News tagged: ROI

05 August, 2022

How data governance-as-a-service helps drive business value

When arguably a company’s biggest asset is its data, data governance is a key starting point for setting the parameters for how to use that data. The how, where, why, who of managing data is vital for improving data quality and making it usable, secure and most importantly trusted to make intelligent business decisions. Organisations are therefore faced with a big decision: embrace effective data governance to deliver growth, innovation and compliance, or risk competitive advantage and the penalties of failing to meet regulations, says Michael Queenan, co-founder and CEO of Nephos Technologies.

10 June, 2022

How telcos are using behavioural science to drive relevance and increase revenues?

There’s a widening disparity between truly personalised, relevant marketing communications and run of the mill, superficially personalised experiences. Behavioural science can enable brand owners to adopt a privacy first approach to engaging in truly personalised and relevant marketing communications, at a time when 76% of consumers say that being treated as an individual plays a key role in their consideration of brands. 78% of consumers also say it makes them more likely to repurchase, with the vast majority agreeing that the more personalisation they see from a business, the more loyal they feel, says Sharifah Armirah, chief client officer, Intent HQ.

05 May, 2022

Orange Poland completes migration to Teradata Vantage on Google Cloud to speed time-to-market and ROI

Warsaw, Poland– Teradata reports that Orange Poland has migrated its core reporting and analytical processes to Teradata Vantage on Google Cloud. Orange Poland, a member of Orange Group, selected Teradata’s as-a-service cloud offering as a key first step in their strategic and successful migration to the cloud last year. The anticipated benefits include increased flexibility, fast time-to-market, risk limitation and optimised ROI (return on investment).

03 June, 2021

Overcoming the barriers to digital transformation

The 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.

15 February, 2021

How enterprises can fast-track branch virtualisation and achieve major CapEx and OpEx savings

Virtualising branch network infrastructure can save Enterprises a fortune on equipment, maintenance, and support costs while ensuring “always-on” access to critical business applications. But replacing physical devices with virtualised network functions can be complex and risky without the right architecture, strategy, and skillsets in place. (more…)

21 January, 2021

How the converged Edge can cut next-gen network deployment from years to months

The world is accelerating around us. Consumer and enterprise demand for our networked services is advancing at pace too, driving appetite for more incredible speeds than ever. (more…)

05 March, 2020

There isn’t a US$1bn 5G use case, says Accenture 5G lead

Although we’ve missed out on the trumpets heralding the continued roll-out of 5G thanks to the cancellation of MWC 2020, there are significant early milestones to the full deployment of the technology being passed. The road is long, though, Tejas Rao, the managing director and global 5G offering lead at Accenture, tells George Malim.

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23 August, 2019

Network slicing is the secret sauce for 5G monetisation

With the arrival of 5G, many operators are now turning their heads to monetisation. The 5G killer use case is still unknown, says Frank Healy, senior product marketing manager at Openet, but with so much investment having gone into next-generation wireless infrastructure, achieving ROI is critical. (more…)

15 February, 2019

Digital Afrique Telecom launches smart card and ticketing system for users of more than 700 Ivorian buses

Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) has launched a smart card and ticketing system to enable Ivorian public transport users to board more than 700 buses every day using contactless cards. (more…)

13 November, 2018

What is customer engagement and is it the new black?

In competitive markets, product and price innovation are often yesterday’s news. In fact, in the telco market, the sort of ‘innovative’ offers long designed to attract new customers have increasingly been anything but innovative. Consider the industry standard bandwidth and/or minutes increase, says Adhish Kulkarni of Evolving Systems. (more…)