Big Data: Why V Is for 'Value'
The working group has provided a business model with each of the analytics use cases, which service providers can use to bring a particular use case to the market, enabling them to provide a...
View ArticleThe New World of Big Data? Retailers Have Been Dealing With It for Years
Think “Big Data" and we usually think communication industry. But that’s a misconception – the retail industry has been already working within the big-data boundaries for a couple of years.
View ArticleWant to Implement a Big-Data Strategy? Don't Forget the People
With 300 million users, it definitely makes sense as to why Skype is so interested in big-data analytics.
View ArticleAmdocs Intros Self-Optimizing Networks Solution
Amdocs SON is designed to give mobile service providers a solution to manage increasingly complex heterogeneous networks, maximize capacity utilization and improve network performance and quality for...
View ArticleMobile World Congress: Big-Data Analytics, CEM Big on the Agenda
Everyone from mobile manufacturers, operators and vendors to consumers and service providers converge in Barcelona this week for the 2014 Mobile World Congress.
View ArticleOperators Search for a 'Sustainable Business Model'
At Mobile World Congress, it became evident that four areas are central to the growth of service providers’ business in the coming years.
View ArticleWhatsApp and Its New Facebook Friend
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum talks at Mobile World Congress about his company being acquired by Facebook. What impact might it have on mobile operators, if any?
View ArticleZuckerberg's Mission to Connect Everyone
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg really wanted to talk about just one thing at his keynote session at Mobile World Congress: Internet.org and his aim to make the Internet accessible to all.
View ArticleCitigroup: Consumers Bypassing Banks, Going Straight Into Mobile Money
Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat talks at Mobile World Congress about mobile financial services taking the place of banks for many consumers.
View ArticleThe Industry's Moral Responsibility
At Mobile World Congress, Timotheus Höttges, the new Deutsche Telekom CEO, spoke on the industry's moral responsibility to ensure that people know what happens to their data.
View ArticleWhy Cisco Thinks the Connected World Isn't Just About Being Connected
Speaking at the Mobile World Congress, Cisco CEO John Chambers argues that operators must move beyond just providing connectivity to providing information that empowers the consumer.
View ArticleHigh-Tech Hygiene: Oral-B's Connected Toothbrush
Of all the connected devices showcased at Mobile World Congress, one of the most intriguing was apparently designed for those who can't handle the tooth.
View ArticleTelecom Big Data: Analyst Report Explores Solution Vendors and Value Creation...
A new analyst report on big data and analytics provides a detailed review of a market and technology shift that’s long on hype, but scarce on the perspective that comes from patient research. We break...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent, Amdocs, Redknee Among '10 to Watch' in OSS/BSS
The companies among this year's Stratecast Global OSS/BSS 10 to Watch, such as Alcatel-Lucent, Amdocs and Redknee, have announced their inclusion on the list.
View ArticleTM Forum Excellence Awards Finalists Include AT&T, Amdocs, NetCracker, Many More
TM Forum has named the finalists for its 2014 Excellence Awards covering categories such as Digital Humanitarian, Industry Contribution, Operational Excellence, Solution Excellence and Open Digital...
View ArticleAmdocs: Almost All Mobile Traffic Is Data, Raising Number of Dropped Calls
This revelation highlights the urgency for service providers to build and optimize mobile networks to assure network performance and quality, increasing customer satisfaction and creating new revenue...
View ArticleEvery Consumer Is a King
Consumer expectations for mobile services are like a royal fiat: There’s zero tolerance for delay or failure.
View ArticleSMBs Will Switch to Traditional Providers for Cloud If Bundled
Only two in five survey respondents (41 percent) said they could get a better deal from an independent cloud vendor.
View ArticleAmdocs: Content Is King at The Cable Show
Why do cable providers’ customers go to OTT? It’s not necessarily just due to price. The real kicker is customer experience.
View ArticleThe Cable Show: Innovating the Customer Experience
The customer experience drives innovation in all aspects of cable companies’ businesses – from video content to broadband and Wi-Fi, to increased momentum toward TV Everywhere.
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