What is the promise of Open RAN? Can Open RAN be implemented in existing brownfield networks? Will the freedom to mix and matching solutions from disaggregated vendors lead to greater operational complexity and higher costs? What are the key challenges with around performance, security, scale, maturity, and multivendor interoperability that need to be addressed? Developing a strategy for adopting Open …
Organizing for success – the role of “OSS-Umbrella” systems and responsibilities Post M&A (Hutchison/Tele2) – key objectives for end-state operations Finding a unified and future proof solution – 3 different options Criteria determining the target solution, outcomes, and benefits
What are the difficulties in decoupling systems and functionalities? How to phase the evolution and which vendors partner with How to build a strong foundation for legacy system rationalization What, when and how to migrate apps How do you minimize disruption of mission critical applications? How to do migration in a cost-effective manner that will succeed?
Watch Rainer Deutchsmann, COO, Telia and Ishwar Parulkar, Chief Technologist Telecoms Vertical, Amazon Web Services. Liberating data for telco operators and CSPs – removing barriers and silos Leveraging AI and ML in cloud to reimagine the customer experience Telecom operators utilizing AI/ML cloud capabilities to deliver value through adoption
Watch Ulrich Irnich, CIO and Garage Moderanisation Director, Vodafone Germany and Manish Vyas, President, Communications, Media and Entertainment Business, and CEO, Network Services, Tech Mahindra. Monetising combined services in each channel for retail and enterprise customers Creating an ecosystem of partners and sellers to leverage the telco’s network, distribution and reach Decoupling architecture patterns and leveraging TM Forum APIs Enabling …
Modernizing CSPs BSS to support core functionalities as a service via a platform Understanding how a platform opens up new technology and business layer for partners (reseller and wholesale) to interconnect within a marketplace fashion Optimizing marketplace underlying technology to enable CSPs to prosper with new solutions to new verticals and utilize their SaaS capabilities from catalogue to cash Evaluating …
How can CSPs create new growth and value from networks and infrastructure? Getting the foundations right: how to build an operating model to function as a platform player Aligning organizational capabilities, talent and skills with an ODA approach How to scale open APIs and components across different countries Decoupling legacy systems to create platform ready systems
What traditional operating and business models must be challenged to succeed in the 5G era? Embedding a “digital first” approach into the company culture Bridging the gaps between organizational silos to deliver the required agility How can digital technologies support the transition to a new operating model?
Watch Vikram Sinha, CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson and Manoranjan ‘Mao’ Mohapatra, CEO, Comviva on our studio stage. Key factors to consider when revising operating strategies Clearly defining the options available to reach the desired outcomes Charting interdependencies and determining what is core and non-core to the business Quantifying the benefits and value CSPs can achieve through an asset light …