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Horizontal vs. Vertical SaaS: A Data-Driven Perspective

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The SaaS landscape is often characterized by two dominant approaches: Horizontal SaaS, offering solutions to a broad audience across industries, and Vertical SaaS, which focuses on niche markets with tailored, industry-specific products. While both models have their strengths, our comprehensive analysis of 50 publicly traded SaaS companies revealed distinct performance trends and strategic implications. Performance […]

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The Imminent AI Tsunami: How AI Is Following the Internet’s Disruptive Path

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This article explores the parallels between the evolution of the internet and AI, highlighting how AI is set to drive massive disruption, much like the internet did over the past two decades. Companies that fail to adapt quickly risk extinction. History has a way of repeating itself. To glimpse the future, we can often turn

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Outthinking Your BEAD Competition

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The BEAD program is entering its competitive grant phase. Success depends on understanding state scoring rubrics that prioritize cost efficiency, affordability, labor practices, and other metrics like network reliability and community engagement. Competitive analysis, project area definition, and cost optimization are key to crafting winning bids and managing potential overlaps. Applicants must assess their economics

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Mastering the BEAD Challenge: What Broadband Providers Need to Know

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The Challenge Process is upon us, and it’s, well, challenging. In the context of BEAD, a “challenge” is the process of submitting evidence to state that a location should or should not be listed as eligible for funding. The complex undertaking consists of three major phases – the Challenge Phase, Rebuttal Phase, and Final Determinations.

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Mounting Challenges in the BEAD Process: Navigating Delays and Data Hurdles

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As of August 6th, 2024, 41 states have completed the Challenge Phase for BEAD and are moving towards Final Determinations, with another four states currently in the Challenge Phase. If you’ve missed our summary of the BEAD Challenge Process, check out our last article, Breaking Down the Challenge Process. The NTIA requires completion of the Challenge

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Navigating the AI Storm: Three Paths for CSPs in the Age of Generative AI

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In an AI-dominated world, CSPs face a crucial choice: evolve or become obsolete. JLA has mapped out three implementation paths – Big Bang, Metamorphosis, and Microevolution – each offering a distinct route to harness the potential of Generative AI. Time is of the essence, and the decision is stark: adapt or fade away. The artificial

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Don’t Let BEAD Slip Away

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42 Billion. That’s the amount of federal funding provided for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (“BEAD”) – and everybody wants a piece of the pie. This investment will impact nearly every aspect of the broadband space, providing more high-speed internet access than any previous federal effort. With a goal to get all Americans

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Chasing the BEAD Billions

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On June 26th, the NTIA allocated state funding amounts under the BEAD program. Each state, plus DC, was awarded at least $100 million, and 19 states will distribute over $1 billion. States have 180 days from June 30th to submit their Initial Proposal, and may begin submitting proposals as early as July 1st. The first

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Unlocking the Massive Potential of Generative AI for Communication Service Providers

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AI is real, and it’s here to stay. The adoption of AI in the last five years has more than doubled, and recent breakthroughs in generative AI are having unprecedented operational and organizational impacts across key industries. Generative AI refers to algorithms like ChatGPT, Bard, GitHub Copilot, and Dall-E that can create new content including audio,

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