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News & Views Most Popular Colt's Voltolini on Service Automation By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/13/2018 Mirko Voltolini, global head of Network on Demand at Colt, talks about how the operator has automated the service delivery aspect of its Ethernet services but is still working on the significant challenge of automating the service assurance lifecycle. Post a Comment \| Read (0) VMs, Containers & the Lumpy Cloud Evolution By Yaron Aboodaga, Product Management Head - CloudBand Infrastructure Software, Nokia, 11/12/2018 Network operators will each take their own unique journey to becoming more cloud-native. This heterogeneous, 'lumpy' universe will be with us for quite a while. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CenturyLink's Dugan: On-Demand Services Critical to Telco's Future By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/9/2018 CenturyLink is moving to 'as-a-service' model to support enterprise use of multiple cloud platforms, says Andrew Dugan, who is now the carrier's CTO. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Spectrum: SD-WAN Is Coming Soon, but It's Complicated By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 11/8/2018 Satya Parimi of Spectrum Enterprise, says managed SD-WAN services are coming shortly following trials that revealed the complexity of deploying this new service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Emboldened Ericsson Lifts Sales Target By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/8/2018 Swedish equipment vendor raises sales targets in expectation of market share gains, improved conditions in the networks industry and a push into non-telecom sectors. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Cloud Sets Clear Vision for Vodafone's TV Strategy By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/7/2018 Vodafone's Nuno Sanches says focus on a cloud-powered, OTT-centric approach to pay-TV bridges Vodafone's disparate fixed networks in Europe and establishes the foundation for a scalable, feature-rich service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) What's Hot in Software-Defined Operations? By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/7/2018 Heavy Reading's James Crawshaw highlights the key debate topics from the Software Defined Operations & the Autonomous Network event in London, including the data analytics challenge in a 5G world and how service assurance appears to still be an afterthought in virtualization strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement BT's McRae: Vendors Need to Support Automation or They're Out By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/7/2018 Vendors that want to get their technology deployed in BT's network will need to prove to the operator's chief architect that they can support his automation plans, he tells the Light Reading event audience. Post a Comment \| Read (0) How Red Hat Could Give IBM's Telco Strategy a New Lease of Life By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/5/2018 With telco cloud and open source developments playing a key role in network operator strategies, Red Hat's acquisition could bolster IBM's opportunities with communications service provider customers. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: bosco_pcs This CSP angle is a more substantive than most the run-of-the-mill IBM + Red... How CSPs Can Thrive in the 'Digital Darwinism' Era By Francesco Venturini, Managing Director, Global Communications & Media Industries, Accenture, 11/5/2018 Why CSPs should adopt an omni-channel approach to improve the customer experience and regain their competitive advantage Post a Comment \| Read (0) Spectrum, Telus Team on Dynamic Services PoC By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/31/2018 MEF18 demo shows policy-driven dynamic services over multi-carrier networks Post a Comment \| Read (0) MEF18 Day One: SD-WAN Reality Sinks In By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/30/2018 SD-WAN is taking off but provisioning complexity remains a challenge, and one that MEF is helping to address. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Nokia Builds Apps for Optical Network Monetization By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/30/2018 Vendor's new WaveSuite applications are designed to help network operators make more money from their optical assets. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Mobileum Snaps Up Mobile Security Specialist By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/29/2018 Roaming solutions specialist Mobileum has acquired hosted signalling firewall vendor Evolved Intelligence, a move that begs a number of questions says seasoned industry analyst. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Orchestrator Startup Inmanta Raises Funding, Bolsters Team By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/29/2018 Startup boasts some impressive results from a proof of concept with a Belgian operator and remains confident about landing commercial deals. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Deal Puts California's Tough Net Neutrality Law on Hold By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/26/2018 If state court approves it, the temporary delay would take effect while a Washington, DC, district court reviews a case centered on the FCC's 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom order. Post a Comment \| Read (0) China's ZTE Expects $1B Loss This Year After US Sanctions By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/25/2018 Chinese equipment vendor blames a downbeat full-year forecast on the impact of US sanctions, which have this year included a $1 billion fine and temporary ban on its purchase of US components. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Nokia Warns of Job Cuts in €700M Shake-Up By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/25/2018 Latest restructuring plan comes as the Finnish equipment vendor reports an improvement in margins at its networks business for the recent third quarter. