I have posted a follow-up blog (Part 2) to my January "Are Service Providers Truly Ramping up Deployment of Open Optical Networking?": Open Optical Networking: Popular but not Universally so #networking #400ZR #openoptical lnkd.in/eYnh6ADi

In this blog, ACG's Mark Mortensen discusses the three main approaches for implementing autonomous network operations that are driven individually by the #automation tool vendors, the #network element vendors, and the all-in-one #O…lnkd.in/dSgAQhTg lnkd.in/dfHVCZjW

In case you are attending the MPLS SD & AI Net World22 Congress (#mplswc22) in Paris next week, you will also want to attend an informative preconference workshop hosted by ACG's Ray Mota, Ph.D. - "Own the Edge" next-gen metro and…lnkd.in/dH65YFsu lnkd.in/dApbvaG8

Open Network Users Group (ONUG) and ACG Research will host a special briefing by ACG’s Dr. Peter Fetterolf at ONUG’s Spring 2022 conference on April 27. Peter’s presentation, "Analyzing the Economics of Multi-Cloud Deployments," highlights the results of…lnkd.in/eC-2y2yt

Service providers suspect that automation can improve network utilization, but Peter Fetterolf's economic analysis provides an actual dollars comparison of the capital expense and operations expenses with and without this automatio…lnkd.in/dtEp9GDY lnkd.in/daq8aB3j

I will be discussing the network requirements of middle mile infrastructure this coming Wednesday (June 1st) during the Fiber Broadband Association's weekly Fiber for Breakfast webcast. #network #infrastructure #ntia #5gnetworks #pon Webcast Registration…lnkd.in/gid-skJC

Some of the largest sources of network demand today are generated by Data Center Interconnection (DCI). Naturally, many of the new optical network advancements are being leveraged for this application, particularly the increase in…lnkd.in/ght4E3kJ lnkd.in/gsfi9vSF

For those following advances in enterprise communications information technology, #ONUG Fall takes place October 19-20, 2022 in the Big Apple. #enterpriseit #networking #networksecurity lnkd.in/gvfM9jR4

Private 5G allows the deployment of private wireless networks at facilities where coverage, speed, and security capabilities are needed beyond those offered by Wi-Fi and other network technologies. With private 5G, an organization…lnkd.in/gbfJssjn lnkd.in/g7KmGCMd

Employing the cloud in metro networking? Check out Juniper Networks' Julius Francis & Jai Thattil discussing the Cloud Metro Space on Dr. Ray Mota's ACG Hot Seat. #networking #cloud lnkd.in/g4Kr56uT

The pandemic has driven numerous changes in our economy that represent a major opportunity for telecommunications operators. Companies have been propelled to adopt digital business models almost overnight, residences have taken up…lnkd.in/gAN8ktGt lnkd.in/gubdHj-J

ACG Research's Mark Mortensen has been studying the evolving area of domain control and orchestration: automation of the network operations for individual network domains (domain control) and the orchestration of provisioning and o…lnkd.in/ghzU83EN lnkd.in/gGPbuGrM

As part of ACG Research’s Domain Control and Orchestration coverage, Mark Mortensen reviews vendors of cross-domain orchestration solutions in the telecom market. Read his independent report on Itential, named as one of the Top 6 s…lnkd.in/gn_n86Pp lnkd.in/g-5ja8w7

For the past decade the IT industry has been implementing modest pockets of cloud-native networking and computing in a relatively cautious, incremental mode. The time for a broader implementation of cloud-native data center fabrics…lnkd.in/eZWqyarC lnkd.in/eTNaqPWs

ACG's Mark Mortensen provides astute insights pertaining to the Ultra-Broadband Forum (#UBBF22) in Bangkok that he attended last month. UBBF is a yearly executive-level invited event sponsored by the UN Broadband Commission for Sus…lnkd.in/gs3wJ8ju lnkd.in/gNEedpXW

ACG's Peter Fetterolf examines total cost of ownership benefits of the Juniper Apstra data center automation platform and the Juniper cloud-native Contrail Networking SDN in a distributed 5G network. Find his report at #5g #DataCe…lnkd.in/grkgNWes lnkd.in/gKXwcmJz

ACG's Mark Mortensen and I attended the Nokia Conference 14 to 15 September 2022 in Orlando, FL, that featured the Nokia routing and switching (SReXperts) and optical transport (Wavelengths Americas) product lines. In attendance we…lnkd.in/gpjQC85Z lnkd.in/gA-DJgs3

Dr. Ray Mota, ACG Research CEO and Principal Analyst, and Ilan Tevet, RAD Marketing and Business Development VP discuss user-centric service assurance tools for CSP customer retention, package upgrades and OpEx savings as part of D…lnkd.in/gBehPaqn lnkd.in/gbw5xiiT

ACG's Mark Mortensen has been studying the evolving area of automation of the network operations for individual network domains (domain control) and the orchestration of provisioning and optimization functions across domains (cross…lnkd.in/g_cZ8KKT lnkd.in/g9cCDUGM

ACG's Mark Mortensen attended the 5G Analyst Meeting in Dallas, TX, sponsored by 5G Americas on 19−20 October 2022. He focused his attention on O-RAN and AI. Read some of the highlights of what he heard and his opinions: #5g #ai #lte  #oran lnkd.in/gghK5jNH