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An overview of news, trends and research in the Telecom industry in the UK:

Smartphones are increasingly dominating the retail customer journey In 2016 around 49% of e-commerce transactions involved a smartphone, this is expected to increase to more than 80% by 2020, finds a new study.
23 February 2017
Telcos leverage M&A to pick up talent and bolster their digital assets Telecommunications companies, seeking to reimagine themselves in the face of digital trends are, among others, leveraging M&A to pick up technological advantages and talent.
31 January 2017
Mace supports Sky Central with design and sustainability development Sky Central, one of the developments of Sky's wider headquarter campus expansion, was recently completed.
31 January 2017
Telcos that invest in innovation and collaborate reap the returns Telcos, while continuing to do well on core business offerings, are facing the heat of innovation – a new report finds.
16 January 2017
Benchmarking can help improve customer service performance levels The customer service industry has evolved beyond all recognition.
10 November 2016
Smartphone ownership at all-time high, but overuse leads to friction Smartphone penetration has hit 81% across the UK, a new study reveals. Uptake is slowing however, as market saturation for the devices approaches.
17 October 2016
Telecom players that invest in digital outperform their peers Rapid digitalisation is being facilitated by telecommunications operators.
29 June 2016
Nokia hires Altran to support Delivery Centers in India Nokia has hired Altran to provide network operations services to its Indian organisation.
01 March 2016
Orange and Atos partner to ramp up smartphone security Atos and Orange have agreed a strategic alliance aimed at jointly delivering secure smartphone services to clients and customers.
19 February 2016
Capgemini Consulting supports HR transformation of Leoni As part of a large strategic transformation, Germany based cable company Leoni has selected Capgemini Consulting to support the design and roll-out of its HR transformation.
11 February 2016
McKinsey: 5 initiatives to improve business performance Technology deployment within companies remains a hot topic within the business world.
04 February 2016
Roland Berger runs 2nd telco industry tender Myanmar Myanmar has hired Roland Berger to run another tender process for a telco licence to the country’s market.
23 December 2015
Capgemini launches cloud based solution for telcos Capgemini recently announced the launch of a new global offering that supports the telecommunications industry with embracing digital transformation.
10 November 2015
Re-thinking relationship between telcos and start-ups As disruptions rock the corporate world, Open Innovation has taken off, yet for telecom operators difficulties remain finding, scaling and sustaining valuable relations. In a report from Arthur D.
21 October 2015
Data matching is the new gold for telecom operators Telecom operators find themselves in challenging waters in recent years, stiffed by competition from new market entrants and the impact of waning cash cows.
13 October 2015
Deloitte: 44% of young UK people addicted to mobile Almost half (44%) of young people living in the UK pick up their phone more than 50 times per day, Deloitte’s latest survey of phone user habits shows.
29 September 2015
Home Office picks Arup to digitalise emergency services Arup has been appointed to the £1 billion Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme from the Home Office, whose aim is to bring emergency services communications into the digital age.
24 September 2015
Roland Berger: Telco operators must utilise blind spots The telecom operators market is difficult to enter, with high capital costs and stiff competition from incumbents.
16 July 2015
BearingPoint: Smartphones can transform rail transport With widespread adoption and seemingly limitless capabilities, smartphones are revolutionising how passengers use and interact with rail transport.
14 July 2015
6 advisory firms conduct feasibility study for Govsatcom The European Defence Agency has launched a €1 million feasibility study of its satellite communications programme, Govsatcom, to help it identify new cooperation models and system architectures.
06 July 2015
KPMG hires Stuart McIntosh as Senior Telco Advisor KPMG has boosted its telecoms team in the UK with former PwC and IBM partner and regulations expert Stuart McIntosh as Senior Advisor. McIntosh will focus on KPMG’s telecoms clients in the UK and on a global scale, while working with the econ
22 June 2015
Eight pricing and portfolio tips for telecom executives Ekkehard Stadie and Kajetan Zwirglmaier, consultants at Simon-Kucher & Partners, explore how operators can counter the effects of declining prices and product development challenges.
20 May 2015
First Consulting supports Expereo with business model Expereo together with First Consulting is radically transforming its sales and procurement processes.
14 May 2015
BearingPoint: Banks should partner up with telcos As the use of mobile is extending beyond calling and texting, opportunities arise for telcos to offer more and more services, including mobile banking.
07 May 2015
News junkies and flunkies dividing media landscape In the UK a divide is seen between news junkies, who wake up with the news, and news flunkies, who do not care for the news at all, according to Deloitte.
06 May 2015
A.T. Kearney: Gender parity telecommunications lacking Gender diverse companies are 45% more likely to improve market share, achieve 53% higher returns on equity, and are 70% more likely to report successfully capturing new markets, yet in the telecommunications industry gender parity remains painfully
28 April 2015
Accenture: The TV love affair may be coming to an end The global ‘love affair’ with the TV might be coming to an end, with viewership on TV worldwide declining, research by Accenture shows.
27 April 2015
Bain: Consumers to pay +20% for premium offering After a decade of price wars, consumers are now willing to pay 20% more for an improved network and digital experience, research by Bain & Company shows. With people more and more depending on connectivity and data protection, telecom operators
01 April 2015
17 consultancies partner with Mobile World Congress Yesterday the Mobile World Congress kicked off in Barcelona. More than thousand executives and professionals active in the broader mobile ecosystem have travelled to Barcelona, Spain, to stay on par with the latest trends and development
03 March 2015
Technology, Media & Telecom consulting reaches 5 billion The global technology, media and telecoms (TMT) consulting market has grown by 4% to roughly $5 billion, according to a recently released report.
02 February 2015
Baringa unveils plans to grow Telecoms and Media unit Consulting firm Baringa Partners has unveiled plans to grow its portfolio in the Telecoms and Media consulting space.
23 January 2015
Huawei and Strategy& advise India to embrace 4G India’s leaders should in a joint effort boost their endeavours to move from the currently widely implemented 3G mobile communications standard to the 4G standard, advise Huawei, Strategy& and the Co
21 January 2015

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