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Telecom operators and education during COVID-19

Telcos were always looking to adapt new services and technologies to offer educational platforms to their audience, but before the virus outbreak, none of them succeeded. When the pandemic hit, focus on the education sector increased significantly and online tools became the most important way to ensure the continuity of education. In addition, education ministries […]

Telecom operators and reducing customer churn

Telecom operators usually consider two main factors in their plan to maintain and increase their business revenue. The first factor is the act of acquisition where companies are more focused on acquiring new subscribers to use the service being offered by the telco. The second factor is the act of retention whereby the goal is […]

Top UK operators join forces to fight online identity fraud

The UK’s four mobile network operators – EE, O2, Three, and Vodafone – have teamed up in developing a new application that aims to fight online identity fraud. The app, called Number Verify, aims to strengthen consumer safety online and works as a verification software that allows customers to authenticate their user identities through matching […]

Blockchain and Telecom Operators

An introduction to Blockchain technology  Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. According to Euromoney.com, A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain. […]

Tech Mahindra and Subex Partner to Drive Scale Adoption of Blockchain-based Solutions for Telecom Operators Globally

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, and Subex, an industry leader in providing services based on Digital Trust, have announced a partnership to drive scale adoption of blockchain-based solutions for telecom operators globally. These solutions will enable fraud mitigation and drive operational efficiencies for communication service […]

Mobile operators will witness improved revenues

This year has been tough for telcos and mobile operators due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.  The global market decline in revenues from roaming, advertising, and equipment sales contributed to a 5.4 percent YoY reduction, bringing overall market revenue to $427B in 2Q20, according to a report by Research and Markets.  Telco […]

Telecom operators STC & Etisalat rank top of the brands

Telecom operators STC and Etisalat have respectively topped a ranking of the Saudi Arabian and Emirati brands, according to a newly released report by WPP, one of the world’s biggest advertising company. The report, which was done by WPP’s data management division Kantar, highlighted that the telecommunications sector contributed to 70 percent, $35 billion, of […]

Telecom operators pursue online gaming services

In the last three years, the gaming sector has seen good traction in both usage and engagement, according to a recent KPMG report on business of fantasy sports. As for 2020, the global gaming market will generate $159.3 billion in revenue, according to a recent report by Newzoo. Companies are investing more in the gaming […]

Belgium MP asks telecom operators to help customers block unwanted calls

According to the Office of the OMBUDSMAN for Telecommunications annual report, the number of complaints relating to nuisance calls in Belgium was 4456 in 2019. Moreover, the number of un-identified malicious calls was 2891 while the number of identified calls was 1578. MP for the Flemish centrist CD&V party, Leen Dierick, sees that the operator’s […]

Competition and collaboration: A new pricing tool for telecom operators

Germany’s largest market research institute GfK has collaborated with technology designer Stickee aiming to develop the “Daily Pricing Monitor”- an automated tool designed for telecom data collection. This tool brings together competition and partnership between the telecom operators by providing pricing insights for all models in the Postpay, Pay-as-you-Go, Sim-Free, and Sim-Only services. The Daily […]