Something I haven't seen correlated yet, is the impact of A.I. on immigration. We all know illegal immigration is a major concern to the U.S. and Europe (and several other countries and regions). A low-hanging fruit for job replacement or at least hiring freezes is in

Carrier-grade open source - it's not an oxymoron, it's not utopia... it's what the telecom industry needs to become profitable and innovative again, without needing to fire telco talent (which takes years to train) under the excuse of A.I...

There's a saying in Spanish that is often said with sarcasm, but if we stop to analyze it, it should be said with celebration: 'este, si no gana, empata', which loosely translates to a sarcastic: 'this one never loses'. In business, as in life, the only way we fail, is if we

The open source telecom product portfolio continues to grow ...

Most customers don't really care if we're using A.I. or not (we are), most customers don't really care if we're deploying in the cloud or not (we can, of course)...in fact, most don't really care if our products are open source or not (they are). What *all* customers care about

Far too often I see telco 'experts' (a.k.a. vendors) question telecom operators about how slow, untalented and inefficient they are, and how they should become something they are not (i.e. techco vs telco). Most of these vendors are using the same commercial models of old (i.e.

Some positive perspective - making the best lemonade from telco lemons ...

The hypocrisy is built into the system. Step 1 - announce job cuts due to A.I. ... 15,000 for the sake of this example. Step 2 - invest in A.I. ... a mere $1.5 Billion for the sake of this example. Step 3 - investors reward this by boosting the company's stock. Step 4 - company

If 💰 is our 🔝 priority, we use A.I. to cut jobs and make ourselves more valuable to investors. If 💰 is a 🔝 KPI to confirm we are doing a good job, we use A.I. to boost the productivity of our team and add more value to our customers. Which side do you want to be on?

There are other capable vendors for lawful interception (the more politically correct name for 'wiretapping'), some even from Europe. Even if there's no direct ties between Huawei and (you know who, why would you even get close to exposing national security for a 'mere' €12

In a world that is both seemingly and literally moving faster every day (the Earth's 🌍 rotation is indeed accelerating since 2020 by a few milliseconds per day), there's a tendency to go for the newest shiny distraction or innovation... ... when innovations become trends, are

Well documented open source platforms are not only cost-savings generators, but also innovation enablers ...

Sometimes I get asked why we still focus on SS7 and USSD (2G/3G), instead of focusing all efforts on Diameter and HTTP/2 (4G/5G)? The reason is simple, these generations will continue to coexist for years and years (decades really), as there real-life, valuable use cases for

We've all been taught and we have an innate understanding of: Treat others the way we want to be treated... do unto others. We've all heard and understand the popular: With great power, comes great responsibility... and it's natural mirror: With great responsibility, comes

Open source in telecom and Bitcoin both still deal with skepticism from more traditional perspectives that prefer the 'safety' of licensed products and of the 'peace of mind' that fiat + the banking system provide. However, I think we all know this perceived safety that the

This, while likely well-meaning, is a reflection of how entitlement gets empowered and why some should indeed be concerned about being 'replaced by A.I.' ... "How do I prepare my talent for this massive shift? Where do I start? Start the 4Rs: Redesign how work gets done Reskill

'Big Tech' is planning to spend the equivalent of almost $3 billion/mo. over the next decade on A.I.-related infrastructure. This translates to spending as much as it would cost to hire for an entire decade: - 200,000 young developers earning $1,500/mo., or - 100,000 talented

The balance between confidence and humility is challenging, but one worth pursuing. Confidence comes from knowing you're capable, which can only come from putting in the work necessary to indeed become capable. I have all the confidence in the world in our ability to deliver,

Open source telecom platforms are an absolute must-have for an industry that is able to generate massive revenues, but that continues to see decreasing margins. The industry has clear standards, so lowering OPEX from artificially high licenses, while enabling in-house innovation

There's nothing intelligent about being artificial... not with your (buzz)words and certainly not with your actions. A life of values is one dedicated to adding value. Consequently, a company should be measured based on the value it truly delivers to its customers, not by some