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Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

Vendors
Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators
Veon bets on “AI 1440” future as telcos race beyond connectivity

Veon bets on “AI 1440” future as telcos race beyond connectivity

Operators
Veon bets on “AI 1440” future as telcos race beyond connectivity
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Webinars & Videos

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

Energy & Sustainability
ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency
Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

Wireless Networks
Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World
CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

Wireless Networks
CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity
XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

Wireless Networks
XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey
Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

Satellite Networks
Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between
The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

Enterprise Ecosystems
The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

Partner Content

ZTE and CIMB Expand Strategic Partnership to Support 5G Deployment and Digital Infrastructure across ASEAN

ZTE and CIMB Expand Strategic Partnership to Support 5G Deployment and Digital Infrastructure across ASEAN

Cloud & Virtualisation
ZTE and CIMB Expand Strategic Partnership to Support 5G Deployment and Digital Infrastructure across ASEAN
UAE Launches World’s First Commercial U6GHz Network, Advancing Path to 10Gbps Connectivity

UAE Launches World’s First Commercial U6GHz Network, Advancing Path to 10Gbps Connectivity

Wireless Networks
UAE Launches World’s First Commercial U6GHz Network, Advancing Path to 10Gbps Connectivity
Indosat bets on inclusive AI to reach every corner of Indonesia

Indosat bets on inclusive AI to reach every corner of Indonesia

Operators
Indosat bets on inclusive AI to reach every corner of Indonesia
How connectivity is powering rural revival in Guangxi

How connectivity is powering rural revival in Guangxi

Operators
How connectivity is powering rural revival in Guangxi
AI-Powered Networks: The Value Multiplier for Enterprise Digital Intelligent Transformation

AI-Powered Networks: The Value Multiplier for Enterprise Digital Intelligent Transformation

Wireless Networks
AI-Powered Networks: The Value Multiplier for Enterprise Digital Intelligent Transformation
WBBA Releases Net5.5G Readiness Assessment Whitepaper for the AI Era

WBBA Releases Net5.5G Readiness Assessment Whitepaper for the AI Era

Cloud & Virtualisation
WBBA Releases Net5.5G Readiness Assessment Whitepaper for the AI Era
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Humanitarian Comms

MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

Humanitarian Comms
MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

SES brings satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad

Humanitarian Comms
SES brings satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad
Mobily and Ooredoo pledge US$2.2b for ITU Partner2Connect projects

Mobily and Ooredoo pledge US$2.2b for ITU Partner2Connect projects

Humanitarian Comms
Mobily and Ooredoo pledge US$2.2b for ITU Partner2Connect projects

UNICEF announces procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa

Humanitarian Comms
UNICEF announces procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa
Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

Humanitarian Comms
Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

South & Central Asia Updates

Transtelecom and QazPost team to connect Kyzylorda's rural residents

Transtelecom and QazPost team to connect Kyzylorda's rural residents

SEA-ME-WE-5 repairs disrupt Bangladesh internet services (again)

SEA-ME-WE-5 repairs disrupt Bangladesh internet services (again)

Africa - Latest News

Telecom Namibia services disrupted by international connectivity failure

Telecom Namibia services disrupted by international connectivity failure

MobileMoney Fintech conducts compliance checks on MoMo agents

MobileMoney Fintech conducts compliance checks on MoMo agents

Reports & White Papers

Download Etiya's White Paper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand

Whitepaper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand

Enterprise Ecosystems
Whitepaper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Humanitarian Comms
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Consumer Ecosystems
Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango

Consumer Ecosystems
Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango
Multi brand strategies report 2024

Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

Reports
Operator Strategies for Diversification through Multiple Brands - Special Report

New Whitepaper: Cybersecurity Driving Enterprise 5G Adoption

Cybersecurity
New Whitepaper: Cybersecurity Driving Enterprise 5G Adoption

LATAM - Latest News

Millicom plans major investment initiative in Uruguay

Millicom plans major investment initiative in Uruguay

Millicom joins TAFS to enhance capacity in Central America

Millicom joins TAFS to enhance capacity in Central America

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White Papers

Download Etiya's White Paper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand

Whitepaper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand

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Staff Writer
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
19 January 2026
54923 views
  • BSS
  • Global
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Etiya
  • White Papers
  • Partner Content
  • Digital Brands

Learn how AI-Native digital brands are helping operators grow and stay ahead of their competition.

New Whitepaper: Cybersecurity Driving Enterprise 5G Adoption

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Staff Writer
Category: Cybersecurity
27 November 2023
96432 views
  • Fortinet
  • White Paper
  • Cybersecurity
  • Partner Content

Adding cybersecurity to 5G platforms is essential for gaining customers' trust and critical for driving enterprise 5G adoption.

