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Digital Nomads and the New Fountain of Youth

T-Mobile

By John Regan The term  “digital nomad” may initially conjure up an image of twentysomethings traversing the world and posting Instagrammable meals in FOMO-inducing locales. But in truth, today’s digital nomads span all age groups — and a fast-growing sector is the 50-plus demographic. A result of remote work abundance and delayed retirements, both accelerated by the pandemic, people are choosing to  live and work remotely full-time, exchanging a hefty mortgage or rent for a more economical RV or flexible Airbnb arrangement that allows them to travel the country, and the world, while still holding down a day (or overnight) job. Indeed, a seismic shift has occurred in  how and where work gets done. T-Mobile and intergenerational workforce mentorship platform  CIRKEL  recently co-hosted a virtual event called  Un-Careers: The Wild West of Remote Work  with a panel of professional wanderers who shared their experiences, offering attendees tips and tricks for making a permanent life on the open road, well, work. Imagine No Possessions T-Mobile employee  Adam Maddock  transformed his Jeep into a tiny-house-on-wheels during a six-month stint as a digital nomad. The youngest member of the panel at 35, he drove almost 14,000 miles to locations like Padre Island and Moab during the pandemic, learning how to do the travel off-hours and making sure he had the ability to be connected to co-workers when it was time to clock in. Eight years in the Marines prepared Maddock to handle just about anything on the road, provided he had that reliable connectivity. “I live in downtown Seattle, and when the pandemic hit it was not a great time to be in any downtown and I figured since I’m working from home it shouldn’t matter if I’m here or at the Grand Canyon,” said Maddock. “If I have a connection, I should be able to work from anywhere.” Though he tested the nomadic waters for a finite period, the two other panelists,  Palle Bo  and  Siobhan Farr, have made living on the road a permanent gig. Bo found himself selling the bulk of his possessions a la Frances McDormand in the 2020 breakout film  Nomadland, and trading them in for experiences: “I sold everything before becoming a digital nomad, and when emptying my loft I realized I had collected so much stuff that I never used.” An award-winning radio producer and digital nomad since 2016, Bo documents his journey in his podcast  The Radio Vagabond; he now collects new memories instead of things, and says the pandemic has fueled his nomadic life at the age of 56. “Before the pandemic, if I said to my clients, who are primarily Danish companies, ‘Can we go on Zoom or Skype?’ they would say ‘I don’t know what that is,’ he explained. “So actually during the pandemic, it’s become easier for me because it’s more natural and clients don’t see it as a problem that you’re not next door. Coming out of this I think we are going to see more nomads, because it’s the new normal that you can do meetings on a computer screen and you don’t have to be in the same room.” While Maddock and Bo set out purposefully to take on the persona of digital nomad,  Siobhan Farr  is an example of how life and recent events can decide your fate and push you into unknown territory. Farr was traveling for six months when COVID-19 hit and got “locked into Ecuador.” There she was isolated from the world she knew back in Dallas with only her stuffed animal Kicksie to keep her company. A castaway with her own Wilson, so to speak. She realized in her sixties that her life had changed forever, including how and where she would continue her career as a health insurance agent specializing in Medicare. “All of the carriers that I represented were already moving to allow us to take electronic applications and then the pandemic sped things up considerably, because even though the clients are older, they were getting adjusted to having meetings on Zoom,” she said. “A lot of those digital skills pick up as you move along by necessity.” Farr said it is “by divine and not design” that she became a digital nomad for life. Call it an epiphany, kismet or a happy accident — it was meant to be. When trying to find community in the digital nomad space by querying an existing Facebook group, however, she realized she was blazing new digital trails. Upon selecting the 45-and-older age group, she received a pop-up message indicating the group did not support her demographic. Temporarily bloodied but hardly unbowed, Siobhan tapped into the universe — and with necessity being the mother of invention that it is — created  Digital Nomads Beyond 50. Technology Makes It Happen It’s clear from the panelists’ experiences of maintaining busy careers on the road that digital nomads rely on technology more than their live-at-home counterparts. “The technology is truly enabling people not to be tethered to a cord to the wall and I think over time we will see more people being able to do this just by using their cell phones,” said Maddock. “I had a phone, a hotspot and an iPad. Those three data sources powered me for six months.” Farr has traveled to over 35 countries, and relies on her Android Smartphone and Google Fi network as her lifeline to the outside world. She loves landing in a new country, turning on that smartphone, and getting that immediate connection. All reiterated that having the right device, such as a 5G smartphone like T-Mobile’s new  OnePlus Nord N200  or  REVVL V+ 5G, is essential to this lifestyle. It’s no surprise that affordably priced technology like these are popular with the more senior digital nomad crowd, especially when paired with  T-Mobile’s 55+ discounted rate plans, which are available nationwide and include 5G. Speaking of 5G: Maddock lauded the  Inseego 5G Hotspot, available at T-Mobile,  as an essential connection to the outside world, as there is not always a Wi-Fi network in range. A senior manager on T-Mobile’s digital strategy and planning team, Maddock said because  T-Mobile’s 5G network  covers 92 percent of Interstate Highway miles across America, he was able to travel farther than he thought during his six-month sojourn without ever worrying about staying connected to his colleagues for work. “I was incredibly lucky to work for T-Mobile during this time as the leader in 5G,” explained Maddock. “5G is essentially the best of short-range in-city signal that you get and the best of the long-range distance over the country packaged into one. It holds a ton of data and has very low latency or delay. So, you’re talking about a technology that will allow people to communicate further, communicate faster and stay in contact and work from more remote places.” Redefining Retirement Digital nomadism has been so transformative many have incorporated the term into their personal brand as a descriptor and bona fide skill like a storyteller or change agent. And for some in their supposed career twilight, it’s also redefined how they see retirement — by eradicating it. “I didn’t necessarily have plans to retire because I love my work, but now being able to incorporate it with my travel and being able to do it from anywhere has brought even more joy to this possibility of a working retirement,” said Farr. And more people are joining her online community of older digital nomads, as some — financially decimated by the pandemic — are searching for ways to keep working longer, without living less. “There are those who might think they’ll be working for the rest of their lives, and if they can’t wait until that retirement to travel,” she said, “this presents a possibility to find something they can do while traveling.” In a word, living. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from T-Mobile on 3blmedia.com

