GSMA Open Connect is one of the multiple approaches over the years that have sought to take advantage of mobile operators’ data. Yet they have been stymied repeatedly in using that data to its full extent.
There are, however, developments beyond the traditional telecoms domain that might help to turn that around.
The existing approach to security and trust in telecoms has grown up over decades. New technical and service demands may offer routes to simplify and secure networks in ways previously unimaginable.
Behind the flash and glamour of last week’s MWC there has been some question about the commercial health of the ecosystem. While drone taxis and other elements are unlikely to revolutionise the industry during the 2020s, there are some quieter revolutions under way which actually might.
Thursday at MWC featured multiple conversations about how security will need to change and what approaches might work.
Commercial evolution is top of mind for telecoms providers at MWC, but how to go about it and the pace of change is controversial.
For those of you who can’t be in MWC, this is full footage from an MWC session giving some essential insights into the operators’ view of the movement from 5G to 5G-Advanced, including insights from Jio Platforms and AT&T, plus the evolutionary differences between 5G and 5G-Advanced from a vendor point of view.
6GWorld’s Alex Lawrence moderated a session on 5G Advanced at MWC. Here are a few initial thoughts by the stage door.
The GSMA’s Chairman, Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, made a stir this morning as he announced that the GSMA would fundamentally change to become ‘a standards organisation’ in what he hailed as ‘the rebirth of the GSMA’. It won’t and it’s not, but there are interesting times afoot.
While the Sunday before MWC is a busy time for people preparing exhibition stands, it was also an opportunity to steal a march on the ideas cropping up. As well as Nokia’s announcements, there was more behind the scenes that points in promising directions.