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CSPs look to AI but must learn new skills to maximise opportunities

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its move to become a mainstream discussion point, relevant to all industries, George Malim interviews Ravi Palepu, the vice president and global head of telco

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What does mobile app fatigue mean, and can it be stopped?

A by-product of the invention of smartphones, the mobile app ecosystem now encapsulates millions of app developers and billions of smartphone owners who use these apps every day, writes Mark

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T-Mobile Austria deploys Teoco configuration management

T-Mobile Austria has deployed Teoco’s SmartCM next generation Radio Access Network (RAN) configuration management tool in order to provide the operator’s 7.2 million subscribers with a better quality of service.

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5G’s potential won’t be fully realised in 2019

Estimates predict that there will be 1 billion 5G users worldwide by 2023. The potential impact of 5G technology has been well discussed in recent years, writes Caroline Puygrenier, the

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UK mobile networks are showing real improvement but the next challenges are already here

For all developed nations, competitiveness is going to depend heavily on super-fast 5G connectivity, writes Hakan Ekmen, the chief executive of P3 communications.

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Research reveals CSPs replace prepaid base every two years

A new has revealed the hidden reality of the prepaid mobile market in developing economies, writes George Malim. Though prepaid is the dominant form of mobile connection – accounting for

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In 2019, venue owners will take LTE into their own hands

  Most of us now expect to be able to use our phones wherever we go and, because of this, demand for high-capacity in-building coverage will continue to grow in

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It’s time to clean house in OSS/BSS in preparation for 5G

With standards approved, and with handsets and localised networks due to be deployed in the first half of 2019, 5G networks will soon be appearing all around the world, writes

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Restore order to communications chaos in the workplace

The term bring your own device (BYOD) has been defined by Gartner as a disruptive phenomenon, writes Rufus Grig, the chief technology officer at Maintel. Employees were bringing non-sanctioned, non-company

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2019 network predictions for service providers

With 2019 underway, Alastair Hartrup, the global chief executive of Network Critical, shares thoughts on key topics that will impact the IT industry, especially for service providers and telecoms. In

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