Revenue assurance

19 June, 2017

Mobiles drive ID and enable CSPs to mine for golden nuggets of data

The World Bank estimates that 1.5bn people within developing countries lack any formal ID and therefore cannot access a range of vital services. Now, the Bank has announced ten principles of ID to support its Identification for Development (ID4D) programme. Here, Steve Polsky, the chief executive and founder of Juvo looks at how mobiles can drive ID and how the application of data science can drive new services and revenues. (more…)

21 February, 2017

MDS expands cost analytics portfolio

MDS has launched a suite of cost efficiency analytic systems designed to help network operators and MVNOs reduce costs and improve margins by up to 15%. The company says it is helping tier one carriers in the UK and Europe and mobile operators from Singapore to Chile to target the largest costs and inefficiencies across wholesale charges, fraud, churn and revenue assurance.  (more…)

11 January, 2017

Countries with most mobile fraud attacks identified in Syniverse report

Brazil, the U.K. and Mexico have been identified as the top three home countries affected by mobile fraud attacks in a new report published by Syniverse. The report uncovered that the top three countries where fraudulent calls originated are the US, Spain and Peru, while the country in which the most fraudulent calls terminated was […]

20 December, 2016

Starhome Mach addresses roam-like-home implications

Starhome Mach, a provider of  mobile inter-carrier roaming and M2M/IoT services, recently analysed the implications of the new EU regulations eliminating communications service providers’ (CSPs) ability to charge for roaming within EU borders. Permanent roaming and fair use issues are expected to have the greatest effect on CSPs’ bottom lines. (more…)

21 November, 2016

SIM Box fraud and OTT bypass biggest revenue threats, says Revector

Mobile network operators have lost 20% of termination revenues to over-the-top (OTT) hijack in the last 12 months on average, with some operators losing more than 70%, according to a new survey conducted by anti-fraud specialist Revector. (more…)

10 November, 2016

Grey market creates US$15bn black hole in operator A2P messaging revenues

More than half of the world mobile operators are losing more than half of their potential revenue from enterprise application to person (A2P) SMS traffic which bypasses network charging by using grey routes, according to recent research from Dialogue Communications. The company’s founder and chief executive, Hugh Spear, claims operators could generate up to US$15bn […]

27 September, 2016

Telkom Indonesia selects Haud for SS7 firewall and managed services

Telkom Indonesia has chosen HAUD to provide A2P SMS monetisation and SS7 security managed services to create new sources of revenue and improve subscriber experience. (more…)

29 June, 2016

Combating VAT fraud: What Telcos can learn from RA best practices to achieve regulatory compliance

Following numerous indicators within the telecoms sector that criminals could exploit the industry to carry out tax fraud, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently switched the responsibility for collecting VAT from the suppliers of wholesale telecoms services to their customers, in an attempt to remove the opportunity for fraudsters to embezzle the tax paid. (more…)

16 May, 2016

Revenue assurance must avoid becoming a victim of its own success

Turn off RA for an hour and management will notice, turn it off for a week and the company will fail was one of the messages at the WeDo Technologies Worldwide User Group Summit (#WUGS16) in Lisbon, Portugal last week, writes George Malim in Lisbon. (more…)

14 May, 2016

It’s all about global risks, fraud and rewards in Lisbon

For years I’ve been hearing about the annual WeDo Technologies User Group Summit (#WUGS16) in Portugal, says Jeremy Cowan. This year I kept the diary clear for long enough to accept their invitation and leg it to Lisbon. (more…)