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Fortumo Teams with Telefónica, Telenor

Users in more than 30 countries will now be able to purchase digital goods over the Web and on Android, Windows 8 and Windows Phone devices. ...read more

Is Big Data the Key to Combating Churn?

With operator revenues from their traditional business getting more and more unpredictable since the emergence of over-the-top players such as ...read more

The Top Cellphone Manufacturers

Are consumers finally turning against Apple? The maker of the iconic iPhone watched its customer-satisfaction score – according to the American ...read more

Latest Headlines

Dog ‘Signs’ Up for New Long Distance

Qwest faces $2 million FCC fine for allegedly forging long distance contracts It is the kind of behavior that gives even telemarketers a bad name. In a fever pitch to get customers to sign up for Qwest’s long-distance service, the FCC charges, telemarketers forged customer ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in Articles
THREE TO USE CSF SYSTEM

M&I Data Services has signed three new customers for its CSF Internet system. US Bank, ABM AMRO and Northern Indiana Public Service Co. will use the electronic bill payment and presentment system. M&I and its partner BlueGill Technologies Inc. will implement the system. ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in News
Wireless Access Billing: Make it Right

Editor's Note: In the May issue of Billing World magazine, we explored how CLECs are turning to automated reconciliation systems to keep tabs on access billing (Page 42). This month, we've peeked into the world of wireless/wireline reconciliation to learn how disparate ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in Articles, Billing
ERICSSON TO INTEGRATE SOLECT

Ericsson will deploy and integrate Solect Technology Group’s IP billing software, IAF Horizon, into its data communication portfolio, company officials said. The system is designed to support pre- and postpaid billing and improve IP management capabilities for service ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in News, Billing
TRANSPOINT GAINS MCIW, MOBIL, GTE

MCI WorldCom Inc., Mobil Oil Corp. and GTE customers can now receive and pay bills on-line through TransPoint LLC’s e-bill service over the Internet. The following companies are scheduled to go live with TransPoint by year-end: Time Warner Communications Mid-South Division, ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in News
ENTEL S.A. SELECTS LIGHTBRIDGE, NORTH SUPPLY

Entel S.A., a Bolivian telecommunications carrier, has purchased Lightbridge Inc.’s FraudBuster from North Supply, a Chilean provider of systems integration. Entel will use the product to monitor traffic patterns and detect fraud. Lightbridge and North Supply will work ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in News
TELE DANMARK, SWISSON-LINE CHOOSE SOLECT

Tele Danmark A/S, an international voice and data carrier, has implemented Solect’s IAF Horizon billing and customer care software to support its IP services for several European markets. Tele Danmark A/S was privatized in 1994 and is the largest provider of wireline, ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in News, Billing
Consolidating Customers and Products in the M&A Pool

Analyzing the future direction of systems Whether old systems are to be decommissioned, new systems implemented or existing systems enhanced, a high-level gap analysis of billing system functionality and capacity is necessary when consolidating customers and products ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in Articles, Billing
The Internet: Chapter Three

From a 30,000-foot view, the Internet changes every decade, on the decade. In 1970 packet switching was initiated with the ARPANET, and during the decade the internetworking protocol (IP) was conceived—although its implementation didn’t happen until 1981, the start of ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in Articles, Billing
ICT ADDS E-MAIL PROCESSING

ICT Group recently added intelligent automated e-mail processing to its E-Solutions product line. The service is designed to complement Net2tel.com, a Web call center technology which provides a simultaneous voice and data interface. The e-mail product includes: real-time ...More
December 1, 1999
Posted in News