All Celfocus (Novabase) articles
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Innovation (R&D)Celfocus: Project Sylva enables enterprise for new connectivity solutions like MPN
Evolving at breakneck speed, the open-source cloud‑native platform is highlighting opportunities to unlock solutions development as well as greater efficiency for telco cloud. Telco SI Celfocus pinpoints streamlined mobile private network propositions to advance delivery of connected enterprise experiences.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone Global NOC goes cloud-native, readying for GenAI
Vodafone’s network transformation team herald leap forward in the journey to zero touch Global NOC automation, working with Celfocus and Google to take the operator’s CIAS solution into the cloud and open up opportunities for GenAI and upskilling. Read more…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: dominoes fall as European restructure takes hold
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including new and expanded deals at Vodafone Business across IoT, unified comms, and more; Tomorrow Street swapping out partners in regular fashion; and ripple effect of European M&A continueing to be felt…
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Partnerships & AlliancesWWT joins partner carousel at Vodafone scaleup hothouse Tomorrow Street
Accelerator buddies with US SI major, as previous ‘tactical’ partnerships lapse. Diverse multi-speed tie-ups all part of the plan says Luxembourg JV, recalibrating to scaleups’ needs. WWT bringing test, field and AI support. Next stop: digitisation and CX…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: geopolitics forcing change in procurement and networks strategy
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as geopolitical tensions and a shift towards a post-globalisation economy make mark on procurement and networks strategy across the Group. Also: Portuguese M&A shot down; CTO seeks commercial tension among hyperscaler partners; and technical trials with various partners show benefits for 5G rollout in Europe…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Donà’s network wishlist, IoT wins, and small steps forward for Vi
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as UK CNO Andrea Donà calls for more cash for quicker network upgrades; Celfocus partnership takes gold; SAP exec named Business boss; and India’s Vi finds new momentum in hunt for funding…
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PeopleBT’s Howard Watson dedicates lifetime achievement award to Networks ‘obsession’
FutureNet World: BT Chief Security & Networks Officer Howard Watson thanks 7,300 BT Networks staff for contribution to BT prowess as he was named Technology Leader of the Year. Other award winners include Amdocs, Celfocus, Netcracker, Nokia, Huawei, Vodafone, more…
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone taking software engineering in-house to avoid complexity of ‘niche’ external partners
Head of Network Development Frederic Sundin tells Network Now delegates that Vodafone is navigating a “jungle” of startups to find the right partners, and going in-house as a “cheaper” option, more conducive to network simplicity dreams…
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone revamps monitoring capabilities with Celfocus as it eyes billion IoT devices mark
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and sub-second processing capabilities introduced into Vodafone’s monitoring of IoT core services connectivity for oversight of hundreds of millions of IoT connections. Upgrade driven by need to address client frustration over slow fault resolution, as well as internal desire for efficiency improvement. Scalability also key: ...
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Venturing & InvestmentsSCALEUP X: Tomorrow Street hunts for Vodafone’s next wave of strategic suppliers
Tomorrow Street CEO Kenneth Graham aligns new acceleration programme with Vodafone’s priorities. Initial cohort (Armis, Cyware, Emplay, Greymatter.io, HeadSpin, Invia, Maxbyte, SourseAI, Vyntelligence, Workato) boasts north of $1bn funding, with top-tier backers including Atlassian, Battery, Brookfield, Dell, NetApp, Palo Alto, SAP, Sequoia, ServiceNow, Zscaler. Learn more…
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Six Vodafone data centres and offices put up for sale
Six Vodafone data centres and offices put up for sale.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Spain to promote European telecoms mergers
Spain to promote European telecoms mergers in EU leadership.
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Vendor VoiceAccount Team Spotlight: Celfocus on Vodafone Tech 2025 alignment
EMEA telecoms SI talks to TelcoTitans about the changes it has made to its Vodafone client team to ensure it is in lockstep with the Group’s Tech 2025 strategy.
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Products & ServicesVodafone and Celfocus tackle AI-based automation for IoT
Former Vodafone Portugal investment Celfocus has taken on its fourth cognitive automation project for the Group Network Operations (GNO) organisation. Further solutions and use-cases are already being explored to reap benefits of automation throughout the Group.
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PremiumVodafone taking NOC automation to the next level
Group says Celfocus-supported CIAS project has now gone live in five Group markets. Former Vodafone Portugal investment is also supporting new project to automate network configuration operations.
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Vendor VoiceCelfocus: Agile mindset and precision key to digitalisation
In an interview with Telefónicawatch, Paulo Trigo, CEO of European telco SI Celfocus, outlines a belief that operators must think more nimbly as they engage in strategic transformation programmes. IT implementation needs greater influence to enable digital transformation. Agile is more than a buzzword and must to be part ...
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PremiumSafaricom upgrades order management software
Longstanding partner Celfocus said it has implemented a ‘master orchestrator’ to improve order processing.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone’s AI-based NOC overhaul steps up a gear
Migration of first line support tasks to Celfocus-supported CIAS system set to extend to ‘big four’ territories of Germany, Italy, Spain, and UK. Target is 50% of functions to be zero-touch by end of 2020. Project said to reflect shift to new collaborative models within Vodafone and ecosystem.
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M&ACelfocus sees opportunities to expand Vodafone account, post-sale
Former JV positive on go-to-market synergies, following full amalgamation with parent Novabase.
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M&AVodafone exits long-time IT sherpa Celfocus
Portuguese partner brings Celfocus’ systems expertise in-house.