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2024 eCommerce Tech Buyers’ Guide Evaluates the Impact of 650 Third-Party Apps on eCommerce Sites

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

The 2024 eCommerce Tech Buyers’ Guide , which was conducted by Leading Lights, a leading eCommerce industry research firm, examines the site performance impact of 650 of the most widely adopted eCommerce third parties.

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The 2024 eCommerce Tech Buyers’ Guide , which was conducted by Leading Lights, a leading eCommerce industry research firm, examines the site performance impact of 650 of the most widely adopted eCommerce third parties.
Death By A Thousand… Apps – With many eCommerce sites carrying 50+ third party technologies, the page performance impact contributed by third parties adds up quickly.
But the purge never materialized,” said Rick Kenney, Managing Director of Leading Lights and author of the 2024 eCommerce Tech Buyers’ Guide.
This year’s eCommerce Tech Buyers' Guide analyzes the impact that third party technologies have on eCommerce site performance, with a focus on Google’s widely adopted page site performance metric, Largest Contentful Paint.”

MYCOM OSI announced as finalist in Light Reading's prestigious Leading Lights Awards 2023 for Network and Service Automation

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Monday, August 7, 2023

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LONDON, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MYCOM OSI, a leader in Network Assurance and Service Experience Assurance for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), has been named as a finalist in the Outstanding Use Case: Network and Service Automation category of the 2023 Leading Lights, the global communications industry awards program run by Light Reading (www.lightreading.com). The Leading Lights Awards recognize the industry's top companies and executives for their outstanding achievements in next-generation communications technology, applications, services, strategies, and innovation.

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LONDON, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MYCOM OSI , a leader in Network Assurance and Service Experience Assurance for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), has been named as a finalist in the Outstanding Use Case: Network and Service Automation category of the 2023 Leading Lights, the global communications industry awards program run by Light Reading ( www.lightreading.com ).
The Leading Lights Awards recognize the industry's top companies and executives for their outstanding achievements in next-generation communications technology, applications, services, strategies, and innovation.
And now more than ever if you're a Leading Lights finalist, you should be proud of your ability to stand out."
"We are proud of this nomination as it recognises our disruptive innovations in Service Assurance," said Mounir Ladki, President and CTO at MYCOM OSI.

MYCOM OSI announced as finalist in Light Reading's prestigious Leading Lights Awards 2023 for Network and Service Automation

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Monday, August 7, 2023

HP Business Service Automation, Light Reading, OSI, Leading lights, EAA, Concert Communications Services, Leading Light, Mobile phone, Service assurance

LONDON, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MYCOM OSI, a leader in Network Assurance and Service Experience Assurance for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), has been named as a finalist in the Outstanding Use Case: Network and Service Automation category of the 2023 Leading Lights, the global communications industry awards program run by Light Reading (www.lightreading.com). The Leading Lights Awards recognize the industry's top companies and executives for their outstanding achievements in next-generation communications technology, applications, services, strategies, and innovation.

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LONDON, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MYCOM OSI , a leader in Network Assurance and Service Experience Assurance for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), has been named as a finalist in the Outstanding Use Case: Network and Service Automation category of the 2023 Leading Lights, the global communications industry awards program run by Light Reading ( www.lightreading.com ).
The Leading Lights Awards recognize the industry's top companies and executives for their outstanding achievements in next-generation communications technology, applications, services, strategies, and innovation.
And now more than ever if you're a Leading Lights finalist, you should be proud of your ability to stand out."
"We are proud of this nomination as it recognises our disruptive innovations in Service Assurance," said Mounir Ladki, President and CTO at MYCOM OSI.

Light Reading Announces the 2023 Leading Lights Awards Now Open for Submissions

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Monday, April 17, 2023

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Light Reading ( https://www.lightreading.com/ ), the market-leading online community for the global communications sector, today announced that the 2023 Leading Lights awards program is now open for entries.

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Light Reading ( https://www.lightreading.com/ ), the market-leading online community for the global communications sector, today announced that the 2023 Leading Lights awards program is now open for entries.
The Leading Lights is Light Reading's flagship awards program, returning for its 19th year to recognize the industry's top companies and their executives for outstanding achievements in next-generation communications technology, applications, services, strategies, and innovation.
The Leading Lights awards FAQ is required reading as it details the new categories, what's expected and how the judging takes place.
Early bird pricing for program entries will end on Sunday, May 28
Entries will close on Friday, June 23
To enter the Leading Lights Awards, visit us here
The Leading Lights finalists will be announced on Friday, July 31.

NEC Wins Industry Awards Highlighting Open RAN Leadership

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Friday, December 9, 2022

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NEC was recognized for its unique position and experience in large Tier-1 multi-vendor Operator Group Open RAN deployments.

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NEC was recognized for its unique position and experience in large Tier-1 multi-vendor Operator Group Open RAN deployments.
In addition, NEC won the Editors' Choice Award for `Most Innovative Open RAN Solution or Product' at Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards 2022 (bit.ly/3VMougU), recognizing industry leaders for their next-generation communications technology, applications, services, strategies, and innovations.
NEC was also highly commended for its 'Outstanding Contribution to Open RAN' at the Global Telecom Awards 2022 (bit.ly/3BkUa4K), which recognize innovation and excellence from the companies that are transforming the telecom industry.
Patrick Lopez, Global VP, Product Management for 5G Products at NEC said: "Another set of awards that recognize NEC's outstanding leadership in 5G Open RAN and our commitment to being 'radically open' in this industry.

