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Sprint's Briscoe: SD-WAN a Cure for Hybrid Networks
The Digerati  
6/30/2017   6 comments
Sprint's customers are looking at SD-WAN for dynamic traffic steering, lower-cost bandwidth and reducing complexity.
Is AI Everybody's Job, or Nobody's Job?
Joe Stanganelli  
6/30/2017   39 comments
While the benefits of AI are often touted, there are some concerns, including hiring and training employees.
Variable Performance of SD-WAN Drives Its Transformation
Kishore Jethanandani  
6/29/2017   13 comments
Optimization, machine learning and artificial intelligence can pinpoint problems and improve SD-WAN efficiencies.
Orange Business Services' Isch: SD-WAN Complements the Cloud
The Digerati  
6/28/2017   17 comments
Orange Business Services' Isch talks about educating customers on their SD-WAN needs.
Seen & Heard: SD-WAN Key to GTT Communications-Global Capacity Deal
Mike Robuck  
6/27/2017   33 comments
GTT Communications bolsters its SD-WAN profile with the acquisition.
Sky Italia's Gandino Talks OTT Challenges, Viewing Trends & AI
The Digerati  
6/27/2017   24 comments
Davide Gandino, OTT and cloud processing & delivery manager of technology at Sky Italia, discusses the role of analytics and AI in its OTT video strategy at the Red Hat Summit.
Level 3's Dugan: Customers Crave SD-WAN Expansion of Hybrid Networks
The Digerati  
6/27/2017   2 comments
Level 3's long-term goal with SD-WAN is to couple it with other network solutions.
Orange's Isch: Carriers Key to SD-WAN Play
The Digerati  
6/26/2017   5 comments
Isch says that SD-WAN as a service is a better bet than an over the top overlay of SD-WAN.
Balancing OTT With Pay-TV: CenturyLink's Sklar
The Digerati  
6/26/2017   24 comments
CenturyLink's vice president of video strategy discusses the right approach to marketing OTT services for a pay TV operator.
You Down With IoT? Yeah, You Know Me
Mike Robuck  
6/23/2017   28 comments
The Internet of Things caption contest featured smart and funny responses.
Hubbard: AT&T Digs Deep on SD-WAN
The Digerati  
6/23/2017   19 comments
AT&T is prepping a network-based SD-WAN offering that will serve SMBs and branch offices.
Dugan: Level 3's SD-WAN Raises All Access Ships
The Digerati  
6/22/2017   6 comments
Level 3's CTO Andrew Dugan talks about SD-WAN's ability to serve enterprise customers with a variety of connectivity options.
Is Cable On Deck for ONAP?
Mike Robuck  
6/21/2017   57 comments
The Linux Foundation's ONAP is drawing interest from cable companies and other industries.
NTT Lays Claim to Biggest SD-WAN Footprint
Mike Robuck  
6/20/2017   10 comments
NTT says it is using its SDN network to deliver premises-based and cloud-based SD-WAN services to customers across the world.
Level 3 Launches Premises-Based SD-WAN
Joe Stanganelli  
6/20/2017   12 comments
Level 3 expands its WAN offerings with a premises-based SD-WAN solution.
SD-WAN: Welcome to the Boomtown
Mike Robuck  
6/20/2017   22 comments
Cloud-based SD-WAN subscriptions from vendors came out on top of a recent Telco Transformation poll.
Cloud Foundry's Davis on Open-Source Multi-Cloud
The Digerati  
6/19/2017   14 comments
There are a lot of things to consider when choosing the right-sized cloud.
Video 'Pulls Through' Broadband Customers – CenturyLink's Sklar
The Digerati  
6/19/2017   14 comments
Telco Transformation discussed the need for video services with Steve Sklar, vice president of video strategy at CenturyLink.
OCP's Carter Gets Real on Open Hardware
The Digerati  
6/16/2017   1 comment
Carter discusses the benefits disaggregating hardware and the future prospects of OCP.
Davis: How Cloud Foundry Helps Create Digital Businesses
The Digerati  
6/15/2017   14 comments
Cloud Foundry enables automated cloud infrastructure to increase agility and conquer complexity for its customers.
NFV: Keeping Hope Alive With the OPNFV
Mike Robuck  
6/14/2017   6 comments
Operators haven't lost faith in NFV, according to the OPNFV, which released the results of a Heavy Reading survey at this week's OPNFV Summit in Beijing.
CL's Lane Talks Drivers for AI, VR, Gaming
The Digerati  
6/14/2017   12 comments
AI, VR and gaming are collectively putting pressure on networks, but CenturyLink is constantly planning ahead.
