SEPTEMBER 2017

Issue Theme: BIG DATA & ANALYTICS

Pipeline's September 2017 issue will focus on how operators and enterprises can better manage and analyze the enormous data streams at their disposal to gain a competitive edge and attract and retain subscribers. The tools and methods available to analyze, visualize, and explore the countless data points available in the complex worlds of communications and media are more accurate and available than ever. So why are some carriers still falling short? And where can we look for outstanding examples of "Big Data" done right? That's all part of the September 2017 issue.

Potential topics may include:

• 4 key challenges of Big Data analytics: silos, systems, skills, and security)
• The Big Data mindset: creative, educational and dynamic
• The Differences and Overlaps Between Big Data and Data Analytics The data quality imperative
• Empowering real-time security policies with Big Data & Analytics
• Translating data analysis into customer loyalty
• New applications for Big Data
• Making the most of fuzzy data
• Data socialization
• Analytics drive network planning
• Visualization and other tools to translate data into actionable information
• Big-Data-as-a-service
• The power of predictive analytics
• Reducing customer acquisition costs and risk through careful analysis
• What you can't see can hurt you: maximizing customer visibility
• Big Data for the Internet of Things (IoT)
• When data analysis gets it wrong
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a leading Big Data 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 topics, technology trends, and solutions that are taming Big Data.

OCTOBER 2017

Issue Theme: NETWORK EVOLUTION

Pipeline's October 2017 issue will focus on Network Evolution and Optimization. Our networks continue to grow and change in accordance with both the desires of subscribers and the stark realities of business. The network is becoming faster and more complex than ever. How will carriers handle the ongoing evolution of the network?

Potential topics may include:

• Revolutionizing the network edge
• Delivering virtualized business services using SD-WAN, uCPE
• Building ‘smarter, on-demand networks’ that are service-, customer- and device-aware
• Patching coverage gaps: The importance of small cells
• Manage Diameter Signaling Storms To Prevent Outages and Overprovisioning
• The Importance of Interconnect and Roaming in VoLTE
• Leveraging Ethernet VPN and Layer 2 overlays for greater reliability, scalability and efficiency
• VNF automation and orchestration for network scalability and resiliency
• The future of network architecture
• 5G and beyond
• LP-WAN and other tools for IoT
• Network planning in a new era
• The future of mobile spectrum
• The role of LTE in the network of tomorrow
• Managing MIMO
• Building efficient networks
• Small cells
• Virtualized infrastructure
• Maintaining the customer experience at breakneck speeds
• Network visibility in a brave new world
• Enabling a new generation of digital services
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a leading ICE technology 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 network of the future.

NOVEMBER 2017

Issue Theme: SECURITY & ASSURANCE

Pipeline's November 2017 issue will focus on protecting service providers' businesses. Security breaches, whether the result of intentional malice or carelessness by an organization's own personnel, have been big news, especially lately. Fraud, security breaches and other threats impact everyone from small businesses, to service providers, to nation-states. How can CSPs create secure, resilient business to protect their business in an era in which the implications of threats are farther-reaching than ever?

Potential topics may include:

• Paramount principal: securing controlling remote access
• Resolving the ‘SS7 Flaw’ before hackers wreak havoc
• Moving network functions into IT-type environment: vulnerabilities to watch
• Telecom: the next frontier for the hacker community
• Signaling domain expertise
• Leveraging advanced analytic to detect fraud in real time and proactively identify risks
• Preventing fraud by securing billing systems and network vulnerabilities
• After the breach: what to do when the damage has been done
• Security for 5G and beyond
• How to deal with phishing and social engineering
• Holistic approaches to network security
• Safeguarding against internal user error
• Navigating the global nature of security threats
• Beyond Communications: Addressing IoT security risks
• Combatting global cyber-terrorism
• Operator cybersecurity strategies
• Minimizing threats with pre-emptive information sharing
• Reducing risk in virtualized environments
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a leading security 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 future of network security.

DECEMBER 2017

Issue Theme: TOP TRENDS

Pipeline's December 2017 issue will focus on the top trends driving the world of integrated communications and entertainment (ICE) technology. The world is continuing to change, and we want to know what you see as the leading trends that will continue to shape the landscape in the near future.

Potential topics may include:

• 2017 Top Trends
• 2018 Predictions
• The Importance of digital technology platforms
• Use cases for AI and Machine Learning
• Virtual and Augmented Reality: what Role will CSPs play?
• Intelligent Apps & AI
• The Importance of Blockchains in Telecom
• Monetizing chatbots
• Virtualized video platforms for monetizing services and accelerating delivery
• The evolution of wireless networks
• The latest IoT movement
• Open source comes of age
• Emerging regions ripe for comms booms
• Next-gen analytics
• A virtualization check-in
• Advances in network assurance
• Hi-speed networks: 5G and beyond
• Wireless vs fiber?
• Network slicing
• Building dynamic networks
• The new security realities
• The ongoing challenge of digital transformation
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning
• The latest on mergers & acquisitions among both carriers and vendors
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a leading provider on the bleeding edge of ICE technology (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 technology, trends, and solutions that are shaping the future of integrated communications and entertainment.