News tagged: mobile first

26 June, 2018

Why the big ISDN switch-off is good news for everyone

We’re at a pivotal point in the European telecom industry, with many European PTTs planning to switch off ISDN and PSTN lines by the middle of the next decade, writes Bertrand Pourcelot, the director general of Centile Telecom Applications. BT will stop selling those lines in 2020 and will turn them off completely by 2025. Phase-out of ISDN by Swisscom and Deutsche Telekom is already happening, with Orange ceasing ISDN in 2020.

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14 May, 2018

Build, buy or hire a UC platform: what’s best for who, when and how

Traditionally, service providers built their own telecoms platforms, whether developing in-house or via an external vendor, writes Bertrand Pourcelot, the director general of Centile Telecom Applications.

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03 January, 2018

ISDN switch-off drives mobile first strategies for enterprises

The term mobile first is gaining traction, as more organisations and their service providers put mobility at the heart of enterprise communications, rather than as an add on, writes Bertrand Pourcelot, the director general of Centile Telecom Applications.

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10 May, 2017

IBM Mobile First and SecuredTouch offer integrated solution for frictionless authentication

SecuredTouch behavioural biometric technology is now a primary authentication option in IBM’s MobileFirst Foundation. (more…)

02 June, 2016

Syniverse to invest US$45m for minority stake in Vibes

Syniverse has announced a partnership that includes a US$45m investment for a minority stake in mobile marketing technology provider Vibes. The investment and resulting strategic partnership will enhance Syniverse’s end-to-end enterprise solutions by adding Vibes’ mobile-first CRM platform. The partnership will allow Vibes to expand its software into new global markets. (more…)