Interviews

Thinking about networks

March 6, 2013 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Despite stiff competition from OTT providers for subscribers’ spend, operators are uniquely positioned to tailor services to customers’ needs. They can capitalise on this opportunity by introducing network flexibility to become digital lifestyle providers.

Tags; Tekelec, Interviews, Vendor

Head Innovation and Trends, ENTEL, Chile: “Speed itself has no intrinsic value to the user – it is apps that create value”

March 5, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Eduardo Duran, Head Innovation and Trends,ENTEL, Chile, is speaking on Day Two of the LTE LATAM conference, taking place on the 16th-17th April 2013 at the Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ahead of the show we speak to him about the latest LTE developments in the region and the difference LTE will make to its customers.

Tags; Chile, Entel, LTE, LTE LATAM 2013, Americas, Interviews, LTE, Networks, Operator

Paul Walsh, Head of Operations, Tesco Mobile Ireland

March 4, 2013 Written by MVNO Industry Summit

Many MVNO brands like Tesco Mobile are now maturing in the market through longevity so customers are now more comfortable with MVNO’s as a destination for their mobile services. This is opening more opportunities for other brands to expand into the industry. MNO’s themselves now clearly see alternate brand type MVNO’s as a major opportunity for their growth or market share protection. This wasn’t necessarily the case in 2007.

Tags; Tesco, Operator

Regional Manager Gulf, Google: “Mobile search is becoming increasingly crucial”

March 4, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Mohamad Mourad, Regional Manager Gulf, Google is delivering a keynote of the opening day of the Broadband MEA conference, taking place on the 19th-20th March 2013 at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai, UAE. Ahead of the show we speak to him about his role and what opportunities he sees for Google in the region.

Tags; broadband, Broadband MEA 2013, Google, Middle East, video, YouTube, Broadband, Content & Applications, Google, Handsets & Devices, Interviews, Middle East

CCOO, Celcom Axiata Berhad: “LTE will challenge traditional backhaul assumptions”

March 4, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Suresh Sidhu, chief corporate and operating officer at Celcom Axiata Berhad, Malaysia, is taking part in the ‘Quiz the CxO’ segment on Day Two of the LTE World Summit, the premier 4G event for the telecoms industry, taking place on the 24th-26th June 2013, at the Amsterdam RAI, Netherlands. Ahead of the show we find out more about Sidhu’s views on how networks can best be optimised for LTE and where RCS/VoLTE fit into the operator picture.

Tags; Backhaul, Celcom Axiata, LTE, LTE World Summit 2013, Malaysai, optimisation, RCS, Asia Pacific, Interviews, LTE, Networks, Operator

CEO, Sazz Internet, Azerbaijan: “TD-LTE seems to be gaining worldwide acceptance “

February 28, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Jayhun Mollazade, CEO of Sazz Internet, Azerbaijan will be speaking on Day One of the inaugural TD-LTE Summit, taking place on the 23 April 2013 at the Fairmont Singapore Hotel, Singapore. We speak to him about how as a WiMAX operator he thinks TD-LTE is of crucial importance, and how operators should go about migrating to the technology.

Tags; Azerbaijan, AzQtel, interview, LTE, Sazz, TD-LTE Summit, WiMAX, Asia Pacific, Interviews, LTE, Networks, Operator

Principal Network Architect, EE: “We want to get LTE out there so people can see what it can do”

February 20, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Andy Sutton, Principal Network Architect, EE is speaking on the Mobile Backhaul track on Day One of the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 24th-26th June 2013, at the Amsterdam RAI, Netherlands. EE was the first to launch a national LTE network in the UK and ahead of the show we spoke to him about its progress on rolling out its LTE network and found out more about its approach to backhaul.

Tags; Backhaul, EE, LTE, LTE World Summit 2013, Europe, Interviews, LTE, Networks, Operator

“Unlimited service plans can kill the network”: CTO, MobinNet, Iran

February 19, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Nima PourNejatian, CTO, MobinNet, Iran, is appearing on Day Two of the LTE MENA conference, taking place on the 13th-14th May 2013 at the JW Marriott Marquis, Dubai. Ahead of the show we catch-up with him to get an overview of how the operator is looking to transition from WiMAX to LTE.

