Inside Telecom Staff

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Technology’s transformative effects in 2020

Technology developments are giving rise to new use cases and even newer applications. As such, we will be able to see benefits and opportunities in this era of digital transformation, to meet the ever-growing needs of the ‘digitally savvy’ consumer. Inside Telecom takes a closer look at aspects of technology transforming our lives in 2020. […]

Spectrum, a catalytic component of the Middle East economy

The latest research by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), highlights that spectrum makes up 3.4% of GDP for the highest 20 ICT nations from a number of sources which include employment, non-oil revenue, technological adoption and investment deployment. The range of frequencies from 3 kilohertz (KHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz) that carries radio signals and […]

Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite

MATT O’BRIEN and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors inwarning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China? In a narrow sense, yes. But what the humans lacked in sheer speed, they more than made up in finesse. Early warnings of disease outbreaks can help people […]

Telcos test blockchain to help with roaming worries

Telcos companies Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and T-Mobile US are testing as to whether blockchain could be used to create and sign inter-operator roaming discount contracts. The current system requires the agreements to be drafted, signed and then implemented by hand. The main idea of this project is that by using blockchain, the process will […]

3 Analytics Trends That Are Redefining The Business World

Our digital world is giving rise to new ways of aggregating and interpreting complex data. Whilst some businesses choose to utilize and leverage advancing technologies, others are falling behind. Inside Telecom presents 3 analytics trends that are redefining the business world in 2020. 1. Augmented Analytics Recognized as an important tool to optimize decision making […]

Why operators should integrate AI operations now

The revenue and profit of CSPs (Communication Service Providers) has been pressured by increasing traffic, the decline of price per Gigabit (Gb) and external and internal competition. For operators to regain a competitive edge, it’s critical to have clarity as to what is happening in the network. Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations or AIOps, can […]

Europe resists mounting US pressure on Huawei 5G technology

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on European allies to ban Chinese tech firm Huawei from supplying next-generation mobile networks, with more officials visiting this week to press the case. The diplomatic push seems to be failing, however, after Britain decided to allow Huawei as […]

Tech-starved government seeks industry's best, brightest

By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press Denver (AP) — In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists: I Still Want You. A Washington-based nerd strike force called the U.S. Digital Service is seeking private-sector coders, programmers and software engineers to make government user-friendly […]

Free 5G – is it as good as it sounds?

Free 5G – is it as good as it sounds? Although there may not be enough base stations or device yet, Three has completed the UK’s 5G portfolio with the connectivity upgrade at no extra cost for its existing customers. Yes they have lost ground on their rivals over the last year but that will […]

Visual Search and how it became ‘a thing’

Visual Search and how it became a thing Keyword searches are the lifeline of E-commerce businesses but new technology is effecting how we search and prompting the industry to think outside of the written word – purely for the sake of efficiency. When looking for a smartphone or Roomba, a keyword is all that is […]