Black Swan Guide: Araxxe’s Revenue Assurance Consulting, Testing, and High Definition Billing Analysis
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September 2020

Black Swan Guide: Araxxe’s Revenue Assurance Consulting, Testing, and High Definition Billing Analysis Service

by Dan Baker

How Araxxe’s end-to-end revenue assurance complements switch-to-bill RA  through telescope RA (external and partner data) and microscope RA (high-definition analysis of complex services like bundling and digital services).

Test Call Generators: An Essential Test & Debugging Tool in Mobile Billing Assurance

August 2015

Test Call Generators: An Essential Test & Debugging Tool in Mobile Billing Assurance

interview with Steffen Öftring

An “active” test call generator (TCG) can see problems that a “passive” revenue assurance system is blind to.  Here’s a discussion on the test call RA  process, over-the-air calls versus core call injection, and test call networks in global roaming RA.

How can Cable/DSL Internet Providers Meet the Usage-Based Billing Mandate?

November 2013

How can Cable/DSL Internet Providers Meet the Usage-Based Billing Mandate?

interview with Ryan Guthrie

The popularity of YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu other video outlets has turned the tables on service profitability for cable/DSL service providers.  Many are moving to usage-based billing, but that largely unprepared for the revenue assurance aspects of this move.  This interview explains the technical challenge and points to solutions in billing, speed caps, and traffic revenue monitoring.

Robots for Hire: Verifying Accuracy In the Age of Complex Mobile Billing/Charging

July 2011

Robots for Hire: Verifying Accuracy In the Age of Complex Mobile Billing/Charging

interview with Xavier Lesage

As real-time charging and complex lifestyle calling plans gain credence across the globe in wireless, billing quality issues will rise in importance.  This article discusses a unique managed services approach to invoice testing and roaming fraud protection that checks results against advertised or published source data for the utmost accuracy.

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