We are at the dawn of an era in networking that has the potential to define a new phase of human existence‎.‎ This era will be shaped by the digitization and connection of everything and everyone with the goal of automating much of life‎,‎ effectively creating time by maximizing the efficiency of everything we do and augmenting our intelligence with knowledge that expedites and optimizes decision‎-making and everyday routines and processes‎.‎ The Future X Network‎:‎ A Bell Labs Perspective outlines how Bell Labs sees this future unfolding and the key technological breakthroughs needed at both the architectural and systems levels‎.‎ Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a major area of change and the network and systems innovation required to realize the technological revolution that will be the essential product of this new digital future‎.‎