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“Cell phones are so convenient that they're an inconvenience.” - Haruki MurakamiOne thing I’ve always found charming about many tech journalists and other professionals I’ve encountered in communications and media is that they, themselves, are borderline Luddites. Maybe it’s a side-effect of spending your days immersed in cutting-edge technology: the tech loses its luster and you simply refuse to let yourself be drawn in.... More Info

In addition to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) announcing that union members had ratified the tentative agreements that were reached in May with Verizon, the news this month was filled with every kind of story related to the Internet of Things (IoT). The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report revealed that the Internet of Things is set to overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices by 2018.... More Info

Episode 7 concludes the beginning of IoT Noir, Pipeline’s science fiction serial set some fifteen years from now. Recapping episodes 1 through 6: Jonathon Blake, the CEO of International Widget waged a cyber-attack on the IoT water control company of Kiko-Lyn’s aunt, Rachael Greg.... More Info

The Year of the Seller: PE Fund managers scramble to build strong portfolios Middle market companies – those with $25M to $1B in annual revenue – are the entrepreneurial fuel powering the American economy. But many of these companies are running on fumes.... More Info

Service providers are turning to software-centric architectures with the principles of Software-defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) to unlock their constrained and disjointed network infrastructure. They are seeking to transition from a closed architecture with complex control and interoperability to a more open and efficient software-driven network and service architecture running on open, commodity platforms.... More Info