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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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Mobile Operators to Rake In USD254 billion from Mobile Media Services by 2018

Thursday, 07 August 2014 10:15
Strategy Analytics, a provider of advisory services, consulting and market intelligence released key highlights on the mobile media services market in its latest repport, "Strategy…

IT Managers Divided on Adoption of SDN, Says Juniper Networks

Thursday, 07 August 2014 10:00
One of the key decisions which most IT departments will be making in the next few years is whether they should adopt Software-Defined Networking (SDN)…

Myanmar Opens Up its High-Growth Market To Global Operators, Ooredoo Makes the First Move

Monday, 04 August 2014 03:26
Ooredoo, a leading telecommunications service provider, is about to redefine the telecommunications sector landscape in Myanmar, a 60 million population country in South Asia. At…

Virgin Mobile Custom™Plans With Flexible Add-Ons To Be Available Soon at Walmart

Monday, 04 August 2014 08:01
Virgin Mobile USA, part of Sprint's Prepaid business is launching the Virgin Mobile Custom™ plan that allows Walmart customers at select stores to subscribe to…

Telstra's 2G Network ShutDown May Set a Precedent For Other Operators

Tuesday, 05 August 2014 05:13
Telstra, in its recent Blog Post, announced its plan to shut down its 2G (GSM) network by the end of 2016. The GSM or Global…

Messaging While Driving Increases Accident Risk by 23 Times, Belgacom Lauds 'BipBipBoumBoum' Safety Drive

Sunday, 03 August 2014 03:30
Service Providers are ensuring that mobile phone usage during driving does not pose a danger to the driver. Belgacom is taking the lead in this…

Machina: 7 billion M2M Connected Consumer Electronics To Create a USD700 billion Market in 2023

Saturday, 02 August 2014 07:20
The consumer electronics segment is one of the leading segments that is seeing increased adoption in M2M connectivity. The idea of being able to connect…

M2M Connected Vending Machines KickStart Telecom Italia's Partnership with ABO Data

Saturday, 02 August 2014 10:38
Telecom Italia Digital Solutions (TIDS) makes a strategic move to capitalize on the huge business opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT) segment via a…

Weak Passwords and Personal Information Among Key Concerns across 70% of IoT Devices Vulnerable to Security Attacks

Sunday, 03 August 2014 03:58
HP Fortify, in its recent Internet of Things Security: State of the Union study, revealed that 70% of these commonly used Internet-of-Things devices - TVs,…