Telecom industry is going through a major transformation with 5G, SD/NFV virtualization, IoT, Smart City , Telecom/IT media convergence and legacy Central Offices becoming Telecom/IT Data Centers.
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There is growing interest at the Board and Executive levels to adopt and accelerate to the next levels of Analytics Maturity. The challenge and opportunity is not only to improve quality and operational excellence, but also to accelerate profitable growth with transformational and differentiated products and services.