Digital Service Provider Transformation in Action

Vodafone: Testing times and the 90:10 ratio to advance ORAN integration

Vodafone’s ORAN leader highlights need for collaboration.

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Five key digital transformation action points for telcos
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Voices of Innovation

Rakuten: the one secret every transformative operator should know
Guest OpEd from Geoff Hollingworth CMO Rakuten Symphony
The shift of gravity away from hardware is inescapable. It’s the entire telecom business that is being digitalised.
Account Team Spotlight: Celfocus on Vodafone Tech 2025 alignment
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EMEA telecoms SI talks to TelcoTitans about the changes it has made to its Vodafone client team to ensure it is in lockstep with the Group’s Tech 2025 strategy.
TIP’s Tenorio on the state of open RAN
Organisation’s chair says open RAN’s highest purpose for operators can be considered ‘optionality’.

Vodafone: Testing times and the 90:10 ratio to advance ORAN integration

Vodafone’s ORAN leader highlights need for collaboration.

Fÿuz 2022 recap: disaggregation advancing; metaverse the ultimate use case; monetisation TBC

Food for thought and takeaways from TIP’s tasty Fÿuz.

Fÿuz 2022: Metaverse-grade networks are revolutionary

Rakuten’s Amin shows the way; Orange and Telefónica on the case.

Fÿuz 2022: Integration tops open RAN issues for operators

Generally optimistic view on open RAN despite integration challenges.

Fÿuz 2022: Vodafone turns up the volume on open RAN

It’s all about open RAN on first day at Fÿuz; Vodafone tops charts for enthusiasm and news announcements.

Telefónica Metaverse Day: Telco embraces the Web3 revolution

Vision for Web3 set out as Telefónica moves closer to spatial computing.

Accenture’s Dr. Boris Maurer on 5G opportunities for telcos

Watch the full panel session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, which brings together industry experts from Accenture and NTT Data to reflect on the future of telco in a transformed world.

Exclusive Insight from REACH: The Telco Transformation Forum

Why the best transformation programmes are built around purpose and people

Real-world CEO learnings and best practice from Colt’s Gilder and Teradata’s McMillan. Transformation must be based around purpose that resonates with employees.

Embrace the era of “never normal” — Teradata CTO Stephen Brobst

Telcos must learn from financial services peers and embrace disruption as a welcome driver of innovation. Resilient telcos that use data-driven insights to innovate will thrive, while brittle players that oppose disruption will atrophy.

5G-driven data analytics will help telcos evolve from utility to digital service provider

Telcos must be more than connection provider to seize “watershed moment” …they must employ platforms for value-added services that take them closer to customers.

5G will give B2B its 4G moment — Geldmacher at REACH forum

It’s time for telecom operators to get in front of enterprise CIOs and start working on joint initiatives. 5G will change B2B services to the same extent 4G revolutionised B2C.

Digital Transformation

Telefónica, T-Mobile partner on metaverse R&D

Operators among co-chairs of new Telecom Infra Project working group, focused on ensuring networks are ready for the metaverse.

Safaricom sets up unit to find ‘next big things’ in digital

New innovation team within Digital IT function tasked with driving digital services user base towards two million mark.

Data & AI

Ab Initio to ‘unlock’ BT’s data fabric vision

BT partner Ab Initio’s automated data management solutions will play a critical role in operator’s data fabric strategy, says Principal Architect Ben Clinch.