Seen & Heard: Yahoo CEO Exits via Platinum Parachute
Mike Robuck  
6/13/2017   67 comments
Mayer departs Yahoo with a much bigger bank account.
Colt's Sabir Talks APIs, OSS Transformations
The Digerati  
6/13/2017   9 comments
Colt is upgrading its SDN- and NFV-based Novitas platform to better serve enterprise customers.
Carter: OCP Seeks to Broaden Reach at OpenStack
The Digerati  
6/12/2017   4 comments
OCP is giving telcos flexibility when it comes to mixing hardware and software options.
iflix's Sobhan Discusses MENA Launch
The Digerati  
6/12/2017   24 comments
The head of SVoD provider iflix in MENA discusses its launch, content offerings and pricing strategy.
Zeto: AT&T Scores Smart City Deals With GE, FirstNet
The Digerati  
6/9/2017   46 comments
AT&T partners up to bolster its smart city capabilities.
TT Poll: Pay-TV Is for Everyone
Aditya Kishore  
6/9/2017   37 comments
Respondents to our latest poll believe that pay-TV providers should cater to all age groups, and not concentrate only on either older, more traditional subscribers or millennial cord-cutters.
Windstream Sees AI Winds Blowing Toward SD-WAN
Joe Stanganelli  
6/9/2017   20 comments
SD-WAN and the cloud are just a few of the use cases that are driving the rapid adoption of AI.
ONAP Embraces More Members
Mike Robuck  
6/8/2017   20 comments
ONAP forges ahead with new members; plans to merge ECOMP and OPEN-O.
Sky Italia's Gandino Talks OTT Scalability, UX With OpenShift
The Digerati  
6/8/2017   3 comments
For Davide Gandino, OTT & Cloud Processing & Delivery Manager of Technology at Sky Italia, OpenShift and OTT video go hand in hand.
Netflix Hit-Rate Takes a Hit
Aditya Kishore  
6/8/2017   19 comments
Netflix has canceled four shows in seven months – unusual for a business with history of creating hit shows with uncanny precision.
AT&T's Zeto: IoT Evolution Runs on Parallel Paths
The Digerati  
6/7/2017   7 comments
Whether it's street lighting, smart cities or military bases, IoT has the use cases covered.
Almost Half of Global OTT Video Revenues From US: PwC
Aditya Kishore  
6/7/2017   20 comments
Pricewaterhouse Coopers releases the latest version of its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook.
CenturyLink's Lane on Open Standards Risks in Big Data
The Digerati  
6/7/2017   6 comments
CenturyLink's VP of software alliances shares his views on the trade-offs involved with using open standards.
Coppens: Ethernet On-Demand Key to Colt's SDN Plans
The Digerati  
6/6/2017   6 comments
Colt is approaching SDN and NFV through on-demand and SD-WAN services.
Multi-CDN Strategy Gives Us Options – Sky's Webb
The Digerati  
6/6/2017   11 comments
Maintaining a high quality of experience for users of their OTT service is the biggest challenge for Sky, according to its principal streaming architect, Jeff Webb.
UHD Content Is Coming, Says Hispasat's Rodriguez
Aditya Kishore  
6/5/2017   18 comments
Hispasat's marketing manager sees a lot of UHD content and significant consumer interest in the new technology, but warns that there is still much to be done to drive UHD adoption.
Caption Contest: An Iota of IoT
Aditya Kishore  
6/2/2017   188 comments
This month's caption contest looks at the phenomenon of smart cities and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Hybrid Cloud & the Enterprise IT Revolution
The Digerati  
6/2/2017   18 comments
Cyxtera CMO Simon West explains how the Company intends to use data center/colocation/hosting and security to develop differentiated services for secure hybrid cloud connections.
Intel & MLB Add to Sports VR Momentum
Aditya Kishore  
6/2/2017   27 comments
Major League Baseball and Intel will be providing virtual reality coverage of baseball games in the latest initiative to promote adoption of virtual reality via sports coverage.
Level 3's Saenger: Virtualized Cloud Binds AI, Big Data
The Digerati  
6/1/2017   34 comments
Virtualized cloud eases the complexity of big data, AI and automation.
Akamai's Archer Takes Aim at Your Device
The Digerati  
6/1/2017   12 comments
Content delivery network Akamai's chief strategist for emerging mobile technologies describes the company's recent strategy aimed at caching content on mobile devices.
Level 3's Saenger: Enterprise Cloud Means Business
The Digerati  
6/1/2017   5 comments
Level 3's Adam Saenger examines enterprise cloud trends and the skillsets employees need to understand not only the technology, but also the business case for cloud platforms.




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