This issue of VanillaPlus we’re on a mission to demystify AI and what it means for telecoms. Broadly speaking, there are two dimensions: what AI can do for network operations and what the network can do for AI use cases. AI and richer, trusted communications go hand-in-hand so we also explore the appeal of rich communication services and business messaging to users and as a new source of revenue for CSPs. In addition, this issue features the VanillaPlus CEO Guide to AI in Telecoms and the VanillaPlus Distributed AI Networking Handbook 2025. For those that prefer their intelligence to be real rather than artificial, this issue also contains our exclusive preview of MWC25 Barcelona as well as an in-depth report by Analysys Mason on interconnectivity signalling traffic threats and how to mitigate them. Regardless of your telecoms IT priorities, we’ve got you covered in this bumper issue of VanillaPlus!
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VanillaPlus CEO Guide to MWC25 Barcelona
VanillaPlus CEO Guide to AI Innovation in Telecoms
COMMENT – George Malim considers whether to make a leap of faith in AI
COMPANY NEWS – Ericsson scores multi-billion dollar Bharti Airtel 4G and 5G expansion, Deutsche Telekom launches consolidated wholesale division, Zira launches AI Telco Platform, Intracom unveils enhanced network lifecycle automation
TELCO API NEWS – StarHub and Nokia partner on network APIs, OXIO partners with AT&T to expand Telecom-as-a-Service
COVER INTERVIEW – iconectiv’s Chris Drake explains how rich communications services (RCS) are reaffirming the value of legitimate, trusted and rich communications between brands and consumers
FRAUD PREVENTION – How to enhance global security by using the phone number to counteract fraud
RCS BUSINESS MESSAGING – George Malim asks if CSPs can strike it rich in business messaging?
RICH COMMUNICATION SERVICES – Antony Savvas assesses the RCS opportunity for CSPs
VANILLAPLUS CEO GUIDE TO AI IN TELECOMS
INTERVIEW – Bao Zhongjun, the chairman and chief executive of Whale Cloud tells VanillaPlus how he sees AI impacting not only telecoms but on innovation across the globe
TELECOMS IT – Zhengcang Xiao explains why Best of Platform is the answer for the future of telecoms IT
CSP AI – Antony Savvas reports on how AI is helping CSPs in an ever-evolving landscape across business, customer and network operations
REVENUE GENERATING AI – George Malim assesses how CSPs will ride out the risks and use AI for autonomous operations and tap into its revenue generating potential
MWC25 BARCELONA EVENT PREVIEW – Antony Savvas highlights the best bits of Europe’s biggest technology show
VANILLAPLUS DISTRIBUTED AI NETWORKING HANDBOOK 2025 – Our Handbook begins with an exclusive report examining how service providers are set to capitalise on AI and converged networks
FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS – How the capabilities of SD-WAN are bridging the gap and transforming FWA into a robust, enterprise-ready offering
AI NETWORKING – AI traffic is flipping network architecture on its head: Here’s what you need to know
ANALYST REPORT – Analysys Mason’s Ralf Rempe, Adam Salac and Oscar Birnbreier detail interconnectivity signalling traffic threats and how to mitigate them with proactive threat discovery in our exclusive 9-page report
CASE STUDY – Nokia’s Gerald Redding explains how CSPs can enhance security with proactive threat exposure management
EVENT DIARY – Where to go and what to see
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VanillaPlus CEO Guide to MWC25 Barcelona
VanillaPlus CEO Guide to AI Innovation in Telecoms