Developed market lessons learned from emerging markets

Mobile carriers in emerging and developed markets might operate in very different market conditions but the challenges they face are remarkably similar: stagnating subscriber growth, squeezed profit margins and a

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Globe brings digitisation home with Incognito Software deployment

Having recently won a significant contract with Filipino operator Globe, David Sharpley, the chief executive of Incognito Software, talks to VanillaPlus managing editor George Malim about the deployment and how

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Next generation networks are not all about software and bots – Part 2

In the second part of their article, Chris Gilmour, the technical practice lead, and Mark Holder, an account director, at Axians UK, outline a five-step approach to next generation network

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Next generation networks are not all about software and bots – Part 1

Now is not an easy time to be a communications service provider (CSP). On one side there’s pressure to expand infrastructure to deal with growing customer demands for data and

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5TONIC adds ice n’ slice to 5G innovation

As 5G prepares for commercial launch, more work is necessary on the use cases that will justify the steep investment required. George Malim, the managing editor of VanillaPlus, interviews Patrick

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Automation is the way to go, but what about the workers?

Automation is fast coming to a range of industries, bringing greater efficiencies, lower operating costs and more flexible service delivery. But will the telecoms industry be in the front line

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AI and the future of wholesale

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rarely far from the headlines these days. While the technology isn’t new, the hype that surrounds it has reached fever pitch – we’re constantly hearing about

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Will digital transformation be operators’ next big miss?

At this year’s Digital Transformation World, the re-named TM Forum Live! event held in Nice, France, this week, much of the conversation has been about just how far operators’ digital

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Centina enables service providers undergoing digital transformation with launch of vSure 2.0

Centina, a provider of network performance management and strategic assurance solutions for communications service providers (CSPs) worldwide, has launch of the latest version of vSure™, their award-winning service assurance solution.

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SON shines sometimes as CSPs get ready to automate operations

  Self organising networks (SON) have, in recent years, gained limited attention as communications service providers (CSPs) focus on virtualisation via software defined networks (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV).

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