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“Nokia is dismantling one of the oldest conventions in the core business: the closed element management system.” This Appledore Research Note examines Nokia’s Core Networks business following its September 2026…
Authors:
Patrick Kelly, Robert Curran
Pages:
8
Date:
16/09/2026
Patrick Kelly, Robert Curran
Pages:
8
Date:
16/09/2026
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This Appledore Research Note reports from Telecom TV’s second AI-Native Telco Forum in Düsseldorf, hosted by Deutsche Telekom. As operators try to move AI from pilots into production, the event…
Authors:
Francis Haysom, Robert Curran
Pages:
11
Date:
16/09/2026
Francis Haysom, Robert Curran
Pages:
11
Date:
16/09/2026
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“What is holding back adoption is not technology but a lack of clarity.” – John Abraham This Appledore Research Note examines the shift from catalogue-driven to intent-driven BSS — architectures…
Authors:
John Abraham
Pages:
6
Date:
09/09/2026
John Abraham
Pages:
6
Date:
09/09/2026
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“Ericsson’s focus on practical and pragmatic evolution of current networks and management systems puts the vendor in a strong position for delivering AI success to operators.” – Francis Haysom Ericsson’s…
Authors:
Francis Haysom
Pages:
5
Date:
03/09/2026
Francis Haysom
Pages:
5
Date:
03/09/2026
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This Appledore Research solution profile examines Oracle’s attempt to both define a new market segment — the Communications Orchestration Platform, or COP — and launch a product to serve it,…
Authors:
Grant Lenahan
Pages:
12
Date:
18/08/2026
Grant Lenahan
Pages:
12
Date:
18/08/2026
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This Appledore Research Note examines Verizon’s shift from network automation to network autonomy, as set out publicly by CTO Yago Tenorio, but referencing additional inputs from the 2026 DTW event.…
Authors:
Robert Curran
Pages:
7
Date:
24/07/2026
Robert Curran
Pages:
7
Date:
24/07/2026
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“Blue Planet frames the pursuit of autonomous networks – directly and correctly – with real world CFO-level ambitions.” Blue Planet has successfully managed to retain a distinct identity as a…
Authors:
Francis Haysom, Robert Curran
Pages:
5
Date:
23/07/2026
Francis Haysom, Robert Curran
Pages:
5
Date:
23/07/2026
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“CCaaS adoption in telco is more than a technology refresh decision; it can be viewed as a revenue architecture decision.” – John Abraham The contact center has been one of…
Authors:
John Abraham, Sheba Mathew
Pages:
8
Date:
22/07/2026
John Abraham, Sheba Mathew
Pages:
8
Date:
22/07/2026
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“Nokia is making autonomous networks a strategic-level initiative, moving from being a company with multiple automation products to becoming a company with a single autonomy strategy.” This Appledore Research Note…
Authors:
Francis Haysom
Pages:
10
Date:
22/07/2026
Francis Haysom
Pages:
10
Date:
22/07/2026
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“The agentic AI narrative has moved from a feature in a product portfolio to a strategic architecture claim.” Our observations and takeaways from the 2026 Copenhagen DTW Ignite event, this…
Authors:
Francis Haysom, John Abraham, Patrick Kelly, Robert Curran
Pages:
20
Date:
16/07/2026
Francis Haysom, John Abraham, Patrick Kelly, Robert Curran
Pages:
20
Date:
16/07/2026
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This Appledore Research Note examines the proposal by BT Group and Verizon Communications to combine their international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture — announced on 29 June 2026…
Authors:
Robert Curran
Pages:
5
Date:
29/06/2026
Robert Curran
Pages:
5
Date:
29/06/2026
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This Appledore Research Note examines Nokia’s newly consolidated Mobile Infrastructure segment — spanning Radio Access Networks, Mobile Core, and Technology Standards — following its first combined quarterly analyst briefing. The…
Authors:
Grant Lenahan
Pages:
4
Date:
24/06/2026
Grant Lenahan
Pages:
4
Date:
24/06/2026
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