The critical role of Hyper Automation in achieving faster Fibre roll-out, plus parallel ROI

The demand for enhanced network performance has experienced significant growth. Broadband technologies like Fibre to the Home (FTTH), 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) has increased dramatically and shows

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BICS Advanced Analytics helps mobile operators separate humans from machines to enhance IoT roaming

Mobile operators – especially the visited operator that provides network access to inbound roamers – are struggling to monetise inbound M2M/IoT connections because of a lack of transparency, the limitations

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GSMA Telco Edge Cloud turns to MobiledgeX to take ownership of the edge marketplace

With the recent announcement that China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, EE, KDDI, Orange, Singtel, SK Telecom, Telefonica and TIM are working together, with the support of GSMA, to develop an interoperable

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Wind Tre CIO: How Qvantel digital transformation partnership redefines customer interaction

Bringing together separate fixed line and mobile operators under new ownership is among the most complex integrations a communications service provider (CSP) can undertake. However, for Wind Tre, it provided

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Cloud will deliver the promise of simplicity in 2020, says Virgin Media Business

Cloud is nothing new and it has been embraced by organisations of all types. However, managing cloud solutions has become complex to the extent that it is creating problems for

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Procurement focus on cost reduction stunts innovation, warns Ivalua report

With a new report from Ivalua revealing that more than two thirds of telecoms organisations say innovation is being blocked because of their focus on cost reduction, George Malim asks

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NTT Group chooses BearingPoint at digital transformation tipping point

Japanese operator NTT is continuing to execute on its strategy to promote the business-to-business-to-x (B2B2X) model with its selection of Bearing Point//Beyond to provide its Infonova digital business platform to

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Huawei re-affirms European market commitment, says no Berlin Wall needed in digital world

Huawei has emphasised its commitment to the European market at its Innovation Day and eco-Connect Europe events held in Paris, France this week, writes George Malim. The company revealed research

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Ivalua survey warns telcos not to send procurement back to cost-cutting dark ages

Recent research from Ivalua has revealed that almost three-quarters (74%) of telecoms organisations have encountered some type of supply chain risk in the last year. The biggest supply chain risks

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Don’t leave the network as an afterthought, says Telia Carrier’s Miskulin

Matthew Miskulin, the head of Ecosystem and Network Development at Telia Carrier, tells George Malim, the managing editor of VanillaPlus, that connectivity providers are carving out a larger footprint in

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