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Transformative Times: Open APIs
Infographics 6/29/2016 7 comments
Open APIs are playing an increasingly larger role in regards to accelerating the velocity of service providers' digital transformations.

Seen & Heard: Swisscom Opens Digital Lab
Mike Robuck 6/29/2016 15 comments
Swisscom partnered with EPFL on a new lab that was designed to grow digital ecosystems.

Survey: 94% of Operators Have NFV Plans
Mike Robuck 6/28/2016 12 comments
A survey by the OPNFV Project found that NFV is making headway with network operators.

Seen & Heard: Service Providers Will Invest $12B in NFV by 2020
Mike Robuck 6/28/2016 9 comments
A report estimates that NFV and SDN investments on service provider networks will account for over $18 billion by the end of 2020.

OTT Competitors Should Unite
Brian Santo 6/27/2016 15 comments
Instead of battling it out for viewer ownership, OTT competitors would be better off uniting behind a single interface.

AT&T's Elbaz on How AT&T Foundries Create a Culture of Innovation
The Digerati 6/23/2016 7 comments
AT&T has opened six of its Foundry Centers over the past five years to help drive innovation across its products while improving customer experience.

CenturyLink Throws Hat in SD-WAN Ring
Mike Robuck 6/22/2016 13 comments
CenturyLink is out of the starting blocks with its SD-WAN service.

Verizon's ThingSpace Opens Up APIs for IoT Developers
Joe Stanganelli 6/22/2016 4 comments
Verizon is broadening its IoT platform by opening up its APIs to third-party developers.

Seen & Heard: Samsung Sinks $1.2 Billion Into IoT
Mike Robuck 6/21/2016 30 comments
Samsung is dividing up its investment between startups and research in the US.

The IoT Revolution: Democratizing DevOps
Joe Stanganelli 6/21/2016 23 comments
IoT is already helping companies provide a better experience for their customers.

Transformation Speed Bumps
Flash Poll 6/20/2016 6 comments
The road to digital transformations can be chock-full of potholes. What is currently the biggest barrier for service providers' digital transformations?

Smart Lights + Smart Traffic = Smarter Cities
Joe Stanganelli 6/20/2016 11 comments
Boston conference focuses on solving real-world issues such as parking and traffic with IoT applications and services.

Seen & Heard: Lack of Tech Talent Hamstrings CIOs
Mike Robuck 6/17/2016 17 comments
According to a recent survey, a shortage of skilled technology workers is hampering digital transformations.

Com Hem Stakes Virtual Claim
Aditya Kishore 6/17/2016 12 comments
Swedish MSO is experimenting with the use of virtual reality technology.

TT Webinar: Orchestrating SDN & NFV With OPEN-O
Mike Robuck 6/16/2016 3 comments
Telco Transformation hosts the industry's first webinar on OPEN-O, which includes a unified orchestration platform for SDN and NFV.

Adobe Research Finds Mobile Viewers Don’t Actually Move
Aditya Kishore 6/16/2016 17 comments
Mobile TV Everywhere users are more static than you might think, according to stats from Adobe's latest Digital Video Benchmark Report.

Mediacom Business Works Its Plan
The Digerati 6/15/2016 8 comments
Mediacom Business Solutions is going big with its gigabit roll out while also gearing up for SDN deployments.

Hearst Television Taps Into Verizon Digital Media Services' APIs
Mike Robuck 6/14/2016 15 comments
Hearst Television is using Verizon Digital Media Service to power its live and on-demand news streams across various devices.

Open APIs 'Needed' for Transformation, Says VimpelCom CTO
Iain Morris 6/14/2016 7 comments
VimpelCom hints at interest in the TM Forum's Open APIs initiative as it embarks on the digital transformation of its operations.

Orange Group CIO Builds Digital Operations Around Customer Experience
Telco Transformation Video 6/14/2016 Post a comment
Orange Group CIO Pascale Vignier says the operator's digital operations strategy has customer experience at its heart and notes that mobile banking, IoT and the development of a digital ecosystem underpins that approach.

Apple Adds Single Sign-On, YouTube Searches on Apple TV
Mike Robuck 6/13/2016 29 comments
Apple announces several upgrades to Apple TV during its Worldwide Developers Conference.

Defining Digital Transformations
Flash Poll 6/13/2016 7 comments
While communications service providers (CSPs) know they need to revamp their company cultures, back office/IT systems, work processes, services and applications, there are different approaches towards each one's digital transformation. What do you think should be CSPs' top priority this year?

LTE Broadcast: A Clearer Picture for Mobile Video Streaming?
The Digerati 6/10/2016 20 comments
LTE Broadcast technology could open up a range of new business opportunities for service providers.

TM Forum's David Pleasance Discusses Digital Business Models
Telco Transformation Video 6/9/2016 7 comments
What is a digital business? David Pleasance, chairman of the TM Forum, has some answers.

AT&T Boots Up Connected Health Facility
Mike Robuck 6/7/2016 28 comments
AT&T opened the doors on a new AT&T Foundry innovation center for Connected Health in Houston.

Sven Hischke on Deutsche Telekom's Pan-Net Strategy
Telco Transformation Video 6/7/2016 1 comment
Sven Hischke, Managing Director of Deutsche Telekom Pan-Net, discusses the European giant's network, services and operations transformation strategy.

Huawei's Sean Liu on the Goal of Digital Transformation
Telco Transformation Video 6/5/2016 Post a comment
Sean Liu, Chief Branding Officer at Huawei's Carrier Business Group, talks about the different aspects of telco transformation and explains that having a framework, while important, is not enough.

TT Poll: Connected Car & Smart Cities Big Drivers for IoT
Mike Robuck 6/3/2016 32 comments
Connected car and smart cities came out on top of a recent Telco Transformation poll about which IoT sectors would have the biggest impact for service providers.

BCE: Is Dramatic Change Taking Place?
Mike Robuck 6/1/2016 4 comments
A keynote panel at BCE weighed in on rate of change, and whether it was really occurring, by communication services providers.

Vodafone & Huawei Debut Madrid Tech City
Mike Robuck 6/1/2016 5 comments
The collaboration between Huawei and Vodafone was designed to turn Madrid into one of the most technology-advanced tech cities in the world.

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