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posted in December 2016
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Level 3's Virtualization Migration Roadmap
Mike Robuck  
12/30/2016   12 comments
Level 3’s migration is gaining momentum as standardization and new equipment help it cope with the challenges of managing a cloud-native network.
Cloud Era: Growing Together With Partners
Conversations with Huawei  
12/30/2016   236 comments
Zou Zhilei spoke about trends in the ICT industry at the Huawei Connect conference in Shanghai.
Vodafone’s Morawski: IoT Gets Real in 2017
The Digerati  
12/29/2016   42 comments
Among other predictions, Morawski says that IoT applications will be fully ingrained in IT landscapes and digital strategies next year.
AT&T Banks on AI
Mike Robuck  
12/28/2016   47 comments
AT&T is leveraging big data, predictive capabilities and diagnostic tools to blend artificial intelligence into its architecture.
Offering Big Data DDoS Protection
Alex Henthorn-Iwane  
12/28/2016   33 comments
Big data can help service providers seize the cybersecurity opportunity.
AT&T: Foundries Spur Innovation Forward
Mike Robuck  
12/27/2016   19 comments
The AT&T Foundry program is key to the company's digital ecosystem expansion.
Huawei Has 'Things' Covered for IoT
The Digerati  
12/27/2016   53 comments
Huawei introduced its 'Things Coverage' plan for Internet of Things applications and services last month at the Global Mobile Broadband Forum.
CT's Tongqing Discusses Cloud Computing
The Digerati  
12/26/2016   13 comments
Cloud computing is one of the key enabling elements of China Telecom's Transformation 3.0 roadmap.
IoT: Unlocking the Potential
Infographics  
12/26/2016   18 comments
The Internet of Things is in the process of changing the landscape for both businesses and consumers, but partners in the ecosystem need to work together to overcome the challenges.
AT&T's Porter Looks Ahead to Security in 2017
The Digerati  
12/23/2016   31 comments
AT&T's security expert says the Internet of Things will be a prime cybersecurity target in 2017.
LTE Gets a Makeover for IoT Business
Tim Kridel  
12/22/2016   9 comments
Service providers are tapping into LTE-M technologies to provision their low-power IoT applications and services.
Masergy: IoT Security & the Accountability Deficit
Elizabeth Miller Coyne  
12/22/2016   5 comments
Ray Watson, vice president of global technology at Masergy, talked to Telco Transformation about IoT, cybersecurity and what's to come at Light Reading's 2020 Vision in Rome.
Digital Transformations: Evolution
Infographics  
12/21/2016   15 comments
The telecom industry is undergoing a transformation in order to keep up with the demand for new apps, services and better user experiences.
Brothers in Arms: Competitors Team Up on NFV Testing
Mike Robuck  
12/20/2016   10 comments
Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia have teamed up to form an NFV interoperability testing initiative to address NFV multi-vendor interoperability concerns.
IoT: What Do Customers Really Need?
Joe Stanganelli  
12/19/2016   33 comments
When it comes to IoT enterprise connectivity, service providers need to get into the trenches with customer employees in order to better serve them.
Year-End Caption Contest: Winner Announced
Mike Robuck  
12/19/2016   155 comments
The last Telco Transformation cartoon caption contest of the year takes aim at the recent spate of large mergers in the telecom industry.
Seen & Heard: Verizon Gets Cold Feet on Yahoo Deal
Mike Robuck  
12/15/2016   56 comments
The latest security breach of emails is giving Verizon pause on its $4.83 billion purchase of Yahoo's core web assets.
Report: IoT Is Connecting With Consumers
Mike Robuck  
12/14/2016   44 comments
The Internet of Things is finding traction with consumers, especially in the autonomous car and home sectors.
Containers: Roses & Thorns
Mike Robuck  
12/13/2016   20 comments
Container technology provides benefits above and beyond using virtual machines to help service providers move more virtualization into the cloud.
When in Rome... Virtualize, Digitize & Transform!
Slideshows  
12/13/2016   14 comments
Luminaries from across the telecom sector came together in Rome last week at Light Reading's 2020 Vision Executive Summit to discuss NFV, Open Source and how to chart the future of communications networks and services.
Seen & Heard: Huawei Snags Former AT&T Exec Chiosi
Mike Robuck  
12/12/2016   Post a comment
Chiosi brings a wealth of experience and contacts to her new position at Huawei.
Carriers Need to Operationalize NFV
Mike Robuck  
12/9/2016   15 comments
The next phase for NFV needs to include operational aspects that lead to deployable services.
NFV: Security Issue or Security Opportunity?
Mike Robuck  
12/7/2016   11 comments
NFV infrastructures include new security issues that operators need to be aware of, but they also provide opportunities to put better security in place.
Study IDs Big Targets for VNFs
Mike Robuck  
12/7/2016   20 comments
VNFs are set to proliferate across four areas for carriers.
An Industry To-Do List for NFV
Mike Robuck  
12/7/2016   8 comments
There are some key challenges for NFV to overcome in order to reach its full potential for service providers.
Ondet: Datavenue Ups IoT Game for Orange
The Digerati  
12/5/2016   5 comments
Orange is taking the lessons it learned from the launch of Datavenue to other IoT opportunities across the globe.
Orange Targets vCPE in First ECOMP Trial
Mike Robuck  
12/2/2016   9 comments
Orange's first implementation of ECOMP will focus on vCPE for residential customers in its Poland footprint.
Telenor Research's Grønsund Discusses Cloud-Native VNFs
The Digerati  
12/1/2016   8 comments
Operators need to work together to define cloud-native VNFs.




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