The vendor's forecasts estimated costs in Q4 of around $687 million (€596 million) to ‘reshape’ the BSS business.

Belgian operator plans to be more digital by modernising ops, cutting costs and reskilling employees. So what's new?

Operators could tap into a reservoir of cashflow worth more than €200 billion if they sufficiently get to grips with digital transformation, a new report has claimed.

KPN is aiming to expand its FttH footprint by one million by the end of 2021 and make its network infrastructure 5G ready as part of a new strategic plan aimed at cutting opex by €350 million.

CTIOs need to think about marketing and strategy as much as they do network and IT, a new report from TM Forum has claimed.

Almost half of operators are struggling to find the right business case for virtualisation, which is hindering their attempts at digital transformation, a new survey from TM Forum has found.

Orange Spain's 'X By Orange' unit has tapped Red Hat to underpin its cloud-based business-to-business platform, as the telco shifts to virtualised communication services in a bid to become more agile.

Vodafone has chosen Juniper Networks to supply it with software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solutions for its 'Ready Network' enterprise SDN offering.

Deutsche Telekom has inked a partnership deal with United Smart Cities with a view to driving forward its presence in the smart cities space and adopting a Silicon Valley approach to deploying new products and services.

Vodafone is to help MTS with its digital transformation strategy after the Russian operator extended its strategic partnership with the UK telco.

Operators need to undergo the "essential" transformation of both OSS and BSS if they are to take advantage of 5G, a new report from TM Forum has warned.

Telefonica CEO José María Álvarez-Pallete has marked the operator's transformation into a digital platforms company by announcing deals with Colombian airline Avianca and engineering firm ASTI Mobile Robotics.

Orange has launched a Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator programme specifically focused on AI.

By Santiago Madruga, VP of Communications Service Providers market, Red Hat EMEA

Swisscom hopes to speed up the delivery of new digital services and improve the customer experience with the introduction of new Accenture tech.

BT is planning to unite its Business and Public Sector arm with its Wholesale and Ventures Division, as the operator announced an air traffic management deal worth €50 million.

Deutsche Telekom’s enterprise arm has created a new “marketplace” for businesses to securely share data with one another.

Deutsche Telekom’s enterprise arm has won a contract to provide IT outsourcing for a major German bank.

Liberty Global has signed up LivePerson to enable its subscribers to message rather than call its customer services teams.

Telcos are lagging behind their counterparts in other industries when it comes to digital transformation but are outpacing them in the amount they spend on innovation, new research has found.