July 08, 2021 02:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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CSG and Analysys Mason Study Reveals Growth Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls Facing Communications Service Providers Post COVID-19

CSG

DENVER, July 8, 2021 — CSG ® (NASDAQ: CSGS) and Analysys Mason today released the results from their research collaboration examining how well-positioned communications service providers (CSPs) are to meet future enterprise demand for communications and IT services post COVID-19. Key to the report was the finding that a significant 80+% of the largest global enterprises surveyed will consider buying edge, 5G-slicing and private network services within the next five years. Though opportunities abound, disparities between CSP and enterprise views on the importance of technology solutions and billing and invoicing for supplier selection could lead many CSPs to fall short on capitalizing on the post-pandemic economy. The report - Large Enterprises’ Demand for Communications and IT services – surveyed 16 CSPs and more than 200 multinational corporations between February and May 2021. The report focused on three core areas: identifying changing patterns of enterprise demand for communications and IT services; the opportunity for CSPs; and the role of billing and invoicing. Looking more closely at the findings, 92% of enterprise respondents have accelerated their plans to use more IoT, security, cloud and unified communication services. Though connectivity still accounts for the majority of current revenue for CSPs from large enterprises, cloud, security, edge and IoT services have come out on top as the main drivers of future revenue growth. In fact, 66% of enterprises surveyed expect to increase cloud services spending in the next 12 months, reflecting the growing importance of the cloud for business continuity. “There is significant appetite among enterprises to buy additional IT services from their main communications provider,” said Catherine Hammond, principal analyst, Analysys Mason. “Up to 50% of enterprises today say they already buy cloud, security and IoT services from their main CSP and another 30% would consider buying these services from their CSP in future. This poses an opportunity for CSPs to continue investing in leading edge technologies that not only broaden their portfolio but enable them to deliver a one-stop-shop to meet enterprise IT needs.” “5G, cloud and IoT are disrupting the CSP market in profound ways,” said Ken Kennedy, COO and global head of revenue management and digital monetization for CSG. “It’s no longer purely about voice and data. Today’s enterprises look to their communications provider to deliver a broad ecosystem of products and services that will allow them to unleash the full potential of their business. To deliver on this promise, CSPs need to modernize their technology stacks to create scalable processes that enable them to bring new products and services to market faster and lead to new revenue streams.” Additional key report findings include: CSP revenue from IT services is increasing, but not as rapidly as enterprises are increasing their IT spend. This suggests that the CSP share of this spend is falling. Only a quarter of CSPs surveyed report selling services other than voice and data connectivity to the majority of their enterprise customers. Enterprises rated the importance of technical solutions in supplier selection significantly higher than CSPs at 4.4 vs 4.1 on a scale of 1 to 5. This disparity could be a limiting factor that impacts the number of enterprises choosing to buy more IT services from CSPs if CSPs don’t continue to invest in broadening their products and services portfolio. More than 60% of enterprises reported using at least three different suppliers for their core communications services with nearly all enterprises expressing the desire to reduce this number. The most common reason (69%) cited for multiple suppliers was the need for additional services, suggesting an opportunity for suppliers with a wide portfolio to upsell add-on services. Billing and invoicing are considered to be very important in supplier selection by many enterprises – more so than by CSPs. 77% of enterprises rated it as very or somewhat important as compared to only 58% of CSPs. This gap could lead to customer churn as poor billing and invoicing was cited by 21% of enterprises as a reason for not renewing their contract. The proliferation of cloud and ‘as-a-service’ models is creating demand for more flexible billing, and this trend is only likely to increase in future. Many CSPs currently use work-around solutions for new services, which is unsustainable. Automation will be key for CSPs to scale and grow for the future. For more insights into enterprise trends impacting CSPs and to view the full report, visit https://www.csgi.com/resources/large-enterprises-demand-for-communications-and-it-services-survey-results-2021/. # # # About CSG For more than 35 years, CSG has simplified the complexity of business, delivering innovative customer engagement solutions that help companies acquire, monetize, engage and retain customers. Operating across more than 120 countries worldwide, CSG manages billions of critical customer interactions annually, and its award-winning suite of software and services allow companies across dozens of industries to tackle their biggest business challenges and thrive in an ever-changing marketplace. CSG is the trusted provider for driving digital innovation for hundreds of leading global brands, including Airtel Africa, América Móvil, AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, DISH, Formula 1, Hutchison 3 Indonesia, Inmarsat, Mastercard, Maximus, Microsoft, Mobily, MTN, New Leaf Service Contracts, State of California DMV, TalkTalk and Telstra. To learn more, visit our website at csgi.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter. Copyright © 2021 CSG Systems International, Inc. and/or its affiliates (“CSG”). All rights reserved. CSG® is a registered trademark of CSG Systems International, Inc. All third-party trademarks, service marks, and/or product names which are referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners, and all rights therein are reserved. Contacts: Tammy Hovey Global / North America / Asia-Pacific Public Relations CSG +1 (917) 520-2751 tammy.hovey@csgi.com Kristine Østergaard CSG Europe / Middle East / Africa Public Relations +44 (0)75 0051 8412 kristine.ostergaard@csgi.com John Rea Investor Relations CSG +1 (210) 687 4409 john.rea@csgi.com Contact Details CSG Tammy Hovey +1 917-520-2751 tammy.hovey@csgi.com Company Website https://www.csgi.com

