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Advertisement The US May Yet Catch Its Global Peers in 4G Speeds By Kevin Fitchard, Lead Analyst, OpenSignal, 8/17/2018 The US could start a steady climb back up the global rankings if more cities practice intensive spectrum management and make new LTE-Advanced upgrades. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Boardroom Diversity, Bombastic Mansplaining & Women of Color By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 8/17/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: California revamps boardroom diversity policies; women of color are barely represented in tech; VC survival tips; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Pulls Out of Iran By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/17/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Turk Telekom and Vestel answer Erdogan's call; Swisscom bolsters broadband; MTN linked with Jumia sale; Rovio's revenues fall. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw How is that Angry Birds movie franchise going for Rovio? I'm looking forward... Video Navigation Gets an AI Assist By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/16/2018 Accedo, Amazon Web Services and ITV team on AI/machine learning prototype that takes the guessing game out of picking images that connect and engage with consumers. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw and you shouldn't choose a movie by its thumbnail. Advertisement Salesforce Open-Sourcing Machine Learning Software Behind Its 'Einstein' AI By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/16/2018 Salesforce's 'TransmogrifAI' helps enterprises build big AI systems based on oceans of data. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Google Applies AI to Recruitment, Call Centers & Recommendations By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/16/2018 Google is looking to knock down barriers to AI adoption by offering enterprises a head start on specific business uses. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Australia Could Open 5G Door to Huawei By Robert Clark, 8/16/2018 Australia's telcos may be allowed to use Huawei's equipment after all – with caveats. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 The complete list of countries NOT spying on their citizens: ------ Start... The Dawn of Mobile 5G: Deployment, Use Cases & Destinations By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 8/16/2018 Join Heavy Reading & Light Reading for a breakfast briefing in Los Angeles to talk 5G strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer: The World on a Fiber By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 8/16/2018 One way to look at how much the industry is changing is to spend some time with an executive – and a company – that has stuck to the same formula and industry view for almost 20 years. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Taking the Pulse of NFV in the Mile-High City By Jim Hodges, Principal Analyst – Cloud and Security, Heavy Reading, 8/16/2018 This year's NFV & Carrier SDN event will examine the industry's progress in monetizing virtualization efforts, but will also consider the impact of process automation, which is now positioned as a ubiquitous add-on to any technology. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Exponential-e Takes Virgin Atlantic Into the Cloud By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/16/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Swisscom's fixed-line challenge; MegaFon on the march in Q2; O2 sees the light; Virgin's fiber-to-the-crater. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telstra Profits Pummeled by NBN By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/16/2018 Australia's largest retail service provider has blamed the government's NBN pricing for a sharp fall in profits. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Is India's Goal of Zero Gear Imports by 2022 Viable? By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 8/16/2018 India wants its telecom sector to be entirely self-reliant by 2022, buying all of its products at home. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco: Service Provider Revenues Grow, but the 5G Bonanza Is Yet to Come By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2018 Disappointing shortage of bad news in Cisco's quarterly earnings, with revenues up across the board. Post a Comment \| Read (0) T-Mobile to Play the Customer Care Card With Layer3 TV By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2018 New 'Team of Experts' program hints at one way T-Mobile will try to set its new OTT TV apart from the crowd. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: merry.a From the start, the Denver-based company has prided itself in providing white-glove,... T-Mobile Bucks Automation Trend in Customer Service With Latest 'Un-carrier' Move By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 8/15/2018 T-Mobile is trying to put a human voice to customer care with new 'Teams of Experts' for subscribers. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: DanJones Right? I'm not sure there will be a simple answer coming... Oracle Open Sources GraphPipe for 'Dead Simple' Machine Learning Deployment By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2018 Big Red can't decide whether it loves open source or hates it. