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At #DTW2024 in the session “AI ready Software Architecture”, Neel Mehta from Bell Canada said in a session with #IBM said. “While it is easy to get carried away by the immense potential of AI, we should not forget that Architecture Governance and in particular, Data Governance is a must. People may think, this is like applying brakes on the AI initiative. However we should remember that we can travel faster only when we have the brakes.” This statement is powerful in so many ways especially when we think of the AI hype cycle and how we should not forget the basics.

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dApps: Real-Time O-RAN RIC Apps ◼ rApps, xApps and dApps - rApps: Applications that run on the non-real-time RIC, responsible for long-term control actions and decision-making that require timescales greater than one second. - xApps: Applications operating on the near-real-time RIC, which handle control loops ranging from 10 milliseconds to a few seconds. They are capable of closed-loop control for use cases like mobility management and network slicing. - dApps: Distributed applications running directly on RAN elements, such as CUs and DUs. They handle real-time control loops below 10 milliseconds, focusing on radio management, resource scheduling, beamforming, and modulation functionalities. dApps provide faster control for these functions by operating closer to the data source, ensuring fine-grained management and reducing overhead. ◼ Need for dApps While rApps and xApps deliver meaningful improvements, their architecture falls short in providing efficient control at sub-10 millisecond scales due to inherent latency in data collection and decision implementation. dApps address this gap by embedding control logic directly into the RAN nodes. They achieve reduced latency, programmability at the edge. ◼ Interaction with the User Plane: Access to low-level user data, such as IQ samples, allows dApps to manage interference, beam directionality, and modulation while maintaining privacy and security. ◼ Challenges and Architectural Evolution The concept of dApps, though promising, presents challenges related to resources, orchestration, and standardization: - Resource Management: With multiple dApps sharing the same physical resources at DUs/CUs, intelligent resource allocation is crucial to avoid conflicts. - Standardized Interfaces: The interfaces connecting dApps to the CUs/DUs need to be defined and standardized to facilitate seamless data collection and control. - Orchestration: An orchestration framework is essential to determine which tasks are suitable for xApps versus dApps and to mitigate conflicts between them. ◼ Proposed Architecture for dApps - dApps as Softwarized Containers - Southbound and Northbound Interfaces - Conflict Mitigation - Intent-Based Orchestration ◼ Real-World Applications - Beam Management: dApps can implement AI-driven beam selection logic to enhance spectrum utilization and reduce interference. - Ultra-Low Latency Applications: By managing scheduling and slicing at sub-10 millisecond timescales, dApps can support ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC). Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT), which has been a leader in research on real-time RIC and dApps, published a paper on the topic and made a more detailed proposal at the last RIC Forum. Collaboration between industry and research is crucial to realizing this vision, addressing challenges in standardization, resource management, and orchestration. Tommaso Melodia Salvatore D'Oro Michele Polese #ORAN #OpenRAN #RealTimeRIC #dApps

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Latest episode of #TantrasMantra is out: https://lnkd.in/gqiBHvVx In this, I talk to Nazim Benhadid, CTO of TELUS, about their reasoning for #OpenRAN, experience so far, and advice for future brownfield deployments. TELUS will be the first operator to use Open RAN for not only new #5G deployment but also to replace the legacy #4G network. Although the Government mandate necessitated the replacement, it was still a bold decision. TELUS will also be a multi-vendor true Open RAN deployment, with #radios coming from Samsung Networks, & another unknown provider, #cloud platform from Wind River, #RAN #software, #servers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, #processors from Intel Corporation, and #SMO again from Samsung Networks. , Telus expects almost 50% of the network to be #openran by the end of 2025. Nazim and I delve into: - Key criteria for choosing #ORAN - Comprehensive cluster network testing they have done - Reasons behind using integrated look-aside Layer-1 #accelerator vs. in-line external - Being its own #SystemIntegrator - Status/maturity of #RadioIntelligentController (#RIC), #xApps, #rApps and more... Mallory Tappenden (Tardo) Athyu E. Ayesha Anwar Alok Shah Derek Johnston Kali Pickens Telecom Infra Project O-RAN ALLIANCE

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This is a great case study from last year's #F1 race, demonstrating the incredible potential of advanced technologies like #5G private mobile networks, #MEC and #AI. I'm excited to see how these technologies will further enable remarkable advances in telerobotics and remote operations for Canadian businesses! Read the full case study here: https://spr.ly/60415WIiZ #IWorkAtBell

