Tuesday, 02 February 2016 12:23
Moving to the next level through digital transformation
In an interview with Active Telecom, Marwan Hayek, chairman and CEO, Alfa talked about the company's remarkable success in 2015 and the future plans and vision for 2016. How can you briefly evaluate the performance of Alfa for 2015? I can say that 2015 was another year that further proved the power of broadband connectivity today, and the huge impact mobile data has on people and their behavior and lifestyle, in all aspects, which requires from us, as operators' continuous…
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016 12:05
Assessing cyber risk: Interview with RSA
In our modern world, business is heavily tied to the continuation and effectiveness of the Internet. It has revolutionized business, and there are certainly no signs of it slowing down. But our reliance upon the Internet for business is not without risk. Cyber threats have emerged as the obscure and frustrating reality of an online world. To counter cyber threats, one must closely assess and manage cyber risk, which is exactly what RSA Archer GRC is all about. We caught…
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016 12:00
TEDMOB: CEO talks about his new company
As 2016 takes shape, new industry players are sure to emerge in the fast-paced, developing world of apps. One such emerging player in the Middle East region is TEDMOB, a rising agency focusing on developing the best mobile apps for enterprises, telecom operators, and agencies. Their main aim: To transform any idea into a successful application. In addition, the company is planning to deploy VAS services allowing operators to leverage a complete set of innovative products for generating more customer…
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Tuesday, 05 January 2016 05:45
Adel Bazerghi: President of BCE Nexxia on Wholesale Services
Active Telecoms recently visited with Adel Bazerghi President of BCE Nexxia, A Bell Canada Company, and Senior Vice President of Bell Canada Wholesale. This is such a growing market that we felt readers would appreciate hearing Adel’s insights into this business. He brings more than 30 years of telecommunications experience and expertise to his new role. In this capacity, Adel is focused on driving growth for wholesale telecommunications services in Canada, the US and internationally through new market opportunities and…
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Thursday, 17 December 2015 12:38
An intelligent provider
In an interview with Active Telecom, Ali Wansa, managing director, Astellia Middle East, talked about the geolocation and RAN optimization's importance which brings benefits to the operators. How are you helping operators gain deep understanding of customer behavior? The telecoms market is rapidly evolving from a voice-centric to a data-centric market. This brings the need for mobile operators to change the way they interact with their customers and develop a deep understanding of their subscribers with a personalized approach. This…
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Thursday, 17 December 2015 11:21
Cylance Chief Marketing Officer talks cyber-security
Cyber-security continues to advance every year. Because of this, one might expect cyber attacks to be less frequent and less harmful. But that simply is not the case. Cyber criminals continue to exploit weaknesses in security because security software is not evolving fast enough. Having said that, one company is changing the dynamics of cyber-security in order to prevent attacks from happening, as opposed to simply cleaning up the mess. We spoke to Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Marketing Officer at Cylance,…
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Thursday, 15 October 2015 13:32
Interview: Chairman of the Asia Cloud Computing Association
The Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) is a member-driven, Asia focused non-profit organization with a mission to accelerate adoption of cloud computing in Asia Pacific. At CommunicAsia in June, Active Telecoms caught up with its chairman, Bernie Trudel, who is also head of data center technologies at Cisco. According to its website (http://asiacloudcomputing.org), ACCA's membership includes "a diverse profile of influential cloud providers, cloud consumers and government cloud stakeholders, working together to provide thought leadership for cloud computing in Asia…
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