In order to provide a competitive service as well as retain customers, being able to offer high quality international traffic is extremely important for carriers.
Operators of CDMA, 2G GSM, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, and fixed broadband networks are looking for ways to monetise their data network investments by keeping their subscribers satisfied and offering them innovative new services.
Bharti Airtel has announced a managed VAS deal under a strategic partnership model with Mahindra Comviva for its Bangladesh operations.
Zain Group has signed an agreement with solutions provider SLA Mobile to provide customers with Direct Operator Billing capabilities.
As the digital economy expands with the rise of LTE, operators continuously seek innovation to better serve customers and compete.
The largest operator in Slovakia, Slovak Telekom, is updating its legacy charging system with a new solution from Oracle.
SMEs in emerging markets will become more analogous with those in developed markets during the next 5 years; they will rely much more on Internet connectivity, and will demand better and more-affordable options for both fixed and mobile broadband.
Bangladesh’s second-largest operator Robi Axiata has selected NetCracker’s Revenue Management solution to enable new service innovation and superior responsiveness to changing customer demands.
Vodafone Egypt is deploying Ericsson’s Mobile Broadband Charging (MBC) to provide up to 10 million users with a vast array of data options and more flexible on-demand subscriptions.
As data becomes the main focus for many mobile operators, there is an on-going debate about the future of traditional batch based billing for post-paid and Intelligent Network (IN) pre-paid charging infrastructures.
The initial requirement for network policy was more network protection, but as it has evolved it has become a revenue generating tool in terms of differentiating packages and customer experience – in this way, it is something of a misused term.
Ethiopian operator Ethio Telecom is implementing a revenue assurance solution from Subex...
Mobile operator billing for in-app purchases is now available to all 1.15 billion mobile phone subscribers in China...
When we think of emerging markets, we often tend to think they are behind the times, busy playing catch-up with developed nations. While this may in fact be the case for traditional fixed telecoms infrastructure, it is certainly not true for today’s extensive mobile networks. In fact, when it comes to mobile data plans and charging, developed nations can learn a lot from emerging markets.
India’s third largest mobile operator has signed a multi-year agreement for data clearing, financial clearing and fraud-prevention...
The increase in mobile broadband users in Poland over the last few years has challenged network operators to continuously launch new offerings and services to meet demands of subscribers...
The leading telecom provider in the Maldives is implementing a solution to prevent revenue leakage caused by fraud and billing inaccuracies across its mobile and fixed line networks...
Joseph George, Director, Revenue Protection and Interconnect, MACH, explains why operators in emerging markets are increasingly opting for a managed service approach to interconnect billing...
A Libyan operator is overhauling its operation and implementing a new revenue assurance system...
A leading Kuwaiti operator is migrating from manual billing to a new solution that will allow for wholesale billing management...
Data is getting bigger, virtualisation is expanding, and data protection applications are ill-prepared to deal with the challenges this model poses. There is a distinct need within virtualised environments to improve visibility and transparency, as virtual machines simply lack the level of visibility seen in physical environments...
In many emerging markets, communication service providers (CSPs) are often the biggest technology companies present, with the largest data centres and IT infrastructures in any given country or area. CSPs are therefore well placed to respond to the increase in demand for data resulting from the rapid deployment of the internet in emerging economies, whether via mobile or otherwise...
Across much of the EMEA region there is an increasing demand for managed network rollouts. With such a large investment, providers need to monitor the physical assets of their networks with care, ensuring that sites are maintained and managed correctly. Just as important as keeping track of stock, however, is ascertaining the available connectivity...
If knowledge is power, then data is currency in today’s world. Cyber crime has become more lucrative than the drug trade, and businesses understand that security is of the utmost importance in protecting their data...
Database security is possibly the most important and complex implementation project any organisation will undertake. Not only is it critical to ensure that information contained within the database is secure from a host of external threats, including viruses, phishing scams and the like, the need for internal security is also increasing...
