Post Event Report - Total Telecom Congress

On the 4-5 October 2016 the first Total Telecom Congress took place at the London Hilton Canary

Wharf in  London. It heralded the launch of a new type of conference, one that thought like a telco, with an agenda  designed to focus on how the industry thinks about new business models, strategic opportunities and how  innovations in technology are enabling a new more customer centric approach to emerge.

Download the post-event report now to discover what happened at the event.

The Total Telecom Congress returns to London on the 31 October - 1 November 2017.
Visit the website for more information.

G.fast appears to have everything telcos need to succeed

"G.fast appears to have everything telcos need to succeed" - this is the view of Oliver Johnson, CEO of Point Topic, who is chair of +Total Telecom Gigabit Copper conference, taking place in Munich in March [download the brochure here]

To understand more about what G.fast offers you, view the introduction video from our partners +Sckipio


If you come to the event, you'll also get to meet Trevor Linney of BT - you can see him talking about G.fast on this video: Using G.Fast technology to deliver fibre-like speeds over copper and representatives from organisations including:

• Broadband Forum (see President Tom Starr discussing how G.fast is a step beyond DSL)
• Adtran
• Point Topic
• Swisscom and more

If you are interested to know more about joining the leaders in superfast broadband, download the event brochure

View the video's from the Total Telecom Festival and World Communication Awards

This years Total Telecom Festival and World Communication Awards generated an extensive libraray of video, ranging from insightful speakers to elated winners.

Check though the playlist to hear from companies including: IDT, TeliaSonera International Carrier, SingTel, NTT Communications, Netnumber, Summit Communications, Telkomsel, Astelit, Huawei, TalkTalk Business, Orange Business Services, Portugal Telecom, TRA Bahrain, Plum Consulting, Movitel, Telkom Indonesia, Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS), B&B Electronics, and Orga Systems.



Videos include:

• A new eco-system is needed
• Anyone not looking at the end user is potentially dead #WCA14 #TTFest
• Anywhereization - the trend changing the telco industry #TTFest
• Bangladesh Update - Summit Communications #TTFest
• Building a digital society in Indonesia #TTFest
• CCS drive innovation in wireless backhaul system for small cells.
• Child safety is driven by collaboration says TRA Bahrain #TTFest
• Indipreneur scoops award for Best Small Business Initiative #WCA14
• Interview Alex Sinaga - CEO - Telkomsel
• Interview Konstantin Zhilin - Astelit #TTFest
• Interview: Pieter Veenstra of Netnumber #TTFest
• Mozambique based Movitel win Best Operator in an Emerging Market #WCA14
• NTT - becoming a global ICT partner #TTFest
• NTT Comm named Best Global Operator 2014
• Orange wins Best Enterprise Service # WCA14
• Portugal Telecom offer the best customer care in telecoms #WCA14
• Project of the Year won by Orga #WCA14
• SingTel are the choice of the telecom user
• Taking service assurance to the next level
• TeliaSonera - focussing on what we do best #TTFest
• TeliaSonera win Best Wholesale Carrier #WCA14
• The Most Innovative Connectivity Solution in #IoT
• Wholesale Market Highlights #TTFest
• Winners reaction Huawei at the 2014 World Communication Awards #WCA14

Q, U & Y would make telecoms complete #TTFest

We have 146 unique companies registered to attend the Total Telecom Festival and World Communication Awards next week, truly the A-Z of telecoms. From Adaptive Mobile to Zix Corp, we cover the entire alphabet, with virtually every major global operator on the list (see below).

But there is a flaw, we don't have a single company starting with Q, U, or Y currently attending and so here's a unique offer. If you work for a telecom operator whose company name starts with Q, U, or Y, get in touch and the first person from each letter to contact us will be entitled to a free Festival pass - worth £1,770! Get in touch info@totaltele.com

Of course your interest in the A-Z might be more to do with who you'll meet, in which case book your place today... There's only 5 tables left for Tuesday night's awards!

