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News & Views Most Popular 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry By Iain Morris, News Editor, 5/16/2019 Failure to transform their businesses, highlighted at this week's Digital Transformation World event in Nice, is fast catching up with the telcos. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown I tend to agree with James that the headline is inflammatory. A "car crash"... Nice Work If You Can Get It... By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 5/15/2019 It's a tough job talking about telco transformation on the French Riviera in May, but someone's got to do it... so what are the big talking points from the TM Forum's Digital Transformation World event in Nice, France? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Rakuten CTO: We're Stronger, Faster & Cheaper Than You By Iain Morris, International Editor, 5/15/2019 Japan's Rakuten is building what it says will be the first truly cloud-native mobile network, and its existing operators should be worried. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Nibbles From Nice: Don't Mention the 'T' Word By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 5/15/2019 DT's CIO doesn't dig 'transformation,' Enghouse keeps its toes warm and the TM Forum snacks on Danish… plus more from the Riviera. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Vodafone UK Names the 5G Day By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 5/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone cuts dividend following €7.6 billion loss; Openet lands US Tier 1 gig; KPN invests in IoT startup Wirepas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) RFP Process No Longer Fit for Purpose – Report By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 5/14/2019 Outdated telco IT procurement processes cost industry more than $1 billion per year, according to findings of a report from industry body TM Forum, which asks if it's time to kill the RFP. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Leading Lights Winners On Fire! By Light Reading, 5/8/2019 We invited our 2019 Leading Lights awards winners to share their thoughts with the Light Reading video crew. Here's what they had to say: Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Leading Lights 2019: The Winners By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 5/6/2019 Find out which companies have taken home the 2019 Leading Lights Awards trophies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) MobiTV's Bill Routt: Amazon to Stoke Pay-TV Partnerships With Fire TV By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/6/2019 MobiTV's president and COO says Amazon is 'really engaging' with plans to optimize and customize its streaming platform for the pay-TV operator market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CenturyLink's Walker on Why 5G Demands Efficiency at the Edge By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 5/5/2019 CenturyLink's Bill Walker explains how edge computing can help service providers efficiently manage traffic and meet increasing bandwidth demands in the 5G era. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Leading Lights 2019 Finalists: Outstanding Digital Enablement Vendor By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 5/5/2019 LotusFlare, MATRIXX Software, MYCOM OSI, Netcracker Technology, Openet and Synchronoss Technologies are the six shortlisted companies in this category. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ericsson Pain Is VEON Gain in Q1 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 5/2/2019 Russia-focused operator pockets a profit-boosting compensation payment from Ericsson and hails a strong operational performance in major markets. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Hansen Acquires Sigma Systems in $117M Deal By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 5/1/2019 Australian billing and customer care specialist Hansen Technologies expands international presence with US$117 million deal to acquire Sigma Systems. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Ray@LR Yes, Hansen is nowhere near the same scale but it now has more heft and a combined... Three UK to Cut Two Thirds of Tech Jobs in Digital Makeover By Iain Morris, International Editor, 4/30/2019 The smallest of the UK's mobile operators is set to get even smaller on the staffing side as it automates processes and moves IT systems into the public cloud. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown These cuts are pretty brutal. Must be tough for those people about to lose... Leading Lights 2019 Finalists: Most Innovative Blockchain for Telecoms Strategy By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 4/29/2019 Colt, Filament, Mobileum and Synchronoss Technologies all submitted standout entries for most innovative blockchain for telecoms strategy in this year's Leading Lights contest. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Swisscom & Ericsson Flip the 5G Switch By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 4/17/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone ad bends the giga-truth; Nokia and Nordic Telecom get mission-critical with LTE; Orange teams up on cyberdefense; Amazon hits trouble in Italy. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ericsson Gets Off to Flying 2019 Start but Must Cough Up for Corruption By Iain Morris, International Editor, 4/17/2019 Swedish equipment maker reports its strongest set of quarterly results under the current management but warns investors that a US investigation into corrupt practices will land it with 'material' penalties. