By Martin Creaner, President and CEO, TM Forum
Over the past five years as smartphones and tablet computers have taken markets around the world by storm, the number of digital services has grown rapidly just to keep up with demand.
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European Communications discusses the latest telecom trends with telco executives, analysts and topic experts viainsightful analysis, Q&As and opinion pieces.
Lessons from the UK’s first commercial 4G LTE deployment
- 17 May 2012
With calls for the introduction of 4G LTE in the UK growing ever louder ahead of the auction due later this year, European Communications headed across the Thames to view the country’s first commercial deployment of the technology.
Video: Big Data seminar
- 16 May 2012
European Communications held a successful seminar on Big Data earlier this month.
Videos from the London event, including all the presentations and the panel discussion, are now available to view below along with an exclusive interview with Accenture’s Stuart Orr.
Q&A: Convergys’ Mohammed Sha
- 15 May 2012
Mohammed Sha, head of market strategy at customer management solutions vendor Convergys, discusses the Big Data challenge.
Eurocomms.com: In your opinion, what is the “Big Data” challenge for the telecoms industry?
Opinion: It’s time for operators to curb out-of-control opex
- 11 May 2012
By Stéphane Téral, Principal Analyst, Infonetics Research.
How far can service providers go without breaking the bank? That is the question that arises when looking at the unstoppable ascension of operating expenditure.
Telenor’s topsy-turvy quarter leaves it down but not out
- 09 May 2012
Life is anything but dull at Telenor currently.
The Norway-based operator reported its results on Tuesday amid two senior resignations and some pending law suits.
Big Data survey: new revenue streams top CEM as biggest opportunity
- 08 May 2012
European Communications’ latest quarterly survey has found that senior telco executives believe the creation of new revenue streams, such as selling data to third parties, is the biggest opportunity that Big Data presents operators with.
Opinion: Three ways to make the most of Big Data
- 04 May 2012
By Dr Michael Flanagan, CTO at Arieso.
Operators should not ignore what may appear to be peripheral issues to the Big Data challenge.
Why do the markets continue to shun Telefónica?
- 02 May 2012
Telefónica is now the biggest European operator in terms of revenue, but the stock market continues to give the company the thumbs down.
After registering a 3.5 percent year-on-year increase in revenues during 2011, to €62.8 billion, the Spain-based operator overtook rival Deutsche Telekom, which saw sales fall six percent to €58.6 billion over the same period.