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They say lightening never strikes the same place twice. Tell that to poor old Roy Cleveland Sullivan, who was struck by lightning several times during his 30-years career as a

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to mature organisations are looking for platforms that can provide them with the widest possible range of connectivity options and support services. Here,

Philippe Morin of EXFO tells VanillaPlus that the industry is entering the critical automation phase of virtualisation, where CSPs will need smarter service assurance with real-time insights from all three

The industry’s move towards virtualisation requires new automated approaches to active testing and service assurance. Here Marcus Friman, the chief product officer and co-founder of Netrounds, a specialist provider of

Swamy Vasudevan is the chief technology officer of strategy and business development for software defined networks (SDN), network functions virtualisation (NFV) and cloud at Ericsson North America. Here he tells

At this time every year VanillaPlus talks to key figures in the industry about what we can expect over the next 12 months. Tell us what you think on Twitter

Gemini Waghmare is the founder and chief executive of UXP Systems. Here he tells George Malim that for communications service providers (CSPs) to survive and thrive in the digital services

Rajeev Tankha is the vice president of revenue and customer management at Amdocs. Here, he tells George Malim how policy and charging have converged and the focus of communications service

Paul Gowans is mobility marketing manager of Viavi Solutions, a new company established when JDSU split its business into two companies: Lumentum and Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions has been created

What new skills will be needed by CSPs and their partners as they transition to network functions virtualisation (NFV)? And where will they find them?