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November
The Nokia Siemens Networks SON suite
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Ted Griggs, the CEO of Ribbit, now owned by BT, has been made CTO of BT Voice
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BT is taking names for a beta trial of Ribbit, a web-based system to manage calls and messages
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August
Vodafone’s new operation in Qatar went from zero to IPO in barely six months, thanks to some bold decisions by the team to find a new way to do things — decisions that may find application in other parts of the empire, CIO Adrian Dilworth tells Alan Burkitt-Gray
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June
Evolution, not revolution, is the key to a successful IP migration. Co-sponsored feature: Genband
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Telcos at the crossroads, says Trudy Norris-Grey. Companies should learn from the IT industry and work together to embrace new technology. Otherwise telecoms will become an expensive connectivity industry and all of the value will go elsewhere
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A seamless service experience achieved with a core network strategy and migration steps using the principle of ‘always best connected’, write Manfred Schmitz and Karsten Knüttel. Co-sponsored feature: Detecon
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The GSM Association’s PathFinder project allows operators to use their installed base of subscriber phone numbers to link users to data and a wide range of new services, explains Michael O’Hara
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May
AT&T Business Solutions has not been seduced by desires to offer IT to giant multinationals, says CEO Ron Spears. Its own network is key to all it does, but he tells Alan Burkitt-Gray that the company is expanding network-based applications
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Freshtel is an Australian company that is pioneering VoIP-based services not only in its home market but also around the world, particularly in Asia and Europe. Alan Burkitt-Gray asks CEO Rhonda O'Donnell about how she sees the company developing
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Look to the software industry for the real innovation among telecoms vendors, says Oracle's Bhaskar Gorti. Operators are moving to standard architecture and opening up their networks, he tells Alan Burkitt-Gray
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March
Australia's incumbent operator Telstra is about to start marketing bundled Microsoft software over its broadband network to business users. Telstra director Holly Kramer explains that this is a bold experiment for both companies
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If service providers are to embrace the promise of the mobile broadband era, the costly tax of proprietary integration must be eliminated in favour of the internet based open standards model, says Richard Hallett
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Vendors are coming under severe pressure from new competitors and from the changing needs of operators. Klaus von den Hoff conducted a global survey of telecom CTOs and reports their views on the challenges ahead
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January
Didier Lombard has rebranded France Telecom as Orange worldwide. Now the CEO is set for his next challenge: a three-year programme starting in March 2009 to integrate the company's operations globally so that fixed and mobile services are seamlessly linked. Interview by Alan Burkitt-Gray
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The merger of Alcatel and Lucent two years ago has not worked. Now, the founding management team has been replaced by former BT boss Ben Verwaayen who is restructuring the company and focussing it on key areas — and listening to the customers and the employees. Alan Burkitt-Gray asks him about his plans
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There's a growing need for future-proof billing systems as operators offer new services in a bid to increase average revenue per user, says Orga CEO Rainer Neumann