Info Image
Tara Neal

Tara Neal

Executive Editor and Telecoms Strategist at The Fast Mode | 5G | IoT/M2M | Telecom Strategy | Mobile Service Innovations 

Tara Neal heads the strategy & editorial unit at The Fast Mode, focusing on latest technologies such as gigabit broadband, 5G, cloud-native networking, edge computing, virtualization, software-defined networking and network automation as well as broader telco segments such as IoT/M2M, CX, OTT services and network security. Tara holds a First Class Honours in BSc Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics, UK and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, United States. Tara has over 22 years of experience in technology and business strategy, and has earlier served as project director for technology and economic development projects in various management consulting firms.

Follow Tara Neal on Twitter @taraneal11, LinkedIn @taraneal11, Facebook or email her at tara.neal@thefastmode.com.

Interview with President of Ericsson Malaysia - Rise of the Digital Telco: Opportunities and Challenges

Wednesday, 28 November 2018 03:14
At the recent TMForum’s Digital Transformation Asia event which took place in November 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, The Fast Mode spoke to Todd Ashton, President…

CSPs Expect Huge Growth Opportunities in the B2B Market

Monday, 19 November 2018 10:48
At the recently concluded TMForum’s Digital Transformation Asia which took place in Kuala Lumpur in November 2018, representatives from major service providers in the region…

Sigma Systems on Next Done Now

Monday, 19 November 2018 10:42
At the TMForum’s Digital Transformation Asia which took place in Kuala Lumpur in November 2018, Stephen Krajewski, Director of Product Marketing at Sigma Systems spoke…

Sigma Systems on Innovation in the BSS Space

Monday, 19 November 2018 10:30
At the TMForum’s Digital Transformation Asia which took place in Kuala Lumpur in November 2018, Drew Jordan, Senior Director, Products, Innovation Lab at Sigma Systems…

Liberty Global's MD and Group CIO Veenod Kurup on How the 'Connectivity-Content' Relationship is Redefining the Telecommunications Industry

Saturday, 17 November 2018 01:33
At the recently concluded TMForum’s Digital Transformation Asia which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Tara Neal, Executive Editor of The Fast Mode spoke to Veenod…

Telia, Elisa and DNA Secure 130Mhz Frequencies for Initial 5G Rollout in Finland

Wednesday, 03 October 2018 01:29
Telia Finland has secured 130 MHz (3410-3540 MHz) frequencies of band A in the 3.5 GHz band for EUR 30.3 million in the recent license…

Three and O2 UK to Tap London's Sewer Network for Fiber Connectivity to 4G and 5G Sites

Saturday, 29 September 2018 01:55
SSE Enterprise Telecoms – one of the UK’s leading connectivity suppliers, this week announced details of a fibre agreement with Three UK and O2 that…

Stopping Telecoms Fraud in its Tracks - New Cybersecurity Strategies for Preventing an Ongoing Problem

Friday, 28 September 2018 07:23
Oculeus is headed by Arnd Baranowski, Chief Executive Officer and the man behind the company. Arnd has over thirty years of technical and software development…

Leveraging DPI for Delivering Application-Level Outcomes for SD-WAN

Wednesday, 15 August 2018 07:07
It’s the era of IoT, Big Data and AI. It’s the age where enterprises are processing unprecedented amounts of data on their IT systems. And…