First Orion is a leading telecom software company with 16 years of expertise, specializing in branded calling and call protection solutions that revolutionize the mobile communication experience.

The Fast Mode recently spoke to Joe Stenziano, the CEO and president of First Orion, about the state of phone calling in 2024. Joe discussed:

1. The growing importance of branding in phone calling and how it enriches the call experience for today’s brands
2. How a branded calling solution enhances call protection across two fronts: defence against bad actors and protection on the branding side
3. The underlying technologies that enable next-gen calling solutions to be deployed at scale, and delivered seamlessly across any network or device, including cloud-based operations, analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
4. The benefits of deploying First Orion’s Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Call Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions on customers’ own network or infrastructure
5. How First Orion’s solutions support telcos in maintaining a consistent brand experience
6. Immediate and long-term outcomes in the telecom space, including increased engagement and subscriber affinity

To learn more, please visit:

• Branded Communication | First Orion
• Communication Protection | First Orion
• 2023 Branded Calling Trends Report

Ariana Lynn, Principal Analyst at The Fast Mode recently spoke to Bejoy Pankajakshan, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Mavenir. Bejoy discusses:

• Mavenir’s recent hundred million investment round anchored by Siris and how it will accelerate Mavenir’s efforts in automation, sustainability, and artificial intelligence
• How cloud-native technologies power innovative, agile and automated networks
• The roadmap for the rollout of cloud-native networks, including timelines, major milestones, and potential hurdles
• The importance of software compatibility with both private and public clouds and how Mavenir’s partnership with AWS supports operators in their shift to the cloud
• How the flexibility of Mavenir’s Open vRAN solution and partner ecosystem have supported DISH Wireless’s nationwide deployment of cloud-native 5G Open RAN covering over 9,500 cell sites and 55,000 radios in just sixteen months

To learn more, visit www.mavenir.com

In conjunction with the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 that took place in New Delhi last month, Tara Neal, Executive Editor at The Fast Mode spoke to Bejoy Pankajakshan, EVP, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at Mavenir.

In this podcast episode, Bejoy discusses the state of the Open RAN ecosystem and how close the industry is to fully-automated Open RAN networks. Bejoy also explores what telcos require for a successful cloud-native strategy and how they benefit from embracing cloud-native networks.

Additionally, Bejoy explains how Mavenir is helping its customers enter a new era of operations and service enablement with its broad portfolio, which of course, includes Open RAN.

Lastly, Bejoy examines the key challenges that network operators are facing as they shift to the next phase of their 5G strategies and some of the trends Mavenir sees in the larger telecoms market, as multiple industries invest in technologies that enable open, automated mobile networks.

To learn more, visit www.mavenir.com