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‘Societies are facing unprecedented challenges’ – Carl Piva, VP Strategic Programs at TM Forum
Carl Piva, VP Strategic Programs at TM Forum will be speaking at the Smart Cities stream of the Smart Summit London being held in the Olympia Conference Centre on the 21st and 22nd of September. The Smart Cities Summit, which will be discussing the impact of IoT on Cities, is a 2 day conference and exhibition co located with the Smart Home Summit and the Industrial Internet Summit.
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MYCOM OSI and Ovum to speak in Mobile World Live webinar ‘How to transform CSPs into digital businesses: OSS first steps’
Webinar discusses first steps and use cases for developing OSS for Future Digital NetworksLondon, UK – 25th August 2016 – MYCOM OSI, the leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the world’s largest Communications Service Providers (CSPs), today announced it will present in a webinar ‘How to transform CSPs into digital businesses: OSS
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The IoT and the Changing Leadership Landscape of the Smart City
As smart cities continue their inexorable growth, administrators must ensure that they are able to deliver the modern services that new data and insights make possible. In many cases, this means that the administrative landscape will have to evolve along with the smarter cities they are running.What’s the best way forward? With the promise of myriad new services that smart cities
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TM Forum Bolsters Senior Team with Key Appointments to Drive Member Value and Growth
Managing Directors Mike Treacher and Tim Banham to Join TM Forum’s Senior Leadership Team; Jenifer Cistola to Lead Customer Centricity & Analytics Strategic ProgramMORRISTOWN, NJ—August 22, 2016—TM Forum, the global industry association for digital business, today announced the appointment of two industry leaders to its senior leadership team: Mike Treacher as managing di
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Leading Telecom Operator in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Selects ZIRA Product Catalog Solution
To Bring New Offers to Customers Quickly and Effectively with a Seamless Experience10 August, 2016 (Sarajevo) – ZIRA, a leading vendor of BSS software and solutions, is pleased to announce they have been selected by a leading telecom operator in CEE to implement the ZIRA Product Catalog to accelerate the operator’s digital business transformation and help them capitalize on opp
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Blockchain ripe for IoT security and monetization
Isle of Man is testing the use of a blockchain prototype to prevent IoT hacking and manage IoT devicesBoth the securing of the Internet of Things, as well as the monetizing of it, are roles for blockchain technology, experts say.In one developing case, the Isle of Man, a self-governing British dependency located just off the U.K. mainland, is testing the use of a blockchain prototy
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Can South Africa deliver on its smart city dreams?
In 2002, South African Internet entrepreneur and space tourist Mark Shuttleworth lent his name to Cape Town’s new e-commerce hub in the city’s central business district (CBD). At the time, the Cape Town Partnership was striving to create South Africa’s own – and first – e-city. The idea, according to then-Partnership CEO Michael Farr, was to create a Greenwich Village typ
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Whatever happened to Operator Billing?
In 2003 Europe’s mobile operators launched Simpay, promising to let us buy flowers and concert tickets across Europe, with the price added to our mobile phone bill. By 2005 that had morphed into PayForIt, for UK operators only but with similar aspirations, and a similar lack of success. A decade later, mobile network operators are still being cut out of the payment loop, but not
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TM Forum: Will blockchain unlock IoT’s trillions?
TM Forum are supporting the Monetizing IoT conference series. In this recent blog, Craig Bachmann – Chair of the Open Digital/IoE steering group – shares his thoughts on the use of blockchain technology to facilitate the monitization of IoT.Will blockchain unlock IoT’s trillions?We’ve all heard the mind-boggling predictions about the Internet of Things (IoT): For instance,
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Why it’s time to get in the data business (it’s worth trillions)
You likely already understand the potential of data to transform your city. But a report from TM Forum suggests another good reason to invest in data: It can give your economy a huge boost. In fact, just some of the data collected by the world’s cities could be worth $7 trillion. We’ve long believed in the economic power of data. Las Cruces, NM, uses data to give itsbusinesses