSOs initiating migration to new distributed access architecture (DAA) and converged interconnect network (CIN) architectures, Heavy Reading's Alan Breznick and Infinera's Jon Baldry discuss the changing relationship between cable and mobile networks at the Light Reading Cable ...
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Ciena Talks Converged Interconnect Networks at Cable Next-Gen
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At Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies in Denver, Alan Breznick sat down with Ciena's Fernando Villarruel to talk about Converged Interconnect Network, DAA and the path to a more adaptive network.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: A Secure Foundation for the Telecom Ecosystem
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Telecommunications companies are on a journey to transform their networks and applications, to position themselves to respond to current customer needs, and ideas not yet conceived. Light Reading Editor-In-Chief Ray Le Maistre speaks with Red Hat Vice President and General Manager Stephanie Chiras about how Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides a secure, consistent ...
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Why Collaboration Is Critical for 5G Security
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Joe Barrett, President of the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), discusses the reasons for heightened security concerns, the importance of network-based security and the need for broad collaboration across the telecoms ecosystem if communications services and networks are to be made as secure as possible in a 5G world.
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Cisco's John Chapman: DOCSIS Will Never Die
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The "father of DOCSIS," Cisco Fellow and Cable CTO John Chapman, discusses the evolution of the cable plant and DOCSIS for scaling to meet the needs of the future. He also outlines the essential steps cable operators should be pursuing now, and how their networks are uniquely positioned and be used enabling the next generation of 5G mobile network services.
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Radcom CEO Discusses 5G Assurance at MWC19
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In this video Radcom's CEO, Yaron Ravkaie, discusses Radcom's continuing strategy in supporting operators in their transition to NFV and 5G, taking an on-demand approach to network monitoring and helping operators differentiate themselves through delivering superior customer experience.
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Financial Inclusion to Financial Enrichment – 'Provide Customers a Hyper-Personalized Experience'
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The global communications space is fast transitioning from the mobile to mobility to digital. The impetus on players in the global payments space, therefore, is no longer merely ensuring financial inclusion but financial enrichment as well. Digital banking has, therefore, come to the forefront in this regard. New age digital platforms are certainly making their ...
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Rearchitecting Intelligent Communications – 'Omni-Channel Communication Is Imperative Today'
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The data and messaging industries are witnessing significant disruption. In this complex environment, operators must work towards transitioning from functioning as bulk SMS providers to offering omni-channel platforms for the enterprise engagement. Deshbandhu Bansal, assistant vice president of messaging and broadband solutions at Comviva, highlights why operators ...
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LotusFlare: Awesome Digital Experiences to Drive Growth
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With a founding team coming from Facebook and other Internet companies, LotusFlare bridges telecom operators with best practices from the Internet domain: modern IT systems, better digital customer experiences, and increased margins. We are backed by Google Ventures, Social Capital and headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices all over the world. Our customers ...
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Telstra US Plans to Bridge the Gap Between East & West
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Australian carrier Telstra appointed Nicholas Collins as its first US CEO in September 2018. His mission is laser-focused: help US companies succeed in the Asian market. With more than six years of experience in Hong Kong and Singapore, Collins is well-suited to bridge the gap between East and West. (Telstra's thousands of miles of trans-Pacific subsea cable may ...