THE A-Z OF TELECOMS (MINUS Q,U & Z)
3U.K.
Adaptive Mobile
Adva Optical
Analysys Mason
Anchusa Consulting Ltd
Apollo Submarine Cable System
AsiaInfo
AT&T
B&B Electronics
B.T. Global Services
Banglalink Digital Communication
Boingo Wireless
Brocade
BT Plc
BTS - Business Telecommunications Services
BVCA
Cambridge Communication Systems Ltd
CCS
Center for Social Responsibility in the Digital Age
Century Link
ChinaEU
Ciena
Citic Telecom CPC
Citrix
Colt
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Concirrus Ltd
Connected World Services
CSR
CVT Group
Deutsche Telekom Ag
Digicel Group
Dimension Data Holdings plc
Dimoso
du
EE
Enders Analysis
Engage Customer Limited
Entel
Epsilon
Ericsson
European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
Eurotech
Family Online Safety Institute
GBI
Global Cloud Xchange
Globe Telecom
GSMA
Gulf Bridge International
HGC
Hot Telecom
Huawei
Hutchison Global Communications Limited
I.D.T. Global
Ibasis
Iconx Solutions
i-Conx Solutions
Idea Cellular
IDT
Infinera Asia Limited
Infinite Convergence Solutions
Interoute
Jibe Mobile
Juniper
Kaazing Ltd
Lanck Telecom
Lewis Insight
Libyan Post Telecommunication Holding Company
Liquid Telecom
Livework Studio
Lycamobile UK Limited
Machina Research
Mavenir Systems Inc
Media Val Doo
Metricell
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative
Mobile by Sainsbury's
Mobitrans
MoMac
Movitel, SA
NetNumber Inc
Nielsen Company
NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Europe
Ocean82
OOREDO
OpenMarket
Opera Software
Orange
Orga Systems
Overture Networks
Ovum
Pacnet
PCCW Global
Plum Consulting
Portugal Telecom
Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk
Rad Data Communications
Rail and Traction Canada Inc
Reliance Globalcom
Roamly
Roshan Telecomunication Development Company
RouteTrader Ltd
RTX
Singtel Telecommunications Limited
Smart Communications Inc
SprintLink (UK) Ltd
Stream Communications
Summit Communications Ltd
SunTec Business Solutions
Synchronoss Technologies Inc
TalkTalk Business
Tata Communications
TE Connectivity
Telarix
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - T.R.A. (Bahrain)
Telefonica
Telekom Austria Group
Telekom Research & Development Sdn Bhd
Telekomunikasi Indonesia
TeliaSonera International Carrier
Telkom Indonesia
Telkomsel
Telstra
The Nielsen Company
Three
TM Forum
TMT Finance
TRA Bahrain
Truephone
T-Systems
TTNET
Turkcell
Tweakker
TXO Systems Ltd
Verizon Business
Viettel Cambodia Ltd
Viettel Group
Virtela/NTT
Vodafone Carrier Services
Vodafone Qatar QSC
Vonage
WIOCC
XL Axiata
Xsellone
Zix Corp

7 Reasons for you to attend the Total Telecom Festival

With this years Total Telecom Festival just three weeks away, here are seven reasons why you should attend:

1. Outstanding speakers sharing their knowledge and views. C-Level executives, leading analysts, and industry thought leaders including:

Alex J. Sinaga - CEO - Telkomsel

Bill Barney - CEO - Global Cloud Xchange

Camille Mendler - Principal Analyst - Ovum

Fotis Karonis - CTO - EE

Luigi Gambardella - CEO - ETNO

2. Engage with your peers during the interactive roundtable sessions - meet, exchange business cards and build valuable business relationships

3. Discover the leaders in the emerging Internet of Things space at the first ever IoTA's - see who you'll meet here

4. Leverage an amazing networking opportunity in the relaxed atmosphere of the World Communication Awards

5. Meet the winners at the 2014 World Communication Awards - see who you might meet by viewing the shortlist

6. Learn what makes a great telecom operator in our unique participant lead session on day 2 of the Total Telecom Festival - share your knowledge and learn from others

7. Have some fun - the World Communication Awards is the biggest and best party in telecoms and the plans for 2014 look outstanding!


TO BOOK YOU TICKET VISIT www.totaltele.com/festival

Add your event to our calender

Total Telecom now has an industry events calender, that you'll find through our main website navigation or can link to it here.

We've also embedded it here to show you. If you want to add your company event or in many cases your own conference (we reserve the right to determine if it's appropriate for our calender) then simply click on the Green Submit Event button and complete the form. Total Telecom takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information displayed.

DRIVE! Discover the opportunities of the connected car

Total Telecom are launching a new series of focused briefings on key subjects, and amongst the first will be

Total Telecom DRIVE! 

The emphasis of these events is on providing a valuable, time and cost efficient event for executives directly interested in a specific subject with an agenda that is designed to:

• Provide an interactive experience
• Facilitate learning and shared experiences
• Develop real relationships through networking

To discover more, download the brochure to find out how you can be involved >>

Also coming soon: Total Telecom WebRTC - Find out more

Get a job with Total Telecom in sales or conference production

Total Telecom are hiring Business Development Managers and Conference Producers. Find out more about the job opportunities by visiting our recruitment page.

