As TechCos continue to take shape, two things are clear. Future networks will be cloud-smart and multi-vendor. VMware and Intel created the TECHCOnnect Innovation Showcase to help spotlight successful multi-vendor use cases that are driving significant change in the Core, RAN, RIC and Edge.
Use cases nominated in the showcase are enabled by the robust VMware partner ecosystem and Intel technologies. Judged by industry leading service providers and analysts, these game-changing integrated solutions are helping service providers pioneer agile operations and new business models.
Join this digital event to listen as our panel of industry leading judges talks through their innovation priorities and learn about new use cases that are being empowered by modern techco networks.
Winners, as named by the esteemed panel of judges, will be announced and available for viewing in the VMware by Broadcom MWC booth in Hall 3, 3M11, February 26th through 29th.
VMware by Broadcom - Lakshmi Mandyam, VP Product Management and Partner Ecosystems, Software Defined Edge
Intel – Cristina Rodriguez, VP, Network and Edge Solutions Group and GM, Wireless Access Network Division
Judges Include:
ABI Research - Dimitris Mavrakis, Sr. Research Director
ACG Research – Ray Mota, CEO and Principal Analyst
AT&T – Rob Soni, VP RAN Technology
AvidThink – Roy Chua, Founder and Principal
Deutsche Telekom – Holger Erkens, Sr. Partner Manager
Virgin Media O2 – Alex Boyd, Head of CIP and Telco Cloud
Nominees Include:
Use Case Monetization - Use cases proven to enhance telco offerings and expand their market reach. Examples may include innovative ways to monetize Edge Computing for telcos, managed services, industry applications, leveraging data to enhance revenue streams, tools to simplify the creation of value-added services, and more.
Green Data from ESB
Enterprise Application Optimization from HeadSpin
Intelligent Edge Orchestration for Dynamic Workflow Optimization from Humanitas Solutions
AI Powered Component Defect Detection from NEC Aspire Technology
Application Enablement from Shabodi
Efficiency Excellence - Use cases focused on optimizing operations, reducing costs, and improving service quality to help telcos reduce costs and increase efficiencies. Examples include network optimization and automation, energy optimization, renewable energy integration, streamlined field operations, automated customer services, predictive maintenance, carbon footprint reduction, and more.
AI Powered Energy Savings with MIMO Adaption from AirHop Communications
Distributed AI/ML for Insights Driven Efficiencies from Expanso Inc.
5G Core Deployment Optimization from Rebaca Technologies
Spectrum Efficiency rApp from Future Connections
RAN Optimization - Use cases enabled by open RAN platform/solutions to drive significant improvements in the RAN. Examples include use cases that enable performance improvements, capacity improvements, services quality improvement, network and/or Services rollout improvements.
Multi-G Framework for Performance Improvement from Cohere Technologies
Quality of Experience Forecasting from Net AI
Traffic Management for v2X use cases in O-RAN from Rimedo Labs
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