Key CX requirements of B2C customers that Digital Transformation will address

Understanding CX requirements Digital Transformation will address

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Staff Writer
Category: Customer Management
27 March 2023
101894 views
  • BSS
  • Global
  • Customer Experience
  • Digital Transformation
  • Etiya
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In recent years, technological advancements have completely overhauled our expectations around how we use communications services.

ZTE releases B5G Technology Whitepaper at 5G Summit

ZTE releases B5G Technology Whitepaper at 5G Summit

Details
James Barton
Category: White Papers
11 November 2022
989048 views
  • Global
  • ZTE
  • 5G
  • White Papers

ZTE Corporation has officially released the Beyond 5G Technology Whitepaper at 5G Summit 2022.

Precision 5G Transport Networks

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Staff Reporter
Category: White Papers
26 February 2021
125113 views
  • ZTE
  • White Paper
  • GlobalData
  • 5G Transport Networks

ZTE Corporation and Global Data have jointly released a new white paper on precision 5G transport, to shed light on the latest changes of 5G network architecture and new requirements for transport networks.

Optimise Field Service Management Using Drones, AI & ML

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Staff Reporter
Category: White Papers
27 January 2021
122062 views
  • Global
  • Comarch
  • White Paper
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • drones

Reduce the cost of network maintenance with drones, AI and ML. To learn how, download this FREE White Paper.

Using Artificial Intelligence against Fraudulent Activities

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Staff Reporter
Category: White Papers
13 January 2021
82868 views
  • Global
  • Comarch
  • Data Security
  • White Paper
  • artifical intelligence

How can CSPs ensure new services are totally secure? Download this FREE White Paper to find out.

The Use of AI in Cross-vendor VNF Self-healing

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Staff Reporter
Category: White Papers
16 December 2020
28358 views
  • Comarch
  • Network Virtualisation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • White Papers

How are AI and ML changing the face of cross-vendor VNF processes. Download this FREE White Paper now.

How to save money using Pervasive AI

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Staff Reporter
Category: White Papers
10 December 2020
26300 views
  • Comarch
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • White Papers

Optimize long-term costs by introducing pervasive AI to your network. Download this FREE White Paper now to find out how.

The Cloud Native Telco

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Metaswitch
Category: White Papers
20 March 2020
55798 views
  • Global
  • Metaswitch Networks
  • Network Virtualisation
  • NFV
  • Cloud Native Networks
  • Network Automation
  • White Papers

This new white paper discusses how the Cloud Native approach to NFV enables network operators to match the agility and efficiency of web-scale players.

ZTE 5G QCell Indoor Wireless Distribution System

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Alec Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
28 February 2020
79152 views
  • Global
  • ZTE
  • DAS
  • Indoor Wireless
  • 5G
  • QCell
  • White Papers

In the mobile broadband data era it is forecast that over 80% of traffic will occur in indoor locations creating demand for new indoor coverage solutions.

Innovative Technology Accelerates Commercial Use of 5G

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Alex Wang, ZTE Corporation
Category: Wireless Networks
01 November 2019
63955 views
  • White Papers

All the world's leading operators are eager to compete for 5G but how can a 5G network be built quickly, transcend the 4G experience and enable a variety of industrial applications?

Key Factors for Success in Very High Capacity Fibre Networks

Details
Chen KuanHong
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
11 October 2019
68774 views
  • Regulation
  • Global
  • fibre optic
  • Huawei
  • Mobile Backhaul
  • Fronthaul
  • High Speed Broadband
  • Policy
  • 5G
  • White Papers

To improve broadband coverage governments need to update laws and regulations that are restricting funding and right of way acquisition, according to Chen KuanHong.

10 Ways to Make Money with 5G

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Matrixx Software
Category: White Papers
02 September 2019
37716 views
  • Global
  • 5G
  • Matrixx
  • e-books
  • download
  • 5G Monetisation
  • White Papers

In this new playbook we map out some of today’s most promising monetization opportunities and the key capabilities that digital leaders are putting into place to prepare for 5G.

Rakuten-netcracker

Digital-Era Object Lessons for Mobile Operators from Netcracker and Rakuten Mobile

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James Barton
Category: Wireless Networks
17 June 2019
68908 views
  • Global
  • CEM
  • NetCracker
  • rakuten
  • White Papers

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is transforming customer experience. In this interview, Netcracker Strategy Director Ed Finegold talks about Netcracker’s role in enabling Rakuten’s vision.

Network Performance Score: initiate improvements with QoE-centric score

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Rohde & Schwarz
Category: Wireless Networks
11 June 2019
64711 views
  • Rohde and Schwarz
  • QoE
  • White Papers

There are various scores, as in scoring methods, claiming to measure the performance of mobile networks on the market. Some scores are based on plain technical metrics, others on quality of experience (QoE) measurements or surveys.

