The telecommunications industry can’t afford to put integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) on hold. A backbone of the connected economy, global telecoms are under enormous pressure to transform their capabilities to meet the future-fit needs of tomorrow’s industries — and AI has emerged as a...
Progress is sequential, and nowhere is that growing more apparent than with 5G’s global rollout. A rollout that’s been plagued by fits and starts. This, as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) relayed Monday (Feb. 27) that Swedish telecom equipment company Ericsson is cutting 8,500 roles,...
One billion people have cellphones but no bank account, a gap wireless providers may fill. There’s nothing farfetched about the idea. It’s already well-established in emerging nations, where mobile network operators (MNOs) and one’s mobile device are the conduits for digitizing cash to enable electronic...
Orange, the French telecom company, is gearing up to launch an online banking service in an effort to diversify its revenue. According to news from Reuters, the company plans on launching the online banking service on Nov. 2. Originally, the company aimed to unveil the new bank...
December 05, 2022
One billion people have cellphones but no bank account, a gap wireless providers may fill. There’s nothing farfetched about the idea. It’s already well-established in emerging nations, where mobile network operators (MNOs) and one’s mobile device are the conduits for digitizing cash to enable electronic bill pay, money transfers and cross-border remittances. In a PYMNTS […]
August 28, 2023
Great Britain’s telecom companies are under fire as consumers contend with Europe’s largest price hikes. As The Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Aug. 28), those price increases have been as high as 17.3% this year, drawing the attention of regulators and consumer groups. According to the report, the price hikes typically add 3.9% to the annualized rate […]
October 04, 2017
Orange, the French telecom company, is gearing up to launch an online banking service in an effort to diversify its revenue. According to news from Reuters, the company plans on launching the...