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive GigaMonster May Go on M&A Tear By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/17/2018 Flush with $45M in new funding, MDU-focused broadband startup eyes expansion, more competition for incumbent cable ops and telcos. Post a Comment \| Read (0) RJio to Set Up $142M Data Center in Eastern India By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 8/17/2018 A new data center would help the operator to address new opportunities and better comply with Indian rules on data storage. Post a Comment \| Read (0) A Whirling Dervish of Telecom Gibberish By Iain Morris, News Editor, 8/17/2018 Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a worthy opponent of US President Donald Trump. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: miha123 Platforms Are Not Publishers in The Atlantic August 10 "We are often... The US May Yet Catch Its Global Peers in 4G Speeds By Kevin Fitchard, Lead Analyst, OpenSignal, 8/17/2018 The US could start a steady climb back up the global rankings if more cities practice intensive spectrum management and make new LTE-Advanced upgrades. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Boardroom Diversity, Bombastic Mansplaining & Women of Color By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 8/17/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: California revamps boardroom diversity policies; women of color are barely represented in tech; VC survival tips; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Pulls Out of Iran By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/17/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Turk Telekom and Vestel answer Erdogan's call; Swisscom bolsters broadband; MTN linked with Jumia sale; Rovio's revenues fall. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw How is that Angry Birds movie franchise going for Rovio? I'm looking forward... Video Navigation Gets an AI Assist By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/16/2018 Accedo, Amazon Web Services and ITV team on AI/machine learning prototype that takes the guessing game out of picking images that connect and engage with consumers. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw and you shouldn't choose a movie by its thumbnail. Salesforce Open-Sourcing Machine Learning Software Behind Its 'Einstein' AI By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/16/2018 Salesforce's 'TransmogrifAI' helps enterprises build big AI systems based on oceans of data. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Google Applies AI to Recruitment, Call Centers & Recommendations By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/16/2018 Google is looking to knock down barriers to AI adoption by offering enterprises a head start on specific business uses. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Australia Could Open 5G Door to Huawei By Robert Clark, 8/16/2018 Australia's telcos may be allowed to use Huawei's equipment after all – with caveats. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 The complete list of countries NOT spying on their citizens: ------ Start... The Dawn of Mobile 5G: Deployment, Use Cases & Destinations By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 8/16/2018 Join Heavy Reading & Light Reading for a breakfast briefing in Los Angeles to talk 5G strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer: The World on a Fiber By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 8/16/2018 One way to look at how much the industry is changing is to spend some time with an executive – and a company – that has stuck to the same formula and industry view for almost 20 years. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Taking the Pulse of NFV in the Mile-High City By Jim Hodges, Principal Analyst – Cloud and Security, Heavy Reading, 8/16/2018 This year's NFV & Carrier SDN event will examine the industry's progress in monetizing virtualization efforts, but will also consider the impact of process automation, which is now positioned as a ubiquitous add-on to any technology. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Exponential-e Takes Virgin Atlantic Into the Cloud By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/16/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Swisscom's fixed-line challenge; MegaFon on the march in Q2; O2 sees the light; Virgin's fiber-to-the-crater. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telstra Profits Pummeled by NBN By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/16/2018 Australia's largest retail service provider has blamed the government's NBN pricing for a sharp fall in profits. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Is India's Goal of Zero Gear Imports by 2022 Viable? By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 8/16/2018 India wants its telecom sector to be entirely self-reliant by 2022, buying all of its products at home. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco: Service Provider Revenues Grow, but the 5G Bonanza Is Yet to Come By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2018 Disappointing shortage of bad news in Cisco's quarterly earnings, with revenues up across the board. Post a Comment \| Read (0) T-Mobile to Play the Customer Care Card With Layer3 TV By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2018 New 'Team of Experts' program hints at one way T-Mobile will try to set its new OTT TV apart from the crowd. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: merry.a From the start, the Denver-based company has prided itself in providing white-glove,... T-Mobile Bucks Automation Trend in Customer Service With Latest 'Un-carrier' Move By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 8/15/2018 T-Mobile is trying to put a human voice to customer care with new 'Teams of Experts' for subscribers. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: DanJones Right? I'm not sure there will be a simple answer coming... Oracle Open Sources GraphPipe for 'Dead Simple' Machine Learning Deployment By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2018 Big Red can't decide whether it loves open source or hates it. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Virtuapedia Indexes The Future of Virtualization Index project provides CSPs with a clear and concise set of benchmarks to measure their progress in the migration to virtualized networks using a series of surveys involving more than three dozen of the world's most important CSPs. Message Boards miha123, 8/18/2018 6:38:38 AM A Whirling Dervish of Telecom Gibberish Re: Moral Panic can foster social control Platforms Are Not Publishers in The Atlantic August 10 "We are often doomed to see the future as the analog of the past. Journalists see screens that contain familiar text and images, and that serve what used to be... lucyjohn987, 8/18/2018 1:34:34 AM Nokia Wins $3.5B 5G Deal With T-Mobile US Re: Great news Wow, its a great news for all Nokia lovers. I love to use mobile from Nokia because of its good quality and durable functions. Nokia's mobile phones normally can be used for three to five years without any malfunction... kq4ym, 8/17/2018 8:08:41 PM Net Neutrality Controversies Yield No Clarity Re: Re: Fiery pants How sad it is that "Lying badly is a hallmark of this administration and doubling down on lies by casting the blame elsewhere is also part of the new normal." We generally know that politicians over the ages lie, but it's... kq4ym, 8/17/2018 8:02:21 PM DOJ Says Judge Erred in AT&T-Time Warner Merger Appeal Re: Re: Meanwhile AT&T CFO Sez: Yes, appeals are to argue mistakes the previous judge might have made legally or mistakes in technical aspects of the trial. It's not just hoping a new set of judges that might have a more friendly philosophy for the app... kq4ym, 8/17/2018 7:48:58 PM America Is Losing the 5G Race, Says Deloitte Re: Re: OBvious It does seem as noted that if these numbers are correct and that the number of site matters, the fact that " China now has about 1.9 million mobile sites, according to Deloitte's research. The US has about 200,000"... kq4ym, 8/17/2018 7:43:05 PM A 5G Device Timeline for 2018 & Beyond Re: Re: 5G It will be interesting to watch and see how the presumed timelines work out or if there will be some surprises along the way. I would not be surprised for some delays while it's always possible that there might be a dark... kq4ym, 8/17/2018 7:38:49 PM Arista Shelling Out $400M to Settle Cisco Litigation Re: Re: A bargain I wonder how much the attorney fees were for Arista or how much would be contemplated if there were no settlement. i would guess those numbers had a great deal to do with what has come about even when considering who might... brooks7, 8/17/2018 1:15:09 PM Australia Could Open 5G Door to Huawei Re: Re: Snooping The complete list of countries NOT spying on their citizens: ------ Start of List End of List ------ At some level traffic cameras are spying on citizens as are security cameras. All we are talking about... DanJones, 8/17/2018 11:18:17 AM T-Mobile Bucks Automation Trend in Customer Service With Latest 'Un-carrier' Move Re: Re: Bucking the automation trend or spinning a yarn? Right? I'm not sure there will be a simple answer coming... James_B_Crawshaw, 8/17/2018 7:03:19 AM Video Navigation Gets an AI Assist Re: You don't judge a book by its cover and you shouldn't choose a movie by its thumbnail. James_B_Crawshaw, 8/17/2018 6:35:05 AM Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Pulls Out of Iran Re: Angry Birds How is that Angry Birds movie franchise going for Rovio? I'm looking forward to the fourth instalment. Lupita, 8/17/2018 2:20:08 AM Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) Re: New This is really a great stuff for sharing. Keep it up .Thanks for sharing. happy wheels Atlantis-dude, 8/17/2018 2:09:56 AM Aryaka CMO Sets Sights on IPO in 2019 Re: Re: IPO will be no go at what rate is revenue/profit growing and are they expanding in new mkts? erikgrobberts, 8/17/2018 1:05:06 AM Eurobites: ARM Eyes $600M Data Analytics Deal – Report Re: Good Everybody should aware about the current happening news. Many are not getting time to read news because of their hectic work. Every citizen should carry basic general knowledge about their society. Your site is a perfect... James_B_Crawshaw, 8/16/2018 