5G NR Network Measurement and Analytics

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Rohde & Schwarz
Category: White Papers
23 May 2019
27358 views
  • Network Management
  • Rohde and Schwarz
  • 5G
  • White Paper

5G NR is expected to become the major cellular radio access technology in the coming years and testing network performance and operation is crucial to ensure delivery of new services to end users.

Managing 5G migration

Managing 5G migration

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Wireless Networks
23 April 2019
40542 views
  • Huawei
  • Network Optimisation
  • Radio Access Networks
  • 5G networks
  • White Papers

How do you streamline the upgrade to integrated networks to allow for quick 5G deployment? A new approach from Huawei may have some of the answers.

India publishes 5G whitepaper

India publishes 5G whitepaper

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Category: Regulation
24 February 2019
41571 views
  • India
  • TRAI
  • White Paper
  • 5G networks

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a white paper on 'Enabling 5G in India'. The TRAI notes that, globally, full scale deployment of 5G networks is expected to start by late 2019 or early 2020 and that pilots for these have already commenced.

Automation & Intelligence in Network Operations

Automation & Intelligence in Network Operations

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Asit Tandon
Category: Wireless Networks
31 August 2018
49451 views
  • Global
  • OTT
  • SaaS
  • Hutchison 3 Indonesia
  • Automation
  • White Papers

With over 5 billion mobile subscribers, the telecom industry has transformed our world. It connects us, entertains us, informs us and inspires us.

Digital Customer Experience Management Facilitates Operation Transformation

Digital Customer Experience Management Facilitates Operation Transformation

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Zheng Jie
Category: Service Management
28 August 2018
45325 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • China
  • Cloud
  • Customer Care
  • 5G
  • IoT
  • White Papers

As the 5G era sets in, emerging services from operators will undergo explosive growth. Currently, the communications industry is gradually entering the new era of ubiquitous connections, customer perception, and intelligence.

Digital Transformation for Business Growth

Digital Transformation for Business Growth

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Peter Lam
Category: Service Management
23 August 2018
52832 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Huawei
  • Digital Transformation
  • White Papers

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) nowadays are facing increasing challenges due to changes in customer behaviour as well as competitions from OTT players in terms of service innovation, time-to-market and customer service experience.

RuralStar - A New Horizon for Rural Mobile Users

RuralStar - A New Horizon for Rural Mobile Users

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Huawei
Category: Wireless Networks
22 December 2017
48074 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Huawei
  • Ghana
  • Base Stations
  • Mobile
  • Rural Connectivity
  • RuralStar
  • White Papers

Over the past week, Afryea's friends were receiving more and more messages from her over WhatsApp - and all thanks to the installation of an amazing “wooden pole”.

Intracom Telecom WiBAS Connect

Delivering 5G 100 Mbps Speeds to Rural Communities

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Intracom Telecom Sponsored Case Study
Category: Wireless Networks
08 May 2017
41273 views
  • White Papers

Delivering internet services at 5G speeds to subscribers in rural areas and living in places where it is not feasible or economical to deploy fibre is a major challenge.

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Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity

Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity

Consumer Ecosystems
Orange MEA: creating trust through digital inclusivity
A direct line from LEO: problem or opportunity?

A direct line from LEO: problem or opportunity?

Satellite Networks
A direct line from LEO: problem or opportunity?
Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators

Vendors
Nokia on the evolving priorities of emerging market operators
Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise

Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise

Satellite Networks
Emerging market operators push for tighter LEO satellite rules as competitive tensions rise
Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates

Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates

Operators
Orange targets 75 million users for Max It super app as Africa growth accelerates
The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

Blogs & Opinion
The most "AI-powered" MWC of all time

MENA - Latest News

IFC collaboration focuses on Turkey – and beyond

IFC collaboration focuses on Turkey – and beyond

Ooredoo and DE-CIX connect Doha IX to DE-CIX Marseille

Ooredoo and DE-CIX connect Doha IX to DE-CIX Marseille

Events

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

Enterprise Ecosystems
InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation

Cloud & Virtualisation
Huawei Unveils AI-Powered Intelligent Operations Solutions at GITEX GLOBAL, Driving Industrial Digital Transformation
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

Enterprise Ecosystems
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Vendors
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Cybersecurity
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment
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AirTrunk enters Indian data centre market with Lumina CloudInfra acquisition

Cirpack and Summa implementing VoLTE for Vodafone Polynésie

Cirpack and Summa implementing VoLTE for Vodafone Polynésie

Artificial Intelligence

AirTrunk enters Indian data centre market with Lumina CloudInfra acquisition

Data Centres & Networks
AirTrunk enters Indian data centre market with Lumina CloudInfra acquisition
Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use

Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use

Regulation
Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use
TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor

TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor

Data Centres & Networks
TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor
New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector

New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector

Mobile Finance
New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector
Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco

Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco

Data Centres & Networks
Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco
Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Wireless Networks
Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

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Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

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