Total Telecom produces a range of outstanding products to connect the buyers and sellers of the global telecom industry, including:

Total Telecom news www.totaltele.com
World Communication Awards www.worldcommsawards.com
Asia Communication Awards www.asiacommsawards.com
Carriers World www.totaltele.com/carriersworld

Total Telecom is owned by B2B media company, Terrapinn. We have offices in London, New York, Singapore, Dubai, Australia, and South Africa.

To find out more about joining a young exciting and dynamic company, get in touch

Look whose coming to #CarriersWorld - over 80 companies confirmed

That's right, more than 80 companies have already confirmed their participation in this years's Carriers World conference, organised by Total Telecom. Here's a selection of those coming to Europe's leading #wholesale event:

There's still time for you to get involved as a delegate, sponsor, or book one of our new networking pods.

Carriers World takes place at the fantastic Jumeirah carlton Tower in London's Knightsbridge - just round the corner from Harvey Nichols (so bring your credit card!)

Find out more about the leading speakers and fantastic networking opportunities on the website www.totaltele.com/carriersworld

What are the real requirements for IPX

IP eXchange or IPX is one of the hot topics today and will be the subject of a 1 day Total Telecom conference on the 10 October.

But what do customers really think about IPX? Our partners at Hot Telecom have put together a report based on interviews with 70 customers to give you some insight.

The report covers:

• Define the current status of service providers' IP migration as a whole
• Validate what service providers understand of IPX and how they define it
• Identify the services and features customers really need and want
• Determine what is important for customers when choosing their IPX providers
• Understand what are the main factors delaying the use of IPX for operators not already using it and what makes migration difficult
• Define the differences in service providers' opinions and needs based on their region of operation and core service offering

So if you are serious about the IPX opportunity, buy the report and come along to the Total Telecom IPX Summit

C-ing The Light

It's musical chairs for the CxO's with Luis Alvarez appointment at BT Global Services arguably the biggest news, but we've also seen Mario Rossi named as the new CFO at Swisscom and Telefónica European head José María Álvarez-Pallete promoted to chief operating officer.


There's a common language to the appointments with BT talking of an "important juncture for BT Global Services", Swisscom a "broader push to overhaul the telco's senior management" and  Telefónica  looking to create an organisational structure that would be “stable over time and ready to compete internationally”. Fundamentally this reflects telco's looking to better their current performance, but not just in terms of revenues and profits, but also in terms of financial market perception.

This is a key driver for the operators who are constantly looking to reassure the markets and is an area that will be discussed in the Financial Markets session of the Total Telecom Finance Summit. During this session two leaders, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings will offer a credit ratings perspective of how to keep the market onside.

If this is a discussion that matters to you, then make sure you book your place at the Finance Summit before the 21 September to guarantee the best possible price. With participants already confirmed from operators including AT&T, BT Global Services, Cell C, Colt, du, Easynet, Everything Everywhere, Interoute, Orange, Swisscom, Telecom Italia, Telstra Global, Turk Telecom, Verizon, and Virgin Media, you'll be in excellent company! View the delegate list HERE 

Whole lot under one roof! #TTW12

The websites have been updated for the three events colocated under the - very large - roof of the Lancaster London this November.

This year you will find the 14th annual World Communication Awards sits alongside the 2nd Total Telecom World conference and new for this year the Total Telecom Customer Experience Summit.

World Communication Awards: established 1999, attracts up to 600 senior executives from global telecom operators and service providers. The awards take place on the evening of the 13 November in the fabulous Nine Kings Suite on the ground floor. www.worldcommsawards.com

Total Telecom World returns for the 2nd year and will take place in the Westbourne Suite on the 13 November. This years theme is Disruption Eruption, bringing together a line-up of speakers who are challenging how telecoms business is done. www.totaltele.com/world

The Total Telecom Customer Experience Summit is new for this year and takes place on the 14 November and examines how operators can profit from well defined and applied customer experience strategies.

Whether you attend one event, or all three, you need to ensure you have the dates in your diary to meet compelling speakers and key peers to network with.

Book today for the largest savings!

Check out the venue floorplans

From Russia with Love #FinanceSummit

OK, so we can't promise Mr Bond, but at the Total Telecom Finance Summit on the 10 & 11 October you can meet Henk van Dalen, the CFO of leading Russian operator, VimpelCom.

