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January 25, 2023

NTT invited me to attend an event they will be hosting in San Francisco, which will explore 6G, next-gen network infrastructure and sustainability. It will be held at the NTT Experience Center and will highlight the Innovative Optical and Wireless […]

January 25, 2023

With practically every social media platform doubling down on video over the past decade, the emergence of apps like TikTok, and the rise of competing movie and TV services, video on demand is the battleground where businesses fight for the […]

January 24, 2023

Verizon reported fourth quarter numbers with improved customers numbers and strong growth in service revenue, and company executives said that the company has entered the new year with strong momentum in both wireless and Fixed Wireless Access for home broadband. […]

January 24, 2023

The bring your own device (BYOD) stratagem certainly did not lose many proponents during Covid. Between having to support an entire workforce from home and the explosion of the gig economy, it made great sense. But now, current economic conditions […]

January 24, 2023

The Fast Mode spoke to Srini Addepalli, Chief Technology Officer at Aryaka on new encryption technologies and their impact on today’s networks. Srini joins us in a series of discussions with leading vendors in the traffic management, service assurance, traffic […]

January 19, 2023

Verizon and Canadian incubator Centech announced the results from the first cohort of startups and scaleups in a 5G development hub in Montreal. Launched in May 2022, the 5G development hub aims to boost innovation in multiple industries including manufacturing, […]

January 19, 2023

AT&T, Fujitsu and Northrop Grumman Corporation said they recently demonstrated 5G-enabled intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in Northrop Grumman’s new 5G lab. The partners noted that the demonstration integrated radios with Northrop Grumman’s tactical data links, AT&T’s private 5G […]

January 18, 2023

According to a recent report by analyst firm Canalys, 2022 was one of the worst years for global smartphone shipments in nearly a decade, with global shipments dropping roughly 11%. The highest drop was recorded in the final quarter, with […]

January 18, 2023

5G and other advanced technologies can be used to support and promote free markets, democracy and innovation, or exploited for “social control and information operations” by authoritarian governments—so regulatory governance around communications technology and spectrum isn’t just a bureaucratic hurdle […]

January 17, 2023

As the telecommunications industry enters 2023, economic times are uncertain and capital and operational costs are under increased pressure. Customers need to be better understood and served. Communications Service Providers (CSPs) need to understand and manage their environment better. New […]

January 17, 2023

It sometimes seems like we’ve been talking about 5G forever; yet ask Communications Service Providers (CSPs), vendors and other industry stakeholders, and you’ll hear the same refrain: we’re only at the beginning of this journey. With 5G coverage now blanketing […]

January 17, 2023

The concept of the network perimeter has expanded dramatically in recent years. Today, many organizations operate in a distributed model, with branch offices and endpoints deployed outside of a physical office. But anything connecting to the corporate network is a […]

January 12, 2023

American Tower Corporation controls around 223,000 communications sites around the world, and has enjoyed steady growth as operators deploy and scale 5G infrastructure. Speaking earlier this month at the Citi 2023 Communications, Media and Entertainment Conference, President and CEO Tom […]

January 11, 2023

2023 is shaping up to be a year of uncertainty for communications service providers (CSPs). Between inflation, rising energy costs and continued pressure to cut costs while launching new services, speed and cost savings remain the name of the game. […]

January 10, 2023

Today, data is at the center of nearly every human interaction and organizations are managing higher volumes of data than ever before. In addition, the speed at which we conduct business has increased causing pressure to transmit that data at […]

January 9, 2023

The recent pandemic forced companies to accelerate the pace of their digital transformation and adapt to the new way of doing business. We saw companies of all sizes, across all industries, compelled to invest in advanced, collaborative technologies. But perhaps […]

January 9, 2023

Continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery/deployment (CD) — together referred to as CI/CD — is a software development principal or method in which automation is introduced into the entire lifecycle of software or application development, from testing to deployment. The […]

January 4, 2023

In 2022, the U.S. government allocated an unprecedented $42.45 billion toward closing the country’s persistent digital divide through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Adding in the $20.4 billion in the Rural Development Opportunity Fund from 2021, and the […]

January 4, 2023

AI-enabled management platforms and infrastructure are beginning to make their way into enterprise networks. I say “beginning” because despite lots of AI-washing marketing efforts over the last few years, a lot of what has been characterized as “AI-driven” or “powered […]

January 4, 2023

In a session at the recent Mobile Edge Forum virtual event—available on-demand here—Tantra Analyst Founder and Principal Prakash Sangam shared his perspective on how stakeholders should consider mobile edge computing investments, and looked at how enterprises and consumers stand to […]