Telcos and the public cloud: the debate is set
Should telcos be embracing the public cloud? We talked recently about the challenges and opportunities facing telcos looking to run key parts of their business (OSS/BSS) directly from the cloud – and becoming cloud-native. This issue has come into sharp focus with the latest twists and turns involving the mobile industry’s largest trade show, MWC, […]
Which channels should you be using to reach telcos?
A new report has shed some light on how telcos are influenced in selecting and buying from vendors Last month we highlighted the problem of ‘digital fatigue’ as a result of the Covid pandemic – and the challenges this presented for B2B marketers, particularly those at tech vendors that want to influence – and eventually […]
Going native: the challenges telcos need to overcome to effectively run OSS/BSS from the cloud
Upgrading systems to run cloud-native apps is key to telco success in the 5G era – but the migration won’t happen overnight. Like lots of other businesses, telcos have been moving towards cloud-based architectures in recent years. From a BSS perspective, the move away from legacy systems to a ‘cloud BSS’ brings the promise of […]
Engaging with prospects in an age of digital fatigue
Your potential customers are suffering from too many Zoom calls and you still can’t buy them a coffee at a trade show. So what’s the solution? It’s been almost a year since the first lockdowns were implemented around the world, forcing people to conduct their lives and their business online. The availability of services such […]
High-fidelity holograms and digital replicas: examining the early promises of 6G technology
As 5G deployments ramp up, industry visionaries are already looking ahead to 6G. In this article we examine where we are on 6G today and what it promises to deliver when it eventually arrives. 6G? Surely we can’t be talking about 6G already? Most of us don’t yet own a 5G phone. In many markets […]
Life on the edge: edge computing explained and why it matters for telcos
Edge computing is one of those new concepts in telecoms that we keep hearing about. But it’s not always obvious what the ‘edge’ is and why it’s important. So let us explain. Edge – or Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) to give it its correct name – refers to apps and services that can be accessed […]
From networks on the moon to 5G robots: the ten stories shaping the telco world
In this blog, eContactServices looks at the ten telco-related stories that are making an impact on the telco world. 1 – MWC gets canned Mobile World Congress was cancelled just two weeks before it was due to open its doors for its 2020 edition, becoming the first major event to fall victim to the pandemic. […]
Ten things we’ve learnt attending online events
It’s been a tumultuous year in the events business. The global lockdown meant that almost all major ‘in person’ events were cancelled from March, with Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress becoming the first major casualty. And it wasn’t just the big industry events that had to go online at very short notice: product launches, networking events […]
How the Open RAN revolution is changing how the world builds networks
eContact Services looks at the momentum building behind Open RAN and how traditional telco supply chains are being disrupted as a result. The Radio Access Network – or RAN – is the most critical and costliest part of a mobile network, the part that enables a mobile device to connect to a network. RANs are […]