July 08, 2021 06:30 AM Mountain Daylight Time

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Un-carrier Reinvents the Fan Experience with 5G at the T-Mobile Home Run Derby

T-Mobile

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 6, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The best week in baseball is back! T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today shared all the ways the Un-carrier is using its market-leading 5G network to upgrade the fan experience at the T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Denver, as a part of MLB All-Star Week. Starting today, anyone can download the all-new  MLB AR  (augmented reality) app MLB created in partnership with T-Mobile to give fans a never-before-seen, immersive AR experience during the Home Run Derby. Also new this year, 5G-integrated cameras mounted on player hats and catcher masks will virtually place fans onto the field in real-time to see batting practice and the Derby, all from the players’ point-of-view. Plus, the Un-carrier is donating $10,000 for every home run hit with a magenta ball during bonus time at the Home Run Derby to the  T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant Program, which helps cover Little League® registration fees for families in need. “We’re excited to show everyone what an amazing 5G network can do by putting fans smack-dab in the middle of the All-Star Week action— and not just T-Mobile customers, but ALL baseball fans, all across the country,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “We’ll continue partnering with MLB to reinvent new fan experiences unlocked by our 5G network, through the MLB AR app and beyond, so fans can truly see what the future of baseball could look like. It’s going to be epic, and this is only the beginning!” MLB AR App During the T-Mobile Home Run Derby July 12 at 8 pm ET on ESPN, all fans (not just T-Mobile customers) can view Coors Field in 3D and interact with the live action from virtually anywhere — track ball trails as they’re knocked outta the park, get the inside scoop on stats like distance and more! Naturally, T-Mobile customers with a 5G device score even more: unlocking bonus stats like hang time, exit velocity and max height, plus replaying home runs over and over again. And, this is just the start of the MLB AR app. MLB and T-Mobile will continue to transform the baseball fan experience, working closely to roll out new features, additional 3D stadium representations and more for big moments. 5G Player POV Cameras The Un-carrier is partnering with MLB to give fans an all-new 5G experience for the T-Mobile Home Run Derby with live, first-person views of batting practice and the event itself. T-Mobile 5G-integrated POV cameras mounted on players’ hats and catchers’ masks will virtually place fans in the middle of the action at Coors Field. This is the first time EVER 5G-embedded wearable cameras are being integrated into a professional sports league’s jewel event, and the cameras, created in partnership with ActionStreamer, are the first-ever to deliver live, synchronized HD video and audio media over 5G thanks to T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network. Everyone can check out T-Mobile 5G BP hosted by recently retired MLB All-Star Hunter Pence and MLB Network host Lauren Gardner starting July 12 at 6:30 pm ET across  T-MobileBeyondtheBases.com  and MLB social channels. Then, check out more of these bonus camera angles during the Derby starting at 8 pm ET on ESPN. Big Love for Little League T-Mobile is donating $10,000 for every home run hit with a magenta ball during bonus time during the T-Mobile Home Run Derby — up to half a million big ones — to the  T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant Program, which helps cover Little League Baseball and Softball registration fees for under-resourced families. More Perks for Fans In and Out of Denver At the ballpark or at home, T-Mobile is connecting fans to the game they love with special access to All-Star Week events in Denver from July 9-13. T-Mobile Home Run Derby Bracket Challenge.  It’s back! Fans can predict the overall winner, the player who hits the longest home run and more for a chance to win the $100,000 grand prize. To enter, fans can simply head to  http://www.MLB.com/BracketChallenge  starting July 7, after the T-Mobile Home Run Derby Bracket Show on ESPN, and enter their predictions through July 12 at 8 pm ET. The All-Star Bat Shop.  Fans can customize and professionally engrave their own 18” bat with the logo from one of 30 MLB Clubs for free at the T-Mobile store at 1475 16th Street in Denver from July 12-13 at 11–6 pm local time. Get pumped to meet special MLB legends with surprise appearances throughout the day! Allll the Fun at PLAY BALL PARK.  Step into T-Mobile’s hologram studio at the Colorado Convention Center from July 9–13 to project your own life-size hologram into a baseball card in real-time over T-Mobile’s 5G network, then share it with friends on social. Fans of all ages can head to PLAY BALL PARK for daily giveaways, autograph opportunities, baseball training drills and more! Tickets are complimentary, but must be registered for at  www.AllStarGame.com. And, so much more! T-Mobile is America’s 5G leader with the largest, fastest and most reliable 5G network, delivering MLB fans across the country the connectivity they need for new and innovative live sports experiences. T-Mobile’s Extended Range 5G covers 300 million people across 1.6 million square miles. And with Sprint now part of T-Mobile, the Un-carrier is widening its lead, lighting up Ultra Capacity 5G across the country and bringing fast 5G speeds to more places than anyone else. Ultra Capacity 5G delivers average speeds of 325 Mbps with peaks of 1 Gbps, and now covers 150 million people. To learn more about T-Mobile at All-Star Week and the MLB AR app, head to  https://www.T-Mobile.com/MLB. Follow T-Mobile’s Official Twitter Newsroom  @TMobileNews  to stay up to date with the latest company news. Bracket Challenge:  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to residents of 50 US, DC & territories 18+. For rules & how to enter visit  www.mlb.com/bracketchallenge. Void where prohibited. Sponsored by MLB Advanced Media L.P. 5G: Capable device required. Some uses may require certain plan or feature; see T-Mobile.com. Most Reliable: According to an audit report conducted by independent third party umlaut containing crowdsourced data for user experience collected from September 2020 until February 2021. Full details at:  www.umlaut.com/en/benchmarking/USA. Fastest: According to Opensignal Awards –  USA: 5G User Experience Report April 2021, based on independent analysis of average speeds from mobile measurements recorded during the period December 15, 2020 – March 14, 2021 © 2021 Opensignal Limited. About T-Mobile T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Sprint. For more information please visit:  https://www.t-mobile.com. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from T-Mobile on 3blmedia.com