His keynote on the morning of day 1 provides provides a futuristic vision of the telecom finance and investment landscape in 2013 and beyond, something he's well qualified to comment on considering that in July alone VimpelCom have announced several major and innovative initiatives. These include:

• a global M2M alliance with partners at KPN, NTT Docomo, Rogers, SingTel, Telefonica, and Telstra aimed at increasing their capability to offer better value propositions to their customers in different markets and geographies.
• have won one of four wins LTE licenses in Russia

This type of initiative is illustrative of the type of experiences you will be able to hear about and discuss at the Finance Summit, living up to the strapline of "Best practice finance strategies for global telecoms".

To find out more about the Summit and speakers, visit www.totaltele.com/financesummit

Disruptive Notes: M-Commerce

Infographic from BigCommerce

There's a nice infographic from online commerce provider, BigCommerce. It poses the question of whether M-Commerce will overtake E-Commerce and whilst most people in the telco space probably think they know the answer to this, the stats included are nicely presented.

It's also ties in nicely to our theme of Disruption for Total Telecom World - changing the way people shop is both a challenge and an opportunity for the telecom operator and is certainly going to impact the future of communications as we know it today.

There's also a major issue surround the customer experience, so come and ask us about our Customer Experience Summit - day 2 of Total Telecom World.

Peppering up the Awards #ACA12

With the second Asia Communication Awards #ACA12 just around the corner, we're delighted to announce Don Peppers, founding partner of Peppers & Rogers Group as a guest speaker at this years awards.

Don has been named as one of the “Top 50 Business Brains” by The Times newspaper (London) and will be in Singapore to deliver a keynote at the CommunicAsia Summit (see press release).

We are delighted that he has agreed to speak briefly about Customer Centricity in Telcos in Asia prior to the presentation of the Asia Communication Awards.

The Awards have the support of CommunicAsia as an event partner and take place on the first night, 19 June, of this years massive exhibition and conference at the prestigious Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.

The event will be attended by the leading telecoms players from the region, including the sponsoring companies, Telstra Global, SingTel, Citycell, Starhub, Huawei, and RP International.

Limited seats are still available for the gala dinner, visit www.asiacommsawards.com

A more balanced view of mobile issues #TTWW12

Total Telecom Wireless World is less than three weeks away and is not to be missed if you want a more balanced view of the key issues that are changing the industry forever. In one corner we bring together the true disrupters, Google leading the pack of OTT players, whilst in the other we have the traditional telcos who are reinventing the way mobile business is done.

Book your seat at Wireless World by the 25 May and save £75 on your ticket.

TEN THINGS YOU WILL LEARN:

1. What did China Telecom learn launching an MVNO 
2. Who is tomorrows consumer - Googles View
3. How does the Internet of Things impact operators
4. How will networks evolve in the future
5. What services will drive the mass market take up of 4G?
6. How can operators capitalise on mobile video
7. Where are the emerging market opportunities
8. How is (BYOD) changing the relationship with the user
9. How can businesses offset increasing complexity in IT
10. Which wireless technologies are going to win

Don't miss your chance to join leading global telecom operators, OTT players, analysts, commentators and more as we debate the catalysts for this change in the Wireless World...

BOOK TODAY www.totaltele.com/wireless 

UK finally gets LTE !! UK Broadband first to launch TD-LTE Network

UK Broadband, the PCCW owned company on Wednesday switched on its TD-LTE Infrastructure, becoming the first organisation in the UK to do so. Not only that, it also became the first-TD LTE network worldwide to operate in the 3.5GHz spectrum band.

The network, based on equipment provided by Huawei is mainly for demo purposes as the company seeks to attract potential customers, however its rollout plan will see it build additional network in areas where customers require 4G LTE, with a commercial launch slated for May this year

Nicholas James, CEO of UK Broadband, was quoted in an article published on www.totaltele.com this week, by Mary Lennighan as saying “we will be announcing a city build in a couple of weeks”, he also went on to mention that “by June of next year” UK Broadband would be launching a Huawei Smartphone that will run both on its frequency and in the 2.6GHz band, as well as on standard 3G networks to provide full coverage.

The company also stated that many potential wholesale customers are waiting in the wings to test out the new network, having waited for a few years to see what UK Broadband would do with its sizeable spectrum holdings. The announcement brings the UK another step closer to the launch of 4G LTE internet.

Total Telecom is delighted that UK Broadband will be sponsoring at Breakfast with Total Telecom’s LTE opportunities event on the 14^th of March, in London. CTO, Philip Marnick will be speaking at the event for the first time, post UK Broadband’s announcement on Wednesday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with further insight into the company’s plans for its LTE network.

