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TM Forum Honors Outstanding Member Contributions at Action Week Vancouver 2016
Five Individuals Recognized for their Commitment to TM Forum’s Collaborative R&D ProgramsMORRISTOWN, NJ—July 14, 2016—TM Forum, the global industry association for digital business, today announced that five individuals have been honored with its Outstanding Contributor Award. Now in its 18th year, TM Forum’s Outstanding Contributor Award recognizes members who have con
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The smart city C-Suite? 5 jobs that could save cities
So far, the 21st century has been an interesting time to work for a city.On one hand, urbanism is having a moment in the sun as young residents flock back to downtown areas where planners are rushing to build new mixed-use housing and reclaimed wood-framed office space. At the same time, technology is overhauling the way people get around cities (Uber), access space in cities (Airb
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Transforming Telecoms with Big Data
SAP Big Data Margin Assurance enables telecommunication companies to capitalize on big data and increase profits in the digital age.The telecommunications industry has undergone a period of dramatic change over recent years. Rising infrastructure investment costs, market deregulation, and an ever shifting technology landscape have communication service providers (CSPs) looking for
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3 steps to a measurable smart city strategy
Standards aren’t just technical specifications to get one system to talk to another. They can also be a valuable tool to make sure your smart cities initiatives are on the right track — and to demonstrate that you’re a good steward of your taxpayers’ money. Council Advisor TM Forum has developed a Smart City Maturity and Benchmarking Model that I think you should take the
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APIs to Make Network ‘Invisible,’ Says Orange
Orange Business Services has promised that its customers will in future be able to control services through the use of APIs as it looks to boost revenues from the digital transformation of business activities.The enterprise arm of French telco Orange (NYSE: FTE) this week announced ambitious plans for the global launch of network-as-a-service (NaaS) offerings this year. By using a
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Is Your City Smart? Here’s How to Know.
Cities around the world have begun to move forward with implementing smart city initiatives. However, while most understand why urban transformation is necessary, a big challenge plaguing many city’s digital innovation is the struggle to define what it actually means to be ‘smart’ and how to ultimately get there.Keep reading on IoT Evolution.
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Digital Transformation: Why the Key to Success Lies with Automation
Big data has been a buzzword of recent years – everyone is talking about it as operators make steps towards embracing the big data they own. This year TM Forum saw the conversation broaden to focus on telcos’ digital transformation. Major CIOs all offered their view on ways telcos should find new monetization models and become more customer-centric as they move on in the digita
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New Partnerships and Brands Get Onboard Telematics
Junction, BGL Group’s partnership business, is one of the shortlisted companies in the Digital Insurance Innovation of the Year category at this year’s British Insurance Awards.In the third part of our blogs looking at the contenders, we talked to Junction about recent innovations and developments in its insurance telematics business.Junction, BGL Group’s partnership busi
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Singapore Startup Eyes ‘Telco Salesforce’ Role
Singapore startup MyRepublic had a baptism of fire when its IT system froze under heavy initial demand.Two and a half years later, the company's cloud-based BSS/OSS is not just a competitive strength -- it's a new line of revenue.CEO Malcolm Rodrigues says it's much more cost-effective than the traditional approach of purchasing a system from a specialist vendor and self-hosting an