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Big data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have both had their fair share of hype in recent years. Despite the rhetoric, however, both these technologies, working in sync, are now starting to emerge as fundamental building blocks shaping future networks to be more reliable and more automated—leading to a better customer experience.... More Info

INCOMPAS, the internet and competitive networks association, may be best known for its high-profile work in Washington, D.C., advocating for competition across all networks—from fiber and wireless, to streaming services, cloud and edge providers. But an equally important part of the association’s work is its annual INCOMPAS Show, which has fostered hundreds of millions of dollars of deals in the communications industry, building a vibrant ecosystem that enables companies in all facets of the industry to meet, develop partnerships and do business... More Info

For most communications service providers (CSPs), understanding the customer is no simple task. Back in the day when connectivity meant a single analog landline in the home, all you needed to know was whether the customer had connectivity and where to send the bill—and that the bill was actually paid on time.... More Info

Data—and what we do with it—may be the final frontier for all of mankind. At its core, data is information.... More Info

August brought plenty of news in network evolution. INCOMPAS made two FCC filings to continue to promote healthy competition and innovation in building fiber, while efforts to expand networks into rural and unserved areas of the U.S.... More Info