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How should CSPs approach telecom network management modernization in the face of system obsolescence?

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Shifting OSP network management in the face of system obsolescence

I started my career supporting utilities and their GIS programs, specifically migrating their legacy CAD-based technologies to the latest in Esri-based GIS platforms. Interestingly, a successful migration was not necessarily predicated on a better...

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Along the Path: How can we boost our fiber deployment plans for 2023

Welcome to the Q4 edition of Along the Path. In this edition, we focus on ways to boost our fiber deployment plans for 2023 as we wrap up 2022.

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Keyboard button - gain more from your fiber network data

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Three ways to use self-service configuration to gain more from your fiber network data

System setup…this tedious, daunting, but somewhat overlooked process is the lifeblood of any enterprise software solution. And, with the accelerating...

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3-GIS | Network Solutions and CDG MBS integration

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CDG introduces 3-GIS integration for MBS

Champaign, IL – Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce the recent integration between CDG’s MBS consumer and enterprise billing and...

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Along the path: What you need to know about cloud security

Welcome to the 2022 Q3 edition of Along the Path. This edition focuses on cloud security, lift and shift best practices, and how desktop and cloud...

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FTTH Top 200 Broadband Communities Magazine

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3-GIS lands on the Broadband Communities Magazine FTTH Top 100 list

For the seventh year in a row, 3-GIS has been chosen for the Broadband Communities Magazine Fiber-to-the-Home Top 100 list. The magazine’s list...

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Along the path 2022 Q2 newsletter

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Along the path: Achieving better as-builts

Welcome to the 2022 Q2 edition of Along the Path. In this edition, we review tips to increase velocity during fiber engineering and construction,...

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Stop the status quo: Rethink your fiber network management strategy

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Stop the status quo: Rethink your fiber network management strategy

Here is a conundrum: if fiber technology is ever-changing, why would you ever embrace the status quo for your long-term fiber network deployment and...

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Give me more RAM: Android’s changing hardware specifications impact on 3-GIS | Mobile

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Give me more RAM: Android’s changing hardware specifications impact on 3-GIS | Mobile

As most people know, technology, particularly hardware, continues to mature and advance. I think back to the first desktop computer my family had and...

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Auditing cloud security for improvement

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Cloud security-Part 5:Auditing cloud security for improvement

According to predictions in The 2020 Data Attack Surface Report1, by 2025 there will be around 100 zettabytes of data stored in the cloud globally....

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