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Sankey diagrams go with the flow
There can be many parts that make up an operator’s provisioning factory. There can also be multiple different software packages that contribute towards getting an order through the factory. In addition to that, there are usually many different activities that need to take place, some automatic, some manual, some as external dependencies, conditional gates, etc. That’s why opera
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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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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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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
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