Enterprises must treat voice and messaging identities as strategic assets, says First Orion, using authentication and branded comms to strengthen trust, combat fraud, and improve customer engagement. Telecommunications fraud has …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Trust you can see – the convergence of voice, messaging, and identity (Reader Forum) >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Subsea resilience needs to move beyond cable count – here’s why (Reader Forum) >
Subsea network resilience must be measured by corridor-level risk rather than cable count alone, argues Steve Roberts of EXA. He warns that shared dependencies, geopolitical instability, and repair constraints can …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Real-world network emulation is critical for 5G deployments (Reader Forum) >
Real-world network emulation is essential for successful 5G deployments, writes Cade Nelson, systems engineer at Apposite Technologies. It helps operators test performance under variable conditions, and this way reduces risk …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Why autonomous networks don’t mature uniformly (Reader Forum) >
Autonomous networks vary by operational domain, with progress determined less by technology than by data quality, integration readiness and governance foundations. Nemanja Prekovic, head of delivery TMT at Avenga, explains. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Interoperability is key to unlock satellite D2D for all Americans (Reader Forum) >
Satellite D2D technology is proven, but achieving ubiquitous US coverage depends on interoperability, argues Dr. Lee W. McKnight at Syracuse University. He examines why cooperation between carriers, satellite operators, and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dumb pipes no more – telcos have the AI opportunity of the decade (Reader Forum) >
Telcos spent years being told it was becoming irrelevant. Hyperscalers were eating its lunch, OTT players were hollowing out its revenues, and its destiny was to be a glorified utility. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Quantum for telecom – why the work starts now (Reader Forum) >
Quantum computing is moving from long-term promise to practical telecom experimentation, writes quantum software company Classiq. As operators tackle complex optimisation, forecasting and security challenges, early pilots are helping build …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AI doesn’t have a compute problem – it has a truth problem (Reader Forum) >
As enterprises move from AI assistants to autonomous agents, Nick Earle, executive chairman of Eseye, argues that success will depend less on compute power and more on access to trusted, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Beyond the handshake – upgrading enterprise security with WPA3 (Reader Forum) >
Cisco says enterprises must move beyond WPA2 to WPA3 and strengthen wireless security through SAE, forward secrecy, and Wi-Fi 7 – to enable resilient zero-trust-ready enterprise mobility across modern networks …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AI has an infrastructure problem – and power isn’t the only concern (Reader Forum) >
AI’s growth is increasingly constrained not by chips but by infrastructure, from data storage and energy demand to connectivity bottlenecks. As data centers expand, the weakest link shifts, threatening to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">At-scale testing for LLM implementations and guardrails (Reader Forum) >
As AI becomes the public face of business, organizations must validate performance, security, and cost efficiency at scale. Comprehensive testing under realistic workloads is essential to ensure reliable, secure, and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Catching live threats in live networks – the runtime security imperative (Reader Forum) >
Runtime security is becoming a network architecture imperative for telecom operators, writes Nokia. To detect threats earlier without compromising performance, security must deliver continuous visibility, operate predictably under load, and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ambient IoT’s next challenge isn’t the tag – it’s the network (Reader Forum) >
Ambient IoT has proven battery-free sensing is possible, but enterprise adoption now depends on something bigger: reliable network infrastructure. As deployments scale, trusted, continuous visibility—not the tag itself—will determine which …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Resilient connectivity is critical for global enterprises scaling in India (Reader Forum) >
As India accelerates its digital transformation, resilient, intelligent connectivity is becoming essential for global enterprises seeking to scale operations, ensure business continuity, and unlock opportunities across the country’s fast-growing AI, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The future of telecom workforce readiness (reader Forum) >
Telecom operators must rethink workforce training as networks and customer expectations evolve. Immersive, AI-driven roleplay and realistic practice environments can improve retention, strengthen customer-facing skills, and prepare distributed teams to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Extinction or evolution – why autonomous networks need a new breed of OSS (Reader Forum) >
Autonomous networks driven by AI are exposing the limits of legacy OSS built for static infrastructure. Operators now need an evolved, ontology-driven control layer that can unify fragmented data, govern …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Satellite connectivity is finally bridging the digital divide (Reader Forum) >
As telecom operators embrace D2D satellite connectivity, the industry is moving closer to closing persistent coverage gaps, extending resilient mobile access to remote regions, and ensuring geography no longer determines …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">From SD-WAN to 5G core – the network controller is now the target (Reader Forum) >
Cisco’s recent SD-WAN vulnerabilities are not isolated flaws but symptoms of a deeper architectural weakness across modern networks. As threat actors increasingly target centralized control-plane systems in enterprise and telecom …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Space as the next network edge – the evolution of global connectivity (Reader Forum) >
As satellite constellations reshape global connectivity, attention is shifting beyond internet access toward compute in orbit. The challenge now is understanding how space-based infrastructure will integrate with terrestrial networks to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Why single-network strategies are failing critical communications (Reader Forum) >
Critical communications networks are increasingly being pushed beyond the limits of single-bearer design, as operators in defence, utilities and public services face growing demand for resilient, always-on connectivity across unpredictable …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dan Schulman was right – networks won’t differentiate; experience will (Reader Forum) >
Why CSPs are losing the customer relationship betting on half the experience and where they can grab the other half. Just three weeks ago, Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The EU AI Act delay buys time – here’s how to use it (Reader Forum) >
The EU’s decision to delay high-risk AI Act compliance until 2027 gives organisations crucial breathing room, but the compliance clock is still ticking. Apu Pavithran, CEO of Hexnode, says companies …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">In defense of CBRS – protecting American university innovation (Reader Forum) >
As California’s universities push the boundaries of research and innovation, shared spectrum technologies like CBRS are the basis of essential infrastructure. Christopher Lupo of California Polytechnic State University argues that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telecom buildout is slowing; demand for coverage isn’t (Reader Forum) >
As telecom capex contracts, the industry is being forced into a more efficient model. Some networks are already operating that way. For the past decade, the telecom industry has been …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Beyond connectivity – turning IoT into measurable outcomes (Reader Forum) >
The IoT industry has spent years measuring its own success in numbers of devices. Connected devices deployed. Devices under management. Devices projected. It’s a satisfying number to put on a …