Thought Leadership

Leading OTT players know that extra capacity gives an in-region advantage. Jim Fagan, chief strategy and revenue officer at Global Cloud Xchange writes

From ageing infrastructure to on-demand energy models, Terry Storrar, MD of Leaseweb UK, writes about the new quick wins improving data centre sustainability

To support new, mission-critical applications associated with cloud architectures, 5G and Industry 4.0, IP networks must be trusted to provide guaranteed high-performance and secure connectivity.

For communications service providers, IoT is not the same old thing. Adhish Kulkarni, SVP and GM of digital engagement and loyalty at Evolving Systems explains.

Elsa Pine, global sales executive, emerging technologies and edge infrastructure at EdgeConneX, explains how the edge is empowering new economic inclusion

Aruba Enterprise' Massimo Bandinelli, weighs up the pros and cons of virtual and in-person data centre tours, during and post-pandemic

Huawei is one issue, but the UK's Telecoms Security Bill also changes penetration testing requirements. Matias Madou, co-founder & CTO, Secure Code Warrior explains

The ongoing pandemic has brought many leadership challenges, and not all related to finance. In the first of a new series, Three UK’s chief people officer, Mark Redmond, writes about leading through a pandemic and how the idea of paying it forward is driving the company’s new wellbeing strategy

For telcos looking to automate increasingly sophisticated transactions, blockchain presents the first step in the journey. By Gopikrishnan Konnanath, SVP and service offering head – blockchain and Oracle services, Infosys, and Manah Khalil, director – identity, fraud platform and emerging technologies, Verizon

Jack Burton and David Strauss, principals at Broadband Success Partners, explain the finer details of technical due diligence for investors, and what to look out for when pursuing an acquisition

Allan Ruiz, the newly appointed senior advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at Access Partnership, calls for a modern approach to connectivity policies in Central America

Thomas Ciccone, vice president, critical operations, at Stack Infrastructure makes the case for data center operations as a college-level study programme, and explains the steps that could be taken to make it a reality

Claudio Cerioli, senior vice president, international sales at CommScope explains why fibre will play a critical role in meeting growing network demands across Europe

Jon Healy, operations director at Keysource, explains why sustainability will continue to influence business decisions in 2021

RtBrick is claiming several trends in the telecoms sphere for 2021, including an increase in the adoption of cloud-native networks by some of the world’s biggest operators and a continued increases in network traffic that will lead to pressures on margins. Pravin S Bhandarkar, CEO at RtBrick, explains.

Jeremy Spencer, 5G innovation lead for BT Enterprise writes on the major developments scheduled for 2021

Phil Sorsky, SVP of service providers EMEA at CommScope, puts forward his vision for a network that meets the technical and economic demands of the future

Colt CEO Keri Gilder, shares an overview into what she sees as the biggest ongoing changes and what needs to happen to make things better.

In the light of the impact of Covid-19, Ian Timlin from Conexus Law, says companies should check the boilerplate clauses on all existing and future contracts to prevent costly business disruptions

Creating a Covid resilient company could be a security risk. Mike O’Malley, VP of carrier services at Radware, shares his golden rules for secure digitalisation

Hannes Gredler, CTO at RtBrick, reflects on the evolution of the not so humble router

Chris Bayly, CCO at Aquacomms, explores the new normal and its impact on the communications industry - from networks to hiring