How to accelerate 5G roll-out
From launching the first city-wide 5G network to creating network slices to monetize new enterprise services, the roll-out of 5G is about more than base stations and devices. It’s not enough to just ‘deploy 5G’, there is a whole roll-out lifecycle. However, while the race to 5G is global, no two CSPs are alike. Each market and every CSP is at a different point in their 5G lifecycle. View
5G and what it means for service assurance
5G; first there was a vision, then there was hype, then there were promises. Finally, it’s here (or at the very least coming soon to a network near you). Even in the UK, a market that was in danger of lagging behind on its 4G launches, we’re seeing EE switch on its 5G services in six UK cities this week, with Vodafone UK hot on its heels with a July launch. View
Kill the RFP? Yes please! Agile procurement can save billions and accelerate innovation
We have contributed to the most recent TM Forum research report “Time to Kill the RFP?”, looking at how the telecoms industry approaches procurement and how the process can be improved to save time, money and effort for all involved – CSPs and vendors alike. View
MYCOM OSI: CSPs’ procurement process is broken and outdated RFPs are stifling their ability to innovate
Endorses conclusions of TM Forum research calling for move to outcome-based procurement to enable more agile busines View
How to monetise the 5G experience
As 5G rollouts begin in earnest, significant questions remain as to how the business model will stack-up for next generation networks. View
Telco Cloud – The 4 immutable laws
A strategic digital transformation and migration of infrastructure to the cloud can cut a CSP’s IT costs by up to 31 percent. This isn’t a number I’ve made up. This is the judgement of Three UK’s director of IT transformation, speaking at their media and analyst event last week. View
Cloud Dynamics Underpin MYCOM OSI’s Acquisition
There’s a good chance that the acquisition of telecom network assurance and optimization specialist MYCOM OSI by private equity firm Inflexion, announced Wednesday, might have escaped the attention of many in the industry. View
View from the top – latest digital transformation insights from executives at TM Forum Digital Transformation World 2018
In May 2018, TM Forum held their annual flagship conference, Digital Transformation World (DTW), in Nice, France. This leading industry event was a rich and inspiring gathering of industry experts and CIOs/CTOs exchanging visionary ideas and sharing experiences about the latest advancement in our industry. View
