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Reinventing telco networks: Five elements of a successful transformation

McKinsey

For telcos to keep and grow market share, the network division needs a makeover that lets it shed its cost-center past to become a leading function that influences the digital and analytics metamorphosis of the core.

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Telecom networks: Tracking the coming xRAN revolution

McKinsey

A boom in adoption of new technologies could help fuel innovation and cost reduction, but the industry must navigate several issues to deliver on the full promise of xRAN.

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Network sharing and 5G: A turning point for lone riders

McKinsey

Network sharing will be a key lever to reduce cost and make 5G deployments feasible.

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Navigating the three horizons of 5G business building

McKinsey

As 5G technology transforms industries, telcos’ ability to maximize the opportunity will depend on transforming themselves from network providers to outcome providers with a new approach to monetization.

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Mastering Workplace Readiness Skills For Organizational Success

Vantage Circle

Information technology is now combined with telecommunications. It is to protect information, devices, networks, and facilities. The Weldon Cooper Center co-operated their research. It introduced two new skills. They are initiative and self-direction and information literacy. The result is 22 competencies in three areas.

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The road to 5G: The inevitable growth of infrastructure cost

McKinsey

Network cost could double as operators strive to meet demand for increased capacity and deploy 5G. How can they maintain their profits?

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Telecom’s future in the Web3 era: José María Álvarez-Pallete López

McKinsey

and chairman of the GSMA Board offers his thoughts on organizational delayering, a powerful new connectivity platform, and sharing the cost of building smarter networks. The chairman and CEO of Telefónica S.A.