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News & Views Most Popular WiCipedia: Ageism, Diversity Training & Tackling Algorithms By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 4/19/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Diversity training is on the rise; algorithm bias will be a thing of the past; ageism is biggest hurdle in tech hiring; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Duh! Ageim is a problem for men as well as women. There is a shortage of technology... Eurobites: Swisscom & Ericsson Flip the 5G Switch By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 4/17/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone ad bends the giga-truth; Nokia and Nordic Telecom get mission-critical with LTE; Orange teams up on cyberdefense; Amazon hits trouble in Italy. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Hiring Diverse Employees & Creating Glass-Shattering Companies By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 4/12/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Microsoft employees out bad behavior over email; a new tool makes hiring diverse candidates a piece of cake; MacKenzie Bezos will be fourth-richest woman in world; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Help Data Scientists & Get Behind Acumos, Says Orange Exec By Iain Morris, International Editor, 4/11/2019 The Linux Foundation's AI initiative could do with more telecom operator members if it is to make a real impact. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Snakes on a Control Plane Scare Telefónica By Iain Morris, International Editor, 4/11/2019 A firm rules-based system could help to address concern that AI may confuse humans and even go off the rails. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Leading Lights 2019: The Finalists By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 4/10/2019 Light Reading is delighted – nay, pumped – to announce the finalists for this year's Leading Lights Awards program, which is now in its 15th year. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: CRW_Cary Way to go, Wave2Wave team! Colt's AI Trials Provide Good News for Humans By Iain Morris, International Editor, 4/10/2019 Colt reports mixed fortunes with four trials of AI technology and predicts that humans will be needed for a long time yet. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Google Extends Support to AWS & Azure – Wait, What? By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 4/9/2019 Like the saying goes: 'If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.' Post a Comment \| Read (0) Avoiding the Prepaid Death Spiral By Steve Polsky, Founder & CEO, Juvo, 4/8/2019 Operators that mainly serve prepaid customers must figure out a strategy for tackling churn. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Gen Z Redefines Tech & Pay Gap Inequality Rages On By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 4/5/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Gen Z enters the workforce; pay gap inequality is not solved yet; harassment is the norm for women in tech, and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ADC Vendor Kemp Bought by Investor By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 4/1/2019 Acquisition of the 18-year-old vendor, which provides application delivery controllers (ADCs) and load balancers, follows a much more spectacular deal where competitor F5 bought NGINX for $670 million. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: The AI Diversity Struggle, Companies Aren't Prioritizing Equality & New-Mom Decisions By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 3/29/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Hopperx1 brings the ladies of tech together once again; IBM tackles gender inequality and bias in AI; new moms have big decisions to make when it comes to taking time off work, and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Juniper's $405M Mist Buy: AI, WiFi, Management & More By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 3/25/2019 Though Mist Systems provides managed WiFi, Juniper said the company stands out by delivering network simplification and automation to enterprises and service providers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Have Nokia-Branded Phones Been Sending Personal Data to China? By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/22/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MEC and the connected car; Ericsson wants Poles to get their 5G act together; Deutsche Telekom teams up with EWE on €2 billion fiber rollout. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Theranos's Fall From Grace & Men Underpaid at Google By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 3/22/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Google announces that it underpaid men, not women; female founders fall harder when dethroned; Saudi Arabia espouses equality and gender balance; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) An Extra Week to Enter the Leading Lights By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/20/2019 You begged... we caved. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/19/2019 The SD-WAN specialist has a healthy bed of customers and partners but has yet to make a significant impact in Europe. It's looking to change that. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: jafrazer Great overall summary of the SD-WAN market and Vesa's position - we're happy... China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/19/2019 References to artificial intelligence, the edge and latency all make an appearance in the latest financial presentation from one of China's biggest telcos. That's a worry for the US. