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The culmination of the 2023 Innovation Awards is presented in this Pipeline magazine article. Learn about the Innovation Awards competition, submissions, and those that won or placed.... More Info

Masses of Innovation “Business has only two functions — marketing and innovation.” — Milan Kundera“Business has only two functions — marketing and innovation.” ― Peter F. Drucker Here we have a quandary at the heart of competitive progress.... More Info

“If I have a thousand ideas,” Alfred Nobel once mused, “and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.” While his most famous invention… dynamite… went on to do both good and bad things, there is no question that it was an important advancement, and that it changed the face of the 19th and 20th centuries. And this was possible because he was willing to risk failure to accomplish something unique that would have an impact so great, it would change the face of history.... More Info

This is an overview of the nominees, the standouts, the finalists, and the winners in Pipeline's Innovation Awards, and includes coverage of the awards ceremony in Dublin, where companies like CSG International, Tekelec, JDSU, Cisco, Subex, and Microsoft battled it out to win a CommIT trophy.... More Info

Some decisions are both absolutely necessary to make and critical to success. With some few, the outcome of the decision might even impact the continued existence of an ICT company.... More Info

Innovate. It’s a word that is thrown around quite often in today’s business world.... More Info

The Power of InnovationThere is something perfect in the incongruity of standing in a century-old hotel—a relic of the final days of the Belle Époque—and being exposed to some of the most advanced technology in the world. As jarring as the juxtaposition may seem, Le Negresco represents the tremendous optimism and perseverance that could be found in its bustling corridors when it opened its doors in 1913.... 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

Last month, on a particularly lovely day on the French Riviera, Pipeline had the occasion to recognize some of the most innovative companies working in the communications and entertainment technology (COMET) industry. As yachts motored by and vacationers and locals meandered through the streets of quaint Beaulieu-sur-Mer, just a few miles from Nice, we were honored to host a gala reception to present the 2013 COMET Innovation Awards.... More Info

In this article we explore innovations, inventions, and advancements from several of the world's largest service providers including devices, telehealth, microkernal, connected car, air graffiti, and more.... More Info

The telecom innovation deficit is explored in this Pipeline magazine article. Click to read the full article and learn how telecoms and service providers can close the gap and encourage innovation.... More Info

There is a growing consensus that today’s telcos must innovate in order to survive and prosper. The move to cloud computing is seen by many telcos as the model for telco transformation.... More Info

Oracle's 5G innovation lab is explored in this Pipeline magazine article. Click to learn how Oracle is innovating with 5G, and 5G use cases such as cloud gaming, public safety, IoT, energy, and more.... More Info

In his monthly letter, managing editor Scott St. John discusses the content in the 2020 Innovation issue of Pipeline, including automation, NFV, 5G, autonomous vehicles, hyperscale data centers, cybersecurity, the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic, innovations in customer experience and much more.... More Info

Monetizing technology innovation is explored in this Pipeline Magazine article from Red Hat. Click to learn how to commercialize emerging technologies.... More Info

Innovation is the watchword of our industry. Whether dazzling consumers with another game-changing technological development or driving down the cost to transport a gig of data, communications and entertainment (COMET) technologies have two simple choices: evolve or evaporate.... More Info

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In this Pipeline article we explore how CSPs can innovate to adapt to the new circumstances, aka the new normal, in 2020 and beyond.... More Info

Imitator is InnovatorChina has expressed its aim to build an innovation economy, and the evidence would suggest that the country has gone some considerable way towards achieving its ambition. China may have grown into a technology powerhouse by initially following the example of the West, but the country is now carving out its role as a global leader in mobile Internet: setting trends in telecommunications, mobile devices and social commerce.... More Info

25G PON and innovation in fiber networks are explored in this Pipeline magazine article. Find out how 25G PON is transforming technology, operations, and services for service providers.... More Info

Today’s large enterprises face continuous disruption from fast moving startups entering their industries. We see this across cloud computing, telecommunications, workplace management, and more.... More Info

In this article, Pipeline uncovers what is truly innovative in Customer Experience Management (CEM) and how CEM is more than a toolkit or a solution, but a new way of understanding, managing, and leveraging resources across multiple domains.... More Info

Fiber connectivity and how fiber is fueling innovation is discussed in this Pipeline magazine article, by Crosstown Fiber. Click to learn how fiber networks are driving innovation.... More Info

Harnessing emerging IT technology, and creating an innovation engine are explored in this Pipeline magazine article. Click to learn how to leverage IT technology to power innovation.... More Info

In his Letter from the Editor, Scott St. John, managing editor of Pipeline magazine discusses the July 2021, Innovation issue of Pipeline - including important topics like cybersecurity, CAD innovation in the cloud, 5G, AI, 400G, and IoT.... More Info

Funding innovation and telecom start-ups is explored in this Pipeline article which discusses role of telcos as a shepherd for innovative new technology companies.... More Info

Network automation, innovation and transformation were key takeaways from SCTE Cable-Tec Expo and are explored in this Pipeline magazine article.... More Info

In his letter from the editor for the Innovation issue of Pipeline, managing editor Scott St. John discusses the topics in the Innovation issue including AI, CX, SD-WAN, partner ecosystems, connectivity equity, carrier-neutral data centers, fraud detection and prevention, and more.... More Info

Three prisoners trapped in a cave from the moment of birth can only see a wall lit by a fire. On this wall are projected shadows of statues representing humans, animals and objects.... More Info

Innovation isn’t just a science—it’s an art. You can’t force it and you can’t demand it from your employees, but in the communications technology space it’s what separates the winners from the losers in very short order.... More Info