GREG SORBER

The service supply chain is unique for every organization, and it is profoundly complex for those with assets scattered around—or moving throughout—the world. Maximizing asset uptime and performance while minimizing cost, inefficiency, and waste involves millions of variables and decision points.

“I had this crazy idea in 2018 to build the world’s first fully virtualized mobile network. I loved the idea of simplicity and flatness, and I adored the concept of having an end-to-end IPv6 architecture,” says Tareq Amin, CTO of Rakuten Mobile. “I presented a blueprint architecture, and people thought I was nuts.”

“We’re nearing the end of a massive three-year effort,” says Scott Adametz, director of technology for Riot Esports. “And now we can finally reveal what we’ve been building toward, and that’s Project Stryker.”

Live Nation deployed its first fan-facing Wi-Fi 6 network at BottleRock Napa Valley.

It wasn’t long ago that esports competitions like the League of Legends World Championship were played with “Frankenservers” and broadcast out of a basement. Today, League is at the top of a $1 billion esports industry.

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t just envisioning the future of baseball. They’re actively building it.

Eugene Pretorius was tired of the blame game. Every time FNB experienced a service disruption or dip in application performance, fingers would point at the networking team.

Contemporary BMW vehicles generate and transmit upwards of 100 KB each day. With nearly 11 million connected BMW vehicles around the world, the auto manufacturer must process and analyze roughly 1 TB of encrypted data on a daily basis.

“If you had told me five years ago that these capabilities would be possible,” says Seth Hodge, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Virtual World Technologies, “I wouldn’t have believed you."

Being the second largest online seller in Europe isn't enough. Not when you’re competing with the world’s largest and most powerful retailers. Not when you’re in the thick of the high-stakes, high-volume e-commerce market.

As a provider of computer support, network services and IT consulting in Las Vegas and surrounding areas, Kortek Solutions used to receive 10 to 15 support calls every day. With only five employees and more than 150 customers spread across a large geographic area, these support calls—which often necessitated on-site visits—represented a heavy burden.