India’s tech sector can rewrite water sustainability
23 May 2025
Mukul Kumar, Vice President (EOHS & Sustainability), Tata Communications
The global demand for freshwater is expected to outpace its supply by two fold in the next five years, creating widespread implications for communities, ecosystems, and businesses. Industries are aware of these effects and taking serious decisions to make water conservation a business imperative. The Interconnected Disaster Risks Report mentions India’s water demand is expected to double by 2030, which only means India could face extreme groundwater depletion, threatening access to drinking water for millions and also impacting the country’s GDP.
Read the full article Reshaping telecom investment in a next-generation world
14 April 2025
Vincenzo Basile and Fabio Bianchi, Arthur D. Little
Telcos face a key business challenge – greater competition is bringing down revenues while they are under pressure to invest more to meet customer needs. Over the long term, this is financially unsustainable. Essentially, traditional telco efficiency programs that focus only on cost reduction through analyzing costs and budgets, redesigning processes, and adopting automation are no longer enough in a next-generation world. How can telcos reshape investment to meet changing needs, wherever in the world they operate?
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Why P25 technology is a good fit for public safety communications in India
11 April 2025
Sandra Wendelken, Market Insights Manager, Tait Communications
Public safety agencies in India and other countries depend on two-way radio communications for daily and incident communications. Digital land mobile radio (LMR) technology is particularly critical and ensures police officers, firefighters, and emergency management technicians can respond quickly and efficiently when emergencies arise.
Read the full article Beyond connectivity: how convergent charging is monetising next generation services
11 April 2025
Shashank Singh, Head of Sales, Asia, Cerillion
For CSPs in Asia, traditional broadband and mobile services are no longer the only sources of revenue, and the typical barriers between prepaid and postpaid services are blurring as telcos diversify through digital services and content delivery.
The need for a sophisticated, best-of-breed convergent charging system (CCS) to provide a single point of charging is critical, offering a new approach to monetisation which supports the creation of new areas of growth.
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