Tech Innovator

10G Technology Network Virtualization

By Asaf Matatyaou — Cloud-native virtualization supports management, control and data plane processing of high performance and mission-critical broadband services. However, it’s important to state that hardware is still required for physical layer processing, such as RF.

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The Fourth Revolution:

By Bill Beesley — New Network Technologies Require New Approaches to Training. There are literally any number of applications that, with the appropriate level of imagination, can be created to empower technicians.

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Operational Transformation with GIS

By Derek Rieckmann — GIS adds a visual element to analyses while detailing powerful stories. However, GIS goes far beyond to serve as an engine that examines data through a spatial lens — in ways not possible in standard reporting software. As more systems and workflows integrate with GIS, the problem-solving possibilities will increase.

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Tech & Training to Drive Operational Success

By Tom Monaghan — Among our most notable advances has been our implementation of virtual reality as a training tool. We now have technicians who have the ability every day in the training to “see” and “feel” and “touch” the plant and to “touch” devices within the home without actually being there.

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The Technologies of Operational Preparedness

By Ed Marchetti — This column is an attempt to impart those learnings, as well as some of the technologies we’re seeing that look promising for operational readiness purposes. The following is a short list of tactics that we deploy during or after a storm or disaster while working to restore services

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The Basics of IoT (Navigating the “Soup”)

By Dave Kozischek, Art King, Corning Incorporated — Much has been written about the Internet of Things (IoT) over the last few years, discussing both the explosive growth projections in the number of attached devices and the anticipated value to global business that they will bring.

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Operational Support for IoT Deployments

By Kinney Bacon — We constantly hear about IoT, or Internet of Things, discussed in the news but what does it really mean to deploy and support as a service? As service operators replace voice with automation in the triple play bundle, reliably delivering this service becomes critical.

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