Inside Out: A TM Forum podcast

Dec 11 2024 44 ep. 19 mins 8
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Tackling the latest telecom questions with today's network and communications business leaders

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How will CSPs' technology choices impact capex and opex?

Dec 11 2024 34 mins  
Kim Kyllesbech Larsen, Industry Analyst, TechNEconomY, and former CTO of T-Mobile in the Netherlands, discusses how telcos’ capex and opex trends are evolving with Mark Newman, Chief Analyst, TM Forum.

Inside Out: How Open APIs spurred innovation

Nov 21 2024 27 mins  
In this podcast we explore the history of Open APIs and how they have led to the development of TM Forum's Open Digital Architecture (ODA) and the opening of TM Forum's Innovation Hub, as well as changes in how TM Forum members are collaborating.

Inside out: Japan's telcos get creative in the face of ARPU declines

Oct 24 2024 14 mins  
Marc Einstein, Research Director, Counterpoint Research, discusses how Japanese telecom operators have been diversifying their businesses in the face of a large drop in average revenue per user.

Inside Out: Are telcos ready for a next gen OSS?

Oct 10 2024 30 mins  
The telecoms industry is busy drawing up and implementing roadmaps for the next generation of operational support systems (OSS) that will support future intelligent network services. Dahyr Bergara, head of OSS at NTT Data, and Mark Newman, Chief Analyst, TM Forum, discuss the challenges telcos face, as well as approaches to creating an OSS that delivers more operational autonomy an

Will AI force a rethink of telco transformation?

Sep 05 2024 32 mins  
Nathan Bell, who led digital transformation projects at M1 Limited, Telstra, and Telkomtelstra (now known as Digiserve) before becoming a partner at Kearney discusses the challenges of digital transformation and the extent to which AI can help telcos evolve their businesses with discusses with Mark Newman, TM Forum’s Chief Analyst.

Inside Out: Has telco capex peaked for good?

Aug 01 2024 28 mins  
William Webb, Independent telecommunications consultant and author discusses the thesis of his new book 'The End of Telecoms History' with Mark Newman, Chief Analyst, TM Forum. Webb contends that the telecoms industry is at a turning point, with communications service providers in many parts of the world no longer required to build networks to catch up with consumer demand for serv

Inside Out: Why MEF and TM Forum are aligning to help automate network services

Jul 17 2024 13 mins  
In June TM Forum and MEF a joint initiative to align API development and enable end-to-end automation for MEF network-as-a-service (NaaS) services. We caught up with Pascal Menezes, CTO, MEF, to discuss how he sees collaboration on standards helping the industry to automate the delivery of complex multi-provider network services.

Inside out: The analysts’ take on DTW24-Ignite

Jun 28 2024 19 mins  
TM Forum’s analysts discuss some of the trends and highlights from DTW24-Ignite, including what the show had to say about the telecommunications industry's adoption of AI, autonomous networks and open digital architecture.

Inside Out: Judging TM Forum’s Excellence Awards

Jun 18 2024 18 mins  
Lead judges for this year’s TM Forum Excellence Awards, Camille Mendler, Chief Analyst, Omdia, and Joann O’Brien, Vice President, Digital Ecosystems, TM Forum, discuss the key industry trends revealed by this year’s entries, including in the important new categories of AI and network monetization, as well as what makes the winners stand out. Listen to the podcast to find out

Inside Out: Is Open RAN going to plan?

Jun 06 2024 28 mins  
Patrick Lopez, Founder and CEO, Core Analysis and Mark Newman, Chief Analyst, TM Forum, discuss the global telecoms market's current commitment to the development of Open RAN and where the Open RAN market is heading.