2022 has been a great year for telecoms, industry professionals say
According to Telecoms.com Annual Industry Report, the industry is predominantly happy with telecom’s business performance in 2022 as 63% vote for an ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ year.
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BT’s Division X assembles the reinforcements
UK incumbent BT wants enterprise customers to marvel at the capabilities of its digital transformation unit.
Digital transformation reaches a fork in the road
The concept of digital transformation for the telecoms industry has essentially degenerated into a question of how much to outsource.
Nokia: ‘We are an intrinsic part of how the UK operates’
We spoke with Phil Siveter, CEO of Nokia for the UK and Ireland, about consumer 5G, saving the environment with digital transformation, and how he sees his company’s purpose as using ‘partnerships and technology to help the world.’
Vodafone launches apprentice pilot scheme as part of software engineer drive
UK operator Vodafone has drafted training firm Multiverse to skill up apprentices within 15 months, as part of its drive to add 7000 software engineers to its workforce.
Hyperscalers dominate at Digital Transformation World 2022
The TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World event returned after its Covid hiatus with a renewed focus on collaborating with hyperscalers.
BT looks to India to plug digital skills gap
UK incumbent BT has launched a recruitment drive for its fledgling Digital division that will grow its headcount by 2,800 people, with only the minority being UK-based.
Telefónica Tech bolsters Microsoft relationship with BE-terna buy
Telefónica has high expectations this year for its acquisitive Tech division, and Microsoft looks set to play an important role in fulfilling them.
Telefónica Tech continues its shopping spree with Incremental addition
Spanish telecoms and IT group Telefónica is willing to splash the cash to become a major player in the UK IT services market.
Three does a spot of digital transformation
UK MNO Three has completed the first phase of what will be a multi-million investment in digital transformation, and created over 100 jobs to boot.
Telecoms industry remains optimistic despite everything
Seven out ten respondents to the 2021 Telecoms.com Annual Industry Survey are largely happy with how this year went and more are expecting a strong 2022.
Telenor cuddles up to Google Cloud
Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has decided Google is its new best buddy for all things digital transformation.
Telekom Srbija gets a bit of help from its friends at Vodafone
Serbia’s biggest telco Telekom Srbija has decided it could be even more successful following a strategic partnership with Vodafone.
Vodafone creates 7,000 new software jobs in bid for IT autonomy
Operator group Vodafone is aiming to improve its in-house IT competence by adding thousands of new software engineers to its European workforce.
Telcos lack agility in investment planning – study
Telecoms operators are falling short when it comes to capital investment in the post-pandemic world, according to a new study published this week.
Digital transformation costs jobs at Vodafone
Vodafone Spain is cutting around 12% of its workforce, shedding staff that do not fit with its digital transformation push.
NEC and AWS expand partnership to drag 5G even further into the cloud
The two tech heavyweights are expanding their existing collaboration to deliver cloud native 5G, enhanced digital government solutions, as well as hybrid cloud.
Vodafone hikes capex for connectivity and new growth platforms
Vodafone spooked the market on Tuesday with the announcement that it will hike spending levels in the coming year.
Vodafone relies on Google Cloud for next phase of digital transformation
UK-based Vodafone has been a busy operator recently and its latest move is a strategic partnership with Google to do all kinds of cloudy stuff.
Rakuten receives a $2 billion capital injection
The Japanese digital heavyweight Rakuten has sold 13% share, worth $2.2 billion to new investors to bolster its balance sheet and to finance more aggressive mobile rollout.
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Bringing value to private networks – Digital Symposium
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5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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