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AI-Enabled Network Management: Revolutionize Operator Workflows with AI Agents

Jul 9, 2025 By Mitch Simcoe In Ribbon
For today's leading service providers and large enterprises, ensuring peak performance requires navigating a labyrinth of data streams, monitoring tools, and legacy systems. This often leaves network operators spending more time searching for information than acting on it. A new AI-enabled network management is dawning, promising to upend these cumbersome workflows.
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Verizon Discusses Network Transformation at Ribbon Insights

Jun 12, 2025 By François Caron In Ribbon
In a recent presentation, Verizon’s Steve Ownes discussed their strategic initiative to accelerate the decomissioning (decom) of TDM switches, underlining the significance of repurposing legacy infrastructures in favor of modern architectures. Ribbon’s guest Steve Owens kicks things off with a light-hearted reference to "Sanford and Son” showing how relics can be transformed into gold through effective management and innovation.
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Accelerate Network Automation with No-Code/Low-Code Tools

Jun 11, 2025 By Ribbon In Ribbon
Discover how no-code/low-code platforms are transforming network automation. In this webinar, industry experts show how “citizen developers” can automate workflows without complex software projects. Live demo of no-code/low-code tools in action Real-world examples across the network operations lifecycle How AI supports smarter, faster automation Learn how to cut costs, streamline operations, and accelerate your automation journey—starting today.
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Steve Owens of Verizon Discusses TDM Switch Decommissioning at Ribbon Insights 2024

Jun 9, 2025 By Ribbon In Ribbon
The video discusses Verizon’s strategic approach to accelerating the decommissioning (decom) of legacy Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) switches. The speaker emphasizes the importance of TDM switch decom in reducing power consumption, cutting expenses, complying with regional climate regulations, and reclaiming valuable technical space. A key driver for Verizon is the steep costs associated with maintaining aging infrastructure under increasingly stringent local carbon emission laws, particularly in the Northeast Corridor.
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How Managed Optical Fiber Networks (MOFN) Are Powering the AI-Driven Future of Data Center Interconnect (DCI)

May 27, 2025 By Mitch Simcoe In Ribbon
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly evolves from a research novelty to an enterprise essential, one often-overlooked component is under intense pressure: the network. AI’s hunger for data and real-time performance is forcing enterprises, cloud providers, and data center operators to rethink how they interconnect data centers. Enter Managed Optical Fiber Networks (MOFN) — a modern solution for modern DCI challenges.
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Robocalls Aren't Going Away - But the FCC Is Taking Aim at a Big Vulnerability

May 14, 2025 By Tirthankar Pal In Ribbon
If you've ever received a call that looked like it was from your bank or, worse, a family member, but turned out to be a scam, you're not alone. These spoofed calls continue to be a huge headache, not just for everyday people but for businesses, phone carriers, and regulators too. The good news? The FCC is stepping up again. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission released a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to close a serious gap in our defense against robocalls: non-IP networks.
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Powering MNO's 5G Future - A Collaborative Vision

May 6, 2025 By Luc Boucher In Ribbon
Most Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) prioritized the deployment of 5G RAN infrastructure for both data and voice. Refarming 3G radio spectrum, implementing network slicing, adopting cloud native architectures, and driving automation are key for mobile networks. This blog will explore these ideas and show how Ribbon’s solutions are focused on this accelerated adoption.
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