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2025

  • 2025 Data Center Networking

    Infrastructure leaders discuss data center networking and impact of AI/GenAI and cloud workload. Topics: InfiniBand, UEC, NVLink, UALink

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  • 2025 SASE (SD-WAN, SSE, ZTNA)

    Infrastructure leaders discuss SASE, SD-WAN, SSE, ZTNA, MCN in the context of enterprise campus networks

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2024

  • 2024 Carrier NaaS

    Infrastructure leaders discuss network-as-a-service (NaaS) for telco networks and GenAI impact on the middle mile. Download free report.

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  • 2024 AI in Networking

    Thought leaders discuss using AI, ML, deep learning, and generative AI (GenAI) to manage, automate, scale, and optimize network infrastructure

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  • 2024 Campus NaaS

    Infrastructure leaders discuss network-as-a-service (NaaS) in the context of enterprise campus networks

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2023

  • 2023 AI and Cloud Data Center Networking

    The latest topics in data center networking including SmartNICs, 800G, CXL

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  • 2023 Private 5G

    Opportunities and challenges in deploying private 5G and 4G LTE as we enter 2024.

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  • 2023 SASE, SD-WAN, MCN, ZTNA - Enterprise Edge

    The alphabet soup in enterprise connectivity: SD-WAN, SASE, SSE, ZTNA, MCN, NaaS

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  • 2023 New Middle Mile

    The middle mile is transforming into a strategic control point in the cloud to edge digital pipeline. Our report examines the keys to success.

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  • 2023 Telco Cloud

    The state of the telco cloud and edge market today, covering CSPs, NEPs, ISVs, and hyperscalers.

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2022

  • 2022 SmartNICs

    Educating CSPs and enterprises on recent efforts in SmartNICs and infrastructure acceleration.

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2021

  • 2021 Open RAN

    Infrastructure considerations for SPs, integrators & enterprises contemplating Open RAN & O-RAN deployment.

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  • 2021 SD‑WAN and SASE

    Current enterprise viewpoints, service provider trends, and our observations on the market at large.

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  • 2021 Service Assurance

    How assurance is critical to success for top CSP service initiatives today.

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  • 2021 Private Mobile Networks

    The opportunities and complexities in deploying private mobile networks today.

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  • 2021 Telco Cloud

    Major telco initiatives and how telcos are looking to innovate their infrastructure.

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2020

  • 2020 SmartNICs

    Technologies adopted by CSPs and products available from leading vendors.

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  • 2020 Edge Computing

    Recommendations on how to take advantage of the cloud’s next evolution.

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  • 2020 DPDK Myth-busting

    Ten myths about DPDK, busted — a 2020 video series with the DPDK community plus AvidThink's Linux Foundation research brief.

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  • 2020 State of NFV

    Leading communication service providers’ perspectives on the current state of NFV.

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2019

  • 2019 Network Automation

    The programming of the network, incl. intent-based systems, DevOps & automation tools, & more.

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  • 2019 SD-WAN

    The current SD-WAN landscape, including existing challenges and ties with cloud networking.

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  • 2019 Next-Gen Central Office

    The evolution in NGCO, recent trends, and key projects, as well as the role of the NGCO in new applications.

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