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Cellcos walk back automation plans – that’s bad for 5G
Mobile operators are scaling back plans to invest in network automation, which could delay 5G rollouts, says a new Rethink Technology Research report. Read more…
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Orchestration, automation and the Blue Planet approach
Two big problems that telcos have at the moment, according to Kailem Anderson, VP of Engineering at Blue Planet, are visibility and people. Read more…
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HK enterprises want AI to augment jobs, not kill them
Hong Kong enterprises aren’t ready for AI yet, but once they are, the good news for employees is their managers won’t replace them: Microsoft-IDC survey Read more…
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Walmart says robot army will assist workers, not replace them
Walmart says it will add thousands more robots this year across its stores. And to hear Walmart tell it, that’s actually good news for its employees. Read more…
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Automated processes are great, but use common sense. Please!
Surely, you could put the automated bag machines next to the conveyor belt and surely the machine could scan your boarding pass and your passport. Read more…
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Here’s how some leading CIOs are using AI – right now
When you read that 2019 will be the year of AI, then you simply have to read an article on what CIOs are doing with AI right now. Read more…
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Apstra adds root cause ID for intent-based networking
Apstra says it has introduced new upgrades to the Apstra Operating System (AOS) for data center automation including a solution to deliver root cause identification for intent-based networking. Other new features of Intent-Based Data Center Read more…
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Vodafone India automates billing ops with Amdocs software and services
Amdocs announced that it has helped Vodafone India to automate its billing operations and roll out new services, offers and service plans for its post-paid consumers and enterprise customers faster. Amdocs implemented its service monetization Read more…
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And now for something completely different: a French robot making pizza
PARIS (Reuters) – For many people, the smell of a pizza fresh from the oven and lovingly crafted is a culinary delight that’s hard to beat. But now that hand-crafted pizza has a rival: pizza Read more…
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Your new favorite potential blockchain app: network automation auditing!
One of the challenges of blockchain for many organizations is figuring out just what it’s good for beyond making Bitcoin happen. For operators, one potential blockchain application could be auditing network automation. So says Ciena, Read more…