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News & Views Most Popular NTT's Mega-Merger, Brand-Cutting Plan for Another $4B in Sales By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/14/2019 Japan's NTT is uniting 28 enterprise-focused brands in its bid to grow at twice the market rate and deliver a boost to profitability. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telenor Takes 5G to the Arctic By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: VodafoneZiggo virtualizes with Amdocs; Batelco analyzes with Ericsson; the Queen lays down the law on UK broadband. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Tech's Litigation 'Wake-Up Call' & Gates Donates $1B for Gender Equality By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/11/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Lawsuits may be tech's 'wake-up call'; coming out as trans in tech; Melinda Gates dedicates cash for a cause; and more. Post a Comment Advertisement MyRepublic: 'Redefining the Economics of Telco' By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/8/2019 Fixed broadband service provider developed its own OSS and BSS systems, a move that gives it cost efficiencies compared with traditional systems and advanced data analysis capabilities, according to its executives. Post a Comment Forward Networks Raises $35M to Help Operators Check On Enterprise Networks By Martha DeGrasse, Contributor, Light Reading, 10/8/2019 Startup is hoping to sell telcos new technology to peek into the operations of enterprise networks. Post a Comment Evolving Service Assurance to Support 5G By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/7/2019 Among the many considerations facing network operators as they make the leap into the 5G world, service assurance is right up there with the toughest, as CSP executives will explain at the upcoming Software-Driven Operations summit in London. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Tech's Tipping Point, Speaking Up & Surging STEM Job Applicants By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/4/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Tech jobs at non-tech companies; speaking up at work; STEM jobs might not require tech-specific college degrees, and more. Post a Comment Advertisement The 'Ostiguide' to Observability By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/4/2019 At 5G Asia, Accedian's founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Ostiguy explains the difference between 'observability' and visibility for monitoring and service assurance of 5G networks. Post a Comment Frontier's Irwin on the Security Benefits of Managed SD-WAN By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 10/3/2019 DALLAS -- Scott Irwin, senior director of SD-WAN for Frontier Communications, explains how Frontier's customers are increasingly moving to a more centralized managed SD-WAN platform. Post a Comment Ciena Agrees to Buy Centina, Keeps Kicking OSS By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 10/3/2019 Ciena's latest acquisition is another piece of a larger back office puzzle for carriers, but the vendor said it's not aiming to become the new OSS stack. Post a Comment ETSI Tackles AI Security By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/2/2019 New specification group at ETSI is 'exceptionally important,' says industry analyst. Post a Comment Meet ZenKey: Telcos' Doomed Single Sign-On Service By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/2/2019 ZenKey is the new 'single sign-on' service from the nation's four big wireless network operators. If history is any indication, it won't last long. Post a Comment SD-WAN Shines in a Dark Enterprise Market By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 9/25/2019 As the enterprise market stagnates for telcos, SD-WAN promises revenue growth. Post a Comment Podcast: The NV & SDN Americas Recap By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 9/24/2019 Light Reading editors Mitch Wagner, Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey gathered to empty their notebooks and recap the NV & SDN event at the Dallas Marriott Las Colinas. Post a Comment Migrating OSS/BSS to the Public Cloud By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 9/23/2019 As operational models evolve, telcos are turning to public cloud platforms to host their OSS and BSS systems, but there are still hurdles to overcome. Post a Comment Leveraging AI for Increased CSP Efficiency By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 9/22/2019 Jay Shah, chief AI officer at MyRepublic, explains how the service provider is leveraging AI to optimize its operations, control costs and manage churn. Post a Comment WiCipedia: WiC Hits the Road in Dallas & Apple Event Makes (Some) Diversity Headway By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 9/20/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Board diversification demands go worldwide; Apple event makes some headway on diversity efforts; AnitaB.org moves the gender equality needle, and more. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Tips for Female Conference Speakers & How Women Impact Product Dev By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 9/13/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Female conference-goers can maximize experience with engagement; girls are the future of security tech; more women needed in health tech industry; and more. Post a Comment Why CenturyLink Bought Streamroot By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/11/2019 Streamroot's peer-assisted CDN technology will help CenturyLink extend a video streaming bridge to hard-to-reach parts of the globe. Post a Comment WiCipedia: The Whitest Black Candidates & Conferences Take a Political Stand By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 9/6/2019 This week in our WiCipedia roundup: Google is accused of whitewashing its diversity hires; tech conferences for women get political; the sponsor search continues; and more. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Forward Networks Raises $35M to Help Operators Check On Enterprise Networks By Martha DeGrasse, Contributor, Light Reading, 10/8/2019 Startup is hoping to sell telcos new technology to peek into the operations of enterprise networks. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Oracle Adding 2,000 Employees for Cloud Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Ciena to Buy Centina for Analytics & Network Management Thursday, October 3, 2019 OpenVault Extends, Expands WOW Deal Tuesday, October 1, 2019 OpenVault Hires CALA Help Wednesday, September 11, 2019 VMware Expands Telco & Edge Cloud Portfolio Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Cisco Makes Acquisition to Boost CEM Monday, August 26, 2019 VMware Reports $2.44B Revenue, Up 12% YoY, Acquiring Pivotal & Carbon Black Thursday, August 22, 2019 Three UK Builds 5G-Ready Cloud Core Network with Nokia Tuesday, July 16, 2019 EXFO Reports Fiscal Q3 Growth Thursday, July 11, 2019 Google to Buy Looker for $2.6B Thursday, June 6, 2019 Informa Agrees Asset Swap With IHS Markit Wednesday, May 22, 2019 HPE to Acquire Cray for $1.3B Friday, May 17, 2019 605 Adds Former Fox, Rentrak Execs Monday, April 15, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now CISO No Longer the Last Word on Security – Radware Larry Loeb, Author, 10/14/2019 The rise of DevSecOps may be the reason that 70% of respondents to Radware's ... 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Network Convergence Revolution to Drive Speed & Efficiency, CommScope CTO Says

New Orleans -- Cable-Tec Expo -- The wired/wireless network "revolution" is well underway, though the speed at which that revolution will proceed won't be constant. ...