SK Telecom has a strong in-house development capability and is using AI and analytics tools to differentiate its services and offers in the market. The operator has built out its tools to provide greater levels of automation and create new software produc…
The thinking and processes created for the IoT connectivity business can act as a disadvantage when developing IoT solutions. This article proposes an alternative structure for operators' IoT solutions efforts.
The full benefits of 5G can only be realised when MNOs deploy a cloud-native 5G core, but the platforms are still immature. Operators and vendors should work on step-by-step deployments to reduce risk and generate immediate ROI.
Communications service providers (CSPs) are considerably behind digital natives when it comes to providing a digital experience. This report focuses on the important trends in digital experience in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) based on a survey of 17 …
Communications service providers (CSPs) are considerably behind digital natives when it comes to providing a digital experience. This report focuses on the important trends in digital experience in the Americas based on a survey of 16 CSPs.
This case study reviews the solutions and systems that Telef?nica is deploying in the big data and AI space to support its internal ambition to automate key processes, provide better customer experiences and provide new revenue based on non-communications…
Most Gulf-based telecoms groups reported subdued performance in their home markets, but this was largely compensated for by strong results from their international operations. This comment examines the financial performance of five Gulf-based groups in 20…
A key finding from Analysys Mason's new report's Telecoms capex: worldwide trends and forecast 2017?2026' is that MNOs will share RAN on an unprecedented level in the 5G era, to reduce cost. That reduces the base station opportunity for vendors, but …
This report focuses on aspects of Analysys Mason's Connected Consumer Survey</em> that relate to the behaviour, preferences and plans of smartphone users in the Middle East. In particular, it focuses on respondents' usage of over-the-top (OTT) …
The need to deploy virtualised RAN (vRAN) to reduce the deployment and operational cost of RAN has implications on the operational technology. Traditional OSS systems that were designed for monolithic RAN systems must evolve to support vRAN, and the use c…
Communications service providers (CSPs) are considerably behind digital natives in terms of providing a digital experience. This report focuses on the important digital experience trends in emerging Asia?Pacific (EMAP) based on a survey of 18 CSPs.
This report focuses on aspects of Analysys Mason's Connected Consumer Survey</em> that relate to mobile services and devices spend in emerging Asia?Pacific. The survey was conducted in association with On Device Research.
Truphone has historically been an enterprise-focused MVNO but now offers a complete eUICC solution. Truphone will need to demonstrate the benefits of its solution compared to those of more-established competitors such as Gemalto and Idemia, who have exten…
Lookout’s technology provides threat defence for mobile devices, and is mostly sold through partners such as mobile operators. This profile outlines the company’s strategy and highlights its key strengths and weaknesses.
This report provides cyber-security spending forecasts for the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market in North America. It quantifies the opportunity for security vendors and service providers in 7 key security categories and 20 sub-categories.
CSPs should embrace a cloud-native model to achieve the high levels of automation and agility required for 5G virtualised networks. This report examines the steps that CSPs should follow in order to acquire the capabilities needed to redesign, deliver and…
CSPs’ 5G digital services and cloud-native network visions may be at risk if they do not take an efficient, platform-as-a-service (PaaS)-based approach to the production and operation of microservices. In this report, we examine why a PaaS is nece…
Digital service providers (DSPs) such as Amazon, Google and Netflix have reshaped customer expectations by delivering excellent customer experiences and personalised services. DSPs also provide a more modern 'digitalised' experience overall. Cus…
5G has been at the centre of discussions in the telecoms industry in 2019 and will continue to be so in 2020. This report features a series of case studies that examine mobile operators' go-to-market strategies for the launch of mobile 5G.