innovation
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
Read moreExecutives and IT must collaborate to define 5G business cases, says Deutsche Telekom’s Meijer
With 5G at the centre of mobile operators’ strategies, the challenge is to avoid another cycle of intense infrastructure investment which enables the business cases of other organisations. Instead, operators
Read more5TONIC 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
Read moreArtificial intelligence-based platform’s enhancements connect front-end experiences to back-end operations
Genpact, a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, announced new customer experience enhancements to Genpact Cora, its modular, artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform that helps enterprises accelerate digital
Read moreWill 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
Read moreHigh risk strategy for telcos
A new, not-for-profit company has been launched called Risk Reward Awards, aiming to bring overdue recognition to risk professionals working in telecoms. Here, Jeremy Cowan talks to co-founder, Luke Taylor, about
Read moreWhat to look for in a UCaaS provider
As the workplace continues to evolve we see new technologies and services entering the business environment, writes Dave Ricketts, the head of marketing at Six Degrees. The office of the
Read moreDOCOMO Digital appoints Soni as CCO to scale payments platform business
Global alternative payments provider, DOCOMO Digital, has announced the appointment of Dheeraj Soni as its new chief commercial officer to lead the OTT and Merchant-focused strategy, with payments platform services sitting
Read moreCENX joins Telefonica, Vodafone, Ericsson and 24 other organisations in TM Forum Open API Manifesto
CENX, a global provider of next generation service assurance software, has signed TM Forum’s Open API Manifesto. The company will work with Telefonica, Vodafone, Ericsson and 24 other global service
Read moreBICS completes acquisition of TeleSign
BICS, a global provider of international wholesale connectivity and interoperability services, announced it has closed the acquisition of TeleSign, following the April 25th announcement of entering a definitive agreement to
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