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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.

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Orange takes 'Leader' Category for Gartner's Magic Quadrant for M2M Services

Friday, 21 November 2014 14:22
Orange, one of the largest operators in the world, together with another 5 major operators, were categorized as 'Leaders' in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Machine-to-Machine…

TextMe Redefines Sponsored Voice via its FreeTone Unlimited Free Calls and Messaging to Any Number in US

Thursday, 20 November 2014 14:23
With the frenzy on sponsored data catching up as more players step into the game, a San-Francisco based start-up TextMe just unveiled another addition to…

The Connected Car Expo 2014 at The LA Auto Show

Thursday, 20 November 2014 07:57
The Connected Car Expo was held at the recent LA Auto Show which took place from 18th to 20th of November 2014 in Los Angeles.…

Free In-Store Wi-Fi New Strategy for Brand Interaction, Tesco and BT Lead the Way

Sunday, 23 November 2014 08:29
Tesco, the popular grocer and merchandise retailer with stores all over the world, is partnering BT to offer free Wi-Fi in its Tesco Extra and…

CSPs Increasingly Bundling Cloud Managed Services with QoS & Security, says Allot Communications

Wednesday, 19 November 2014 13:13
As part of Communications Service Providers (CSPs) effort to arrest the decline in revenues resulting from the stiff competition from Over-the-Top (OTT) applications is to…

INRIX Powers the Connected Car Via INRIX Apps for Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge and Gear S

Monday, 17 November 2014 07:57
INRIX, a provider of big data technology, announced its partnership with Samsung for the delivery of Connected Car services for smarter cities. The partnership sees…

Industry Giants SAP, Shell and Volkswagen Collaborate on Connected Car Co-Innovation Project

Tuesday, 18 November 2014 10:58
SAP, Shell and Volkswagen are teaming up on a co-innovation pilot program for the Connected Car. The co-innovation pilot program will investigate how connected vehicles…

EE's Connected Car Solution Buzzard 2 Brings 4G Wi-Fi to the Car, Free on 3GB and Above Plans

Sunday, 16 November 2014 06:29
EE's Buzzard 2, a simple 'connected car' device takes over from the earlier Buzzard (one) to bring enhanced 4G Wi-Fi service into the car for…

Telstra Leverages MATRIXX Rating Engine to Introduce Real-Time Mobile Data Usage Alerts to Avert Bill Shock

Friday, 14 November 2014 07:28
Telstra brings great news to its postpaid customers by rolling out real-time mobile data usage alerts as a mechanism to control bill shock, in what…