Agentic AI won't fix bad subscription data
If operators deploy agentic AI before addressing those foundations, they risk making the wrong decisions at scale
Industry Views - Telecom
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Why the wireless industry keeps betting on a 30-year-old technology
The truth is, it comes down to a problem that never got solved by anything else
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A look ahead at how AI is powering the next generation of intelligent networks
To unlock the next wave of innovation, the U.S. must evolve its digital backbone to be more intelligent, agile, and resilient
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Beyond the script: Why agentic AI is the cure for carrier-scale complexity
At carrier scale, this gap between 'automated tasks' and 'manual complexity' has become an existential challenge
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Network-powered solutions are redefining how developers validate user identity
And it’s becoming clearer just how costly mobile fraud is for businesses and individuals
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2026 predictions: From static systems to intelligent fabrics
From closed-loop automation and 'AI-native twins' to securing the telco-native intelligence layer
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Leveraging SD-WAN and SASE for a unified zero-trust architecture
As organizations prioritize security in the face of the escalating cyberthreats, what’s also clear is that the perimeter-based security model of the past is no longer sufficient.
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Why telcos are 'all in' on artificial intelligence
Over the past few years, 5G has been the priority for telcos, but that has given way to artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI
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What to expect from RAN in 2024
2024 is likely to be a challenging year for radio access network revenues. However, despite declines in certain segments, it will also be an eventful year
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How standards will eliminate SASE and zero-trust confusion
The continuous definition and redefinition of terms has caused confusion in the SASE market. Standards help customers compare different SASE offerings
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Five years in, is 5G a success or failure?
As we are approaching the five-year mark of commercial 5G, the timing is right to review the progress relative to hopes and hypes
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How SASE shows that the industry needs standardization for innovation and growth
The absence of foundational standards bodies gave rise to industry analysts stepping in to define broad frameworks as evidenced by SASE
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Does a single photo at MWC 2023 predict the metaverse's future? Plus 5 industry trends
Does a single picture captured at MWC 2023 predict the future of the metaverse?
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Op-Ed: Mid-Band 5G Meets American Incompetence
A lack of leadership and incompetence in multiple government agencies almost brought two of the country’s largest industries to a breaking point. -
Op-Ed: These Technologies Will Shape 2022 and Beyond
While 2021 didn’t turn out to be the year of re-emergence that we all hoped it would be, it did pave the way for emerging technologies to take hold. -
MWC Los Angeles 2021 Delivers Another Dud
Industry events exist to give us something to chew on, challenge our preconceptions, and identify the extent to which mistakes of the past can be corrected. -
MWC Barcelona Reflects Industrywide Gender Imbalance
Five of the 24 people GSMA selected to give keynotes during the wireless industry’s largest and most important annual event are female.
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AT&T’s Media Gambles Stunt Its 5G Prospects
AT&T is starting to look more like the company it was before this whole mess started: a mobile network operator with aspirations to expand its fiber broadband footprint. -
5G, Untethered From Reality, Lacks Awareness
Wishful 5G thinking doesn’t even register at a time when most of us are just trying to survive and look forward to better days. -
SDxCentral Will Not Attend MWC Barcelona
Ongoing coronavirus concerns are just too much to overlook at this point.
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Carriers’ Messaging Joint Venture Destined to Fail
Rich Communications Service still hasn’t arrived and I doubt it will ever become the standard mode of messaging that operators envision. -
The Messiness of Marketing 5G
5G may be the most over-hyped technology advancement in the history of telecommunications but the same will also be true for 6G, whenever that comes around. -
AT&T’s ‘Public-Cloud First’ Proclamation a Stake in the Ground
The public-cloud moves are significant as they continue what has been an ongoing cloud rethink by AT&T. -
5G Is a Big Deal – But Revolutionary? I Think Not
The telecom industry is more exciting than it’s been for years, and 5G is a big reason for that. But the collective aspirations of executives driving this leap in -
OpenStack Keeps One Eye on the Prize, One Over Its Shoulder
The OpenStack Foundation needs to keep pushing innovation because the rest of the ecosystem is not letting up.