By: Scott St. John - Pipeline
Very few organizations dare to even dream about a rip-and-replace approach, which represents a stark contrast to the vast number of technology providers that either promote this approach, or
whose solutions require it. Rip and replace is costly, time consuming, and fraught with risk – and it can be a career killer for anyone daring enough to try to take it on. But legacy, by its
very nature, doesn’t keep up. In today’s climate of rapid change and obligatory transformation, service providers must be nimble to compete…
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By: Andrew Morawski
The line between our daily lives and digital lives has never been more blurred. Whether it’s buying a pair of shoes online, liking a Facebook post, or sharing a photo from a family party,
digital systems and applications have ingrained themselves into our regular day-to-day. With this integration of digital into our personal lives comes the need for businesses to do the same.
Customers expect a seamless experience across digital and physical platforms. This is why one of the biggest trends discussed today is digital transformation…
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By: Tim Young
As most of you know, AT&T and Verizon just a few weeks ago wrapped up a bidding war for Straight Path Communications. Verizon came out on top with a $3.1 billion offer. The prize? Straight
Path’s vast swath of high-frequency spectrum. And as Bloomberg’s Paul Barbagallo and Todd Shields noted, that spectrum would have blended beautifully with the FiberTower spectrum AT&T secured
earlier in the year (FiberTower’s spectrum, like Straight Path’s, is in the 39 gigahertz frequency band)…
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By: Scott St. John - Pipeline
We are now standing at the threshold of a new age. Today. Now. An age where humans and the necessity of their interactions will diminish. An age where the physical gives way to the
virtual. An age where technology will matter far more, and our value will change. This is an era where the systems we program will teach us, guide us, and do many of the things we once did. In
fact, our dependence on it may become both our greatest strength and vulnerability. The signs are all around us. We are already seeing the realization of artificial intelligence technology and
application of it…
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By: Orla Power
Brite:Bill, an Amdocs company, is a specialist billing software company that transforms the way service providers present and manage billing communications to their customers. The company
started life in 2010 as a consumer-focused online bill storage service, winning the inaugural Spark Of Genius award at the Dublin Web Summit that same year. The prestigious award recognizes
companies with significant potential and promise. They were right: Brite:Bill has since grown into a successful global player, which led to its recent acquisition by Amdocs…
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By: Mark Cummings, Ph.D.
There is a growing consensus that today’s telcos must innovate in order to survive and prosper. The move to cloud computing is seen by many telcos as the model for telco transformation. In the
creation of cloud computing, start-ups played a key role. To achieve their transformation vision telcos need to learn to work effectively with innovative start-ups empowering the small number of
thought leaders in the large companies. Barriers to innovationThe challenge that confronts telcos today is to reform an ecosystem that has produced telco networks that don’t adequately meet the
needs of their end users, operators, nor owners…
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By: Gabby Nizri
Telecom and communications service providers have long struggled with how to do more with less. With tight budgets and scarcity of qualified technology professionals on the rise, telecom
service providers need an alternative that will enable them to work smarter, not harder. Advanced IT automation and machine learning solutions have the potential to do just that. But not all
intelligent solutions are alike. The differences between automation, machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are important to understand when evaluating these technologies…
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By: David Walsh
This is just the tip of the iceberg. In the near future, we’ll witness hundreds of millions of consumers interacting with machines using conversational voice in intuitive ways. This goes way
beyond Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menus and into many more realms, introducing us to the sophisticated and connected relationship between humans and machines. Visionaries now are
talking about advancements such as virtual friends for the aging population, who are able to hang out with mom during the day and share stories while also attending to her basic needs and
organizing help from humans as necessary…
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By: Lewis Sears
(Safely) “Driving” sales of consumer products I’m glad we can all agree that texting and driving is a menace to society, and no one would ever do that. But a recent study shows that perhaps I’m
a little naïve. Even so, I’d like to give drivers the benefit of the doubt and assume that when it comes to online purchasing, all hands are off phones until the car is safely parked. Indeed, these
days, there’s nothing unusual about logging into an app, performing a search, and ordering your mother flowers while still strapped into the driver’s seat… Our digital connections pervade every
aspect of our lives…
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By: Amit Ben
Mobile users in India are on their way to being better connected as Vodafone and Idea finalize their merger and set their sights on bringing 4G network performance to consumers across the
country. When it comes to being better connected to loved ones, streaming their favorite content or conducting business via a mobile device, the merger is good news for prospective and current
customers. However, as with any merger, there is also a sense of uncertainty as the two companies begin to iron out the details of their new relationship…
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By: Tim Young
“I want to put a ding in the universe.”-Steve Jobs Innovation is a beautiful mash-up of failure, aspiration, creation, exasperation, criticism, and, occasionally, triumph. It’s what our
industry is built on, sure. But it’s what every industry is built on. It’s why we aren’t grunting in caves right now. The beauty of innovative thinking within the context of communications and
entertainment technology—the sphere in which we operate—is that we are well-positioned to enable innovation for everyone else…
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By: Jim Schakenbach
Several technology trends continued to gather steam this month, including all things virtualized, 5G, and security-related developments. Also, it was a big month for corporate movers and
shakers, with several high-profile mergers and acquisitions. Technology Talk Network function virtualization remains red hot. Telco Systems and Silver Peak introduced a joint plug-and-play
vCPE SD-WAN solution to provide telcos and managed service providers with the flexibility to quickly roll out and monetize new tiered VNF managed services…
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