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4G a Major Incentive to Dump Mobile Providers

Fifty-nine percent of consumers surveyed see 4G as a serious reason to ditch one operator for another. ...More
May 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
eServGlobal Nabs $12M Contract for Mobile Money Services

Using eServGlobal's software, the unnamed operator group will deliver end-to-end mobile money services to its subscribers across countries in its regions. ...More
May 1, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
Mobinil Selects Openet Technology to Enhance Customer Experience

Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil has selected Openet's Policy Manager and Interaction Gateway technology to deliver advanced user controls and real-time usage information to Mobinil’s 35 million subscribers. ...More
April 24, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News, Customer Experience Management
Orange Business Services Announces Global Expansion of Cloud-Based UC Services

Business Together as a Service will provide multinational UC to 3M. ...More
April 23, 2013
Posted in News
Vodacom Taps Ontology for Service Assurance

Wireless-service provider Vodacom South Africa has deployed Ontology Systems' service-assurance solution for change management and fault management operations. ...More
April 18, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
The Changing Face of Africa's Telco Industry

With the vast majority of African mobile subscribers on prepaid packages, communication service providers (CSPs) are trying to leverage ways to maintain and increase their customer base. ...More
April 18, 2013
Posted in Blog, Billing, Service Creation & Delivery
Telcos Need New Strategies, Business Models

A new forecast from Analysys Mason suggests that looking to new strategies and new business models is critical to survival and growth for telecoms. ...More
April 12, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News
Zain Picks Basset for Full Interconnect Solution

Basset has previously worked with Zain in Jordan and Africa, which the operator says has driven positive results. ...More
April 11, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
Subex: Wholesale Carriers Devastated by Fraud

The wholesale carrier market lost more than $6 billion to fraud last year alone. That's about 3 percent of the entire market value, which is estimated to be $170 billion. ...More
March 15, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Revenue Management
Astellia Offers Unitel 'Complete' Picture of Networks

Astellia says it will provide Unitel with a complete E2E picture – from RAN to core network – of its 2G, 3G and 4G traffic. ...More
March 5, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Service & Network Management