01923nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245007000055210006800125260004200193300001000235490000600245520117400251653001301425653002801438653001201466653002701478653001701505653002801522653001501550653001901565653002301584100002501607856003701632       2016                        eng d  a1927-032100aA Digital Maturity Model for Telecommunications Service Providers0 aDigital Maturity Model for Telecommunications Service Providers  aOttawabTalent First Networkc08/2016  a19-320 v63 aIndustries across the spectrum are being faced with a fundamental change: digital transformation. The telecommunications industry is no exception. For communications service providers, this transformation started some time ago with the emergence of so-called over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp and Skype. However, in spite of such transformation being underway, there is a lack of frameworks and tools to help communications service providers navigate such radical change. This article presents the findings of a research project to develop such a framework: the digital maturity model for telecommunications service providers. The model aims to offer a structured view of digital transformation that is specific to the context and challenges of the telecommunications industry and that can be used as a standard to help communications service providers benchmark themselves against peers or themselves as they advance their transformation. This article describes the need for the model and the methodology used to develop it, and it offers recommendations on how to use the model and further develop it as our understanding of digital transformation evolves.10abusiness10abusiness transformation10adigital10adigital transformation10adigitization10adisruptive technologies10ainnovation10amaturity model10atelecommunications1 aValdez-de-Leon, Omar  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/100800553nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245005000055210004600105260004200151300001000193490000600203653001900209653001500228653001500243653002200258653002300280100002000303856003600323       2014                        eng d  a1927-032100aTIM Lecture Series – Insights on Innovation0 aTIM Lecture Series Insights on Innovation  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2014  a40-410 v410acustomer focus10aecosystems10ainnovation10aservice provision10atelecommunications1 aGedeon, Ibrahim  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/80301874nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245007900055210006900134260004200203300001000245490000600255520113700261653002601398653002301424653002201447653002301469653002501492653001601517653002301533653002301556100001701579856003601596       2012                        eng d  a1927-032100aReal-Time Mobile Communication of Power Requirements for Electric Vehicles0 aRealTime Mobile Communication of Power Requirements for Electric  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2012  a22-270 v23 aThe periodic power requirements of an electric vehicle are difficult to predict because the vehicle's location, the amount of charge remaining in its batteries, and the timing of its next charge are not known. For clusters of electric vehicles, the problem is magnified, and there is a risk that the demand will strain and overload a power utility’s infrastructure. Operational managers are left with reactive management of the infrastructure that may defer or prevent a vehicle charge to balance power demands and safeguard the infrastructure.

In this article, the following key concepts are analyzed to provide background on the problem and to outline the requirements of any solution: i) demand uncertainty and reactive management approaches, ii) electric vehicle power requirements, and iii) demand-management telecommunication capabilities. Then, by abstraction, induction, and creative synthesis, a novel solution to the problem is proposed to provide real-time mobile communication of power requirements. The proposed solution has potential to create new service and business opportunities to managers and entrepreneurs.10adisruptive innovation10aelectric utilities10aelectric vehicles10ahigh-power devices10amobile communication10apower grids10apower requirements10atelecommunications1 aSmith, Derek  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/637