Will the real king of big data please stand up?

Whether it’s an invite to play Candy Crush Saga, a notification on how your sister’s crops are doing on Farmville or a status update containing your colleague’s latest high score on Angry Birds, it’s clear to everyone: social media has fuelled gaming to whole new levels. Hordes of developers from around the world are working … Continued

TM Forum Live! – Transforming to a successful digital business

Being a digital business demands rethinking how your business operates, redesigning an agile business where IT is a profit enabler, embracing an open approach with digital partnerships and being fiercely customer-centric. TM Forum Live! brings together all the elements driving the successful transformation of service providers and enterprises to help them succeed in the digital … Continued

Network Performance Management Summit: Dealing with the Rise of The Smartphone

The ever increasing rise of the smartphone has rapidly changed the mobile network. Users are suddenly downloading large volumes of data over their devices, meaning network operators need new solutions to handle the increased data traffic. Telecoms IQ’s Mobile Network Performance Management summit, 2-4 June, will uncover the most cost-efficient ways to effectively monitor and optimise network … Continued

Data Analytics for the Masses, not just the Magic Circle

Many people still seem to believe the value of big data analytics lies in a group of highly trained data scientists, sitting in a back room. Where they conjure up magic answers to business problems from vast amounts of big and dark data. In 2014, the apparent “big data skills shortage” has been heralded as … Continued

The future’s not just mobile, it’s unified

Vodafone has embarked on a new future this week after acquiring Spanish cable operator Ono – and branching out into internet and television services. This combination will create Spain’s second-biggest telecoms operator, challenge Telefonica’s dominance and continue a move towards Vodafone’s goal of becoming a major player in fixed-line services, as well as mobile. Vittorio … Continued