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Ericsson, Accenture Named Tops in TOMS

Gartner says the TOMS market became more concentrated in 2012, with the top 20 vendors accounting for about 58 percent of total revenue, up from 56 ...read more

Keep an Eye On Your Network

Hopefully Brazil’s 4G networks will be ready to support the, because next month, the Confederations Cup, the first of three massive sporting events ...read more

Verizon, Comcast Post Strong Q1 Numbers

Verizon, CenturyLink and Comcast were among the U.S. communications giants that delivered strong first-quarter financial news to their customers and ...read more

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VERAMARK GETS ORDER FROM KOSOVO

Veramark Technologies Inc.’s billing and customer care system will be used by a GSM wireless telephone provider in Kosovo, Yugoslavia. The operator will use the VeraBill billing and customer care system in that war-torn part of Europe. The VeraBill model ordered will be ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in News, Billing
Global Roaming Initiatives make Progress

While customers have been able to roam within their home countries, and in some cases a few neighboring ones, the goal of making a wireless call from anywhere on the planet and having that call be reconciled and billed for accurately still eludes most carriers. A number of ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in Articles, Billing
SAVERA, 4T SOLUTIONS PARTNER

Savera Systems Inc. and 4T Solutions have partnered under a financial and technical agreement. The partnership has dedicated resources to developing APIs to ensure that the Savera InterCarrier system and the 4T Solutions mediation device are compatible. ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in News
INTEGRITY TO INSTALL APTIS SOFTWARE

Integrity Online, a Jackson, Miss.-based ISP, will install Aptis Inc.’s TotalBill 3.0 billing system. Integrity will use the billing system to streamline customer service and increase operational efficiencies. TotalBill 3.0 is designed for Internet and data service ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in News, Billing
CPNI rules in limbo: Carriers use own interpretation to comply with Section 222

Although the FCC’s rules for customer proprietary network information (CPNI) are in limbo after being shot down Aug. 18 by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, carriers must still abide by rules outlined in Section 222 of the Telecom Act that protect customer privacy. ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in Articles
IBASIS, BELLE SYSTEMS TEAM

iBasis Inc., a provider of international Internet telephony, and Belle Systems A/S, will create a platform for advanced, value-added VoIP services, including comprehensive pre- and post-paid services and unified messaging. As part of the agreement, iBasis will deploy Belle ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in News, Billing
SELECTSTAR LAUNCHES ANALYSIS TOOL

SelectStar Inc. of New York introduced a bill analysis service for telecom providers that lets business customers view and analyze bills and usage data over the Internet. Offered on a service bureau basis, the system can be online in 60 days, company officials said. The ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in News
DIVA, DST INNOVIS PARTNER

Diva, a provider of video-on-demand systems for the cable television industry, and DST Innovis, will implement DST Innovis’ DDP/SQL video-on-demand billing interface at Charter Communications’ cable system in Gwinnett, Ga. The DST Innovis billing interface automatically ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in News, Billing
Revenue Assurance for the Data Communications Stream

Revenue leakage can happen at many points along the winding route of the communications stream. Technical hurdles, difficulties in providing end-to-end service and inaccuracies in billing are just a few tributaries where revenue can be diverted from profit pools. Without ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in Articles, Billing
JITS DELIVERS DTD

Just in Time Solutions Inc. has delivered the document type definition (DTD) for the eXtensible markup language (XML) representation contained in the Interactive Financial Exchange 1.01 specification. The IFX 1.01 specification, recently released by the IFX Forum for public ...More
March 1, 2000
Posted in News