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The major players, disruptive thinkers and opinion leaders in telecoms return to Paris for Network X, from 8-10 October. You are invited to join them and get involved in the whole experience; from the expo floor to the awards ceremony, ConnectFrance to the Accelerate stage, the Network X Headliners to the 5k run (if you’re up for it). The most relevant subject areas such as 5G Network Evolution; Non-Terrestrial Networks, 6G, infrastructure convergence, and more will be on the table for discussion. There are new features and new themes to unpack this year. To find out what they are and to be a part of it, follow the link: https://bit.ly/44XMZNI #NetworkX

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Which areas are Telcos focusing on when it comes to AI implementation? Omdia has identified four key domains where Telcos are concentrating their efforts based on public deals : customer, network, security, and cross-industry use cases. Network performance management stands out as the top priority for Telcos in AI, with a focus on solutions like energy management, automation, and anomaly detection. Leading this domain is Ericsson, with its cognitive portfolio software. Virtual assistants are also gaining traction, transitioning from traditional chatbots to LLM-Based agents. Telcos are striking deals with tech giants like Microsoft and Google in this area. Ooredoo Group and Vodafone are at the forefront of integrating AI capabilities into their operations, sales, and marketing strategies. The Q1 2024 data reveals a significant increase in AI public deals as Telcos increasingly leverage AI, with a notable shift towards neural networks versus traditional machine learning applications. https://lnkd.in/gCeMvBsj

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After tracking NetworkX in Europe for a few years (and got filmed during last year event in Paris, around 1:43 in Network X highlights: Network X - Building Networks for the Telco to Techco Transformation (networkxevent.com)), I've got a chance to investigate North America's communication technology trends in Dallas/Irving, Texas. In accordance with its slogan, "Uniting mobile, fiber and cable to drive telco transformation in North America", there were number of topics very relevant for Deutsche Telekom and Hrvatski Telekom (as its valuable company member).   My major takeaways (over many more): - Implementation of 5G-based new E2E Use Cases (campus, healthcare,…) still not adopted enough, giving us all the task to intensify education of our customers (not about technology but about benefits it could bring for them)  establish new partnerships in realisation & promotion of new solutions; - E2E ecosystem for NT slicing is completed (in certain telcos also up and running), giving opportunity to Telcos in better positioning against its customers, hyperscalers, OTT players; - Most vendors are committed in developing of Open RAN, but its complexity will reduce vendor landscape only on big ones. There are number of its smaller implementations around, but its great adoption will follow in next RAN HW refresh cycle; - Opening of NT, via APIs, to developers and 3rd parties is opportunity in implementation of new use cases, considering poor results of Telcos to develop them on their own.  - 6G is going to require 60% more spectrum then 5G. Therefore, future spectrum allocation should not only be towards licensed & dedicated but also in unlicensed and shared spectrum bands (with existing users of certain bands), combining sensing and communication (ISAC), as great new capability of future 6G networks;   - 6G preparations are not focused only on the development of NT and terminals, but investigate new Use Cases - essential for establishing balance of new investments (needed to deploy 6G) vs new monetisation streams;   As conclusion, the conference was valuable spot to be briefed, inspired and get interested over new trend(s)/solutions(s) of vendors, operators, analysts. This is the key reason to encourage your team members attending such events, to broaden their view on telco business and recognise new trends. Last but not the least, networking was of great value (isn't it all about the people, at the end?) - I've met my colleagues from T-Mobile USA as well as many other experts, executives, presenters,... giving me opportunity to deep-dive in most prominent subjects for our future growth. Jasen Virasawmy Jenine Renaud Michael Dial Erin Liao Arun Kavunder Ibrahim Elabani, P.Eng, MASc Erika Sirvain   #NetworkXAmericas #telcoevents #telco #mobile #5g #broadband #fiber #cable #cloud Informa Tech

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Competition Authority in France clears Bouygues Telecom to acquire La Poste Telecom. Green light comes five months after the Bouygues Telecom announced that it was in exclusive negotiations to take control of the MVNO for €950 millions. France’s Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) has cleared Bouygues Telecom’s proposed takeover of MVNO La Poste Telecom without conditions. In February Bouygues Telecom announced its intention to acquire 100% of the capital of La Poste Telecom, the leading virtual operator on the French market (currently 51% owned by the La Poste group and 49% by SFR) and to conclude an exclusive distribution partnership involving the La Poste group, La Banque Postale and La Poste Telecom. https://lnkd.in/eiMNXXdz

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🚀Day 2 of the Orange Wholesale Summit 2024 gathered our global Wholesale community and Affiliates for another inspiring day. Reinventing the future of Wholesale and Infrastructure : The needs for connectivity will increase exponentially in the coming years. Without networks nothing works. As a telecom leader, that’s a huge opportunity and a huge responsibility, a huge and exciting staircase that forces us to reinvent ourselves. To face those challenges, plenary session was a great moment to share ideas, market view, fruitful insights and goals. Key highlights included : ✅Opening Keynote by Michaël Trabbia: A strategic vision on the future of wholesale and infrastructure, addressing the exponential demand for connectivity. ✅Infrastructure Investments: François MOREAU de SAINT MARTIN and Pascale Labrecque from DigitalBridge emphasized the crucial importance of investments for the future. ✅Fiber Access: A discussion moderated by Bénédicte DAVID with Philippe Mansour, Xavier Pichon Marc Blanchet on the opportunities and challenges of fiber access. ✅CDN - A Large-Scale Opportunity: Emmanuel Rochas, Thomas Kohler, Bastien LIA, and Stefan Gustafsson discussed the importance of content distribution networks. 🏆The day concluded with the Wholesale Awards Ceremony, honoring innovative and impactful projects with Orange CEO Christel Heydemann, whom congratuled Winners : Best Infrastructure Project: Thibaud MARTIN ◾ Carrier Sales, Americas and Stephane SALIBA for the ASTRALE project. Best Innovative Project: Jamil Chawki, PhD and Benoit Fondeviole for the ODOS project. Best CSR Project: denis loustaunau for the "Carbon Calculator for Wholesale Customers." Best Value Creation Project: Pascale Boulard, PMP from Orange Belgium for transferring ex-Voo customers to the Orange network. Special Jury Prize: Samy Bouabdallah and Hamidou Savadago for their satellite connectivity project in Burkina Faso. 👏Congratulations to all the winners for their outstanding achievements! #WholesaleSummit2024 #Innovation #Networking #5GSA #Roaming #InfrastructureFunding #FiberAccess #CDN #PoweringGlobalConnectivity Isabelle Paradis Didier Dillard Jean Louis Le Roux Nicolas Roy Angie Añazgo Séverine Legrix de la Salle Celine Kaya Orange Wholesale

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