Broadband World Forum, the traveling European tradeshow, has rebranded as Network X, merging with 5G World and Telco Cloud to appeal more as a network-agnostic showcase over a static fixed-line liaison. Meanwhile, the Broadband Forum still has the same old reliable façade, with the network standards body showcasing multi-vendor momentum during this week’s inaugural Network X. Demonstrations included implementations of specifications enabling greater automation, reduced network congestion, improved interoperability, and broadband slicing – backed by 14 companies. Yes, broadband slicing is a thing. Broadband Forum members have taken a leaf or two from the 5G book of network slicing, which in broadband is better known as dynamic subscriber session steering. ISPs can reallocate resources between isolated slices in a network,…