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)
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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.

AUGUST 2018

Issue Theme: AGILITY

Gone are the days of the unresponsive incumbent. Pipeline's August 2018 issue will explore the many ways that CSPs can survive and thrive in the digital economy by staying agile.

Some potential article topics include:

• Embracing microservices
• DevOps for CSPs
• Agility as a culture
• Open architectures
• Real-time network visibility and analytics
• Data aggregation and the "Single Pane of Glass"
• Speeding TTM with catalog
• Achieving cloud agility
• Value added services
• Customer loyalty programs
• xPlay: multi-service offerings for CSPs
• Leveraging OTT
• Enabling global connectivity
• SDN/NFV maturation
• 5G flexibility and agility
• Following standards or defining your own
• Hard target: the many faces of fraud
• AI and its impact on agility
• Edge+Cloud Computing
• Blockchain: Help of Hype?
• Cash is king, by cyrpto may be the future
• Partnerships and ecosystems
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a top agility vendor (Sponsored)
• Thought Leaders: highlighting perspectives from industry thought leaders (Sponsored)
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These topics are only the beginning. What does being an agile operator mean to you? How can service providers maintain their core mission while also responding to changing trends? What does an agile operator look like? How can operators reach new customers and provide new services?

SEPTEMBER 2018

Issue Theme: ADVANCED ANALYTICS

Pipeline's September 2018 issue will focus on how operators and enterprises can get a handle on the neverending streams of data they touch, driving customer retention, business growth, and even lofty goals like better healthcare and improved community well-being. But as recent scandals remind us, data can be sensitive, and large swaths of the public are more prickly about the use - and potential misuse - of their data than they may have been just a few months ago. What's the right way to use data analytics? How can Big Data help CSPs do well and do good?

Some potential article topics include:

• The big opportunity: churn reduction
• Sniffing out fraud and malice
• Data-driven network planning and risk reduction
• Speeding TTM
• Translating data into action
• Big-Data-as-a-service
• Eliminating data silos
• High stakes: Big Data and national security
• Misconduct, abuse, and data ownership
• AI and analytics
• Creating transparency
• 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 helping data analytics reach new levels.

OCTOBER 2018

Issue Theme: NETWORK EVOLUTION & OPTIMIZATION

Pipeline's October 2018 issue will focus on the continued evolution networks. The pressures on our networks are many: shifting user behavior, device proliferation, increasing saturation, the demands of virtualization and decentralization, demands for bandwidth, low-latency requirements, edge and fog computing, and much more. How will the network continue to evolve to meet these challenges and capitalize on opportunities?

Some potential article topics include:

• Smart networks: applying AI and machine learning
• The impact of blockchain
• Fog computing
• Building more efficient networks
• Leveraging data centers and cross-connect
• Intent-based networking
• Programmable networks and automation
• Meeting the demands of 5G
• RAN Optimization
• The future of mobile spectrum
• The role of SD-WAN
• IoT network requirements
• LPWA, LoRa, and NB-IoT
• Automating virtual network functions
• IOTA, blockchain and the future of inventory
• The pros and cons of ONAP
• Open network collaboration
• Network monetization strategies
• Software-defined Networking
• Orchestrating VNF lifecycles
• Service automation over hybrid networks
• The evolution of the network core
• The role of LTE
• Tapping into the telco cloud
• Betting big on fiber deployments
• Advancements in satellite connectivity
• Smartgrid: tapping into energy
• Capitalizing on the smart home
• Future cities: making smart cities a reality
• Enabling augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR)
• Under the sea: connecting global access
• Customer experience in an age of change
• The state and role of networking standards
• Building first responder networks and services
• Securing critical infrastructure
• Vendor Spotlight: highlighting a leading ICE technology solution provider (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 network of the future.