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7 global cities join new forum to push for smart cities through data sharing and standardization
A nearly 30-year-old industry association that began in an effort to bring global standards to the telecommunications industry has expanded to the Internet of Things, smart health, smart climate – and, now, smart cities. Digital global industry group TM Forum has launched The Smart City Forum, with initial members consisting of seven cities tasked with driving the development o
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Open source networking: The time is now
We are never going back to proprietary networks. Today’s world is all about open—from APIs to partnerships to end-to-end orchestrated services. It's about time. Vendor lock-in is dead. Proprietary specifications are dead. Closed vendor ecosystems are dead. Today’s networks are increasingly defined on de facto and du jour open standards—call it open source, call it open API
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World’s leading firms shape future of Broadband networks at Atlanta talks
The Broadband Forum today announced the conclusion of a special three-day meeting held in Atlanta and subsequent agreement of the Board of Directors, with the purpose of examining common strategies for the future of broadband and IP networking. It also aimed to develop a new operational model and immediate actions that leverage new technology and development approaches to serve the
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World’s leading companies shape the future of Broadband networks
New perspectives at milestone broadband event trigger immediate actions to achieve industry goalsATLANTA, June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Broadband Forum today announced the conclusion of a special three-day meeting held in Atlanta and subsequent agreement of the Board of Directors, with the purpose of examining common strategies for the future of broadband and IP netw
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Broadband Forum maps out future of networks
The Broadband Forum today announced the conclusion of a special three-day meeting held in Atlanta and subsequent agreement of the Board of Directors, with the purpose of examining common strategies for the future of broadband and IP networking. It also aimed to develop a new operational model and immediate actions that leverage new technology and development approaches to serve the
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Broadband Forum to Adopt New Operational Model
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Broadband Forum today announced the conclusion of a special three-day meeting held in Atlanta and subsequent agreement of the Board of Directors, with the purpose of examining common strategies for the future of broadband and IP networking. It also aimed to develop a new operational model and immediate actions that leverage new technology and development approac
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30 Speakers Lined Up For RAG Conference
They say a picture paints a thousand words. So look at the faces above: they are the 30 experts who have confirmed they will be giving a presentation or joining a panel discussion at the Summer Conference of the Risk & Assurance Group, to be held in London on July 7th and 8th.The agenda is going to showcase some of the best brains in the industry. There is Nixon Wampamba, who h
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NFV Service Orchestration and Lifecycle Management based on Open Source MANO
An especially powerful aspect of the TM Forum is their ‘Catalyst Projects’, a portfolio of prototype focused projects that set out to identify and solve a common industry need within the context of a members forum of the industry’s brightest minds.They literally do act as a catalyst, forming new teams that build upon existing forum assets to continually advance the shared id
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Smart cities connection made
LABCITIES, the global marketplace for successful smart city projects connecting talented individuals and organizations from both the smart city supply and demand side, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with TM Forum, the global industry association for digital business.“LABCITIES is honoured to collaborate with TM Forum, a world-class industry association leading c
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Brian Naughton joins Accanto Systems as CTO
Brian Naughton, the former Head of IBM’s Telco Software Business, has been appointed chief technology officer at Accanto Systems. Naughton brings more than 20 years’ experience combining software and product strategy with a track record of innovation and transformation in the telecoms industry.Keep reading on Vanilla Plus.