Category: Next Practices Live: ICT Working Group
Next Practices Live: ICT Working Group -Strategies for Managing Changing Broadband Usage on May 5,2020
By Mark Jamison
I have been impressed with how quickly we all became almost totally dependent on the internet during the pandemic. And how well network providers have adapted to that new reality! But problems have occurred. How do they occur? Can they be avoided? What are they teaching us? These questions were the subject of Next Practices [...]
What's happening with telecom networks during the COVID-19 crisis? Are they crashing as some journalists say? How have customers changed and what should be done to educate them? Two international experts joined Next Practices Live to talk about this topic. Dr. Bronwyn Howell is a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She [...]
What is happening to telecom companies during the COVID-19 crisis? What are their financial challenges and how can the companies address these challenges? Three prominent telecom executives discussed these topics as part of our Next Practices Live: ICT Working Group series. Helma Etnel is the CFO and member of the Board of Directors of St. [...]
Is the pandemic a time for increased regulatory control or increased regulatory humility? Two internationally recognized experts in telecommunications regulation discussed this critical and timely topic as part of our Next Practices Series. Dr. Roxana Barrantes is a professor of economics at Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). She has served in several senior governmental [...]
Many telecommunications companies and their regulators wonder whether we can afford everything we are asking companies to do. Companies are adding customers and keeping existing customers connected even when they don't pay, adding network capacity to accommodate increased traffic, and altering service parameters to facilitate working from home and distance learning. And they are making [...]