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Ray Le Maistre joined Light Reading in 2002, having previously held senior editorial roles at Total Telecom, Communications Week International, Communications International and Computer Weekly. He was appointed Editor-in-Chief of Light Reading in March 2013. Ray has written extensively about the broadband technology and services sector for the past 15 years, and has tracked the evolution of fixed and wireless networks from ISDN/DSL and GSM to FTTx, 4G+ and Carrier WiFi. He has also been at the forefront of Light Reading’s coverage of the service provider IT sector, which in recent years has heralded the emergence of SDN and NFV into the market’s vocabulary and which is now embracing open source developments.
PANEL: TELEMETRY & ANALYTICS – HOW TO GET BETTER INSIGHTS INTO NETWORK & SERVICE PERFORMANCE
Operators are embracing telemetry to collect huge quantities of data about their networks and the services running on top with a view to conducting sophisticated analytics. However, managing and analyzing this data continues to present a challenge to operators. This panel will explore the landscape of open source and commercial tools that can help transform these data sets into valuable insights.
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PANEL: AI/ML FOR NETWORK AUTOMATION
Zero-touch network management, which all but does away with human intervention, is the ultimate goal for network operators but making significant progress towards that goal will require the deployment of artificial intelligence capabilities, in particular machine learning. This panel will look at the current focus of R&D in this area and highlight emerging use cases and best practices, including how AI capabilities are expected to impact functionality such as route optimization, capacity planning, fault management and root cause analysis, dynamic optimization and more.
PANEL: BLOCKCHAIN – WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE FOR BLOCKCHAIN IN TELECOMS & HOW CAN THESE AID AUTOMATION?
Blockchain is one of the most game-changing or over-hyped technologies ever, depending on who you talk to. Across industries, including telecom, organizations are exploring blockchain's potential impact. The biggest questions for service providers, however, are "Where is the biggest bang for the buck?" and "Where and how do we get started?“