6:01:50 PM Australia Could Open 5G Door to Huawei Re: Snooping You can understand the Australian government doesn't want the Chinese spying on its citizens. They prefer to do that themselves: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/15/australias_snoopers_charter_experts_react_and_it_... James_B_Crawshaw, 8/16/2018 5:53:42 PM T-Mobile Bucks Automation Trend in Customer Service With Latest 'Un-carrier' Move Re: Re: Bucking the automation trend or spinning a yarn? That's a really good question Dan and my limited googling has failed to get me any answer to average number of mobile subscibers per customer care agent. Any wisdom from the Light Reading community? merry.a, 8/16/2018 3:10:38 PM T-Mobile to Play the Customer Care Card With Layer3 TV Re: Re: Customer september care printable calendar From the start, the Denver-based company has prided itself in providing white-glove, concierge-style customer service through all communications channels, down to the techs behind the wheels of its fleet of electric-powered... DanJones, 8/16/2018 1:50:42 PM T-Mobile Bucks Automation Trend in Customer Service With Latest 'Un-carrier' Move Re: Re: Bucking the automation trend or spinning a yarn? They're not going to ditch AI, just the IVR fortress stuff. One interesting question, how many subscribers each will a team of experts cover? A moving number I suspect... Jeff Baumgartner, 8/16/2018 1:30:55 PM T-Mobile to Play the Customer Care Card With Layer3 TV Re: Re: Customer care It seems that they are doing more than simply throwing bodies at the solution, but thowing more dedicated, capable and able bodies at it to address one of the issues you point out -- customers want to get their issue resolved... SofiSmith, 8/16/2018 8:03:11 AM Making Cloud-Native Service Assurance the 'IZE' of the Virtualized Network Re: cloud Fantabulous piece of work. Thank you for sharing this information Know more about the cloud under different dimensions. Visit https://cmitsolutions.com/tribeca and learn about cloud. iainmorris, 8/16/2018 7:33:31 AM T-Mobile to Play the Customer Care Card With Layer3 TV Re: Doubt this will last it's easier to justify these investments when you are outperforming rivals, and it's notable that T-Mobile has continued to grow its headcount while all three of its main competitors are making cuts, but I don't see this... 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James_B_Crawshaw, 8/16/2018 3:21:24 AM T-Mobile Bucks Automation Trend in Customer Service With Latest 'Un-carrier' Move Re: Bucking the automation trend or spinning a yarn? T-Mobile USA seemed to be pretty happy using AI to support customer care in Februrary. I doubt that has changed. http://www.tupl.com/2018/02/14/tupl-deploys-ai-technology-with-t-mobile-us/ iainmorris, 8/16/2018 1:21:44 AM DT Seeks Fiber Allies to Tackle Germany's Gigabit Lag Re: OECD update The OECD figures in this story had been slightly overstated due to a calculation area. They have now been corrected. Apologies. DanJones, 8/15/2018 4:50:06 PM Verizon's First 5G Mobile Device? It's a Snap! Re: 5G Mod coming early next year The clip-5G Moto Mod is coming early next year, Verizon said in an email Wednesday. Pricing for the module will be announced this year. z3 smartphone launches tomorrow, VZ sez: " Pricing is $20 a month for 24 months... DanJones, 8/15/2018 4:50:05 PM Verizon's First 5G Mobile Device? It's a Snap! Re: 5G Mod coming early next year The clip-5G Moto Mod is coming early next year, Verizon said in an email Wednesday. Pricing for the module will be announced this year. z3 smartphone launches tomorrow, VZ sez: " Pricing is $20 a month for 24 months... More Message Boards		Security Now Congressional Campaign Websites Vulnerable to Attack, Say Researchers Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 8/17/2018 Researchers presented a study at DEF CON that showed that a third of ... (1 Comment) Check Point: Fax Machines, Networks Vulnerable to Attack Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 8/17/2018 Researchers for the cybersecurity company found a way to exploit vulnerabilities ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News Managed Security Forges Trusted Advisor Relationship Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 8/17/2018 By combining physical and virtual security of software and Internet of Things ... 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A CSP's digital transformation involves so much more than technology. Crucial – and often most challenging – is the cultural transformation that goes along with it. As Sigma's Chief Technology Officer, Catherine Michel has extensive experience with technology as she leads the company's entire product portfolio and strategy. But she's also no stranger to merging technology and culture, having taken a company — Tribold — from inception to acquisition (by Sigma in 2013), and she continues to advise service providers on how to drive their own transformations. This impressive female leader and vocal advocate for other women in the industry will join Women in Comms for a live radio show to discuss all things digital transformation, including the cultural transformation that goes along with it.

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