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NTT DoCoMo CEO Hails Partnership Approach
Aditya Kishore 6/30/2016 10 comments
DoCoMo's new head credits its "d+" partnership initiative for enabling new revenue growth

China Telecom: Future of Telecom Is 'Human-Machine Intelligence'
Aditya Kishore 6/30/2016 28 comments
Chairman says China Telecom must focus on providing 'intelligent services' for future growt.h

Is the Internet Living Up to Its Potential?
Joseph Franell 6/30/2016 82 comments
Over-use of the Internet is fragmenting society, but there are healthy habits that might help.

Seen & Heard: Swisscom Opens Digital Lab
Mike Robuck 6/29/2016 15 comments
Swisscom partnered with EPFL on a new lab that was designed to grow digital ecosystems.

Survey: 94% of Operators Have NFV Plans
Mike Robuck 6/28/2016 12 comments
A survey by the OPNFV Project found that NFV is making headway with network operators.

Managing the Big Video Explosion
Aditya Kishore 6/28/2016 31 comments
The Video Transformation track on this site will offer insight and information on the Big Video Explosion, and how operators can manage and benefit from it.

EE Mobile Video Chief Dissects Big Video
Aditya Kishore 6/28/2016 24 comments
This is Part I of a conversation with Matt Stagg discussing his role and his thoughts on the challenges posed by video.

Seen & Heard: Service Providers Will Invest $12B in NFV by 2020
Mike Robuck 6/28/2016 9 comments
A report estimates that NFV and SDN investments on service provider networks will account for over $18 billion by the end of 2020.

Verizon's IoT Marketplace: One-Stop Shop for DevOps
Joe Stanganelli 6/27/2016 15 comments
In order to encourage and reward developers, Verizon is adding Marketplace to its IoT platform.

OTT Competitors Should Unite
Brian Santo 6/27/2016 15 comments
Instead of battling it out for viewer ownership, OTT competitors would be better off uniting behind a single interface.

BBC Adopts European HbbTV Standard as UK Leaves EU
Aditya Kishore 6/27/2016 22 comments
The European standard is more web-friendly, allowing for easier development of interactive TV applications.

Elbaz: Foundries Are Driving AT&T's New Products & Services
The Digerati 6/24/2016 12 comments
The AT&T Foundry program is key to the company's digital ecosystem expansion.

What Exactly Is Mobile Video?
Aditya Kishore 6/24/2016 17 comments
Definitions of mobile video vary across different studies and can lead to misinterpretation of findings.

AT&T's Elbaz on How AT&T Foundries Create a Culture of Innovation
The Digerati 6/23/2016 7 comments
AT&T has opened six of its Foundry Centers over the past five years to help drive innovation across its products while improving customer experience.

Exclusive: Verizon Beefs Up ThingSpace With Big Data & App Store
Joe Stanganelli 6/23/2016 31 comments
Verizon is aiming for IoT dominance by allowing developers to access its analytics capabilities and an app store.

Video Quality Bigger Issue as OTT Usage Grows
Aditya Kishore 6/23/2016 27 comments
Viewing hours and the number of OTT subscriptions have both increased compared with Limelight's December 2015 research.

CenturyLink Throws Hat in SD-WAN Ring
Mike Robuck 6/22/2016 13 comments
CenturyLink is out of the starting blocks with its SD-WAN service.

Verizon's ThingSpace Opens Up APIs for IoT Developers
Joe Stanganelli 6/22/2016 4 comments
Verizon is broadening its IoT platform by opening up its APIs to third-party developers.

Open ROADS Community Holds Inaugural Meeting in Singapore
Conversations with Huawei 6/22/2016 31 comments
The Open ROADS (Real-time, On-demand, All-online, Do-It-Yourself, and Social) Community has held its inaugural meeting with participation from Telefonica Digital, Orange and others.

Sandvine: Netflix Traffic Share Falls, But Still Dwarfs Rivals'
Aditya Kishore 6/22/2016 37 comments
Its improved encoding approach has an impact, but Netflix still dominates network traffic stats.

Seen & Heard: Samsung Sinks $1.2 Billion Into IoT
Mike Robuck 6/21/2016 30 comments
Samsung is dividing up its investment between startups and research in the US.

The IoT Revolution: Democratizing DevOps
Joe Stanganelli 6/21/2016 23 comments
IoT is already helping companies provide a better experience for their customers.

Mobile Cannibalizing Other Media, Finds Latest Zenith Media Consumption Forecast
Aditya Kishore 6/20/2016 7 comments
Consumers are spending more time on the mobile web and less with all other media, according to a Zenith study of 71 countries.

Smart Lights + Smart Traffic = Smarter Cities
Joe Stanganelli 6/20/2016 11 comments
Boston conference focuses on solving real-world issues such as parking and traffic with IoT applications and services.

Growth of Netflix Competitors Could be Positive for Pay-TV Providers
Aditya Kishore 6/20/2016 12 comments
Popular shows spread across multiple OTT providers could underscore the need for a content aggregator.