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Colt Automates Network Service Delivery With On Demand Portal By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 10/24/2018 Colt's Mirko Voltolini explains where the operator has seen success with its On Demand service platform, but also addresses why the traditional service delivery model still has staying power. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Open Source Opening New Doors for RDK By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/24/2018 Discussions leading software stack for set-tops and gateways to new regions and service providers that fall outside the cable fold. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards kelseywilson, 11/12/2018 11:25:14 PM Ericsson Lurches to $1.8B Write-Down Re: Ericsson lurhes This killed the value in the market, led to cancelled contracts and lost new business and made them almost worthless regardless of their competitive product sets. So Mr Ekholm you've presided over $800m shareholders value... kelseywilson, 11/6/2018 10:18:12 AM Ericsson CTO Talks 5G, Edge Computing & Machine Learning Re: Ericsson CTO talks 5G Ericsson has supported 5G capabilities in its hardware and software since 2015 and you've been working closely with major carriers in the US, Europe, and Asia. Over the last few years as the competition to get 5G deployed... peter morris, 11/6/2018 6:00:32 AM Ericsson CTO Talks 5G, Edge Computing & Machine Learning Re: Peter morris Excellent post. It was really informative. please keep sharing more Essay Writing services bosco_pcs, 11/5/2018 3:29:34 PM How Red Hat Could Give IBM's Telco Strategy a New Lease of Life Re: Great report w/ originality This CSP angle is a more substantive than most the run-of-the-mill IBM + Red Hat doing hybrid cloud bhah bhah bhah on TV. Those folks are suppose to be analysts who know everything about IBM and Red Hat but they are more... John Eliter, 11/4/2018 12:04:46 PM The Mobile Network Is Becoming a Cloud Service Re: Re: Web clouds cannot replace smart cric telco clouds This sort of offering combines all the things we love about the cloud, with the freedom of mobile computing. It creates an opportunity for service providers but also adds some pressure on them to deliver services at different,... kelseywilson, 11/3/2018 11:20:25 PM The Mobile Network Is Becoming a Cloud Service Re: Cloud network Generally it has been said that SMEs and startups are more inclined to go for public cloud services (web servers, storage, etc.), while larger companies move more cautiously and either prefer to establish a private cloud... alesasimpson, 10/31/2018 11:48:31 PM Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 Re: Findings of corruption Ericsson has not commented on previous media reports that U.S. authorities were investigating its business practices in Romania and in China. "We believe that the resolution of these matters will likely result in monetary... DHagar, 10/29/2018 5:47:24 PM IBM To Acquire Red Hat for $34B Re: Re: IBM's Acquisition fo Red Hat I highly applaud IBM's commitment to the open platform design. I think this is a strong foundation for the company and open platform's going forward. My only hesitancy is whether or not the business lines will fill... sarvendra, 10/26/2018 3:32:35 AM IoT Startup Actility to Add 3GPP Support in 2016 Re: I just clear Well, I have check different website on the 3GP support while surfing the internet but your content is just informative. jackpeter9051, 10/22/2018 8:02:31 PM The Mobile Network Is Becoming a Cloud Service Re: Re: VMWare? Yes, it is one of the most popular and attracting inventions in this age of technology and now the mobile networks are going to be served as the cloud service and it gives us a bunch of facilities like storing the data... Gabriel Brown, 10/21/2018 2:11:22 PM Zen & the Art of OSS/BSS Transformation Re: Re: Zen Internet Oh and Zen Internet is a cool name for an ISP. That's probably why I chose it. Gabriel Brown, 10/21/2018 2:07:52 PM Zen & the Art of OSS/BSS Transformation Re: Zen Internet I also was a subscriber to Zen Internet back in the day. And I concur, they had great support. I can't remember why I left. I think they increased their focus on small enterprise and ramped the price and service level ac... stownplayer, 10/20/2018 11:43:42 AM Comcast Wraps Up DOCSIS 3.1 Rollout Re: Re: DOCSIS 3.1 IRRELEVANT Just like Charter , who has the same "gig" service they are going to lose customers who want real symmetrical speeds to the likes of verizon, google, ATT, etc.... unless they aggressively upgrade their infrastructure to... alexblogsite, 10/19/2018 2:03:03 PM Juniper, Ericsson Team on 5G Transport, Security Re: Re: Juniper Ericsson 5G Also added to the RAN family: spectrum sharing software that enables radios to support 4G and 5G transmissions simultaneously and dynamically in the same spectrum band without degrading the performance of either. Ericsson... [email protected], 10/19/2018 9:50:31 AM Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 Re: Putting it out there - but what if this was not Ericsson but another company? This is a smart move, to be talking publicly about this now. It prepares customers, partners and investors about what might come down the pipe and can only be seen as positive by the investigating authorities too....CEO... More Message Boards		Security Now Google Data Center Traffic Rerouted to Nigeria, China & Russia Larry Loeb, Author, 11/14/2018 For over an hour this week, some Internet traffic from Google's data centers was ... (0) Cyber Attacks Becoming Greater Risk for Businesses Worldwide Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/13/2018 A new study by the World Economic Forum finds that cyber attacks present the ... 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