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APIs, Starlings, Giving Up Control and Legacy: Operator Transformation, 6G Implications
Total Telecom Congress last week opened with keynote speeches focussing on digital transformation from the operator perspective. With long-term perspectives from senior leaders in European telecoms companies, what can we glean about telco priorities and how does this relate to the prospect of ultimately moving past 5G?
The Role of Optical Transport Networks in 6G and Beyond: A Vision and Call to Action – JSAN
The work presented in this paper outlines the role of Optical Transport Networks (OTNs) in future networking generations. Furthermore, key emerging OTN technologies are discussed. Additionally, the role intelligence will play in the Management and Orchestration (MANO) of next-generation OTNs is discussed. Moreover, a set of challenges and opportunities for innovation to guide the development of future OTNs is considered.
Dissolving the Idea of Network Superiority – “I Don’t Know That Our Clients Have Got Their Heads Around That Yet.”
In a recent interview Andy Walker, Accenture's Global Lead for Communications & Media, the conversation covered a wide variety of topics central to longer-term telecoms strategy and implementation, from skills to cost management and oligopolies.
6G, Share Prices, and a Blood Transfusion
Digital transformation is being seen as a critical element of telecoms providers' survival. The current financial outlook for the industry is not great, and that will feed through into scope for investment into the next generation. We explore whether there is an opportunity to start remedying that.
“Being very direct” – A Conversation with Enea on Telcos’ Multivendor Digital Transformations
6GWorld recently spoke with Enea's VP Technology & Telecoms Oliver Korfmacher exploring the changes afoot within operators to meet the demands of a more open, multivendor environment. Among other things we explore the risks of new types of lock-in, the ownership of data models, the adoption of new skills and mindsets.