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Tier 1

Keep an Eye On Your Network as Well as the Ball

Hopefully Brazil’s 4G networks will be ready to support the, because next month, the Confederations Cup, the first of three massive sporting events to take place in Brazil over the next couple of years, will kick off. ...More
May 16, 2013
Posted in Blog, Service & Network Management
Verizon, Comcast Post Strong First-Quarter Numbers

Verizon, CenturyLink and Comcast were among the U.S. communications giants that delivered strong first-quarter financial news to their customers and investors. ...More
May 16, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Former AT&T Exec on How CSPs Must Examine the 3 C's

Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi, the former AT&T executive, discusses how the 3 Cs – costs, cycle times and capabilities – work inside a communications provider. ...More
May 15, 2013
Posted in Articles, Customer Experience Management, Revenue Management
Are Service Providers Going to Woo Skype?

“Skype is a fully integrated division of Microsoft so we have a shared destiny," noted Skype exec Neil Ward, speaking at Management World Nice on Tuesday. “I think it will drive partnerships, also with some of the attendees here in Nice." ...More
May 14, 2013
Posted in Blog
AT&T's Aio Prepaid Debut 'As Smart as It Is Surprising'

Aio offers a portfolio of devices that include smartphones, tablets, and feature phones from a variety of manufacturers, including Samsung, Nokia and ZTE. ...More
May 13, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
April's Hottest Selling Smartphones

Nokia's Lumia 920 finally fell off our list of America's hottest selling smartphones to make way for new phones from Samsung and HTC, while BlackBerry's new Z10 failed to register in the weeks after its much-hyped debut. All the while, Apple's iPhone 5 racks up wins. ...More
May 8, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Subex Picks PeakColo's Cloud Platform

India-based BSS provider Subex has chosen a hosted private cloud-computing platform from PeakColo, the Denver-based, enterprise-class IaaS provider for channel partners. ...More
May 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Democratizing BSS with Cloud Services

Cloud computing is leveling the playing field and enabling rural and regional providers to deliver excellent customer experiences and to deploy new services on par with larger service providers with much larger customer bases. ...More
May 7, 2013 By Rebecca Prudhomme
Posted in Blog, Customer Experience Management
Possible New AT&T Prepaid Plan a 'Smart Move'

Despite the fact that many of its rivals beat AT&T to the punch, at least one industry insider says the potential launch of an "All In One" prepaid service is one that the carrier should make. ...More
May 6, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Tiered Data Plans Undermine the Revenue-Generating Potential of LTE Data Services

Being the biggest LTE market has not brought low data-plan prices to U.S. consumers. Verizon Wireless charges $7.50 for each GB of data downloaded over its LTE network. This is three times the European average of $2.50. ...More
May 6, 2013
Posted in Articles, Revenue Management