Airtel Africa: The Real Reason Why Network Management Matters

Ericsson have recently won the contract to transform the network of Bharti Airtel in Nigeria. This is an end-to-end network transformation program across its mobile operations, including network management.

In an article on AfriqueJet Actualité Afrique, Chief Technical Officer, Airtel Africa, Eben Albertyn explained why the programme mattered, which is in itself a great explanation of why network management really matters:

""The customer is at the core of everything we do at Airtel. The implementation of this transformation program will enable us to further enrich our customer experience across the region. It allows us to provide Airtel subscribers with the best network possible while meeting the growing usage of mobile data."

If you are an operator or an enterprise and you want to get the most out of your network, then you should be considering coming to the new Total Telecom Network Management Show in 2013.

Exclusive 4G update from EE

EE CTO, Fotis Karonis spoke exclusively to Total Telecom at last weeks Total Telecom World. You can view the interview here and gain his perception on what he thinks it means for the UK, and how it is going since the 4G service launch.

 

Smart Moves in Asia #ACA12

Last nights 2nd Asia Communication Awards in Singapore saw 200 of Asia's telco movers and shakers gather in the prestigious Grand Copthorne Waterfront hotel in Singapore.

Highlights of the night were Telekom Malysia's Giorgio Migliarina picking up (in person!) CTO of the Year and the naming of Smart Communications from the Philippines being named Operator of the Year.

Smart Communications and Huawei Technologies were the big winners of the night picking up 3 awards each which bellies just how closely contested many of the categories were.

Congratulations to all the winners.

The full list of winners will be available at www.asiacommsawards.com