By: Brandon Ross
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Or so the saying goes. But when more than 3,000 of the sharpest minds in compute, networking, energy, and AI descend on the MGM Grand for the annual Yotta
conference, keeping a lid on the flow of ideas is well-nigh impossible. Billed as being “at the intersection of AI, energy, and infrastructure”, the event provided myriad opportunities for
delegates to ponder, plan, and propel the future of our industry. Which is why my team took the opportunity of reading the room and doing a pulse survey to gauge responses to a few provocative
questions about the future of connectivity…
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By: Teresa Monteiro, Walid Wakim
Demand for bandwidth has continued to surge with cloud-based applications and 5G; in tandem, optical services have become more dynamic and stringent in terms of required service levels. The
rise of AI creates a force multiplier, with network operators expecting it to drive significant traffic on their transport networks. But the high-throughput, low-latency, and reliability
requirements of AI workloads are taking network scale and complexity to another level. Operators are now facing unprecedented pressure to deliver more, faster, and better…
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By: Gil Rosen
AI has moved from the back office to the front line. What began as automation for operations is now shaping the very soul of customer experience. We’re not just building smarter systems – we’re
entering an agentic era, where digital agents become brand ambassadors, not bots. And here’s the catch: if marketing doesn’t own this moment, IT will. From Automation to Emotion Customers are no
longer surprised to meet AI – they’re judging how it makes them feel. Amdocs research shows that more than 70% of consumers now expect AI interactions to reflect empathy and brand tone, not just
efficiency…
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By: Michael Cubeddu
Today’s telecommunications providers face enormous cybersecurity challenges: from advanced AI-powered attacks to quantum computing threats. These threats are already here in the form of Harvest
Now Decrypt Later (HNDL) attacks, where adversaries intercept and store encrypted data now with the intention of decrypting it as more sophisticated technology becomes available.Telco operators
face major threatsnow and in the future from HNDL Encryption and authentication are the pillars of our digital security…
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By: Sridhar Kuppanna
The world is at an inflection point. As the demand for connectivity continues to surge, telcos have seen their risk landscapeover the past year, with growing threats linked to technology
transformation, network performance, geopolitics, and evolving customer expectations. Traditional terrestrial networks alone cannot always meet these demands, particularly in underserved
regions, during peak congestion, or in the face of natural disasters and emergencies.This is where non-terrestrial networks (NTN) come in…
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By: Ville Lehtonen
Manufacturing has always been about tradeoffs: speed versus quality, cost versus control, innovation versus reliability. But today, those tradeoffs are being recalibrated as there is pressure
from rising global competition, shrinking product cycles, and an accelerating shift toward digitization. The winners in this new era won’t just be the ones with the biggest factories or cheapest
labor. They’ll be the ones who can adapt quickly, design intelligently, and execute flawlessly.At the center of this transformation is robotic automation…
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By: Roy Azoulay
This article explores how agentic capabilities are transforming workforce dynamics, building upon decades of technological progress, and ushering in a future where autonomy, not just
automation, defines productivity. The Evolution of Digital TechnologyHowever, the scope of these early systems was limited. They operated based on explicit programming and required detailed
instructions for every operation. There was no decision-making involved and no autonomy. These computers merely sped up calculations and removed human error from repetitive mathematical
tasks…
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By: Jim Eckes
In the current wave of AI innovation, organizations across every sector are rushing to deploy artificial intelligence tools in the hopes of gaining efficiency, cutting costs, and unlocking new
revenue streams. From predictive analytics to conversational bots, the market is flooded with promises of smarter, faster, more personalized interactions. But in the rush to automate, many
companies are skipping a foundational step—building a strong, respectful relationship with their customers. At the core of this oversight is a problem that predates AI by decades: disconnected
systems, disempowered staff, and disillusioned customers…
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By: Brian Case, Mark Cummings, Ph.D.
Recently, a significant technical advancement has allowed computers at the network edge to run very large LLMs (Large Language Models, which are the engines that drive generative AI systems).
The result has important implications for privacy, IP protection, and availability. BackgroundThis capability comes from a new AI inference application called simply Inferencer. It allows even
modest Apple Mac computers with as little as the base amount of DRAM memory (working memory sometimes called scratch pad memory) to run the largest open-source LLMs (Large Language Models, which
are the “brain” of generative AI systems)…
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By: Manan Shah
Enterprise networking has become a lot more complex in recent years, forcing IT teams to spend more time maintaining and troubleshooting than planning or improving — a situation that is
becoming unsustainable. Fortunately, increasingly popular network abstraction is a potential solution. It’s not a magic fix, but it does make operations more consistent and easier to manage. The
idea is to separate what the network should do from the details of how it gets done. This article will further explain what network abstraction is and why it can be a viable solution in many
cases…
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By: Scott St. John - Pipeline
Technology no longer merely assists us—it supercharges us. This is transforming industries, economies, and customer expectations. Consumers today expect instant, always-on experiences, whether
they’re streaming from a remote trail, interacting with an AI agent to negotiate a better rate, or communicating via satellite when terrestrial towers aren’t available or fail. Enterprises now
delegate real decision-making authority to autonomous agents that can close sales, reroute freight in real time, and restore networks faster than humans could…
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By: Pipeline Magazine
The New Iron Curtain Is Made of 5G While the world was glued to interest-rate decisions, election-night maps turning red and blue under studio lights, and the endless scroll of viral memes,
Europe quietly executed the most decisive telecom vendor consolidation in twenty-five years—a move that will echo through boardrooms from Brussels to Beijing for the next decade. In the space of
ninety days, the continent effectively chose its two horses for the long haul—Nokia and Ericsson—and began locking everyone else out of the stable with multi-year contracts that read more like
geopolitical treaties than routine RFPs…
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