The Digital Enabler: A Charging, Self-Care & Marketing Platform at the Core of the Mobile Business

February 2016

The Digital Enabler: A Charging, Self-Care & Marketing Platform at the Core of the Mobile Business

interview with Jennifer Kyriakakis

The digital enabler is a central platform that ties together charging, self-care, and marketing.  The article explains why leading operators consider digital enablers pivotal to their digital strategies.

Crossing the Rubicon: Is it Time for Tier Ones to Move to a Real-Time Analytics BSS?

September 2014

Crossing the Rubicon: Is it Time for Tier Ones to Move to a Real-Time Analytics BSS?

interview with Andy Tiller

Will tier one operators continue to maintain their quilt works of legacy and adjunct platforms — or will they radically transform their BSS architecture into a new  system designed to address the new telecom era?  An advocate for radical transformation discusses: real-time analytics, billing for enterprises, partnering mashups, and on-going transformation work at Telenor.

Enabling Telecoms & Utilities to Adapt to the Winds of Business Change

June 2014

Enabling Telecoms & Utilities to Adapt to the Winds of Business Change

interview with Kirill Rechter

Billing is in the midst of momentous change.  Its value is no longer just around delivering multi-play services or sophisticated rating.  In this article you’ll learn how a billing/CRM supplier has adapted to the times by offering deeper value around the larger business issues of its telecom and utility clients.

Billing As Enabler for the Next Killer Business Model

June 2011

Billing As Enabler for the Next Killer Business Model

interview with Scott Swartz

Facebook, cloud services, and Google Ads are examples of innovative business models that demand unique or non-standard billing techniques.  The article shows how flexible, change-on-the-fly, and metadata-driven billing architectures are enabling CSPs to offer truly ground breaking services.

A Cynic Converted: IN/Prepaid Platforms Are Now Pretty Cool

February 2011

A Cynic Converted: IN/Prepaid Platforms Are Now Pretty Cool

interview with Grant Lenahan

Service delivery platforms born in the IN era are often painted as inflexible and expensive to maintain.  Learn how modern SDPs with protocol mediation, high availability, and flexible Service Creation Environments are delivering value for operators such as Brazil’s Oi.

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