We will monetise our IP no matter how much it costs, says IPCom managing director

The telecoms industry has always been enabled by the innovations of multiple companies and this has led to extensive patent disputes that continue between leading vendors. Often these intellectual property

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Mature networks place The Netherlands among 4G world leaders

In wake of OpenSignal’s recent analysis of the 3G and 4G consumer experience on Vodafone, T-Mobile, Tele2 and KPN in the Netherlands – titled: State of Mobile Networks Netherlands, George

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Personal data sharing by social media giants provides operator opportunity, says Openet report

Recent data scandals, such as the Facebook controversy, mean 53% of consumers are less likely to share their personal data with digital services companies and consumers now see their mobile

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Operators can avoid repeating past mistakes to participate in an open IoT ecosystem

The history of the telecoms industry is littered with failed attempts to own new market opportunities. However, in the Internet of Things (IoT) operators can be enablers of an open

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Digital transformation can reinvigorate telecoms but will it pay dividends?

Communications service providers (CSPs) are moving from talking about digital transformation to engaging in real projects. However, these aren’t cheap and investor demands for uninterrupted dividends could cause momentum to

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We’ve got to hurry up, says HGC Global Communications chief digital officer

Jacqueline Teo is the chief digital officer of HGC Global Communications, the Hong Kong-based operator that provides domestic connectivity in Hong Kong as well as international capacity. Teo is driving

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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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Vampire BAT FANGs set to dominate digital economy

Recent research from Virtusa has uncovered that businesses, including communications service providers (CSPs), are facing an existential risk from the enormous growth of technology giants such as Baidu, Alibaba and

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Signalling network presents next area of operator weakness as grey routes get locked down

Recent research from Mobilesquared reveals that operators’ failure to secure SS7 networks is costing them messaging revenue today and could see them lose share of the two factor authentication market

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Webinar Review: 5G transformation necessitates individualised approaches and integrated strategies

Is it really too early to think about 5G deployment? For many it might seem so and it’s certainly a reasonable question to consider at this stage. However, even though

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