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We are now in a world where exponential IT technologies such as generative AI, IoT, and 5G increasingly dominates strategic agendas across the Government of Canada but departments struggle just to keep up with modernization, technical debt and enterprise service delivery - all the while with stretched and reduced budgets. The old plan-build-run model no longer applies, and leaders need a new framework that reflects innovative leadership and direction. Join my colleagues Justin Eggstaff, Paul Chernousov and I for Info-Tech Research Group's live webinar this Thursday May 9th 2-3pm EDT where we discuss this topic in greater detail, providing federal government leaders with a comprehensive framework for adopting an exponential IT mindset in Federal Government. You won't want to miss this! Link --> https://lnkd.in/gp2sPe6w #gcdigital #federalgovernment #canada #innovation #enterpriseservices #publicsectorinnovation 

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Big news for Canada's tech industry! The federal government has announced a $470-million research and development partnership with Ericsson Canada, to create hundreds of jobs in Ottawa and Montreal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister François-Philippe Champagne revealed the initiative, emphasizing its potential to strengthen the economy and deliver cutting-edge technologies. The project will focus on advancing 5G, 6G, cloud RAN, core networks, quantum computing, and AI for mobile networks, solidifying Canada's position as a global leader in next-generation networks. The funding will also support the expansion of Ericsson’s quantum research hub in Montreal and create opportunities for up to 60 more interns per year in Ottawa and Montreal. Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe also highlighted the positive impact of supporting research and development centers on the city's economy and residents. With Ericsson's R&D investment, Canada is poised to drive innovation and create well-paying jobs. How do you think this initiative could impact the tech industry in Canada? #TechInnovation #CanadianJobs #FutureOfTechnology

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Big news for Canada's tech industry! The federal government has announced a $470-million research and development partnership with Ericsson Canada, to create hundreds of jobs in Ottawa and Montreal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister François-Philippe Champagne revealed the initiative, emphasizing its potential to strengthen the economy and deliver cutting-edge technologies. The project will focus on advancing 5G, 6G, cloud RAN, core networks, quantum computing, and AI for mobile networks, solidifying Canada's position as a global leader in next-generation networks. The funding will also support the expansion of Ericsson’s quantum research hub in Montreal and create opportunities for up to 60 more interns per year in Ottawa and Montreal. Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe also highlighted the positive impact of supporting research and development centers on the city's economy and residents. With Ericsson's R&D investment, Canada is poised to drive innovation and create well-paying jobs. How do you think this initiative could impact the tech industry in Canada? #TechInnovation #CanadianJobs #FutureOfTechnology

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CBC Quoted me from my interview with them 5 yrs ago about SIM Swap scam. For anyone to go through this is truly a nightmare. I believe that Telecommunications companies and the CRTC need to do more to curb this scam. Someone having access to your phone number can lead to consequences worse than identity theft. With access to your 2FA, scammers can not only wipe off your money as happened in this case but knowing that your personal data is exposed can haunt you for years. The regulatory framework needs to evolve to treat access to Phone Number/SIMs at the same or even higher level of standards as financial and government institutions handle identities. In the meantime, Telcos should take the initiative to put stringent controls in place to avoid this from happening. #SIMSwapScam #TelecomRegulations #IdentityTheftPrevention

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How does Big Oh Tech reduce the daily escalations for a Canadian healthcare provider? By conducting a 10-day code review sprint, our developers identified major pitfalls- ✔ Missing data caching ✔ Unoptimized and undocumented code ✔ Absence of code quality checks ✔ Poor code reusability ✔ Inadequate infrastructure P.S - Need help in creating 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 for your business❓ Reach out to us at 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬@𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡.𝐜𝐨𝐦. #codereview #performacneoptimization #softwaredevelopment #mobileapps #codequality #devOps

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The #telecom sector significantly impacts the #Canadian #economy by contributing nearly $81 billion. It plays a crucial role in enhancing connectivity and productivity, vital as the economy digitizes. Maintaining a healthy telecom industry is essential for continued investment and economic growth.

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Really excited to discuss #customerexperience and #genai with Lüm Mobile (SaskTel) and Alepo Technologies Inc. later on today in our latest #webinar. Planning this session with Jonathan Garini, Flora Horvath, and Jennie Germain - BBA has been a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to sharing some of the insights. You can still register for free and you can always review the session on demand if you can't make it live today at 4pm BST. Link below: https://lnkd.in/eZRehyjS #CX #AI #artificialintelligence

