In this interview, the CTO of Juniper Networks joins Ray Mota CEO from ACG Research to discuss the launch of Juniper Beyond Labs, a significant milestone for the organization. Juniper, known for its history of innovation, introduces Beyond Labs to further harness breakthroughs in various technological areas and drive industry transformation. The CTO elucidates on why the initiative was launched at this time and the technological areas they plan to delve into, encompassing areas like AI, cybersecurity, and 5G technology, among others. Expressing his excitement, he shares how Juniper Beyond Lab ..read more

Governments worldwide are investing massively in bridging the so-called digital divide. In the US alone, an estimated $100 billion will go to broadband deployment funding. This unprecedented funding is spurring prodigious demand and will result in a generational transformation of the access network. The entities looking to deploy broadband access run the gamut from highly experienced incumbents to utilities, inexperienced new service providers such as municipalities and others. The optimal access network solution for each deployment depends on a variety of factors such as topologies, which var ..read more

In this podcast, Ray Mota, CEO, will be interviewing  Ivan Melia Head of Business Development, Cisco Managed Services Software They will discuss the next wave of managed service requirements  MSX Intro and Value prop What is the fundamental problem that MSX addresses? How MSX solves it? What are the benefits (segue into next podcast ..read more

Join Dr. Ray Mota, ACG Research CEO and Principal Analyst, and Ilan Tevet, RAD Marketing and Business Development VP in dialogue about user-centric service assurance tools for CSP customer retention, package upgrades and OpEx savings. ___ What if CSPs could save millions annually on call center and tech support, while raising satisfaction for enterprises and enterprise users? This is now possible by harnessing EAD/NID traffic data for fault isolation and usage insights. According to a 2021 Survey, only 24% of CSP call center helpdesk ticket root causes originated in the CSP WAN. The remaind ..read more

As the “new edge” where connectivity, distributed cloud, and customer experiences converge, metro networks face traffic growth of 500 percent by 2027. Expanded security threats, talent shortages, and new ITU standards for reducing carbon emissions are also changing metro requirements. Amid these conditions, operators can’t sustain the current cost per bit of service delivery for long. Juniper Cloud Metro applies cloud principles to metro networks, enabling sustainable business growth with future-proof systems, architecture, and AI-enabled automation as a service. Brendan Gibs, Senior Vice Pres ..read more

Cloudification has been significantly affecting metro networking and RAN in the network to deliver differentiated services for improved user experience. The metro can potentially drive new service opportunities for operators and improved experiences for network users. It will become where connectivity + edge hosting, + service experience converge. At the same time, Open RAN provides opportunities to optimize the radio resource and deliver innovations faster to the end users. Julius Francis, Sr. Director of Product Marketing from Juniper Networks, and Jai Thattil, Sr. Director of Product Market ..read more

With SR-MPLS turning ten and SRv6 coming on the scene in 2019, is there a right path for service providers? Where are service providers regarding their decision-making roadmap?  Ciena’s Jahanzeb Baqai joins Ray Mota to discuss a new Segment Routing report from ACG Research®, with insights directly from Service Providers on this and more.  Topics: ·       SR-MPLS adoption: real or imagined? ·       SRv6 plans are starting to take off ·       A glimpse at two approaches to Segment Routing ·       SR-MPLS vs ..read more

About Ribbon Ribbon Communications (Nasdaq: RBBN) delivers communications software, IP and optical networking solutions to service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors globally. We engage deeply with our customers, helping them modernize their networks for improved competitive positioning and business outcomes in today's smart, always-on and data-hungry world. Our innovative, end-to-end solutions portfolio delivers unparalleled scale, performance, and agility, including core to edge software-centric solutions, cloud-native offers, leading-edge security and analytics tools ..read more

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inseego SVP/GM of Enterprise Networks Ritesh Mukherjee joins Ray Mota from ACG Research to discuss enterprise trends, enterprise 5G, and enterprise wireless use cases ..read more