July 06, 2021 05:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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2021 Engineering News-Record Rankings Reinforce Black & Veatch's Status as Global Infrastructure Solutions Leader

Black & Veatch

OVERLAND PARK, Kans., July 6, 2021 /3BL Media/ - The 2021 Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Sourcebook’s rankings underscore Black & Veatch’s continued leadership in the rapidly evolving energy, water, telecommunications and government services sectors. ENR’s “Top 500 Design Firms” Sourcebook lists the rankings for dozens of specific infrastructure market categories and  places Black & Veatch among the Top 10 companies in 19 categories. The rankings reflect the engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company’s success in anticipating client shifts to zero carbon power, greater water system resilience and better use of data around the globe. Black & Veatch, which ranked second overall for the sixth consecutive year in power services, commanded the top ranking for solar power design and third position in transmission and distribution design. The company also ranked seventh overall in water services in 2021 and eighth for sewer and waste while ranking fourth in both sanitary and storm sewer services and hydro plants. The company’s water expertise was also reflected in top 10 rankings in water treatment and desalination plants, as well as in water supply and wastewater treatment plants. Black & Veatch showed continued strength across telecommunications industry subsectors. Ranked second overall in telecommunications for its work on the expansion of 5G network deployments, broadband expansion and the push for transformative “smart city” approaches, the company is second for towers and antennae while third in transmission lines and cabling. “As utilities and communities around the world press for greater resilience and sustainability using new and evolving technologies, we continue to meet the challenge with innovative solutions that deliver value to our clients and the communities they serve,” said Steve Edwards, Black & Veatch’s CEO. “The latest ENR rankings reflect our commitment to providing the outcomes that clients demand.” Last November, Black & Veatch announced it was strengthening its sustainability vision through sweeping pledges addressing environmental and business practices, including its own carbon neutrality by 2025. It separately declared an end to its participation in coal-based power design and construction, focusing instead on clean energy technologies and helping clients accelerate their path to net zero. Among the rankings: TOP DESIGN FIRMS IN POWER ·       Ranked 2 in Top 50 power ·       Ranked 1 in Top 10 solar power ·       Ranked 2 in Top 25 fossil fuel ·       Ranked 3 in Top 5 operation and maintenance ·       Ranked 4 in Top 25 transmission and distribution ·       Ranked 4 in Top 10 hydro plants ·       Ranked 12 in Top 15 nuclear plants TOP DESIGN FIRMS IN MANUFACTURING, TELECOM ·       Ranked 2 in Top 50 telecommunications ·       Ranked 2 in Top 10 towers and antennae ·       Ranked 3 in Top 5 transmission lines and cabling ·       Ranked 8 in Top 15 in data centers TOP DESIGN FIRMS IN PETROLEUM ·       Ranked 17 in Top 50 petroleum ·       Ranked 3 in Top 10 offshore and underwater facilities ·       Ranked 9 in Top 25 refineries and petrochemical plants TOP DESIGN FIRMS IN ENVIRONMENT ·       Ranked 4 in Top 25 sanitary and storm sewers ·       Ranked 6 in Top 20 water treatment, desalination plants ·       Ranked 7 in Top 50 water supply ·       Ranked 7 in Top 25 wastewater treatment plants ·       Ranked 8 in Top 50 sewer and waste ·       Ranked 11 in Top 15 dams and reservoirs ·       Ranked 9 in Top 20 water transmission lines and aqueducts ·       Ranked 20 in Top 20 chemical and soil remediation ·       Ranked 39 in Top 50 hazardous waste TOP DESIGN FIRMS IN GENERAL BUILDING ·       Ranked 5 in Top 25 government office About Black & Veatch Black & Veatch is an employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people around the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most important infrastructure assets. Our revenues in 2020 exceeded US$3.0 billion. Follow us on  www.bv.com  and on social media. Media Contact Information: JIM SUHR | +1 913-458-6995 P | +1 314-422-6927 M | SuhrJ@BV.com 24-HOUR MEDIA HOTLINE | +1 866-496-9149 View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Black & Veatch on 3blmedia.com

