More Executive Thought Leadership
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Network & InfraTrusted agentic AI: DT and Vodafone automate identity management for sovereign-ready network compliance
Translating dense legal jargon into network access rules with telco-grade IAM (identity and access management) traditionally takes weeks of manual engineering with error risk. Explore how Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are applying ‘governed intelligence’ and a “Legal LLM” to shrink this critical infrastructure compliance latency to hours, with zero trust and human-in-the-loop, unlocking efficiencies and new high-value sovereign revenue streams.
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Special ReportBeyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
Sponsored access: For fibre broadband challengers, mobile is no longer a capital-intensive distraction: it’s a multi-billion market opportunity now accessible without the old £1m+ capex barrier. This free-to-read analysis and primer includes exclusive insights from Community Fibre, Gamma and Graystone Strategy…
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Network & InfraOvercoming the OSS/BSS bottleneck: telcos’ AI transformation needs an event driven architecture
Are decades of disjointed OSS/BSS investments stifling telecom’s AI ambitions? Industry leaders at The Data-Driven Telco Summit explored how innovations like EDA are bridging the gap between legacy platforms and real-time, agentic AI operations. Learn more…
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Network & InfraVodafone and InfraVerse 2.0 team put AI agents to work on disaster recovery
Can digital twins, drone scanners, AR, and AI reshape telco disaster recovery? Uncover the mechanics behind the InfraVerse 2.0 Catalyst, where operators including Verizon and Vantage Towers are breaking down data silos to build more efficient, highly resilient, autonomous networks.
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InterviewMavenir CEO eyes Snowflake playbook to power telcos’ AI charge
Interview: telcos possess the infrastructure driving the revolution but lack the technological stack to monetise it. Cloud-native software NEP’s Pardeep Kohli outlines a strategic toolkit to transform operators into central players within the enterprise AI ecosystem. Watch/read more…
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Products & ServicesUK fibre: TiVo’s Freely momentum unlocks altnet multiplay
Interview: As customer retention becomes paramount, UK fibre service providers are re-evaluating the strategic value of multiplay. Several altnets are at contract stage with streaming TV platform provider TiVo as sell-out success of the Freely-enabled Aero puck helps make the case for convergence…
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Deep DiveDigital twins for digital wins: US telcos scale use of drones for next-gen mobile infra modelling
Deep dive: AT&T, Verizon, and American Tower have now collectively flown hundreds of thousands of drone missions in the USA, as part of a behind-scenes push to create full-fledged virtual replicas of their vast network estates. Senior execs at the three telco giants ran TelcoTitans through the top- and bottom-line benefits of drone- and digital twin-led automated asset management…
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InterviewTelco can tame ‘wild dogs of AI’ and rediscover growth — TM Forum Chair
DTW Ignite 2026: Interviewed by TelcoTitans TV, Dr. Steffen Roehn urges the industry to seize AI-driven opportunities for growth and create a “trusted AI enforcement layer” to help drive monetisation.
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EventwatchDTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
Up till now, many telco deployments of AI agents have been loosely coordinated and delivered mere ‘bolt-on’ point solutions for isolated use-cases. Two TM Forum projects driven by the likes of Telstra, DT, Jio, and Vodafone aim to bring some order to the chaos by creating frameworks for model consumption and agent governance.
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Network & InfraThe quest for autonomy: how agentic AI can deliver real ROI — new report
Research provides telcos with a pathway to delivering real value from agentic AI, featuring Tier 1 use cases and recommendations to help bridge “the autonomy chasm” to reduce operating costs, improve service reliability, and increase network agility.
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Strategy & ChangeCapita: rewired for agentic AI, and inviting telcos onboard
Interview: With hyperscaler alumni now at the helm and Snowflake Intelligence embedded in its AI Catalyst Stack, Capita is betting that agentic will redraw the economics of the contact centre. Chief AI & Product Officer Sameer Vuyyuru explains why telcos should be watching closely.
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EventwatchDTW Ignite 2026: Video Interview with TM Forum’s Guy Lupo
TelcoTitans’ Matt Leary interviews Guy Lupo, EVP AI & Data at TM Forum, ahead of DTW Ignite 2026.
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EventwatchDTW Ignite 2026: Video Interview with TM Forum’s Andy Tiller
TelcoTitans’ Matt Leary interviews Andy Tiller, EVP Products & Services at TM Forum, ahead of DTW Ignite 2026.
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Strategy & ChangeFrom danger zone to digital powerhouse: Kearney maps Europe’s path to telecom recovery
Analysis: Europe’s telecoms sector has built extensively but failed to monetise, risking stagnation without urgent structural intervention. Kearney’s comprehensive diagnostic guides on how regionalisation, network resilience, strategic private finance partnerships, and other remedies can revitalise the sector’s finances and the continent’s digital economy.
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Network & InfraGamma’s Edge Migrate: turning the UK’s PSTN switch-off into a strategic channel opportunity
Interview: As of February 2027, PSTN will be no more in the UK, but there remain millions of legacy connections. Gamma has deployed its Edge Migrate service to help partners convert a foreboding migration challenge into an enhanced upsell opportunity for voice and security. Learn more…
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Network & InfraThe network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
Are theoretical autonomy frameworks distracting telcos from real business results? Vodafone, Elisa, Telenor and Mavenir leaders are shifting the industry narrative from operational efficiency to scalable, intent-based revenue generation…
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Network & InfraWe built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
The operating model that built today’s telecom networks is no longer sufficient: complexity has outpaced human execution. Celfocus’s Executive Chairman Luis Salvado believes that the industry must shift from application-driven to intelligence-defined systems — or risk being outpaced by hyperscalers already treating networks as orchestrated software.
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Network & InfraFrom flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
“Time kills deals”: senior infra figures from SBA, Vertical Bridge, Singtel‑owned NCS and digital‑twin specialist vHive argue that the next productivity unlock for cell towers lies in closing the reality gap between site and system — and that the first movers will dictate how the new order works…
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Strategy & ChangeAge of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
As turn-of-the-decade markets mature, communications platform provider Gamma is charting a new course for its service provider partners, leveraging strategic expansion into Asia-Pacific and promoting portfolio diversification to differentiate and unlock new revenue streams.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Portugal playbook: transforming telecom payments from utility to strategic differentiator
Case study explores how Vodafone Portugal partnered CMAS to overhaul legacy back office infra with w2bill streamlining workflows, securing sovereign data, accelerating time-to-market, and driving a thousandfold increase in monthly digital transactions.