The journey from traditional telco to digital service provider

In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent to operators around the world that they must go beyond traditional telco services if they are to survive and thrive in an increasingly digital age.
This is especially true of the B2B sector, where telco customers are increasingly looking for more than just raw connectivity. Partially spurred on by the pandemic, enterprise customers are rapidly growing more digital, with more specific service requirements from their telco partners.
“The B2B sector is growing more rapidly than B2C, partly through the incorporation of new areas of products…

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5G’s next step? Enabling XR, says Huawei

Since the first commercial launches of 5G over two years ago, the latest generation of mobile technology has come a long way. Despite the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 1.5 million 5G base stations have been successfully deployed worldwide, facilitating over 500 million subscribers, and this number is only going to grow, with various estimates predicting around one billion subscribers in 2022 and roughly three billion by 2024.

But despite the widespread availability and adoption of this new technology, 5G itself is still somewhat in its infancy, with many of the most vaunted technologies set to be enabled by the new mobile technology still notably absent in most markets around the world.

Enabling XR is the next priority
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Vodafone introduces recycled Eco-SIMs

Today, Vodafone Group has announced that it will begin offering half-sized Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic to their customers.
According to the operator, the Eco-SIM should eliminate the need for 320 tonnes of virgin plastic to be produced every year, which, in turn, should remove around 1,280 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year…

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Rakuten Mobile grabs stake in JTOWER as losses increase

Rakuten Mobile has reportedly purchased a minority share in Japanese tower infrastructure specialist JTOWER, hoping to lower their network deployment costs in the face of rising debt.
The operator launched its commercial 4G services back in April 2020 and since then has expanded their network considerably, including the launch of 5G services in October the same year.
However, to compete with its more established rivals…

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Virgin Media O2’s first converged offering ‘Volt’ hits the market

Today, newly merged UK operator VMO2 has announced the launch of their first range of converged products, which they are calling ‘Volt’.

These Volt products will allow customers to buy Virgin Media and O2 products packaged together for the first time, the promise of which was at the heart of the two companies’ merger.

Packages range from a &pound…

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Telefonica finally offloads El Salvador unit

In late 2019, Telefonica announced that it was undergoing a major strategic shift in and, in an attempt to reduce its debt, would be withdrawing from a number of markets to focus on its core businesses in Spain, the UK, Germany, and Brazil.
Since then, the operator has divested of numerous business units throughout Latin America…

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TelcoDR announces $1bn M&A fund to target public cloud

Acquired assets will be overseen and operated by Skyvera, a subsidiary of TelcoDR, which will provide communication service provider (CSP) customers with the software offerings they need on their public cloud journey.
In addition, TelcoDR has announced the acquisition of a number of assets from telco software company Zephyrtel. These assets will be integrated into TelcoDR&rsquo…

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New landmark diversity and cultural inclusiveness index launched

TM Forum, the industry association driving digital transformation through collaboration, has successfully completed an alpha trial of a new Inclusion and Diversity Score (IDS) – a single, universal index, believed to be the first in the world to measure both diversity and cultural inclusiveness, providing a benchmark for real change.

The successful trial of IDS is a significant step towards TM Forum’s vision to make the tech communications industry a world leader in diversity, equality, and inclusion (DE&I), transforming the industry’s attractiveness to cutting-edge talent. To achieve this…

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Deutsche Telekom with ONF marks a milestone in SD-RAN development

Deutsche Telekom and partners from the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) have taken a massive stride in software-defined RAN through a trial in Berlin.

Alex Choi, senior vice president of strategy and technology innovation at Deutsche Telekom said &ldquo…

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WCA finalists demonstrate innovation and excellence in telecoms

On the 26 October 2021 we will discover the winners of the 23rd annual World Communication Awards (WCA). And whilst it may be a cliché, its not the winning that counts. Every entry that has made the shortlist deserves to be celebrated as they represent the very best of the global telecom industry and more importantly has already made it past the rigorous scrutiny of our panel of more than seventy judges – recognisably expert and independent figures from across the world.

This year the panel is led by highly experienced telecom professional Marc Anné who said of the awards:
“It is a real global event covering contributions from telco related service providers and key vendors. The contributions are evaluated in depth and objectively arbitrated by a significant number of independent judges…

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