Panel discussion moderated by Rosemary Cochran, with Shawn Hakl, Verizon’s Senior Vice President, Business Products and an MEF Director; Josh Goodell, Vice President, Intelligent Edge at AT&T; and Gunnar Peters, Sr. Director of Emerging Network Products at Spectrum Enterprise....

It’s a new year, which means a new Telecom Exchange (TEX) NYC!  Telecom Exchange, presented by JSA, the premier provider of PR, Marketing and Event Planning services to the tech and telecom industries, is an invite-only, C-level networking event that provides unparalleled collaboration, education and one-on-one...

Takeaways from MEF16 can be summed up with three words - energy, urgency and collaboration. High energy was palpable throughout the four-day event, generated by attendees who represented more than 250 organizations from 30+ countries. ...

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is transforming the telecom industry toward more open, more flexible, more scalable - and more data-driven network services and solutions. Big Data is increasingly becoming an essential component of this transformation. ...

Accessibility to fiber-based services is a major priority for business customers who want the capacity and scalability necessary to future-proof their networks. The important discussion of fiber deficiency in both the U.S. and Canada will be addressed on a CEO Roundtable at the Telecom Exchange...

Vertical Systems Group’s research indicates that an evolution is underway toward Dynamic Network Connectivity Services that provide enterprise customers with on-demand control of their wide area network resources and cloud access.
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There is a lot at stake as the potential of virtualized services unfolds for network providers with Carrier Ethernet, IP VPN and hybrid Layer2/Layer services. What's the current status of their SDN/NFV deployments for 2015 and beyond?

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