In a Boxing Day interview with Nortel CTO John Roese, Forbes sets out the view that networks are becoming more intelligent.
This is in sharp contrast with the oft-repeated view that intelligence at the edge, coupled with IP connectivity, gives rise to stupid networks. The quote about network intelligence isn’t attributed to Roese, rather, it appears as part of the set up to a question.
Networks are becoming more intelligent, the pace is picking up. Does anyone really understand all the shifts going on in telecommunications?
We wrote about network intelligence in November, pointing to an article that also spoke of reasons for networks to demonstrate awareness of the applications.
Where are networks heading? What are the applications, technology and policy implications of such network evolution? We’ll be exploring all this and more at The 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit in June.