| | july 20146CIOReviewCopyright © 2014 CIOReview, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewJUly - 2014CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 June 2014, volume SE 15 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Editor-in-Chief Pradeep ShankarManaging Editor Christo JacobEditorial StaffSalesAishwarya KannanHarvi SacharRyan Fernandes Christine Wood Ruby JonasSyeda Tina TabinT:510.565.7624VisualizersStephen ThomasRanjith CTelecom Technology SpecialCIOReviewCaroline D'Souzacaroline@cioreview.com Immaculate D'Souzaimmaculate@cioreview.com Sebastian Jacobsebastian@cioreview.com Leena Josephleena@cioreview.com The telecom industry is on the brink of an extraordinary revolution. Unprecedented growth in high-speed mobile Internet traffic, especially for wireless data and video, has transformed the industry into the most evolving, inventive and keenly contested space. In addition, the emergence of wireless broadband technology has created several new service areas which offer significant growth potential. Indeed wireless gradually is becoming the future of the telecom industry. At the same time, high-speed fiber-based network is projected to expand more aggressively, especially for video/TV offerings.In the new competitive market landscape, operators are facing many challenges in order to differentiate themselves and grow their business. Telcos, by virtue of the competition they face, have always been on the lookout for new technologies for competitive advantage--to help them increase their operational resilience and efficiency, and reduce their overheads through automation.Innovative product launches are expected in areas of m-Commerce, virtualization and cloud-based technology, high-speed metro Ethernet, to name a few. With significant growth of cloud-based virtual networking, operators are gradually shifting focus from a hardware centric growth model to an IT/software centric business model. There have been significant investments in the areas of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV).This special edition on technology for Telecom Industry blends thought-leadership from subject matter experts with real stories on what selected vendors are doing for telecom clients, along with exclusive interviews with CIOs.We would love to hear your experiences of how technology is playing a critical role in driving your print business.Let us know what you think, Pradeep ShankarEditor-in-Chiefeditor@cioreview.comTelcos New AvatarEditorial
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