
Deutsche Telekom: The future of the smart home is here, almost (Reader Forum)
The smart home space has been a busy one over the last few years. If anything, the pace of innovation is accelerating. Research consultancy Market Insights predicts the market’s total …

Manifesto for a brave digital future in telecom IT and OT (Reader Forum)
The Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, robots, and drones are just a few technology topics we read about almost every day – in the mainstream press as well …
MRO maturity and IIoT (Reader Forum)
Efficient maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) processes are important in every industry to achieve the best possible return on assets (ROA). This is especially true for capital-intensive industries such as …

The underlay network: Abstracting the complexity with SD-WAN 2.0 (Reader Forum)
The benefits of SD-WAN for enterprise networks are now well understood. By creating a managed overlay network with centralized control, enterprises have transformed their WAN into an intelligent and automated …

Fighting data decay with open source analytics tools (Reader Forum)
From the perspective of big data, the proliferation of internet-of-things (IoT) devices has dramatically changed the way businesses handle data processing. According to BI Intelligence, the velocity of IoT adoption …

AI and IIoT: How to make products better and faster – at less cost (Reader Forum)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key asset in the continuing effort to derive greater value from business processes and business models in general. While much of the attention AI has …

How 802.11ax is driving the 100-gigabit campus (Reader Forum)
The proliferation of connected devices is placing unprecedented demands on campus networks. With over 30 billion connected “things” expected by 2020, ensuring quality of experience for users in ultra-high-density locations …

The technology shaping the city of tomorrow (Reader Forum)
After suburban lifestyles being the norm for generations of Americans, the pendulum is beginning to swing back towards urbanism: the United Nations says 54% of the world’s population lives in …

A smart approach to service assurance in the smart factory (Reader Forum)
Manufacturing businesses are increasingly adopting advanced digital technologies to enhance their capabilities to satisfy customer demand for the production of more high-quality products at a faster rate than ever before, …

Three ways digital technology is recalibrating supply and demand in healthcare (Reader Forum)
The healthcare industry in the United States is hugely complex, and under increasing strain. Pressure is being exerted by multiple factors. The increase in baby boomers retiring and demanding care …