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When companies shift to remote work, they usually do it gradually, with a plan in place. But over the past few weeks, many companies have gone from little remote work to almost 100 percent remote.
Our guest this week is Stephan...
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The past few weeks have been uncertain and scary. In our industry, essential personnel are out there working to keep us connected, which is both worrying and inspiring.
In spite of this reality, our worries and concerns haven’t dampened the hope...
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Finding and retaining talent are twin challenges facing our industry. Add in rapid company growth, and those challenges get more critical and severe.
And yet Leaf Communications isn’t struggling, in spite of impressive growth. In fact, candidates actively seek positions within...
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We know the shortage of tower climbers is slowing the 5G deployment. But there’s another shortage that’s equally detrimental, though it sometimes gets less visibility.
Perhaps because much of the time, it’s actually less visible.
We’re talking about the fiber network. And...
With 5G currently available as a consumer-facing service in key geographies including China, Western Europe and U.S., operators and end users are already exploring what’s next.
As 5G evolves, networks will become cloud-native and distributed, network management and operations will become automated, and capable...
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It’s a slow climb to train enough tower technicians. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr says the U.S. 5G rollout requires 20,000 of them. Unfortunately, that many technicians simply do not exist today. As a result, rollouts are stalling.
This week’s guest, Todd...
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What does employee engagement really mean? Our guest this week, Rick Gallegos, CEO of Dale Carnegie Tampa Bay, describes it as “discretionary effort.” An engaged employee goes beyond the bare requirements of their job. Unfortunately for most companies, less than...
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Have you heard that tower climbers will jump to a company for even the smallest increase in pay? It’s not necessarily true.
What is true is companies are under a lot of pressure to get antennas installed. It’s also true...
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Saying “Okay to Boomers” instead of “Okay, Boomer”
Do you have a talent shortfall? Open spots that you just can’t fill?
The workforce shortage and its impact on the race to 5G is a regular discussion topic in the industry.
If you’re...
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What would you know if your job was to understand market trends in technology? Guest Stephanie Atkinson, CEO and Founder of Compass Intelligence, will tell you. It’s her business to help technology companies understand their markets better. In this...
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The fear that AI will take away a significant number of jobs is somewhat exaggerated, says Rana Gujral. Gujral is the CEO of Behavioral Signals and an expert on AI. Behavioral Signals creates software that introduces emotional intelligence into speech...
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Every company has a culture, but not every company has a winning culture. One that attracts and keeps talent. With a workforce shortage throughout the wireless industry, though, many companies are wondering what they can do to improve theirs. Every...
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Robots and AI are poised to make life a lot easier for us. But that reality is causing a lot of people to lose sleep. Workers will be displaced, industries will be disrupted, and our workplaces will be changing.
Guest Alexandra...
Networks continue to become more complex and more dense, but network operations teams often are being called upon to manage and optimize them without much more in terms of resources.
This webinar explores the use of analytics and automation in network deployment, management and assurance,...
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By 2020—just a few short months away—millennials will make up over 50% of the workforce. If you don’t understand your company’s average millennial retention rate (not your overall retention rate), it could be costing you a lot.
The average millennial stays...
Over the last couple of years, the drive toward network automation has gained momentum. Today it’s widely acknowledged that automation is essential to the success and effectiveness of future network operations—and it’s easy to see why. Communication service providers (CSPs) have reached a tipping...
The increased speed of 5G promises to breed new expectations for mobile consumers. With its super-fast connectivity, intelligent network, and the ability to transmit massive amounts of data, experts predict that 5G will open several new road safety possibilities. The Mobile Carrier will no...
Nextivity’s Cel-Fi SOLO primed for enterprise and operator adoption with new Ofcom regulations
In-building cellular connectivity is a problem that’s not limited to any particular geography or end user. In the United Kingdom, regulator Ofcom recently loosened restrictions governing mobile signal boosters which, for Nextivity,...
Does your influencer marketing program work, or is it a total waste of time and money? The answer is simple: it depends. The vast majority of influencer marketing is probably not worth it. So much effort is a waste for a simple reason we...
The Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, robots, and drones are just a few technology topics we read about almost every day – in the mainstream press as well as in specialized industry publications. A wealth of articles has been written about emerging...
Blockchain for telecom: Operational systems and business applications
1. Introduction to blockchain
It started with a Hash function... then the data blocks...then the chained/permissioned data blocks and mining … then distributed Hyperledger and smart contracts completed the picture to provide management and business applications for public, private...
USTelecom petitions FCC to ease up on '90s-era rules on landline providers
The U.S. broadband industry lobbying association USTelecom has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate some rules from the 1990s that made large telecom companies share their networks with smaller, regional operators at...
The information technology sector added about 9,000 jobs during March, with additions in four out of five tech sectors -- but telecommunications job numbers were down about 2,000 for the month, according to analysis by industry group CompTIA.
Telecom has been steadily shedding jobs through...
Today’s wireless networks are hugely complex already, and will acquire new layers of sophistication as the industry launches 5G services. Traditional rule-based, deterministic algorithms no longer cut it.
Network operators require more dynamic methods to get the best from their infrastructure and services. Artificial intelligence...
