Tag: ICT
Next Practices Live: ICT Working Group – Ensuring Telecom Services during the Pandemic on May 14, 2020
By Mark Jamison
Telecom companies and governments around the world are working fast to ensure that people have services both during and after the pandemic. But that is proving difficult because revenues are down, demand is up, and costs are up. And governments are sometimes asking operators to do more even while under lockdown restrictions. How are operators [...]
Next Practices Live: ICT Working Group – post pandemic telecommunications on May 12, 2020
By Mark Jamison
How is the COVID-19 crisis changing the shape of telecommunications? What will broadband look like on the other side of the pandemic? What are the strategic imperatives for network providers? For government officials? John Reid, the former CEO of Cable & Wireless, joined Next Practice Live to share his insights on these issues. John has [...]
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 [...]