Business Are Banking on 5G, but Education Lacking
Mike Robuck 6/17/2016 16 comments
A study by Forbes found that while some executives are looking forward to the promise of 5G-enabled mobile networks, others are in the dark.

Seen & Heard: Lack of Tech Talent Hamstrings CIOs
Mike Robuck 6/17/2016 17 comments
According to a recent survey, a shortage of skilled technology workers is hampering digital transformations.

Com Hem Stakes Virtual Claim
Aditya Kishore 6/17/2016 12 comments
Swedish MSO is experimenting with the use of virtual reality technology.

TT Webinar: Orchestrating SDN & NFV With OPEN-O
Mike Robuck 6/16/2016 3 comments
Telco Transformation hosts the industry's first webinar on OPEN-O, which includes a unified orchestration platform for SDN and NFV.

Adobe Research Finds Mobile Viewers Don’t Actually Move
Aditya Kishore 6/16/2016 17 comments
Mobile TV Everywhere users are more static than you might think, according to stats from Adobe's latest Digital Video Benchmark Report.

Mediacom Business Works Its Plan
The Digerati 6/15/2016 8 comments
Mediacom Business Solutions is going big with its gigabit roll out while also gearing up for SDN deployments.

Report: 23% of US Millenials Are OTT-Only Broadband Households
Mike Robuck 6/15/2016 11 comments
Millenials are also more likely to have both pay-TV and OTT services, according to research by Parks Associates.

Hearst Television Taps Into Verizon Digital Media Services' APIs
Mike Robuck 6/14/2016 15 comments
Hearst Television is using Verizon Digital Media Service to power its live and on-demand news streams across various devices.

Open APIs 'Needed' for Transformation, Says VimpelCom CTO
Iain Morris 6/14/2016 7 comments
VimpelCom hints at interest in the TM Forum's Open APIs initiative as it embarks on the digital transformation of its operations.

Sri Lanka Puts Fiber at the Heart of Its Transformation Plans
Ray Le Maistre 6/14/2016 56 comments
The island nation is rolling out fiber nationwide in a bid to build an infrastructure that will support its digital ambitions.

Apple Adds Single Sign-On, YouTube Searches on Apple TV
Mike Robuck 6/13/2016 29 comments
Apple announces several upgrades to Apple TV during its Worldwide Developers Conference.

Survey: Tech CEOs Big on Better Customer Enagement
Mike Robuck 6/13/2016 23 comments
Technology and service provider CEOs are looking to drive growth by improving engagement with customers.

AT&T: Businesses Unprepared for Cyber Security Breaches
Mike Robuck 6/13/2016 30 comments
AT&T's latest cyber security report provides advice to businesses on how they can better protect their assets.

Netflix on 32% of US Connected Devices
Mike Robuck 6/10/2016 37 comments
Netflix's OTT dominance continues while Chromecast leapfrogs Apple TV in first-quarter shipments.

LTE Broadcast: A Clearer Picture for Mobile Video Streaming?
The Digerati 6/10/2016 20 comments
LTE Broadcast technology could open up a range of new business opportunities for service providers.

Seen & Heard: DT a Model for Digital Transformation
Mike Robuck 6/9/2016 9 comments
Deutsche Telekom was singled out in a new report as a leader in telco digital transformations.

Report: World SDN Market to Hit $133B by 2022
Mike Robuck 6/8/2016 15 comments
While the enterprise sector is the biggest end user of SDN, communications service providers are also reaping the benefits.

Comcast Embraces DevOps for Faster, Smarter App Development
Carl Weinschenk 6/8/2016 9 comments
Comcast implements DevOps model to speed up its rate of innovation in cross-disciplinary groups.

Why Standards Bodies & Open Source Must Collaborate
Robin Mersh 6/8/2016 12 comments
In order to achieve faster delivery and expand the addressable market, standards development organizations and the open source community must collaborate, believes Broadband Forum CEO Robin Mersh.

AT&T Boots Up Connected Health Facility
Mike Robuck 6/7/2016 28 comments
AT&T opened the doors on a new AT&T Foundry innovation center for Connected Health in Houston.

Seen & Heard: RDK Picks Up Speed in Europe
Mike Robuck 6/7/2016 7 comments
Cable's reference design kit (RDK) is finding a home in Europe.

TT May Caption Contest Winners
Mike Robuck 6/6/2016 12 comments
Telco Transformation asked professional cartoonist John Klossner to pick the winners of last month's caption contest.

TT Poll: Connected Car & Smart Cities Big Drivers for IoT
Mike Robuck 6/3/2016 32 comments
Connected car and smart cities came out on top of a recent Telco Transformation poll about which IoT sectors would have the biggest impact for service providers.

Report: Mobile Broadband Not Replacing Fixed Broadband
Mike Robuck 6/3/2016 11 comments
Fixed broadband deployments by US cable operators are continuing to grow with no sign of being replaced by mobile broadband.

Seen & Heard: Global OSS/BSS Revenues to Top $49.8B by 2020
Mike Robuck 6/2/2016 13 comments
OSS/BSS growth is being driven by demand for better customer care services and converged billing systems.

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