Analytics
Will “Big Data” Analytics Shatter Society?
It occurred to me while watching a bit more TV during the holiday break that analytics already may be shattering society, at least in the U.S. It was a promo for a show about “competitive […]
Year: 2012
Billing Driven Opportunities
The Operator fight back – Billing Systems at Dawn?
With capex in danger of overtaking mobile service revenues, operators are, not surprisingly, worried, says research house Infonetics. According to analyst Stephane Teral, service revenues are moving away from the operators to OTT players. Mobile […]
Billing Driven Opportunities
Beyond the Magic – Analysts Agree on Market Growth, Leaders
With some analysts causing confusion in the community with their smoke and mirrors, others certainly agree on where the market is heading and who will lead the charge. The latest research from Infonetics points to […]
News
Data Pricing, Real Time and the Magic Quadrant
While our industry – finally –comes to the conclusion that digital services must be based on tangible, baked in value propositions, Ed Finegold believes that operators should follow the philosophy of Bruce Lee and be ‘like […]
Cloud Billing
Gartner Releases Puzzling IRCM Magic Quadrant
If you wore yellow glasses, would the sky look green? It might; ask Gartner. Gartner just released its Magic Quadrant for what it now calls Integrated Revenue & Customer Management for CSPs and it is […]
Billing Driven Opportunities
The Secret to Data Pricing? Be Like Water
The great martial artist and philosopher Bruce Lee offered this advice on conflict and life: “Be like water.” Telcos should adopt this advice – literally and figuratively – as they try to figure out where […]
News
Cards and Cash to go, but not Immediately: report – Mobile Commerce Daily – Research
Generally, when high tech industries embrace a new technology they believe it will replace years or decades of accepted customer behaviour. Historically the new ‘silver bullet’ technology settles in amongst its peers and becomes one […]
News
Is Billing Under Threat from Fraud?
A recent article in Mashable highlights the vulnerability of mobile browsers. Research from Georgia Tech has found that almost all mobile browsers are vulnerable to attack. It also tells us that people using mobile are three […]
Cloud Billing
What Does Redknee’s NSN Acquisition Mean?
As I talk to experts who shall remain nameless for now about Redknee’s announced plans to acquire Nokia Siemens’ BSS business the feedback is mixed, ranging from “it makes sense” to “it’s a bit of […]
Billing Driven Opportunities
SMS – Rumours of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated
While wishing the humble text message Happy 20th Birthday, many newspapers are also announcing its death. The culprits have been under suspicion for a while, for instance, WhatsApp now accounts for billions of messages and […]