By: Stephen Watt
Staying current with the latest emerging technologies and trends and identifying which ones are a fit for your organization is not easy. Even the most experienced IT leaders will stumble
without a consistent process for evaluating and adopting emerging technologies, leading them to ask questions like, “How can I identify which technologies are the most promising? How can I align
them with my organization’s long-term strategy? What steps can or should be taken to make the most of my investments?” Establishing the team Before jumping into how to manage the introduction of
emerging technologies within your organization, leaders should first consider creating a specific team that will be responsible for driving the company toward their emerging technology goals…
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By: Angus Ward
2021 was undoubtedly the year in which the science of building a partner ecosystem became mainstream because of the demand for solutions to fuel the digital transformation journey. Fast forward
to our current post-pandemic phase, which has rolled us right into a period of inflation, causing companies to become more prudent with their resources. Trying to control spend while at the same
time continuing to grow revenue, launch highly innovative and compelling new digital offerings and improve overall customer satisfaction has, at times, seemed antithetical and has caused a
reverberation of frustration among key players and fellow stakeholders…
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By: Vasili Triant
Post-pandemic customer expectations are outpacing what’s possible with antiquated contact center infrastructure solutions. The delicate balance between representing your brand and prioritizing
customer care requires new technology and a new mindset. Here are three concrete steps brands can take to get it right. Tandem high-tech,high-touch customer care Worldwide spending on cloud
services is forecast to grow 20.4 percent in 2022 to $494.7 billion, up from $410.9 billion in 2021. In 2023, spending is expected to balloon to nearly $600 billion…
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By: Francisco Webber
Despite their popularity, steam-powered cars had a very short life. Why? Because they needed up to 30 minutes to start. They were rapidly replaced by automobiles with internal combustion
engines and electric starters. Automobilists abandoned their beloved steam cars because they wanted efficiency. The shift toward electric cars we are experiencing in the first decades of the 21st
century is motivated by their higher energy efficiency compared to conventional cars—60 percent versus 20 percent. The pattern is the same: it is all about efficiency…
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By: Cesar Morillas Arcos
Telecom operators are some of the biggest energy users in the world, responsible for up to three percent of global energy demand. Unsurprisingly, telecom energy usage—and the carbon footprint
it leaves behind—is predicted to grow along with the rise in 5G technology and its expected increased traffic. Power savings in mobile networks is becoming a clear priority for most operators for
several obvious reasons: energy prices are soaring, good corporate citizenship requires green initiatives, and there is significant room for improvement in optimizing the existing power savings
features usage…
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By: Loren Long
If there was any doubt regarding the significant role high-speed broadband plays in America’s digital landscape, it was eradicated in November 2021 with the passing of the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Deal. When President Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which set aside $65 million for broadband and the digital infrastructure that supports it, he solidified what
those in the connectivity world have understood for years—that digital transformation is driving a business evolution uplifting local communities and shifting economic paradigms…
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By: Suresh Chintada
Fraud is a persistent nuisance for communications service providers (CSPs) across the globe, and unfortunately it just continues to grow in intensity. The increasing use of sophisticated
technologies by the fraudsters has resulted in a surge in the frequency as well as the intensity of telecom frauds. CSPs’ digital transformation and the ever-increasing pervasiveness of the digital
economy have only made it worse. The growing 5G ecosystem now is likely to make CSPs’ ongoing battle with fraud even more important…
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By: Mark Dickey, Todd Miller
Digital transformation has been on the lips of most technology executives since the personalization of information technology (IT) started in the late 1990s. As a technologically knowledgeable
workforce started to push the envelope to have the same level of digitization at the workplace as they have in their personal life, organizations have had their sights set on modernizing
applications and technology infrastructure in a never-ending quest to keep pace with a changing technology landscape. Unfortunately, a key component in delivering the user experience organizations
crave is often forgotten: the network, the “unsung hero…
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By: Jim Crammond
Gigabit and multi-gigabit broadband networking for affordable housing complexes in metro areas does not have to be expensive or require a complete network teardown or rebuild. Gigabit broadband
network requirements at multiple tenant environments (MTEs), affordable housing complexes, and MDUs (multi-dwelling units) can apply industry standards to build equitable, affordable, and reliable
broadband networks using existing wires for network connectivity and access. Fiber broadband networking from industry to equity The ongoing impact of Covid-19 has changed discussions in broadband
networking connectivity circles from industry evolution to broadband connectivity equity…
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By: Hein Pattyn
By 2025, research analysts predict revenue will more than quadruple and hit a staggering $5.5 billion. SD-WAN is going places, and it’s taking businesses with it. But what is SD-WAN, what
are its advantages, and how can businesses adopt it with minimal disruption? SD-WAN and its advantages This virtualized approach gives organizations greater control over things like bandwidth,
throughput, security, and stability. But more importantly for 2022, it allows businesses to control these network elements on a global scale, linking sites and remote workers from around the world
in a way that prioritizes certain users, applications, or dataflows…
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By: Scott St. John - Pipeline
In my last letter, I wrote “Automation has become a business imperative.” I went on to explain how automation could be applied to solve a whole host of challenges facing businesses today.
But I stopped a little short of talking about how some organizations are leveraging automation to thrive in today’s, let’s just say, “dynamic” environment. It wasn’t unintentional, and it’s really
what this month’s issue is all about. If you view automation as the secret sauce behind many of today’s most successful businesses, you can think of innovation as the kitchen in which it’s
cooked…
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By: Jara Kern, Pipeline
Innovation: it’s at the heart of everything Pipeline covers, from emerging use cases and new possibilities to advances in devices, services, connectivity and more. It’s also this month’s issue
theme, and in this roundup of industry news headlines, we cover the new research insights, partnerships, use cases, and 5G and network developments that tell the story of how innovation is shaping
the technology industry worldwide. The top telecom industry news stories from the month are summarized below…
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