Tags; CTO, interview, Iran, LTE, LTE MENA 2013, MobinNet, TD-LTE, Interviews, LTE, Middle East, Networks, Operator

Chasing Change: Innovation in BSS

Jaco Fourie, senior expert in BSS at Ericsson

February 18, 2013 Written by Mike Hibberd

Mobile operators need to know how to innovate in mobile broadband pricing and transformation is needed both in outlook and systems to make this happen, says Jaco Fourie, senior BSS expert at Ericsson.

Tags; BSS, Billing, Ericsson, Interviews

Kcell: Steppes to success

February 13, 2013 Written by James Middleton

The Central Asian market of Kazakhstan is highly competitive. Price competition was boosted by the entrance of Tele2 in early 2011 – an aggressive player targeting a long-term market share of 30 per cent. Fellow Scandinavian carrier TeliaSonera has a holding in market leader Kcell, which it increased last year. Telecoms.com recently spoke to Kcell CEO Vasel Aral, who steered the company through a successful IPO in late 2012.

Tags; Kazakhstan, KCell, Europe, Interviews

Director, Mobile Core for Etisalat : “I believe LTE will be more cost-effective than other technologies”

February 11, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Mohammed AbdelQadir, Director, Mobile Core for Etisalat, UAE is speaking on Day One of the LTE MENA 2013 conference, taking place on the 13th-14th May 2013 at the JW Marriott Marquis, Dubai. Ahead of the show he gives us an overview of the Middle-East region and describes some of the technical and business challenges facing the operator as it deploys LTE.

Tags; Etisalat, LTE MENA 2013, Handsets & Devices, Interviews, LTE, Middle East, Networks, Operator

CTO, Qnbn: “The arrival of fibre-optic broadband will change people’s lives dramatically”

Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, CTO of Q.NBN is delivering a keynote address on Day Two of the Broadband MEA 2013 conference

February 7, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Ahmed Alsulati, CTO, Qatar National Broadband Network, Qatar is delivering a keynote address on Day Two of the Broadband MEA 2013 conference, taking place on the 19th-20th March 2013 at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai, UAE. Ahead of the show we speak to him about why faster speeds are so important and how Qnbn copes with the demands on its network.

Tags; Broadband MEA 2013, CTO, interview, QNBN, Broadband, Interviews, Middle East, Networks, Operator

Mandar Thakur, Times Music, India: “Internet piracy was actually a good thing to happen”

Mandar Thakur, COO, Times Music is delivering a keynote on Day Two of the Broadband Asia conference, taking place on the 9th-10th April 2013 in Hong Kong

February 7, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Mandar Thakur, COO, Times Music is delivering a keynote on Day Two of the Broadband Asia 2013 conference, taking place on the 9th-10th April 2013 in Hong Kong. Ahead of the show, as well as his views on the potential of LTE in India, we find about his his favourite gadgets, what he does in his spare time and what gets him out of bed in the morning.

Tags; Broadband Asia 2013, India, Times Music, Asia Pacific, Broadband, Content & Applications, Interviews

BlackBerry’s Bates explains BB10 strategy

Stephen Bates, European MD at BlackBerry

February 5, 2013 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Blackberry – the Canadian handset maker formerly known as RIM – has had a tough time in the months leading up to the launch of its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 operating system. Its financial struggles, fading market share, service outages, management overhaul and the several delays to the launch of the platform has generated unfavourable media coverage for the firm.

Tags; BlackBerry, BlackBerry 10, Content & Applications, Handsets & Devices, Interviews

CTO, MobinNet: “TD-LTE is a better choice for delivering mobile data than FDD LTE”

Nima Pournejatian is CTO of MobinNet, Iran

February 5, 2013 Written by Benny Har-Even

Nima PourNejatian, CTO, MobinNet, Iran is speaking on Day One of the inaugural TD-LTE Summit taking place on the 23rd-24th April 2013 at the Fairmont Singapore Hotel, Singapore. Ahead of the show we speak to him on the subject of what the advantages TD-LTE brings to operators and what MobinNet’s plans are for the technology.

Tags; Backhaul, MobinNet, offload, TD-LTE, TD-LTE Summit, WiMAX, Interviews, LTE, Middle East, Networks, Operator, WiMAX

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