July 06, 2021 01:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Welcome In! T-Mobile Is First in Wireless To Greet Customers and Employees at Stores and Buildings With Well Health-Safety Seal

T-Mobile

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 1, 2021 /3BL Media/ - T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:  TMUS ) is the first wireless provider to earn the  WELL Health-Safety seal, which is based on a new global rating for ensuring spaces and places adhere to science-backed standards that put health and safety first. T-Mobile achieved the rating for the measures it has undertaken at more than 3,200 retail stores, 22 customer experience centers and its Bellevue and Kansas City headquarters — locations that cover a total of nearly 16 million square feet! Starting now, customers and employees can look for the WELL Health-Safety seal at the entrance of most T-Mobile locations. T-Mobile earned the rating and associated seal after third-party experts validated the company’s policies for keeping spaces sanitized and air-filtrated, communicating health and safety efforts, helping employees and customers prepare for possible emergencies and providing essential wellness services such as additional sick leave and vaccines. The Un-carrier also received an innovation credit for being the  first wireless provider to make the 988-emergency lifeline immediately available to customers  across the country for critical mental health support services. “Since the very early days of the pandemic, T-Mobile has been focused on doing everything we can to ensure our customers and employees feel healthy and supported when they step into any of our spaces, and this WELL Health-Safety rating reflects our immense dedication to those efforts,” said Darcey Estes, vice president of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities at T-Mobile. “As a result, we can welcome customers and employees back into buildings that are healthier, cleaner and safer than they’ve ever been. It feels good to start returning to normal and having the in-person interactions we’ve all been missing.” The WELL Health-Safety rating was created by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority on healthy buildings, and incorporates guidance from more than 600 public health experts from around the world. Developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WELL Health-Safety rating is grounded in the premise that buildings and organizations play an important role in supporting public health and well-being and their need to prepare for and respond to global health challenges like the one we’re experiencing now. Additionally, the WELL Health-Safety rating is third-party verified by the Green Business Certification Inc. “T-Mobile is leading the pack as the first wireless provider to earn the WELL Health-Safety rating by rapidly implementing innovative cleaning and sanitization policies, emergency preparedness programs and health resources such as access to mental health and vaccine services,” said IWBI president and CEO Rachel Hodgdon. “Their efforts are paving the way toward a healthy, resilient recovery for all.” The WELL Health-Safety rating is now being deployed across one billion square feet of real estate. T-Mobile earned this rating along with other notable companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simon Property Group and Montage Hotels & Resorts. To learn more about the WELL Health-Safety rating, visit  WellHealthSafety.com. About T-Mobile US, Inc. T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile and Sprint. For more information please visit:  http://www.t-mobile.com. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from T-Mobile on 3blmedia.com

July 01, 2021 04:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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CSG Powers New, Innovative TV Experience with Leading Malaysian Telco