DZS CloudCheck Wins 2022 Light Reading Leading Lights Award for Outstanding Customer Experience Use Case

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

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The Light Reading Leading Lights Awards recognize innovation and achievement in the global communications industry and the “2022 Outstanding Use Case: Customer Experience” honor was awarded to DZS for empowering one of the leading broadband service providers in the Americas to leverage its cloud-enabled WiFi experience management software platform to deliver what is being recognized by Light Reading for the most outstanding customer experience of 2022.

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The Light Reading Leading Lights Awards recognize innovation and achievement in the global communications industry and the “2022 Outstanding Use Case: Customer Experience” honor was awarded to DZS for empowering one of the leading broadband service providers in the Americas to leverage its cloud-enabled WiFi experience management software platform to deliver what is being recognized by Light Reading for the most outstanding customer experience of 2022.
“Being recognized by Leading Lights is one of the highest honors in the industry,” said Tuncay Cil, Chief Strategy Officer, DZS.
In addition to delivering a superior WiFi experience, DZS CloudCheck enables enhanced customer experience management, data collection and integration, business intelligence automation, and operational intelligence functions across a broad range of vendor hardware.
DZS CloudCheck enables Liberty Latin America to significantly improve its customer service support capabilities and experience by delivering visibility into the subscriber Quality of Experience (QoE) and network Quality of Service (QoS).

1NCE wins awards from Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech and Light Reading’s Leading Lights

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

1NCE , a global IoT connectivity and software company, has won two major awards earning a place on Fast Companys Next Big Things in Tech list and a first prize finish at Light Readings Leading Lights .

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1NCE , a global IoT connectivity and software company, has won two major awards earning a place on Fast Companys Next Big Things in Tech list and a first prize finish at Light Readings Leading Lights .
At Fast Companys 2nd annual Next Big Things in Tech awards, which celebrate technology breakthroughs that promise to shape the future of industries, 1NCE received an Honorable Mention in the Enterprise category for making Internet of Things connectivity ubiquitous and affordable.
According to Fast Company, the awards showcase new, groundbreaking technology or reveal an innovative application for existing tech.
The Fast Company and Leading Lights awards cap a successful 2022 for 1NCE, which also won at the IoT Evolution Product of the Year Awards and was named Best in Show at Embedded World .

Fiber Broadband Association Recognized for Industry Leadership

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

It is an exciting time across the communications industry, and especially in fiber broadband with incredible opportunity created from the NTIA Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment infrastructure funding program.

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It is an exciting time across the communications industry, and especially in fiber broadband with incredible opportunity created from the NTIA Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment infrastructure funding program.
His impact on the fiber broadband industry intensified when joining the Fiber Broadband Association as president and CEO in 2020.
The Fiber Broadband Association is the largest and only trade association that represents the complete fiber ecosystem of service providers, manufacturers, industry experts, and deployment specialists dedicated to the advancement of fiber broadband deployment and the pursuit of a world where communications are limitless, advancing quality of life and digital equity anywhere and everywhere.
The Fiber Broadband Association helps providers, communities, and policy makers make informed decisions about how, where, and why to build better fiber broadband networks.

DriveNets Wins 2022 Company of the Year Award by Leading Lights

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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RA'ANANA, Israel, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets, a leader in cloud-native networking solutions, today announced that it has been named the winner of Light Reading's 2022 Leading Lights Award for Company of the Year (Private). As the winner in the category, DriveNets is recognized as "the privately held firm that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, makes investors proud and makes employees happy." This is the third consecutive year DriveNets has won a Leading Lights Award and the second time it has been named Company of the Year (Private). The winners of the telecom industry's most prestigious awards program were announced in an online ceremony on Friday, December 2.

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RA'ANANA, Israel, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets , a leader in cloud-native networking solutions, today announced that it has been named the winner of Light Reading's 2022 Leading Lights Award for Company of the Year (Private).
This is the third consecutive year DriveNets has won a Leading Lights Award and the second time it has been named Company of the Year (Private).
"We're honored to be recognized as the Leading Lights Company of the Year for the second time," said Ido Susan, DriveNets co-founder and CEO.
In addition to this year's award, DriveNets was named Company of the Year (Private) in 2020 and won the Leading Lights Award for Best New Optical Networking/IP Product for its DriveNets Network Cloud solution in 2021.

DriveNets Wins 2022 Company of the Year Award by Leading Lights

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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RA'ANANA, Israel, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets, a leader in cloud-native networking solutions, today announced that it has been named the winner of Light Reading's 2022 Leading Lights Award for Company of the Year (Private). As the winner in the category, DriveNets is recognized as "the privately held firm that stands out from its competitors, innovates constantly, makes investors proud and makes employees happy." This is the third consecutive year DriveNets has won a Leading Lights Award and the second time it has been named Company of the Year (Private). The winners of the telecom industry's most prestigious awards program were announced in an online ceremony on Friday, December 2.

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RA'ANANA, Israel, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets , a leader in cloud-native networking solutions, today announced that it has been named the winner of Light Reading's 2022 Leading Lights Award for Company of the Year (Private).
This is the third consecutive year DriveNets has won a Leading Lights Award and the second time it has been named Company of the Year (Private).
"We're honored to be recognized as the Leading Lights Company of the Year for the second time," said Ido Susan, DriveNets co-founder and CEO.
In addition to this year's award, DriveNets was named Company of the Year (Private) in 2020 and won the Leading Lights Award for Best New Optical Networking/IP Product for its DriveNets Network Cloud solution in 2021.