Pumping Crude Intelligence: How to Manage Telco Big Data before you Monetize It

April 2014

Pumping Crude Intelligence: How to Manage Telco Big Data before you Monetize It

interview with Thomas Vasen

Mobile telecoms are eager to sell their time- and location-sensitive big data to marketers in other industries.  But a key bottleneck exists: finding a way to efficiently access and manage the huge data voluimes involved.  In this article, a supplier of mediation software explains his firm’s approach to tackling the problem.

When Big Data is Too Big: The Value of Real-Time Filtering and Formatting

August 2013

When Big Data is Too Big: The Value of Real-Time Filtering and Formatting

interview with Rick Aguirre

The volume of telecom network traffic is often so huge it outstrips the ability of even “big data” engines to analyze it fast enough.  In this article, you’ll learn about a business that filters and formats very large data sets and delivers the relevant data for applications like: data monetization, network optimization, network peering monitoring, and unstructured data storage.

Crusaders Clash: The Battle for Control of Telco 2.0 Service Delivery, Billing & Policy

April 2013

Crusaders Clash: The Battle for Control of Telco 2.0 Service Delivery, Billing & Policy

interview with Stephen Rickaby

Mobile is still reeling from the shock of being taken out of the driver’s seat in terms of services offered on the handset.  But  will telecoms make a services come-back?  This interview with an expert in the thick of Telco 2.0 transformation action discusses the strategic issues involved and also analyzes Oracle’s recent moves to acquire Acme Packet and Tekelec.

Telecom Mediation: Time to Move Back into the Limelight?

February 2012

Telecom Mediation: Time to Move Back into the Limelight?

by Dan Baker

While mediation technology remains crucial to assurance applications, solution vendors have been relatively quiet in recent years.  This article points to reasons why the mediation market may soon get more active.  Among the factors discussed are: consolidation, big data, group merger activity and the offload of mobile transactions to cheaper platforms.

Putting a Database at the ‘Nexus’ of Service and Revenue Assurance

November 2010

Putting a Database at the ‘Nexus’ of Service and Revenue Assurance

interview with Michael Olbrich

Closing the B/OSS gap — getting network-facing OSS systems to communicate with customer-facing business systems is one of telecom’s greatest challenges.  This article shows the virtue of unifying B/OSS data and  processes under a single database.  Also discussed is the issue of vendor management and choosing trusted supplier to grow with.

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