Cerillion Technologies

16/09/2026

Last Sunday, colleagues from Cerillion took part in the Terry Fox Run, raising money to support vital cancer research. Thanks to the fantastic efforts and generosity of all involved, the team raised £1,351. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and donated! There’s still time to contribute to the cause: https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/team/cerillion-team

09/09/2026

The one-time password has long been the default bridge between mobile networks and digital identity. But as SMS authentication becomes increasingly vulnerable to fraud, operators are beginning to offer network-based verification as an alternative. Can they turn that capability into a scalable commercial service?

The one-time password has long been the bridge between mobile networks and digital identity. As SMS authentication becomes vulnerable to fraud, can operators turn that capability into a service?

08/09/2026

Starlink started out connecting places traditional networks struggled to reach, but its ambitions now appear greater. If the boundaries between satellite and terrestrial networks continue to blur, will CSPs be able to manage an increasingly complex mix of services? https://www.cerillion.com/blog/is-starlink-becoming-a-new-kind-of-hybrid-telco/

28/08/2026

Starlink began as a niche satellite broadband provider serving customers beyond the reach of traditional telecom networks. Today, SpaceX, the company behind Starlink, appears to be pursuing a far more ambitious goal: becoming a fully-fledged hybrid telco combining satellite coverage with terrestrial spectrum and infrastructure. Is the telecom industry’s next major player another operator, or a space company?

Starlink began as a niche satellite provider serving customers beyond traditional telecom networks. Is the telecom industry’s next major player a space company?

26/08/2026

BSS/OSS transformation is one of the most complex and consequential programmes a CSP can undertake. Our Buyer’s Guide to Transformation provides a practical, end-to-end playbook for CSPs modernising mission-critical platforms. Download here: https://www.cerillion.com/resources/white-papers/buyer-s-guide-to-bssoss-transformation/

25/08/2026

Vodafone Ireland has become the latest operator to introduce Branded Calling. With spam and scams eroding trust in voice services, can Branded Calling restore our faith in phone calls? https://www.cerillion.com/blog/can-branded-calling-restore-our-faith-in-phone-calls/

24/08/2026

After years of “free” broadband setup becoming the norm, higher equipment costs are forcing broadband providers to rethink how they recover the cost of acquiring customers. Could activation fees become a bigger part of broadband pricing strategies? https://www.cerillion.com/blog/are-broadband-activation-fees-making-a-comeback/

21/08/2026

Romania’s strong connectivity is the product of decades of community-built networks, early fibre adoption and a very different regulatory environment. Yet “worse than Romania” is a comparison that the British press keeps returning to when discussing the UK’s own telecom shortcomings. Adam Hughes asks: what can we learn from Romania’s experience, and what does the comparison reveal about our assumptions?

Romania’s strong connectivity is from decades of community-built networks and early fibre adoption. Yet “worse than Romania” is a comparison the press keeps returning to.

17/08/2026

transformation remains one of the biggest and most complex undertakings for CSPs, but many of the decisions that determine whether a transformation succeeds are made much earlier. Why do so many transformation programmes struggle before a single line of software is deployed?

BSS/OSS transformation remains one of the most complex undertakings for CSPs. Why do many transformation programmes struggle before software is deployed?