VanillaPlus Issue 4: Nokia’s Vishal Singh explains how CSPs will Sense, Think, Act as autonomous networks become reality

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A bleak dystopian future of automated, autonomous machines has been trailed by sci-fi authors for the last couple of centuries but now autonomy is here, it doesn’t seem such a bad thing – at least in the case of autonomous networks.

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In this issue

Comment – George Malim looks ahead to autonomous networks but fears for job insecurity

Company news – BICS bolsters Cellusys global roaming partnership, Nokia agrees deal with Viettel to bring 5G to Vietnam

Market news – Waterland acquires Lebara Group, FICO and JT launch real-time scam detection service

Market news – Chunghwa Telecom and NTT connect Taiwan and Japan with IOWN APN, Amdocs complete unified BSS/OSS platform for Vodafone Ireland

Cover interview – Nokia’s Vishal Singh tells George Malim how CSPs are learning to Sense, Think, Act as autonomous networks become reality

Autonomous networks – Nokia sets out its Sense, Think, Act answer to autonomous network acceleration

AN benefits – Antony Savvas details how autonomous networks alongside other technologies will make services faster, cheaper and simpler to deploy

Innovate Americas 2024 – Tony Savvas profiles the AI and automation-focused event

Voice connectivity for IoT – Matt Hatton explains why IoT connectivity providers need a VoLTE/VoNR strategy to avoid missing out on apps that need voice

Digital monetisation report – How tier one CSPs can unlock billion-dollar benefits by pursuing digital monetisation

Marketplaces – George Malim assesses the prospects for monetising B2B2X models via marketplaces, API exposure and judicious application of AI

Interview – iconectiv’s David Wilson explains why a centralised database of phone numbers helps improve customer experience and strengthens fraud prevention

Number portability – Omnisperience’s Teresa Cottam details the hidden risk from mobile numbers

Artificial intelligence – ZTE’s AI Screen system launched to revolutionise care for the elderly

Open RAN – SNS Telecoms & IT projects Open RAN automation software and services market will be worth US$370m

Event preview – Our pre-event guide to Mobile World Congress Las Vegas 2024

Diary – Where to go and what to see

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