Strand Consult argues enforced network sharing can be a short-term gain and a long-term loss.
OpenRAN goes mainstream – and gets government backing
Geopolitics should propel telecoms’ momentum towards open interfaces in 2021. Colin Thomson, Practice Lead, Access Partnership, explains why it matters.
Sponsored: Closing the automation loop as mobile network services evolve
In the new era of 5G, virtualisation and cloud networks, dynamic network orchestration and assurance are at least as critical as automated digital customer engagement, says Amdocs’ Yogen Patel.
Connected cars: Where’s the autonomous model they promised?
Like many tracked journeys, the progress of the connected autonomous vehicle is inconsistent and is taking longer than expected, writes Nick Booth. (Picture: Millbrook, Stuart Berman)
IoT and infrastructure are complex, lack cohesion and deter customers
IoT looks like a straightforward concept, but varied connectivity requirements, limited network coverage, geographic boundaries and competing technologies make for a complex and incoherent proposition, discovers Nick Wood.
Sponsored: Enabling industry convergence
Across the world, telcos are feeling the pressure of cut-throat competition from OTT players, writes Manikanth Nalam, Principal Consultant at Tecnotree.
Intelligent future: Putting the AI in IoT
AI is becoming an essential part of IoT deployments, creating opportunities for players across the mobile ecosystem, finds Kate O’Flaherty.
Will last year’s landmark ruling open the door to in-country consolidations?
Katarzyna Czapracka asks if the EU Court Judgment on CK Telecoms will turn the tide and result in reducing four mobile operators to three in some European markets?
IoT at the edge: magic won’t happen automatically
Edge and IoT brings together two mega-trends that are still in their early days, with many issues to thrash out and a tendency to fixate on network speed alone, writes Annie Turner.
IoT survey: Uncertainty about operators’ role and new business models persists
Analysis of our annual IoT survey by Annie Turner found diverse opinions on a number of key areas.
Sponsored: Big Data – what it means for telecoms
Tecnotree's Shubhangi Chowdhury says Big Data transformed communication service providers (CSP) into digital service providers (DSP) – what's next?
Digital Services Act set to overhaul e-Commerce landscape
CCS Insight's Raghu Gopal says this month, the European Commission is expected to announce regulation that could greatly change the digital landscape of the European Union.
Pandemic offers opportunity for fast-moving operators (2)
Clients regularly ask Kester Mann, Director, Consumer and Connectivity, at CCS Insight, “How can operators build on their stellar efforts during the Covid-19 crisis?” Here are some of his suggestions.
Pandemic offers opportunity for fast-moving operators
Clients regularly ask Kester Mann, Director, Consumer and Connectivity, at CCS Insight, “How can operators build on their stellar efforts during the Covid-19 crisis?” Here are some of his suggestions.