Coherent pluggable optics are revolutionizing how service providers scale transport networks for AI, cloud, and video. This white paper written by Simon Stanley, Analyst at Larger, Heavy Reading (now part of Omdia) analyzes findings from 82 global operators in a 2025 survey, exploring current 400G deployment, 800G timelines, router/switch ports, … read more
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Scaling the Edge: Architecting Cost-Effective, AI-Ready Infrastructure
Thurs, April 2, 2026 at 12 PM EDTSponsors: Advantech
As AI workloads move closer to the data source, organizations are hitting a "complexity wall." Traditional edge deployments often rely on … read more
“The Efficient 5G Core: Industry Efforts for OPEX Reduction”
Thursday, December 4th at 9 AM PT, 5 PM GMTSponsors: Intel, Nokia
As networks evolve to handle unprecedented traffic growth, telecom operators face a pressing need to balance performance, cost efficiency, … read more
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AI Cluster Networking Operator Survey
August 19, 2025Sponsors: Keysight Technologies
Operators are redesigning data center network infrastructure to meet the demands of AI-driven workloads. Learn how they're adapting through … read more
Platforms for Future RAN Systems Operator Survey
January 30, 2025Sponsors: Fujitsu, NVIDIA, Supermicro
Heavy Reading’s Platforms for Future RAN Systems Operator Survey written by Simon Stanley investigates how operators plan to deploy and … read more
Meeting the Need for Power Efficient 5G Cloud RAN
March 2023Sponsors: AMD
The shift to cloud RAN architecture is bringing significant opportunities for wireless service providers to build out a much more agile and … read more