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BRISBANE, July 1, 2021 — CSG ® (NASDAQ: CSGS) today announced a new multi-year deal that expands its relationship with Maxis, Malaysia’s leading converged solutions provider. As Maxis’ cloud-based digital monetisation provider, CSG enabled the recent launch of Maxis TV 2.0, and is poised to help drive future growth of Maxis’ portfolio of anytime, anywhere digital lifestyle services through the launch of new experiences. “As customers, like Maxis, move into the 5G era, CSG is enabling operators to innovate and become successful ecosystem players with agile solutions that deliver exceptional experiences for their customers,” said Ian Watterson, head of CSG’s Asia-Pacific business. “It has been a privilege to work with Maxis over these many years to enable their business to evolve and thrive as they deliver innovative ways for Malaysians to connect with each other and access the content they want to consume.” CSG’s award-winning digital monetisation platform has helped some of the world’s most innovative companies compete and thrive in today’s digital economy. Using CSG’s monetisation engine, Maxis TV provides consumers with a single, converged user experience to discover and consume content from several providers including Viu, iflix, DimSum, Mubi and iQIY. The platform also provides the scalability needed to add additional content providers, while offering new and innovative TV services to its customers. “At Maxis, we have a mission to give our customers an immersive, personalized, end-to-end experience that allows them to connect and consume content on-demand,” said Gokhan Ogut, CEO, Maxis. “As such, we are pleased to be working with CSG, who not only supports this mission but also enables us to provide our customers with an unmatched personalized experience that aligns with this new age of converged connectivity.” CSG’s Revenue and Customer Management suite of end-to-end capabilities supports over 500 companies globally, providing them with the flexible, configurable solutions they need to monetise and digitally enable customer experiences. Recognised as an industry leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs, CSG delivers game changing solutions that put the customer first and helps them solve their toughest business challenges. # # # About CSG For more than 35 years, CSG has simplified the complexity of business, delivering innovative customer engagement solutions that help companies acquire, monetize, engage and retain customers. Operating across more than 120 countries worldwide, CSG manages billions of critical customer interactions annually, and its award-winning suite of software and services allow companies across dozens of industries to tackle their biggest business challenges and thrive in an ever-changing marketplace. CSG is the trusted provider for driving digital innovation for hundreds of leading global brands, including Airtel Africa, América Móvil, AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, DISH, Formula 1, Hutchison 3 Indonesia, Inmarsat, Mastercard, Maximus, Microsoft, Mobily, MTN, New Leaf Service Contracts, State of California DMV, TalkTalk and Telstra. To learn more, visit our website at csgi.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter. Copyright © 2021 CSG Systems International, Inc. and/or its affiliates (“CSG”). All rights reserved. CSG® is a registered trademark of CSG Systems International, Inc. All third-party trademarks, service marks, and/or product names which are referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners, and all rights therein are reserved. Contact Details CSG Tammy Hovey +1 917-520-2751 tammy.hovey@csgi.com Company Website https://www.csgi.com

June 30, 2021 03:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time

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Harnessing and Securing 5G Networks: Insights From Booz Allen and Federal Technology Leaders

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The federal government has made 5G a top priority, as demonstrated by initiatives like the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020 and the National Strategy to Secure 5G Implementation Plan. Yet there are complex security issues to consider as agencies adopt and operationalize 5G in their missions.  How can 5G networks help agencies protect critical areas like ports and borders—and decrease vulnerabilities? What security protocols do agencies need to consider when designing products and working with the private sector? And how can organizations achieve interoperability across carriers, devices, and systems? At the inaugural Billington CyberSecurity 5G Security Summit, Booz Allen—serving as the event’s knowledge partner—along with lead underwriters Cisco and AWS, convened federal and industry leaders to discuss these questions and more. Highlights follow. The interoperability imperative The virtual event featured a fireside chat with Booz Allen Vice President Chris Christou and Dr. Joe Evans, inaugural Technical Director for 5G, reporting directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. During this discussion, Dr. Evans shared his insights on open 5G from his work with the Department of Defense’s 5G to Next G research and development portfolio, where his team is testing out supply chain and risk management principles in real deployments.   Just as the same 4G network that currently supports Uber also works for OpenTable, Google, and a host of other applications, similar technologies and approaches can be used to make 5G an interoperable platform, Evans said.  His team is exploring and encouraging the use of open interfaces for achieving this interoperability, so that organizations can leverage capabilities and systems from different vendors when they deploy solutions over 5G networks.  Efforts like this by DoD have “spurred those in industry—vendors, carriers and integrators—to think about this new technology, how it can be used, how it can be deployed, how mature it is,” said Christou. “It’s not only doing a service for our country and the DoD, but really the Federal government and industry at large.” As 5G supports new types of capabilities and technologies, not all of the old standards will fit, Evans cautioned. Shared standards in areas such as network slicing and network security will be essential, and his team is supporting several initiatives as these standards take shape. Christou also emphasized the importance of interoperability: “You want to make sure devices can connect to the network irrespective, and that different networks can interoperate irrespective of the OEM vendor or carrier that is in use,” Christou said.     Heightened visibility, monitoring and vulnerabilities  During a panel moderated by Dr. Cedric Sims, Booz Allen Senior Vice President and leader of the firm's Justice, Homeland Security, and Transportation business, panelists involved in port and border security discussed where 5G holds the potential to strengthen preparedness and protection, plus the cybersecurity concerns federal agencies must keep in mind as they roll these solutions out across 5G networks. One area of focus was 5G’s ability to enhance visibility and threat monitoring.  For example, ships and ports handle more than 90 percent of the world’s trade, and within the United States, the maritime transportation system accounts for 25 percent of U.S. GDP, according to Rear Admiral John W. Mauger of the U.S. Coast Guard. A comprehensive sensor network powered by 5G could strengthen oversight of both lawful and illegal trade. Federal agencies can also use advanced 5G-powered solutions to monitor threats on the networks themselves.  “Booz Allen is looking at the ways in which artificial intelligence and machine learning can be applied to detect anomalies and malicious behavior,” Sims said. “So when networks aren't performing or they're performing in a way that indicates a compromise, they can put out the proper alerts and warnings.”  Securing connected devices in a complex and changing world    Always assume that adversary knows everything about your systems, Dr. Kevin Fu advised in a discussion with Booz Allen Vice President Kelly Rozumalski, leader of the firm’s secure connected health work. Fu, the FDA’s first director of medical device security, talked about the importance of cybersecurity for device manufacturers and steps they must take to protect the safety and effectiveness of their products in a 5G world. “When we look at our broad digital ecosystem, things such as 5G are enabling the market to grow at an extremely fast pace,” Rozumalski said. Yet rapid growth brings heightened security risk. As 5G continues to catalyze the development of new products, systems, and technologies, including connected devices, panelists advised that federal agencies and their private-sector partners mitigate the risks by: Conducting threat modeling  Considering OT (operational technology) as well as IT Maintaining appropriate software updates Using tools like a software bill of materials and cybersecurity plans through the complete product lifecycle, from device design through the launch and beyond Learn more about Booz Allen’s 5G work and read the firm’s latest 5G research: View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Booz Allen Hamilton on 3blmedia.com

