APRIL 2018

Issue Theme: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Pipeline's April 2018 issue will focus on the ever-changing nature of the communications, media, and entertainment industry. How are the goals and tactics of carriers changing, and how must networks, charging models, billing systems, service delivery, customer experience management, fault monitoring, and more change along with those goals? How can carriers leverage data, content, and new experiences - such as AR an VR . What do carriers want to be, what SHOULD they be, and how can vendors help them navigate the rocky seas of transformation?

Some potential article topics include:

• Getting digital transformation right
• The pitfalls of digital transformation strategies
• Killer content: what's next?
• Optimizing content delivery
• Monetizing AR and VR
• AI and Machine Learning for digital transformation
• Is your cloud strategy ready to support transformation efforts?
• Assuring next-generation networks
• IoT Transformation
• Providing a superior digital device experience
• How does virtualization change the game?
• The evolution to 5G and mobile transformation strategies
• Transforming the network edge
• Software-defined transformation
• Optimizing SD-WAN
• The role of automation (SDN, orchestration, IBN, etc.) in digital transformation
• How will blockchain influence transformation efforts?
• Enabling the digital enterprise
• Understanding the customer experience
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a leading digital transformation solution provider (Sponsored)
• Thought Leaders: highlighting perspectives from industry thought leaders (Sponsored)
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These topics are only the beginning. We want your perspective on the technology, trends, and solutions that are shaping the changing digital marketplace and the role of service providers in it.

MAY 2018

Issue Theme: SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Pipeline's May 2018 issue will discuss the dynamic and ever-changing world of support systems in the integrated communications and entertainment (ICE) market. The functions that were once the purview of clearly defined OSS/BSS silos are still essential, even if they have transformed along with the industry in which they operate. But the role of support systems has changed, new systems are emerging, and the evolution show no signs of slowing.

Some potential article topics include:

• The new role of OSS
• The myth and reality of ONAP
• AI and OSS/BSS
• Data management for SON
• Feeding Southbound systems
• Monetizing – and billing for – digital services
• Consumption-based billing models
• Monetizing IoT
• Orchestration as an enabler
• Optimizing omni-channel
• Managing Customer Intelligence
• The state of security
• Virtual network management
• The automation imperative
• Assurance in the cloud
• Supporting 5G
• Inventory and IoT
• Machine Learning for fault management
• Market consolidation in the support system space
• Perfecting Network visibility
• Enterprise resource management
• Fleet management
• Applying the OSS/BSS business model to different industry verticals
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a top OSS/BSS vendor (Sponsored)
• Thought Leaders: highlighting perspectives from industry thought leaders (Sponsored)
• Pitch a topic by clicking the button below

These topics are only the beginning. We want your perspective on the past, present, and future of support systems.

JUNE 2018

Issue Theme: INNOVATION

Pipeline's June 2018 issue will explore the latest innovations in the integrated communications and entertainment (ICE) technology market. The hype around 5G has reached fever pitch and over the course of this year, we'll start to see it take shape. But that's only one small part of the innovation picture. We want to hear from you on where the real innovation in the space is being generated.

This issue will coincide with the annual Pipeline Innovation Awards.

Some potential article topics include:

• Modernizing with Industrial IoT
• Capitalizing on the Internet of Things
• Building the business of connected homes
• The future of connected cars
• Space, land and sea: ubiquitous global connectivity
• Perfecting fleet management
• 5G innovations
• Future, self-optimized, and self-aware networks (SON)
• "Future-proofing" mobile networks with vRAN
• Automation: the key to manageable margins
• Software-defined networks
• "True NFV" takes shape
• The future of net neutrality and the realities of paid prioritization
• Applications of artificial intelligence (AI)
• 5G and the dependence on AI and machine learning
• Mastermining Big Data: aggregation and actioning
• The virtues of productive innovation incubators
• Out-of-the-box security approaches
• Automated threat mitigation
• The new generation of edge computing
• Microservices
• ID Authentication
• The humanitarian applications of modern technology
• Leveraging virtual and augmented reality (AR/VR)
• Catering to digital consumers
• The next killer content
• Smarter spectrum utilization
• Small cell network densification
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting an innovative vendor (Sponsored)
• Thought Leaders: highlighting perspectives from industry thought leaders (Sponsored)
• Pitch a topic by clicking the button below

Once again, these topics are only the beginning of the story. What's innovative to you? How can service providers and other tech firms keep pace with the technological advances that are on the horizon?

JULY 2018

Issue Theme: DEVICE REVOLUTION

Pipeline's July 2018 issue will focus on managing the growing array and complexity of connected devices. We'll explore the latest trends, considerations, and requirements related to supporting the multitude of devices that makes up the the Internet of Things (IoT). We'll also look into the key factors, risks, systems, and infrastructure that must be addressed to support the device revolution.

Some potential article topics include:

• Industrial IoT use cases
• Smart cities and the urban future
• Smart grids and intelligent energy management
• Capitalizing on the smart home opportunity
• Supporting smart phones
• The impact of connected wearables
• Connected device security
• Air, sea, and land: fleet management
• Building a better network: supporting the device revolution
• Automation imperative: AI and machine learning
• The data demand: aggregation and automated actioning
• Billing for the Internet of Things (IoT)
• A new reality: AR, VR, and immersive experiences
• 5G Device Use Cases
• Edge vs. cloud computing
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a provider of IoT technology (Sponsored)
• Thought Leaders: highlighting perspectives from industry experts (Sponsored)
• Pitch a topic by clicking the button below

Once again, these topics are only the beginning of the story. We want your ideas on what is driving and helping to enable the device revolution.