TNO055: Testing as a Service for Telco Network Services

About this episode

Scott discusses the importance of testing in telco network services with Mark Gebert from Verizon.

Scott talks with Mark Gebert from Verizon about something that sits at the heart of every reliable enterprise network: testing. Automation is moving fast in the telco world, but automation without testing is just an accident waiting to happen. They unpack what makes enterprise service provisioning so complex—multi-vendor networks, optical and IP gear, security functions, ... Read more »

People in this episode

Host: Scott

Guest: Mark Gebert

Topics covered

• testing
• automation
• telco
• network services
• enterprise networks
• service provisioning

Keywords

• testing as a service
• telco automation
• enterprise network reliability
• multi-vendor networks
• service provisioning complexity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Verizon

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