Guides

• Transformed telcos can build business as other enterprises face transformation 20 May 2011

  Telecoms operators often don’t realise how admired they are in other industries for how well they have transformed their sector, says SAP’s Fergus O’Reilly. They have huge potential selling those services to enterprises that are also going through the challenges of transformation. Co-sponsored feature: SAP

• A1 Telekom Austria targets corporate network solutions 20 April 2011

  A1 Telekom Austria is positioned to offer all types of VPN networks with highly sophisticated and complex structures, writes Josef Trimmel, head of wholesale at the company. Co-sponsored feature: A1 Telekom Austria

• Elevated customer experience with integrated OSS/BSS 20 April 2011

  By combining OSS and BSS data effectively operators can gain deeper customer and service performance insight from the wealth of data available from the networks, writes Douglas Gilstrap. Co-sponsored feature: Ericsson

• Growth opportunity comes in many shapes for new roaming chief 20 April 2011

  Morten Brøgger, the newly appointed chief executive of MACH, has a privileged view into the world’s roaming traffic. Co-sponsored feature: MACH

• Making converged OSS a reality, one step at a time 20 April 2011

  Christopher Smith, chief operating officer of Clarity, explains what is driving converged OSS and what is truly meant by the term. Co-sponsored feature: Clarity

• Managed services helps operators shift emphasis 20 April 2011

  A report from the TM Forum shows how telecoms operators are making best use of managed services, what’s driving them to do that, and how this will change their structure, strategy and operating models

• OSS and BSS – an evolution of services 20 April 2011

  Brian Levy looks at why OSS and BSS must change to meet the needs of an industry looking for new products and revenue streams. Co-sponsored feature: Juniper Networks

• Packaged solutions could threaten innovation 20 April 2011

  The OSS/BSS industry has changed shape as different types of organisations market systems

• Platform from Huawei helps KPN launch MVNO services 20 April 2011

  With an integrated IT service, KPN has launched its MVNO brand Ortel Mobile in Spain. Co-sponsored feature: Huawei

• TM Forum plans to move from Dublin after two years 20 April 2011

  The TM Forum is shifting its annual Management World conference to Dublin — but the stay in Ireland will be short if the event continues to grow

• What’s in store: a sneak peak at the future 20 April 2011

  Operators may be faced with squeezed revenues and competition from newcomers, but they can be the enablers of the mushrooming digital economy, says Keith Willetts

• Will the public cloud rain down newfound profits? 20 April 2011

  Cloud computing has demonstrated its potential to transform the entire industry

• Working together across the industry to develop standards 20 April 2011

  Colin Ashford looks at the work that the TM Forum is doing to coordinate work with other standards-setting bodies in the telecommunications industry

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