June 30, 2021 08:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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What Your Business Needs to Know About the Post COVID World

Verizon

Over the course of the past year, we’ve seen disruption across the width and breadth of the business landscape. As entire ecosystems have been upended, the primary focus has been about reacting and responding. But as we begin to think about the future, and the next stage of recovery, we should start to think about how we can proactively reimagine the way we live our lives. With that in mind, here are five guiding principles I believe will help us navigate the post-COVID era. Embrace the accelerated shift to digital. More than anything, the pandemic has demonstrated the impact technology has on our ability to adapt to periods of uncertainty and change. The arrival of COVID-19, and the inherent restrictions it brought with it, fundamentally affected how we work, live, learn and play. One of my key learnings from the pandemic is to embrace this accelerated shift to digital. The quicker people are able to integrate technology across their organization, the easier their business will adapt to new trends. For example, as we enter the 5G era, there are so many exciting applications that leverage real-time analytics, including smart factories, smart cars, smart cities, IoT, and augmented and virtual reality. We need to ask ourselves: How are we using technology to drive new customer and employee experiences? How can businesses transform and build on their core offering in order to add more value for their customers and take costs out? How can we leverage the latest innovations to solve problems we don’t yet have answers to? Make digital transformation work for you. We’re living through a period of incredible transformation, with every aspect of our lives currently going through some sort of disruption. But here’s the great news - technology is making it easier and easier to solve problems in ways we never would have previously imagined. Take healthcare and the recent shift to telemedicine as an example. If patients don’t want to, they never have to sit in a doctor’s office waiting to be seen again. The pandemic has fundamentally changed our perception of what it means to access medical care, and afforded us an opportunity to streamline many health services along the way. Today and thanks to 5G, we’re also seeing impressive innovation in the medical field like enhanced diagnostics that can help with a diagnosis in fractions of a second. Will we ever go back? No, and that’s really exciting. Work is no longer a place you go, it’s what you do. The pandemic has permanently changed what it means to be “at work.” Put simply, work is no longer a place you go, it’s what you do. Hybrid working, and the ability to work from anywhere is here to stay. A huge part of this shift has been facilitated by our capacity to invent new ways of working fit for the digital age. Video conferencing, the cloud, instant messaging, it’s all part of the same narrative - how technology can facilitate new behaviours and patterns that can benefit the workforce. As an example, I’ll use Verizon’s Network as a Service solution. Simply put, NaaS is a secure, cost-effective subscription-based model that lets businesses of all sizes consume network infrastructure on-demand and as needed. Think of it like a thermostat, where you can increase or decrease temperature to suit your needs. With a solution like NaaS, businesses can ensure their employees have the same security and network connectivity at a coffee shop or at home, as they would in the office. This fundamentally changes what it means to be safe, secure and online - and employees can work from any location. Adopt life-long learning as core to your workforce evolution. Antiquated systems and legacy processes will only hold us back. It’s a fact of life that our ability to navigate new challenges is informed by our willingness to prepare and educate ourselves with new skills and technologies. Did you know that 80% of 10 year olds today will live to be 100! With humans leading increasingly lengthy lives, this type of ‘'lifelong learning’’ will become increasingly important to our workforces, as we seek to leverage new opportunities - of course, technology will be a key driver in allowing us to leverage these opportunities.  Whether it’s Augmented Reality (AR) classes that transport kids to the Colosseum in Rome, or a new app that helps you conduct home repairs in real-time, we are moving towards becoming a society of  constant learners. We need to think the same way in business. Remember, it’s always easier to board the train before it leaves the station! Believe you can and declare what you want. My final principle is a rallying cry, especially for women. As a lot of you know, I’ve spent a large portion of my career advocating for women in tech and telecommunications, and now the conversation is more critical than ever. Over the past 12 months there have been an unprecedented number of job losses, with women disproportionately affected. Income trends in six countries (China, Italy, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and US) found that women are 24% more likely to permanently lose their jobs vs. men, while women can also expect their income to fall by 50 percent more than men do. Now more than ever, we have to recognize these disparities, and take concrete action to ensure that - in this new world - inequality is stamped out. This extends to the way leaders lead. I often say “people don’t care what you know, until they know that you care” - and it’s absolutely true. The pandemic has highlighted a new style of leadership - the compassionate, caring and curious leader. Women in particular excel at these leadership traits, and it’s time for us to embrace our strengths. As we look to the future, I implore everyone to seize the opportunity that lies ahead of us. If the past year has taught me anything, it is that our time on this earth is too precious to stand idly by. For related media inquiries, please contact timo.burbidge@uk.verizon.com About the author(s): Tami Erwin is executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Business, a global leader in 5G technology serving 97% of Fortune 500 companies. She is widely recognized for her strategic impact, marketing and operations focus, technical savvy, and passion for people. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Verizon on 3blmedia.com

