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Find out the 3 ways to Consolidate & Optimize your Wholesale B2B Business
The International voice business will eventually come down as WhatsApp; Facebook Messenger leads the race along with WeChat, QQ, Viber, and others following and overall taking up to 5 Billion monthly active users. Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Skype are taking over the enterprise voice conference call business. But even with these impacting factors, the International Interconnect business is here to stay for at least for the next half-decade.
Role of Intelligent Network Capacity Planning for 5G
As 5G gains traction, CSPs will look to unearth its potential benefits. However, what 5G will also bring in is a compound effect of the challenges that CSPs face already.
Beware of the Rapidly Growing Threat of Handset Fraud
Telcos are continuously innovating and evolving their business models to counter the declining revenues from traditional services. One such business model where we see a steady increase in revenues over the last few years is Handset sales. Handset (Mobile) sales in the telecommunication industry refer to the selling of mobile phones, fixed-line devices, routers, etc. With the advent of smart gadgets, the range of devices extends to smartwatches, earphones, and headsets, and has led to the use of the broader term, Device Sales, to cover the growing range and diversity of products. One tier-1 operator in the developed market has recently reported that 22% of their revenue is from device sales in their recent financial report. While device sales contribute to telco revenues, fraudsters have quickly identified an opportunity to acquire high-value devices with almost zero upfront fees and no intention to pay in the future. This is resulting in significant fraud loss to telecom operators, and unlike traditional usage fraud, the loss in these cases can be calculated directly.
Rating & Discounting: A granular way of re-defining settlement
CSP’s are regularly seeking new ways to drive user acquisition and revenue growth. As the ecosystem is moving towards partnership-based models for launching new services, communication service providers are partnering with new-age digital natives to bundle their services along with theirs and create a holistic value for the end consumers. But the real question is – is it enough to bring in new partners without improvising their subscription and settlement models? This article tries to provide the answer to this question.
Top 3 Evolving Dimensions of Risks in 5G
As the world prepares to see the promise of 5G being realized at scale, it also makes sense for risk management professionals to think outside the box. It is not hyperbole to call 5G an inflection point in the history of telecom. With unprecedented technical capabilities, 5G also allows for the realization of very innovative business models.
What are the 5 ways that Business Intelligence Helps Telecommunications Providers?
Business Intelligence helps any organization transform the raw data into meaningful insights that can be leveraged by the organization to make business decisions such as CAPEX/OPEX investments, which products to launch, insights on customer behavior, and much more. The importance of Business Intelligence in telecommunication has grown more than ever with the continuous growth in data as telcos ventured into new domains or launch new services. Here are the 4 ways that business intelligence can telecommunication drive more value-
What are the five most asked features of Telecom Asset Management Software?
The telecommunications industry is evolving rapidly and witnesses unique challenges compared to other sectors. The telecom industry stands out by way of its requirements for massive capital investment over a wide geographical spread. This requirement also extends itself to the network assets operators need, which have to be refreshed more frequently than any other industry.
How Futuristic Revenue Assurance Systems can Blow your Mind
Now that I have your attention, I’ll move to the actual topic. Ever since I’ve started heading up the Business Assurance product line at Subex, one question has inevitably been asked by almost everyone I meet: what will RA products look like years from now?
Aussie telco sets sail as WCG takeover bid accepted and declared unconditional
Webcentral Group Limited's(ASX:WCG) board of directors have moved to accept the off-market takeover bid offer presented to them by 5G Networks, one of Australia's fastest growing managed IT services and telecommunications companies.
How Anomaly Detection using Isolation Forest can play a role in Telecom?
Businesses today are churning out unimaginable volumes of data across every interaction, operation, and transaction. Tapping into this big data is widely acknowledged to be a driver of success. A 2019 survey on big data and analytics shows that 62% of respondents report achieving measurable results from their investments in big data and AI(1). What makes big data crucial is how it paves the way for data science with its sophisticated tools and technologies that inform organizations about business-critical decisions at the right time.