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Why billing will be better with BCE

By giving more control to operators, BCE has the capability to accelerate the creation of new generation use cases and new revenue streams for operators worldwide.

• 18 Jul 2022

Network-as-a-service could be worth $75bn to telcos but the clock is ticking

Telcos must adapt to avoid being squeezed out of the burgeoning network-as-a-service (NaaS) market, claims a new report.

• 06 Jul 2022

Intel and Exfo unveil 5G fault detection tool

A new solution launched by Canadian telecoms testing company Exfo and US chip giant Intel promises operators the ability to monitor a 5G network in real time and more swiftly fix problems.

• 15 Jun 2022

The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G, telco M&A and Nokia

The guys are delighted to welcome special guest Dario Talmesio back to the pod. Dario is research director for service provider strategy at Omdia, which means he knows a lot about the mobile business, so they start by reviewing the current state of play with 5G. Before long they meander onto various other telecoms industry talking points, before concluding by hearing about Iain’s chat with Nokia’s head of mobile networks.

• 30 May 2022

A fifth of telco customers are blood-sucking leeches

Operators need to overhaul their customer acquisition and retention strategies to stem a loss of earnings.

• 24 May 2022

Three UK claims population coverage crown from EE

UK mobile operator Three reckons its 5G network now covers 54% of the population, which is a bit better than EE.

• 23 May 2022

Telcos customer service still not good enough in UK and US

Telecoms operators on both sides of the Atlantic still have work to do when it comes to customer service and satisfaction.

• 18 May 2022

VMO2 and Three UK call on Amdocs for customer service help

Virgin Media O2 and Three UK are both working with Amdocs on projects designed to improve their service offerings and provide a better experience for customers.

• 13 May 2022

Germany bans zero-rated price plans

Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have been ordered to withdraw their controversial zero-rated tariffs and switch affected customers to different contracts.

• 03 May 2022

Shell Energy tops list of broadband complaints

ISP Shell Energy has generated the most amount of complaints to UK comms regulator Ofcom of all the major broadband providers, mainly due by faults and service issues.

• 27 Apr 2022

Frictionless finance: payments get closer to mobile customers

Embedded or “frictionless” finance is emerging as one of the primary disruptive drivers of the mobile communications market.

• 25 Apr 2022

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, M&A and Twitter

Both Iain and Scott were carrying bugs when this was recorded but it will take more than that to keep them from their podding duties. They start by reflecting on Ericsson’s quarterly earnings announcement, specifically concerning the trouble the company is in regarding its historical activities in Iraq. Rumours of a Vodafone UK acquisition yield a chat about telco M&A before they conclude with the then breaking news of Elon Musk bidding to buy the whole of Twitter.

• 19 Apr 2022

Nokia gets SaaSy with its customers

Finnish kit vendor Nokia has commissioned some research that CSPs can save 25% over five years if they move their software from on-premise to the SaaS model.

• 19 Apr 2022

Ericsson shares sink further after tough Q1 earnings report

A combination of historical misdeeds in Iraq and the need to pull out of Russia loomed heavy on Swedish kit vendor Ericsson’s latest quarterlies.

• 14 Apr 2022

Vodafone offers ‘social tariff’ with unlimited 5G use for £10

UK operator Vodafone’s Voxi For Now tariff is available to anyone receiving benefits, and offers unlimited 5G data, calls and texts for a tenner.

• 13 Apr 2022

Nokia mostly pulls out of Russia

Finnish kit vendor Nokia has announced it will cease operations in Russia, but will ‘provide the necessary support to maintain the networks and [is] applying for the relevant licenses to enable this support’.

• 12 Apr 2022

The Telecoms.com Podcast: decentralization, deglobalization and Huawei

We’re delighted to welcome special guest Maria Lema of Weaver Labs this week. Maria’s company develops software designed to decentralize the whole process of accessing network services, using some of the principles and technologies associated with the evolution of Web3, which prompts lots of conversational tangents. They eventually get around to a couple of items from the week’s news, specifically the affect of the use of sanctions on globalization and Huawei’s recent annual report.

• 04 Apr 2022

Comviva discusses the latest developments in the Digital BSS space

We spoke to Jens Voigt, Head of Product Management – BlueMarble Solutions, Comviva Technologies, at Mobile World Congress 2022. He explained the importance of modern business support systems being agile, flexible and modularized, among many other related topics.

• 09 Mar 2022

Tecnotree Launches B2B2X Ecosystem Revenue Monetisation Platform in Nigeria for 60 Million Subscribers

The multi-experience partner ecosystem offering aims to create lifestyle bundles of content, applications and connectivity through a pre-integrated digital partner ecosystem for global, local and glocal high-demand and hyper growth sectors. The platform will attract leading partners across different sectors such as education, entertainment, gaming, sports, health and wellness, to enter Nigeria and using direct customer billing to convert ecosystem partners into instant revenue generators across enterprise and consumer segments.

• 07 Mar 2022

Nokia is going big on software at MWC 2022

Finnish kit vendor Nokia is drip-feeding product announcements in the week leading up to Mobile World Congress and, so far, they’re focused on the software side of things.

• 22 Feb 2022