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In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, leveraging AI effectively can transform your data and business strategy, driving innovation and growth. Discover key insights from Rakuten Symphony leaders Geoff Hollingworth and Anshul Bhatt at MWC Las Vegas on how to harness AI's potential while avoiding common pitfalls. #AI #DataStrategy 

The same strengths that help telcos minimize risk also limit disruptive innovation. In this week's Zero-Touch Telecom Newsletter, Patrick Lopez of {Core Analysis} shares the Lean Telco Methodology he implemented during his time leading new business discovery at Telefónica.

On our last episode of Zero-Touch Telecom Live, Glyn Povah of Telefónica Tech recounted one of the earliest successful largescale telco API initiatives: working with a major bank to curb SIM swap fraud. The replay is available now (link in the comments), where he discusses strategies to repeat this kind of success across a range of industries.

"Most of my business assumptions have proven to be wrong," says Telefónica Tech's Glyn Povah when discussing the challenge of trying to develop telco APIs before actually speaking with the customer. Glyn was our guest this week on Zero-Touch Telecom Live, where he shared takeaways from his more than a decade of experience designing and refining telco API market engagement strategies for successful outcomes. The replay of our conversation is available now below!

Telco API success requires more than supply-side momentum. Our next Zero-Touch Telecom Live guest is Telefónica Tech's Glyn Povah who will share what he learned from engagements that didn't get across the finish line, why it's important to get out of the office to listen to customers and the skills required to collaborate in a way that provides real value to end users. 🛠️ If you are building or selling products based on telco services, this is one conversation you don't want to miss! Register now to join us and leave questions in the comments.

Telco APIs can solve major customer problems and deliver real value. This week's Zero-Touch Telecom Live guest has spent more than a decade looking at the API opportunity from the customer's perspective. Register now to hear Glyn Povah from Telefónica Tech share what he's learned by getting out of the office and into the weeds to collaborate with customers.

We're excited for our collaboration with Wind River, which expands our partner ecosystem for Open RAN 4G and 5G solutions. We look forward to supporting Wind River Studio Operator and Wind River’s recently launched eLxr Pro enterprise Linux offering, and working together to accelerate the industry's journey toward Open RAN.

Catch essential insights from the Q&A at TelecomTV’s The AI-Native Telco Summit, where Rakuten Symphony’s Rahul Atri, President of the OSS Business Unit, and industry leaders tackled big questions on AI in telecom: the roadmap to becoming AI-native, build vs. buy for AI stacks, revenue opportunities, and governance for responsible AI use.  Watch now for a deep dive into what’s shaping the future of telecom AI: https://lnkd.in/grikeuPu

When it comes to making telco APIs a success, are we ready to really listen to customers? Glyn Povah from Telefónica Tech is this week's Zero-Touch Telecom newsletter guest author. He shares his experience collaborating with customers to develop APIs that add real value and the "very particular set of skills" required for telecom globally to do the same.

Rahul Atri, President, OSS BU at Rakuten Symphony will be speaking at ETCIO's Global Capability Centers Annual Conclave 2024 where he joins an eminent panel of industry leaders as they delve into a panel discussion on Making the Tier-II Play Work, exchanging strategies to tap into the talent potential beyond tier-I cities and the approaches that are transforming workforce development on a broader scale.   Don’t miss out! Register now to gain critical insights into the future of talent acquisition:     https://lnkd.in/gYAS_Eev