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Leading Lights 2019: The Finalists By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 4/10/2019 Light Reading is delighted – nay, pumped – to announce the finalists for this year's Leading Lights Awards program, which is now in its 15th year. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: CRW_Cary Way to go, Wave2Wave team! Why CSG Is Betting on Blockchain By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 4/5/2019 New lab backed by CSG to focus on how blockchain tech can streamline global roaming deals, inter-carrier agreements and possibly settlements between pay-TV and OTT services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Union Rejects BT's 'Restructuring' Plan By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 4/3/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia completes Fintur acquisition, faces threats over TV ad; Spirent swaps Erics; Europe wants to be in connected-car vanguard. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry By Iain Morris, News Editor, 5/16/2019 Failure to transform their businesses, highlighted at this week's Digital Transformation World event in Nice, is fast catching up with the telcos. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown I tend to agree with James that the headline is inflammatory. A "car crash"... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards Gabriel Brown, 5/17/2019 4:54:54 AM 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry Re: Re: Chief Paleontologist I tend to agree with James that the headline is inflammatory. A "car crash" seems an unlikely scenario for the telecom industry. There isn't evidence in this direction. Some challenges? Yes, for sure. Like always. On consumer... brooks7, 5/16/2019 7:43:46 PM 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry Re: Re: Chief Paleontologist @James_B_Crawshaw So, is it your opinion that Cell Phone bills are going to go up with the deployment of 5G? Otherwise, it is unclear to me how money gets made. We already have essentially 100%... James_B_Crawshaw, 5/16/2019 6:08:08 PM 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry Re: Chief Paleontologist Given the dinosaur reference perhaps we should be talking about paleontology instead of archaeology. But if you compare with the energy (electricity and gas) sector or financial services then telco IT doesn't actually look... Ray@LR, 5/1/2019 1:21:21 PM Hansen Acquires Sigma Systems in $117M Deal Re: Re: Scale Yes, Hansen is nowhere near the same scale but it now has more heft and a combined OSS/BSS proposition that will put in line for more opportunities, I imagine. BUt agree, not yet Premiership status in terms of fire-power... James_B_Crawshaw, 5/1/2019 11:27:36 AM Hansen Acquires Sigma Systems in $117M Deal Re: Scale Hansen will need to make a few more acquisitions to match the scale of Amdocs, Netcracker and Ericsson. There are plenty of options out there but integrating them and turning it into a cohesive offer would be a challenge... Gabriel Brown, 5/1/2019 3:27:03 AM Three UK to Cut Two Thirds of Tech Jobs in Digital Makeover Re: UK Mobile Market These cuts are pretty brutal. Must be tough for those people about to lose their jobs. But they are somewhat reflective of the market in the UK, which is very competitive. Example: We have two kids and one grandmother... GypsumFantastic, 3/22/2019 11:58:37 AM Fantastic BSS Beasts & How Openet Can Tame Them Re: fair play I've still to experience or hear of a big-bang Telco/BSS COTS transformation approach that could genuinely be considered a success. Whereas I experienced great success in late 1990s/early 2000s deploying key platforms separately. So... Phil Harvey, 3/15/2019 3:30:47 PM Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards Re: entry fee discount DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil daveburstein, 3/14/2019 4:50:15 AM Verizon Quietly Builds a Completely Cloud-Based Wireless Service Re: Unique reporting Yet again. No one else has most of this. I've been able to confirm indirectly most of the details. Gabriel Brown, 3/6/2019 5:58:46 AM MWC19: A Soft Embrace for the Public Cloud Re: A Soft Embrace for the Public Cloud Good piece Ray. Headline captures it well. And a great set of examples. Public cloud is already important to telco operations and I continue to think it will grow in importance. For instance, I'm aware of several efforts... MattyEvas, 3/4/2019 6:01:46 AM Gambling on Used Sprint Phones: Are Users Buying a Brick? Re: Gambling Addiction How is gambling addiction created? People who like gambling games usually do not get addicted to gambling. That there are people still that, keep playing despite considerable personal disadvantages such as greater financial... jbtombes, 2/27/2019 11:41:35 AM Smaller Cablecos Fleeing Legacy Pay-TV Re: CABO as Outlier CableOne was also an outlier, compared to the larger MSOs, on VOD. Probably saved them a lot of money. Their broadband-centric approach looks mainstream among NCTC peers. Mana2x, 2/27/2019 8:50:58 AM Ericsson's Ewaldsson Takes Aim at Telco 'Conservatism' Re: Great post This is great post. Thank you for this Mike Dano, 2/1/2019 11:54:59 AM Verizon Quietly Builds a Completely Cloud-Based Wireless Service Re: Update So it's actually Vlocity/Salesforce, not just Salesforce. Steve Belgraver, 1/26/2019 4:55:00 PM Ericsson Sees Light at End of Digital Services Tunnel Re: consistently accurate billing remains very hard Ericsson's failure to make Revenue Manager a viable service is reminiscent of Vodafone's Global Enterprise's (VGE) desire of having its own Telecom Expense Management (TEM) capability when it bought Quickcomm... More Message Boards		Security Now How to Stop Insider Breaches From Becoming the Norm Mark Bower, General Manager for North America, Egress, 5/17/2019 Data breaches are now so common we rarely go a day without hearing about the ... 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