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18 February, 2022Communication service providers have helped get the UK and many other countries through the pandemic. Their networks and services ensured children could continue learning during lockdowns and have kept people connected, able to work from home and entertained via a boom in streaming services, says Vladimir Mitrasinovic, regional vice president at Amdocs.
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17 January, 2022In October 2021, telecom and global mobile network operator (MNO) Vodafone announced its new Eco-SIM made from recycled plastic. Any sustainability feat is positive for the telecommunications industry, which contributes 2% of the global emissions total. But why stop at recycled plastic SIM cards, when there is an entirely digital solution available? In this article, Hamish White, CEO of eSIM as a service provider Mobilise, explains why it isn’t too early to adopt an eSIM strategy.
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24 November, 2021Retail providers Amazon, Aldi and Tesco are trialling checkout-free stores in the UK, where customers can conveniently grab their shopping and leave the store without visiting a cashier. It’s clear that consumers today expect intuitive digital services as standard and supermarkets aren’t the only ones who should listen.
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09 November, 2021The pandemic has undoubtedly been a great accelerator for key trends across all industries. In fact, according to a McKinsey report, sectors that were at the top of the economic curve before the crisis, such as pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, have been pulling ahead whilst less profitable industries have continued downwards.
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03 June, 2021The pandemic has rapidly accelerated digital transformation across the globe. Businesses scrambled to improve their operational agility in order to adapt to the volatile and unpredictable climate. In fact, a recent survey of executives by McKinsey found companies have accelerated the digitisation of internal operations and customer and supply-chain interactions by three to four years, says Simon Michie, CTO at Pulsant.
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24 February, 2021While organisations have publicly talked of the benefits of digital transformation for some time, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to pull the trigger on those plans. The crisis accelerated the adoption of digital technologies, says Eric Newcomer, CTO, WSO2, as organisations across almost every industry underwent huge changes to their operating models. (more…)
27 January, 2021The board of directors of BICS (Belgacom International Carrier Services) and CEO, Daniel Kurgan have come to the mutual conclusion to end their collaboration. The board of directors has approved the appointment of Matteo Gatta as new CEO of the company. (more…)
09 July, 2020Telecoms operators are more vulnerable today than they have ever been, says Julien Rio, senior director of marketing, RingCentral. As the economic downturn starts to bite, subscribers will seek to pay less and cancel or change contracts in a shopping environment of intense and easily accessible competition. (more…)
05 September, 2019“The MNOs have got a real problem when it comes to IoT. One problem is the race to zero on pricing for roaming.” As Jeremy Cowan says, the little bit of Yorkshire blood in me respects the directness of Eseye’s CEO. As they say, Nick Earle calls a spade a spade. (more…)
12 December, 2018After a decade of exponential growth in technology, rapidly shifting consumer expectations and extreme competition, you’d forgive some telecoms operators for feeling a bit breathless, writes Alex Saric, a smart procurement expert at Ivalua.
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