5G services: Mission-critical sure, but how do we keep them green, affordable and secure?

5G is here so all is clear and simple, right? Well, not so fast. 5G networks bring opportunities but challenges too.

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Loon is popped by sharp truths: Balloons won’t be ‘Connecting people everywhere’

(A Week in Telco IT) — When the news came on Friday that Loon’s journey is coming to an end it was a disappointment if, like me, you’re an admirer

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5G investment focus in UK turns to manufacturing and industry, and telcos start to play in AI sandpit

WEEK IN TELCO IT – You may have heard the UK Government is investing £40 million (€44.7 million) in 5G (5th generation wireless communications) testbed and trial projects. These are specifically looking at

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Hand-to-hand combat among surprises at Economist Summit, as delegates urged to augment not replace human skills

It was inevitable that the technology du jour, artificial intelligence (AI) dominated opening exchanges at today’s Economist Innovation Summit (#EconInnov). And for those – like me, admits Jeremy Cowan – who believed that AI is

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Telcos admit IoT is failing to meet expectations, as they are urged to understand customers’ business

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Three leading European telcos admit at the 6th IoT Forum CE, that many customers are still not aware of the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT). As one enterprise

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Connected homes: The case for operator involvement

The connected home market is a confusion of products, proprietary interfaces and connectivity, so why would a network operator want to get involved? With every Tom, Dick and Harry from

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Oi strengthened by Real savings from e-billing SaaS, as Brazilian operator minimises revenue collection risks

EXCLUSIVE REPORT – Brazil Case Study: It can be hard for telcos to collect what they’re owed at the best of times. And in recent years, says VanillaPlus’s editorial director,

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Virtual networks will be majority provider of services in 5 years, says Frost / VanillaPlus survey: Part 2

Analysts at Frost & Sullivan have been working with VanillaPlus to find out from our readers about the difficulties facing communication service providers (CSPs) involved in digital transformation of their

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CSPs feel management siloes can be avoided in hybrid networks, Frost / VanillaPlus survey finds: Part 1

Analysts Frost & Sullivan collaborated with VanillaPlus recently to ask our readers their thoughts on 10 key questions facing communication service providers (CSPs) involved in digital transformation of their business

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Subscribers feel service providers are using chatbots and artificial intelligence to cut jobs: Not guilty, say SPs

Consumers like chatbots. In fact, many prefer them to call centre agents. But there’s a public perception that service providers (SPs) are simply using the technology to cut one of

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