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: ajwdct1 In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital... Eurobites: US Tries to Strong-Arm UK Over 5G (Again) By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/19/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson brings home the Danish 5G bacon at TDC; Orange migrates long-distance network, with a Nokia assist; Salisbury fibers up. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/15/2019 Not entered yet? Then get a move on… there are only days left to submit your entries. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Phil Harvey DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive WiCipedia: Ageism, Diversity Training & Tackling Algorithms By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 4/19/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Diversity training is on the rise; algorithm bias will be a thing of the past; ageism is biggest hurdle in tech hiring; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Duh! Ageim is a problem for men as well as women. There is a shortage of technology... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards Duh!, 4/19/2019 2:55:34 PM WiCipedia: Ageism, Diversity Training & Tackling Algorithms Re: Re: Valuing all kinds of diversity still needed in tech Ageim is a problem for men as well as women. There is a shortage of technology and marketing talent. Yet companies applicant tracking systems apparently discard experienced professionals out of hand. Of the current 'hot'... ErynLeavens, 4/19/2019 11:31:20 AM WiCipedia: Ageism, Diversity Training & Tackling Algorithms Re: Re: Valuing all kinds of diversity still needed in tech Thanks so much for weighing in, Karen! I definitely agree that the wider range of people tech companies employ the more successful and ultimately profitable they will be, not to mention representative of their audience.... Karen J, 4/19/2019 9:25:18 AM WiCipedia: Ageism, Diversity Training & Tackling Algorithms Re: Valuing all kinds of diversity still needed in tech Thanks for creating further awareness on these issues. Having been in tech (and with ample experience in other industries) for a number of years, the limitations on the growth of a business that doesn't embrace all kinds... tamdavid0210, 4/12/2019 6:29:13 AM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Thanks Thank you! Davidgille, 4/5/2019 2:12:32 AM Eurobites: ARM Eyes $600M Data Analytics Deal – Report Re: report on Eurobites The post offers a report on Eurobites: ARM Eyes $600M Data Analytics Deal. It says that in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom starts next stage of "super vectoring" squash; BT gives a boost to cyber security... ajwdct1, 3/21/2019 5:20:27 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Does 5G Latency include the cloud network? In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital thousands of kilometers away), but in others it doesn't (any real time critical/ultra low latency IMT 2020 use case). For the latter,... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 12:18:27 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I'm not sure if we are disagreeing or just talking about slightly different things. I know from recent discussions with service providers that several big operators in Europe expect only some of the latency improvements... ajwdct1, 3/20/2019 12:01:44 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation Let's agree to disagree Iain. All 5G low latency claims I've read or heard about refer to the 5G access network- not the cloud network which is carrying many different types of traffic. In my definition, latency... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 11:25:41 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I'm not sure what point you're making. Industry-leading latency in a 5G future could provide an advantage whether it relates to access, core, transport or something else that comes out of a standards group. The article doesn't... ajwdct1, 3/20/2019 11:18:04 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation Slide 16 describess China Telecom's CLOUD NETWORK & Cloud led network integration (with other subnetworks like 5G Core-yet to be defined/specified). The company's cloud centric network is "industry leading in latency." ... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 11:13:19 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation It depends on your perspective. If you think 5G is just an evolution of 4G - a nice to have that will speed things up a bit but not make a radical difference on the services or productivity fronts - then I agree there isn't... Duh!, 3/20/2019 10:57:01 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation " To support rapid deployment of entirely cloud based 5G ✓Large bandwidth ✓Low latency" I read that as they're investing in a cloud architecture that will ultimately support eMBB and... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 4:10:36 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation The references to latency, as well as the edge and 5G core, are on slide 16 of the investor presentation. ajwdct1, 3/19/2019 8:02:26 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I could not find one reference to low latency in China Telecom's March 19, 2019 presentation: https://www.chinatelecom-h.com/en/ir/presentations/annpre190319.pdf 5G low latency will be defined in 3GPP Release 16- due... 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