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Platformisation: the last chance for telcos in the 5G world
Platformisation is a new term that provides a focus for digital transformation, while showing the way towards monetisation for telcos. Read more…
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The annual snapshot of the telecoms industry is in – and it’s encouraging
The annual snapshot of the telecoms industry is here. The Digital Transformation section was sponsored by Amdocs Openet. Read more…
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5G use cases – the key to success is Platforms, Partnerships, People
Use cases for 5G have been emerging for some years now. Yet it still seems as if telcos are not quite sure which direction to choose. Read more…
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Niall Norton interview: telcos as platforms and the Amdocs acquisition
Ask Niall Norton about telcos as platforms and whether they are ready to take on that role and he is remarkably upbeat. Read more…
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Niall Norton of Amdocs on 5G charging and that AWS announcement
5G is the birthplace of new markets for telcos. So says Niall Norton, General Manager of Openet, the Networking Software Division at Amdocs. Read more…
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The Value Plane has the potential to unleash the real value of 5G for CSPs
The Value Plane could hold the key for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to realise value, and therefore significant revenue, from 5G. Read more…
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Billing is back and at the heart of customer service – or should be
Billing is back on the agenda and whether we still call it billing is not as important as getting it right and making it clear. Read more…
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Amdocs to acquire Openet – provider of 5G charging, policy and cloud tech
Amdocs has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Openet, a world-leading provider of 5G charging, policy and cloud technologies. Read more…
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The silver lining for 5G BSS will be the Cloud itself
When the industry discusses 5G, it is seldom through the lens of BSS but soon 5G BSS will be firmly in our sights. Read more…
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In RAN, BSS & all IT, best of breed is becoming the new normal
In the digital and 5G markets a best of breed approach is becoming the new normal. Not just in BSS, but across all IT systems and now into the RAN. Read more…
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A digital business demands new, digital KPIs to gauge success
For many years KPIs in mobile operators were fairly static. Now there is a new set of digital KPIs being used to monitor the performance of their business Read more…
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Niall Norton, CEO, Openet on its 20th Birthday – and the future
Openet celebrates its 20th Birthday this year so we took the opportunity to catch up with CEO Niall Norton. Read more…
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2020 – the year of strategic change programs
2019 saw the foundations for change. 2020 will see the implementation of strategic change programs in the industry. Read more…
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Openet/MDS Global to deliver BSS to Malaysian MVNO redONE
Openet partnering with MDS Global, will deliver a Policy and Charging Control solution (PCC) to Malaysian MVNO, redONE. Read more…
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2020 vision: 5G truly arrives with a sack load of opportunities
As 2019 draws to a close, the telecoms industry enters prediction season declaring what they think will happen in 2020. 5G progress. Read more…
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Openet, Samsung and HPE integrate cloud-native 5G core
Samsung, Hewlett Packard (HPE) and Openet have successfully integrated a cloud-native 5G standalone (SA) Core with multi-vendor interoperability. Read more…
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Telkomsel tags Openet for full digital makeover in 18 weeks
Openet announced that its end to end Digital BSS suite has gone live to support Telkomsel’s new digital prepaid cellular service in Indonesia, called by.U. Read more…
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Will digital end up being the saviour of telecoms?
In October 2017 leading consulting firm McKinsey published an article on the age of disruption in telecoms. Read more…
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Is 5G Cloud Gaming the future? Hint: ask SK Telecom, Microsoft
Cloud based gaming forecasts look promising. According to analyst firm IHS Markit cloud based gaming will be worth $2.5 billion by 2023. Read more…
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Telecoms operators ranked better digital leaders than you think
Telecoms operators are ranked higher for their digital leadership than many companies that you immediately think of when it comes to thinking ‘digital’. Read more…