Digital Transformation in Telecommunications | VanillaPlus

16 September, 2021

The MVNO in the 5G era: 5G presents opportunities that must be seized

The Ericsson Mobility Report states that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed half a billion by the end of 2021 making 5G the fastest adopted mobile generation in history. The 4G rollout taught mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) that they must take a more proactive approach if they are to successfully compete with larger mobile network operators (MNOs). Here, Hamish White, CEO of telecommunications software provider Mobilise, explores the 5G future of the MVNO.

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15 September, 2021

Vodafone Oman selects Netcracker Digital BSS to support mobile network launch

Netcracker Technology announced a strategic partnership with Vodafone Oman, the newly formed mobile network in the Sultanate of Oman. Vodafone is one of the telecommunications companies and has partner operations with mobile networks in 41 countries.

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15 September, 2021

MYHSM makes full cloud payments solution available in AWS marketplace

MYHSM by Utimaco, announces its Payment Hardware Security Modules (HSM) as a Service is now available in AWS Marketplace. Customers can now directly connect to and deploy the MYHSM Service, providing Financial Institutions around the world with a full-cloud, multi-cloud or hybrid cloud payments strategy.

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13 September, 2021

Prevention is better than cure: The ransomware evolution

Ransomware tactics have continued to evolve over the years, and remain a prominent threat to both SMBs and larger organisations. Particularly during the peak of COVID-19, research by IBM found that ransomware incidents ‘exploded’ in June 2020, which saw twice as many ransomware attacks as the month prior, taking advantage of remote workers being away from the help of IT teams. The same research found that demands by cyber attackers are also increasing to as much as £31 million (€36.34 million), which for businesses of any size, is detrimental for survival.

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13 September, 2021

Africa Data Centres says it will roll out the largest ever data centre expansion plan continent-wide

Africa’s carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, Africa Data Centres, plans to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt.

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09 September, 2021

Subex rebrands IoT and OT cybersecurity product as Sectrio

Subex announced the completion of the rebranding exercise of its Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity product Subex Secure. Subex Secure will henceforth be called Sectrio.

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09 September, 2021

Netcracker digital OSS and professional services facilitate service creation, improve efficiencies and cost savings

Netcracker Technology announced that it has extended its contract with Maxis, Malaysia’s converged service provider, for its Digital OSS, which provides the underlying digital and automation foundation for Maxis including fibre optic footprint and next-gen IP network.

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09 September, 2021

M-Pesa celebrates reaching 50 million customers

M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers, claims to cementing its position as Africa’s largest fintech platform. Launched more than 14 years ago in Kenya, M-Pesa is available in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Ghana and Egypt.

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08 September, 2021

Blancco to address the role of data sanitisation in the circular economy at the WTO’s ITA symposium in Geneva

Blancco Technology Group, specialist in data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions, has been invited to speak at the World Trade Organization’s ITA Symposium: 25^th Anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement event in Geneva on 16^th September.

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08 September, 2021

Improving customer retention in telecoms

A survey conducted by Accenture revealed that 77% of telcoms customers are willing to retract their loyalty towards a specific network operator. Lock-in contracts are no longer sufficient to retain a customer base long term.

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