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NEC/Netcracker Drives Service Orchestration for 5G IoT Services at TM Forum Live!
Six Service Providers Champion the TM Forum Catalyst in Which NEC/Netcracker Demonstrates the Importance of Service Orchestration for Network Slicing NICE, FRANCE — May 16, 2017 — NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced today their participation in the 5G Service Operations: Closed Loop Assurance of 5G Network Slices Catalyst Project at TM Forum Live! 2017. T
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TM Forum Launches Digital Maturity Model to Accelerate Industry Digital Transformation
TM Forum’s Digital Maturity Model is the only industry-agreed model, having been endorsed by leading Communications Service Providers including BT, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Orange, PCCW Global and Vodafone TM FORUM LIVE!, Nice, France—May 16, 2017—TM Forum, the industry association driving digital business transformation of the communications industry, toda
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TM Forum Launches Open API Training & Career Certification Program
Strong growth and momentum of Open API program continues with 28 leading communications service providers, technology solution providers and systems integrators now endorsing the Open API suite TM FORUM LIVE!, Nice, France—May 16, 2017: TM Forum, the industry association driving digital business transformation of the communications industry, today marked the one-year annivers
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Nik Willetts Appointed Chief Executive Officer of TM Forum
Recognized industry leader to take global industry association into its next chapter, accelerating digital business success for members and the communications industry as a whole TM FORUM LIVE!, Nice, France—May 15, 2017: TM Forum, the industry association driving digital business transformation of the communications industry, today announced the appointment of Nik Willetts as C
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TM Forum Launches CurateFx Ecosystem Productivity Tool to Accelerate Development & Deployment of Innovative New Digital Services
New cloud-based tool based on TM Forum best practices and standards enables users to make faster, more confident and highly collaborative decisions around complex business scenarios TM FORUM LIVE!, Nice, France—May 15, 2017: TM Forum, the industry association driving digital business transformation of the communications industry, today announced the release of CurateFx, a col
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Sigma Systems releases its latest Product Innovation for Intelligent Data Mining and Analytics
TORONTO, ON – (May 10, 2017) - Sigma Systems, a global leader in catalog-driven software, today announced the General Availability (GA) of its latest product innovation for intelligent data mining and analytics – Sigma Insights. This out-of-the box product enables rapid and meaningful insights into commercial and technical performance of the business. The product uses a predef
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Leading Lights 2017 Finalists: Outstanding Communications Technology Vision
What are the technologies that will have the biggest impact on the communications sector in the next few years? Artificial intelligence, machine learning, fog computing, robotics, drones, virtual reality and augmented reality, as well as the full gamut of virtualization capabilities, all look set to play a major role in future networks. But which companies have the boldest visions
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Why the Conversation Around APIs is Louder than Ever
Members of the telecommunications industry love their trendy acronyms and buzzwords, and API – short for application performance interface – is just the latest to dominate the media. As the bridge between software components and the functions they fulfil, APIs are in many ways what connects the concepts of software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (
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Austin: building a smarter, more inclusive city
Austin, Texas, said it has made progress on its pledge to take on tough challenges to improve the lives of disadvantaged residents as it continues in its bid to make the city smarter and more inclusive. According to Ted Lehr, a city data architect with Austin and part of its smart city team, when cities focus on deploying technology, they usually focus on “people like us” -- p
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MEF Launches Certification Program Targeting LSO, SDN, NFV
In a move targeting ongoing challenges of getting workers up to speed on network virtualization as well as expanding efforts around its Third Network initiative, MEF said it’s launching a certification program covering the automation, virtualization, and interoperability of networks tapping into lifecycle service orchestration (LSO), software-defined networking (SDN), network fun