 John Aalbers ,Volubill |
 Martin Creaner,TM Forum |
 Dan Baker, Technology Research Institute |
 Chris Yeadon, LHS |
 Louis Hall, Cerillion Technologies |
 Barbara Lancaster, LTC International |
 Gaby Matsliach, BSS Product Line, Comverse |
 John Rainger, VP EMEA, CSG International |
 Simon Muderack, Tribold |
 Pat McCarthy, Telcordia |
 Andreas Freund , Orga Systems GmbH |
 Mac Taylor, The Moriana Group |
 Doug Zone, MetraTech |
 Olivier Suard, marketing director, Comptel |
Strategic drivers for early adoption of mobile broadband policy management
If you focus on assuring tomorrow’s success, striving to be prepared for the avalanche of new services and applications that are expected to come, you, as operator, should not procrastinate any further...
iCDR: The next (r)evolution in Service monitoring!
iCDR: The next (r)evolution in Service monitoring!
Kill the Network Fiefdoms: How to Gain Business Control through Real-Time Intelligence
Kill the Network Fiefdoms: How to Gain Business Control through Real-Time Intelligence
Telecoms operators can profit by helping other industries transform
Telecoms are seen as best in class for successfully transforming their business models to meet growing market and consumer demands. They have done this by incorporating the best in IT services, customer relationship management, billing and analytics software solutions.
Intelligent BSS - Unlocking the potential for the market growth for the CSP business customer segment
Real-time charging and spend control - empowering the consumer in the post-unlimited
The explosive growth of mobile data services and applications has been one of the defining industry trends of the past 12 months. While the increased uptake of mobile broadband has created a new revenue stream for mobile operators, it has also added the headache of increased mobile network congestion and declining ARPU due to increasingly competitive flat-fee data packages.
New OSS/BSS Models for Next Generation Communications Business and User Experience
Most communication service providers (CSPs) have already identified cloud services as a key strategic driver for a new revenue stream that enhances their existing managed network solutions.
There are numerous initiatives to develop offerings in cloud services such as Infrastructure, Platform, and Software as a Service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). Already, there are offerings by many major CSPs in the computing and storage areas (IaaS).
Customer-centric revenue management
Over the last few years, many service providers worldwide have established internal competencies for revenue assurance and fraud management in order to help identify and fix the most common and traditional sources of revenue leakage and fraudulent abuse. However, with the explosion of content and interconnect partnerships, the evolution of two-sided business models, the expanding repertoire of fraudster tricks and the increasing subscriber demands for a seamless experience, there is a dire need for revenue management to break out beyond conventional techniques and cater to the needs of the next generation telco.
The Business Drivers and Benefits for Operators to Switch to Real-time Charging
In the era of instant information, twitter, 24-hour news channels, and near ubiquitous internet connectivity – subscribers should expect the same visibility and access to information about their spending on communications services as they do on their credit card or iTunes accounts. So, what’s preventing mobile operators implementing real-time rating and charging across their subscriber base?
Transform Your OSS/BSS System and Processes to Enable Cloud Services
Most communication service providers (CSPs) have already identified cloud services as a key strategic driver for a new revenue stream that enhances their existing managed network solutions.
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