Sleeping giant – Part 2: Busting myths in direct carrier billing

Our conversations with those carriers that are still ‘holding’ on the direct carrier billing (DCB) market suggests that there are a few common myths to bust and some learnings from

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New Iskratel white paper highlights specific use cases for software-defined access

Operators can differentiate their services from over-the-top players’ offerings and create new revenue opportunities if they embrace virtualisation – but this must be done selectively and in the right scenarios.

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Huawei releases ‘Huawei Envision’ video solution for MSO

At IBC 2017 (International Broadcasting Convention), Huawei launched its Envision video solution for MSO(Multiple System Operator)to enhance hybrid video service capabilities and implement all-IP transformation of video services.

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Mobile data roaming revenues to reach $31 billion by 2022, despite ‘Roam Like at Home’ trend

A new study from Juniper Research has found that operator revenues from international mobile data roaming are expected to grow at an average annual growth rate of 8%, reaching $31

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Maintel sees continued revenue growth in 2017

Managed communications services provider, Maintel announced revenues are up by 68% to £63.8 million (€70.33 million) in the first half of 2017, rising from £38.1 million (€42 million) in same

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South Korean telcos bank on 5G and digital as traditional business stagnate, says GlobalData

The introduction of 5G services will be a boon for the Korean telecom operators as traditional telecommunications revenue stagnates, according to GlobalData, a recognised company in providing business information and

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Emerging threats are encouraging greater collaboration among IT security professionals

Concerns around emerging threats such as ransomware and polymorphic malware have sparked a significant increase in collaboration by the cybersecurity industry, according to new research published by AlienVault®, the leading

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What Viber’s increase in revenues means for operators

On Monday 7th August Rakuten, parent company of Viber, announced that second quarter revenues of the OTT player had increased by more than 90%. User numbers had grown by almost

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Motorola Solutions completes acquisition of Kodiak Networks

Motorola Solutions (MSI) announced it has completed the acquisition of Kodiak Networks, a privately held provider of broadband push-to-talk (PTT) for commercial customers.

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Securing the IoT threat vector

Organisations today know that they need to have a cybersecurity strategy in place to protect their intellectual property (IP) and sensitive data from getting into the hands of cybercriminals.

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