June 29, 2021 11:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Equity In Action: The Un-carrier Approach to DE&I

T-Mobile

Just over a year ago, the newly-merged T-Mobile set in motion our strategy to become a bigger — and better — company. As we drive the Un-carrier spirit forward, putting people first remains at our core. More than ever, customers, employees, and shareholders engage with and invest in brands that genuinely and authentically live their values – those that reflect and invest in their communities. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) isn’t a new concept for the Un-carrier, and following our merger with Sprint, we recognized an opportunity to evolve and expand our commitment to these values that have always been at our core. Further catalyzed by the societal unrest and injustice we witnessed last year, this was a turning point for T-Mobile to leverage its new resources to better serve all of our employees, customers and communities where we operate. We seized the moment and created a way forward that we call Equity In Action. Equity In Action (EIA) is more than how we talk about our DE&I efforts – it is a practical plan.  EIA offers a roadmap that inspires us to lead by example, put people first and ensure DE&I remains at the center of everything we do. And when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING: the values we live by, the investments we make in our employees, the products and services we offer, the suppliers we do business with and the communities we advocate for. We knew that we had a lot of work ahead of us, and we wanted to make sure our plan incorporated direct, honest feedback from our employees. We hired an external diversity and inclusion consultant to conduct 13 focus groups with employees from different races, cultural backgrounds, skillsets and levels of work experience. This process took time, but we knew that no one understands our business, pain points and strengths better than our own employees. Their feedback offered a wealth of insight to help us map out a plan that addressed specifically where we need to evolve, shift and align our actions with our culture and values. Our five-year EIA plan includes multi-faceted DE&I efforts across three focus areas: Talent.  We will recruit, retain and develop the best team in the history of our industry while increasing diversity in our leadership at every level. Culture.  Where others see numbers, we see people, and our culture is proof. We will focus on providing our employees with tools to build inclusive habits and behaviors as part of their day-to-day lives. By putting inclusion at the core of our culture, our employees will be inspired to build equitable products and services for our customers. Brand.  We will remain steadfast in advocating for underrepresented communities by doing our part to eradicate the homework gap and giving everyone access to cutting-edge 5G technology. We will also create workforce and educational opportunities that will help make the 5G era and the innovation economy equitable for all. Championing DE&I is not only a social challenge, but also a systems challenge. The first step of our EIA plan is to assess and update our systems so that we’re laying the foundation for deep cultural transformation. Systems are current processes we have in place, including our Employee Resource Groups, our talent pipeline, and our customer-based product research and development. In some cases, we are creating new systems that will improve the employee and customer experience. Through hiring, training and developing each member of the T-Mobile team to their fullest potential, our systems will be optimized for equity. Our work will take time, but we’ve already begun identifying the right priorities and goals, developing behaviors that drive those priorities, and fortifying the systems that reward and support those practices. This effort builds upon the public DE&I promises we have already made, with the support of our External Diversity & Inclusion Council. We will work to fulfill these promises over the next five years, but their impact will be felt sooner –and it will extend beyond our initial plan as we continue growing and evolving as a company. We’ve made a lot of progress to-date. In addition to the EIA promises we’ve already completed and tracked, we’ve established new programs for our employees, customers and communities. For example, our  NextTech Diversity Program  provides career training and placement for thousands of underrepresented candidates to take on roles as 5G network technicians, and our Lead Magenta Next development program creates more opportunities for previously untapped talent and strengthens our recruiting pipeline. We also recently launched an enterprise-wide training called One Team, Together Learning Journey, which will take all employees through an expansive multi-year experience to help them form more inclusive habits in the workplace. Right now, we’re focused on empowering our employees. We’ve given everyone on Team Magenta the shared responsibility and accountability to be a part of Equity In Action and help us move this work forward. By starting with our team, we’re doing DE&I our way, with integrity and authenticity. But the work won’t end there. We are planning years into the future, and we’ll work in tandem with the extraordinary members of our  External Diversity and Inclusion Council  — some of the best advocates and thinkers in the DE&I space — to hold us accountable to the promises we’ve made. These are major steps, but they’re just the first on a lifelong journey of learning and growing. We take them together, collectively, as a company that supports and cares for all of the individuals who comprise it. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from T-Mobile on 3blmedia.com

June 29, 2021 11:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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