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15 January, 2018
Although there has already been a lot of noise and many column inches dedicated to 5G, its definition remains woolly and its possible application to our daily lives somewhat abstract. So what is 5G and what will it mean for your business, your personal data and your telecoms usage, asks Alan Patterson, a consultant at FarrPoint.
10 January, 2018
This time last year Gartner predicted that CMOs would be spending more than CIOs in 2017. Was the prediction right, asks Steve Collins, a partner at CVM people.
09 January, 2018
After years of speculation, Europe abolished intra-region mobile roaming charges in 2017, writes Kyle Dorcas, the vice president of mobile policy management at Syniverse. Now people from Bulgaria to Barcelona can call, text and surf the web without incurring steep charges when travelling across the 28-nation bloc.
22 December, 2017
Quality TV programming from Layer3 will soon be gracing the T-Mobile US network and boosting profitability. Well, that’s the plan. The wireless network and content provider has been searching for new revenues beyond traditional phone subscriptions, and this week acquired the TV content provider for an undisclosed sum.
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20 December, 2017
OpenSignal chief executive Brendan Gill describes the different worldwide trends in subscriber mobile experience that the company saw in 2017, and explains how they are likely to shape subscriber mobile experience, operators’ network strategies and the wider infrastructure market in 2018.
20 December, 2017
It may not be the classy thing to do but ending a relationship by text message is what UK regulator Ofcom has mandated customers will be able to do with their mobile operators by 1 July 2019, writes George Malim. Ofcom says that around two in five mobile switchers (38%) – 2.5 million people – […]
13 December, 2017
In this interview Niall Norton, the chief executive of Openet, tells George Malim, the managing editor of VanillaPlus that, as 5G and virtualisation begin to emerge, communications service providers (CSPs) should already be approaching their vendor relationships in new ways. There’s no need to wait for these technologies to be widely deployed, a new relationship […]
07 December, 2017
As Brexit negotiations rumble on, one thing is certain: skilled workers from Europe are leaving Britain. For MVNOs that have based their business model on a migratory workforce or a low cost proposition it’s a precarious time, writes James Gray, a director of Graystone Strategy.
04 December, 2017
As the consumer communications service provider (CSP) market reaches saturation point, industry executives are seeking new strategies to drive business growth, writes Russell Palmer, the director of Communications & Media Industry Solutions at Pegasystems. Millions of homes are equipped with fast broadband and streaming devices, with customers using their mobiles to access content on the go, 24/7. So, in a bid to keep driving business growth and hit their sales targets, communication service provider executives are turning their attention to business accounts – and it seems to be paying off.
28 November, 2017
Digital transformation strategies open up plenty of opportunity for communications service providers (CSPs) to combine security in their offering. That’s the view of Andrew Foxcroft, Radware’s regional director for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics.