With industry experts from Virgin Media, GSMA, iBasis, Ovum and Jones Day also speaking at the breakfast, do not miss the opportunity to be part of this event and join in on the discussion. Registration is free for operators/service providers and carriers, availability is limited so now is the best chance to confirm your participation. Click here to register, alternatively email breakfast@totaltele.com.

Rumour Watch - Snow interrupts Singapore Conference

Today in Singapore, it is 26 degrees, but Total Telecom hears that there may have been a gap in the agenda of the TM Forums Management World Asia, due to snow.

In a city where the lowest ever recorded temperature is 17 degrees celcius this may sound unlikely, but we have it on good authority that amongst those heading for Singapore this weekend from the UK was the CEO of the TM Forum, Martin Creaner - the man due to give the keynote Rethinking Communications at 9:10 on day 1.

Total Telecom assume a directive was offered to the assembled telecom executives of talk quietly amongst themselves, whilst 6,000 miles away the agenda was no doubt Rethinking Transportation....

We hope we won't have to do any snow contingency plans in June, when we will run the 2nd annual Asia Communication Awards in Singapore. Entry deadline 16 March 2012, FIND OUT MORE

 

Breakfast: #LTE Opportunities, Register for free

The successful ‘Breakfast with Total Telecom’ series continues in 2012; our first edition will take place on March 14^th focusing on the hot topic of LTE opportunities. Our fantastic line up of speakers will take the stand to discuss their strategies and ideas within the LTE space for 2012 and beyond.

Join the breakfast briefing and hear from:

Kevin Baughan, Director Metro Wireless, Virgin Media, discussing the role that small cell technology will play in creating truly super connected cities across the UK.

Dan Warren, Senior Director Technology, GSMA, will be looking at the true path to 4G and why we have to make the journey.

Francesco Liberatore, Associate, Jones Day will be focusing on the legal challenges associated with LTE opportunities; and the tension between current policy objectives and what the rules allow.

Following on from the presentations we have our panel discussion comprising of

Steven Hartley – Principal Analyst – Ovum Telco Strategy Practice
Ajay Joseph – CTO – iBasis (A KPN company)
Philip Marnick – CTO – UK Broadband (A PCCW company)
Kevin Baughan – Director Metro Wireless  – Virgin Media
Dan Warren – Senior Director Technology – GSMA

This panel discussion will be looking at the current scenario in the LTE space whilst also examining the case studies and looking at the opportunities for Telco’s to exploit.

Our sponsors for the event are:

UK Broadband, holders of the largest commercial LTE network in the UK. 

iBasis, the leading international voice carrier and a provider of data services for mobile operators.

Join Breakfast with Total Telecom March 14^th and discover the LTE opportunities. This event is free for operators, click here to register.

Thought leaders you can't afford to miss

Next weeks Total Telecom World will bring together senior executives from more than 90 organisations spanning the global telecoms industry, from AT&T to ZTE. Here's why you should grab a last minute opportunity to attend!

Royal Horseguards

The delegates will gather at the prestigous Royal Horseguards (One Whitehall Place) to debate the future of the  teleocms industry, explore how business models are changing, examine the impact of new competitiors and challenges, and learn more about emerging partnerships and solutions.

A fantastic line up of keynotes, presenters and panellists has come together, with the highlights including:

Nigel Stagg, CEO - BT Wholesale - the new CEO of BT Wholesale, in his first conference presentation since taking over from Sally Davis, talks about moving away from selling capacity.

Diarmid Massey, MD, Global Wholesale & Carrier - Cable&Wireless Worldwide told his peers
partner up or lose out when talking to Total Telecom - we'll see if his views have changed

Gerd Leonhard, CEO - The Futures Agency was called by the WSJ  ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World' - anyone who has seen him speak knows his presentation will be insightful and compelling





Ed Richards, CEO – Ofcom explains Ofcom's long-term vision for competition and investment

Marc Halbfinger has been CEO of PCCW Global since 2007 and has fantastic experience across the telecom industry. He joins other industry leaders from BT Wholesale, Orange Business Services and Virtela for a panel discussion examining how operators can profit from the cloud.

Erik Hallberg, President - TeliaSonera International Carrier provides the first keynote on Day 1. As the winners of the Best Customer Care award at the 2010 World Communication Awards, TSIC really understand what makes for happy customers.

Tom Homer became CEO of Telstra International earlier this year. He is responsible for delivering Telstra International EMEA’s growth strategy throughout the region.

It's now just a couple of working days away, so if you are still to book your place, the time for delay is over!