Expert Opinions

The Adele Hello Effect – Using real-time analytics to dynamically assure network services

What do a Grammy award-winning musician’s newest music video and a home security system have in common? When one explodes in popularity, the other might suffer outages, delays and technical

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Direct billing is all gain, with no pain

People have been paying through their mobile phones for a while now – but often only for products designed for mobiles, such as ringtones. Now mainstream purchases on your communications

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Great Billing Expectations What’s the opposite of Bill Shock? It’s Bill Expectation

Imagine, if you will, a world where Bill Shock is a thing of the past. In fact, imagine a world where the whole concept of billing has been replaced by

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Overcoming the barriers to rate-plan innovation

Operators are being challenged by constrictive economic conditions and the entrance of new, market-savvy competitors. Over The Top (OTT) players have changed the game and forced operators to look to innovation in

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How to make convergent billing problems history

Service providers have been struggling for years to implement convergent billing. On one hand, they need convergent billing to take advantage of new business opportunities and reduce costs. On the

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Flat rate is dead: What’s next for operator business models?

Operators are scrambling to solidify a position in the value chain of mobile broadband. One important driver for this, as every presentation in the industry shows, is increased demand and,

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Why the world cannot be flat Convergent real-time billing systems for future growth

“Build a closer relationship with each customer, with online realtime offerings based on the preferences of each subscriber.”

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Why real-time charging and policy management must converge

“Having a Blackberry® download email every two minutes while you’re in a lengthy meeting is pointless, yet it could result in you being cut off by the time you emerge

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Income-based billing – Dealing with limited capacities by valuing the customer’s time

“Isn’t this approach going to make my customers miserable?” Experience and economic theory says no.

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MATRIXX Software: Reinventing real-time charging

"Find a new way to handle the tidal wave of data traffic and monetise it"

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