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Fires in Yukon & NWT highlight chronic problems in Canadian telecom infrastructure policies & regulatory / investment model. Change is needed! Given these latest issues - and my own growing concern for Canada's position & chronic telecom problems - I would like to note that over the next few weeks I will be #publishing a set of independent #policy #whitepapers that I have developed, with a series of significant innovative telecom policy #recommendations for #Canada, and a new proposed telecom / RF spectrum #model to help fix Canada's chronic rural #digitaldivide + bolster #competitive forces + improve the lackluster #reliability & #resiliency seen in Canada's telecom systems. There has been much #frustration from civilians given these recent multi-day cell / internet / landline #outages impacting areas in Canada's Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon. These outages and lack of #fallback planning & lack of resilient network design are an #unacceptable state of affairs for a G7 nation, and for Canadians living in these jurisdictions. Failure of telecom #infrastructure during a #disaster has been shown in studies to compound fatalities, and worsen #911response outcomes during the #GoldenHour of emergency operations, due to an inability to coordinate #FirstResponder field efforts. Federal & territorial entities working in the recent NWT & Yukon fires - including #EmergencyManagement, Fire crews and RCMP - along with civilians calling 911 for emergency help - have all been impacted according to news reports & civilians posting on social media. Sadly this poor state of affairs is simply yet another highlight of the serious #weaknesses in Canada's current #telecommunications infrastructure policies. We need change in the legacy approaches of #ISED and #CRTC to addressing telecom infrastructure reliability. Canada's legacy regulatory approach has been to the detriment of competitive forces & has not mandated #requirements for resiliency or reliability of telecom #designs. It has also not addressed the needs of critical infrastructure entities. We see the poor results of Canada's current #Federal telecom regulation approach, with #failures year after year - from telecom failures during Hurricanes Dorian & Fiona, #cellular outages during mass gatherings & special events such as the Raptors Day parade, failures during recent BC flooding events, failures during the Ft. McMurray Wildfires, failures with TTC's unconnected underground for 10yrs, national scale carrier outages on good days, and the list goes on & on. The good news is we can do #better - and I will be releasing my personal thoughts on key #actions Canada needs to take to build a more resilient telecom system over the coming weeks, in a set of #independent whitepapers. Stay tuned for my prescription for improving Canada's telecom policies! #innovation #regulatoryrenewal #Canada #Ontario #questionthestatusquo #lessonslearned #thefutureisnow

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Testing a company's internal security isn't a new concept, but it has become extremely important in today's digital landscape driven by #cloud environments and #AI tools. This recent article in Canadian Security Magazine does a great job of outlining how exactly offensive security, like #pentesting, can help organizations put their security to the test and identify potential vulnerabilities: https://spr.ly/6040dz5vI #IWorkAtBell

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Doing what we can to revolutionize the future of men's mental health support for generations to come!! Men have been overlooked and underserved for sooo long when it comes to mental health support. Men tend to not talk about anything. emotions? ...what are those? underserved men, racialized men, and young men will all finally have a solution. AMARI is an empathetic AI based tool that is private and personalized to your unique situation to help you navigate life's toughest problems. the sidekick you never knew you needed. Until Now. check out AMARI AI and follow us for updates. Glad to be a part of the current cohort 5!! #mensmentalhealth #socialimpact #venturecapital #aistartup TELUS Community Safety & Wellness Accelerator powered by AlchemistX Alchemist Accelerator

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IDC surveyed over 2,000 Canadian consumers from age 16 and above, all across Canada in March 2024. We asked them about their views on wireless, internet, home phone, TV and OTT video services. There are great insights including satisfaction levels with Canadian service providers, plans to increase or reduce services, what devices are used for different internet activities, average monthly spend on services, respondent based market shares and much more. IDC's Canadian Consumer Survey Indicators, 2024: Wireless, Internet, Home Phone, TV, and OTT Video Services is now available. For how to get access to the full report, you can find more information here... https://lnkd.in/gysmZrMR

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Every time I think of Ottawa tech I think of #NortelNetworks. I can't help it. Everyone more or less knows the story of RIM. But NN... that one hurts, deep. During the dotcom boom I was part of the Nortel manufacturing engineering team at Celestica. Although my responsibilities were focused on new and emerging accounts, I sat and worked with those - and occasionally supported - the Nortel team. The boom was insane. Parking was overflowing so much we had to borrow the lots from across the street at the Science center to meet demand. We had the pleasure of gracing the new portable offices... outside the main building. The factory worked, 24/7. SMT lines were dedicated to Nortel production. Two 12hr shifts. During new product launches it wasn't unusual for mfg engineers to see past 12hrs.. to make sure the next shift knew the changes. Sometimes, that clock ran past 24hrs. Back then, it wasn't a bragging right. Nor was it expected per se. The team just cared about the success of their launch. That was it. I'm venturing to Ottawa for tech again... For the Ansys Simulation World Canada Innovation conference on May 30th. Completely different industry. Completely different role. The whispers and shadows of Nortel's past continue to shush and shift. The knowledge, the technical might, and the heart of Canada tech continues to beat. #innovation #simulation

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How can we educate ourselves about AI so we can protect our privacy and safety? What types of regulation is in place to protect us? Check out this #TELUSWise conversation with Pam Snively, Chief Data & Trust Office at TELUS. #TeamTELUS

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