Cerillion Blog

The healthcare sector is perfectly poised for subscriptions, and there is plenty of room for growth among the different areas of the industry. Faisal Hasan examines the reasons why subscriptions are a natural fit for the healthcare industry and looks at some successful examples.

The GDPR will have a long-standing impact on the regulatory environment in the European union. As we approach the compliance deadline, we want to reassure our customers about our continued commitment towards data protection. Leonardo Hodgson, Product Manager at Cerillion, lists out the steps that we have taken to help businesses become GDPR compliant.

Open Access Networks (OAN) help bring the benefits of the sharing economy to the telecoms industry, fast tracking its digital transformation. In the first part of this blog series, Mukesh Binani explores the key benefits and challenges of the open access approach.

In line with the EU’s vision for a digital single market, new digital media portability rules have come into force from this month. The regulation mandates that paid online content providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video must offer cross-border portability to their subscribers. Shashank Venkat presents the details.

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the showpiece event for the telecoms industry and is in many ways, the perfect launchpad for future technologies. So, what were some of the key trends emerging from MWC 2018? Brian Coombs recaps the event by picking out the themes that caught his attention.

Blockchain technology holds great potential for various industries, including the telecoms sector. Telcoin, a new cryptocurrency company which recently became an official member of the GSMA, aims to bridge the gap that exists between telcos and blockchain technology. So, what’s the project all about? Shashank Venkat presents the details.

Unlimited data plans are back in vogue after many big carriers started offering them again last year. While simplicity is not necessarily a bad thing, do such flat-rate bundles risk reducing operators to the proverbial dumb pipes? Dominic Smith seeks answers.

Despite some uncertainty caused by Catalonia’s recent independence crisis, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) returns to Barcelona from 26th February to 1st March and one thing that is certain is that it will be bigger and better than ever. Dominic Smith picks out a few technologies that will be hitting the headlines this year, and previews some of the solutions Cerillion will be showcasing.

Erstwhile photography giant Kodak has just announced an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Will this help Kodak with its brand revival and bring digital rights management based on blockchain into the mainstream? Shashank Venkat explores.

Digital transformation is fast at play across many industries, eliminating the laggards and empowering the adopters. One of the key aspects of this transformation is building a platform business. In the following excerpt from our latest digital transformation webinar, Richard Doughty elucidates the benefits of platform-play offerings and lays out a platform roadmap for CSPs.

Digital Transformation as a buzzword has been around in telecom circles for many years now, but Communication Service Providers have so far failed to realise its full potential. Saleh Bari analyses the trend and identifies ways telecom operators can revitalise their digital transformation efforts.

There seems to be a growing perception that if software is offered through the cloud it comes with no cost or at a very low cost. Richard Doughty, Business Development Director at Cerillion, debunks this myth in an interview with Shashank Venkat.

Blockchains are breaking away from their traditional bastion of fintech, and moving swiftly into other areas such as telecoms and healthcare. In the third part of our ‘future of telecoms’ blog series, James Savelli-Holt explores potential blockchain opportunities for telecoms businesses.

The Future of Telecoms blog series continues with this blog that studies the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and BSS. Saleh Bari builds a compelling case for AI and argues that the technology will become the key driver for BSS of the future.

The tech world is abuzz with the possibilities that lie within quantum computing. When the technology matures, it will hold immense promise for every industry and business process. So, will quantum computing give rise to all new ‘quantum billing’ and transform BSS systems? Saleh Bari certainly thinks so.

Internet giants such as Netflix, Facebook and Google, among others, have formed an unlikely coalition to go all out against the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed repeal of existing net neutrality provisions. Should subscribers to digital streaming services start to worry? Shashank Venkat finds out.

The media and entertainment industry is fraught with multiple challenges. Declining sales, low advertising revenues, changing consumer preferences and digital transformation are all posing questions for the industry. So, what’s the road ahead? Shashank Venkat explores.

Fierce competition is driving down prices and creating a race to the bottom for mobile data services. How can telcos turn the tables and transform their fortunes? Dominic Smith investigates the business models and finds there are reasons for optimism.

Big Data holds the key to optimising telecoms business processes and driving efficiencies across them. But the ever-increasing volume of data means that it's becoming more difficult to harness insights from this data. So how can telcos tackle this? Data visualisation holds the key, argues Alistair Carwardine.