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Elitecore bags 3 new orders from Multi Service Cable Operators, Deploys Integrated Real time Billing, Charging & Policy Control Solution. Elitecore Technologies, a leading provider of Integrated Policy, Charging, Billing and Revenue Management solution announces three Cable MSOs (Multi-System Operators) wins for Pay TV and Broadband services; setting up a strong footprint in Asia Pacific […]
“In the struggle between capital and labor, more often than not capital has won, because the real source of value for most companies has historically been the hard assets that they owned and controlled.” James Surowiecki. Yesterday we spoke of the different types of interface “objects” such as probes, robots, MDDs (Mediation Device Drivers), etc […]
Allstream Transforms Service Layer with NetCracker. NetCracker Technology announced that Allstream, Canada’s all-business communications provider, has agreed to transform its end-to-end order management and service fulfillment capabilities using its comprehensive next-gen innovative NetCracker 9 suite. Allstream is a Canadian leader in IP communications and the only national communications provider that works exclusively with business customers […]
NetBoss Technologies Announces Ventraq Acquisition. NetBoss Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has acquired the Ventraq Business Analytics (BIAS) technology assets, product portfolio and associated intellectual property, in addition to assuming the existing customer base, support, and maintenance responsibilities from Ventraq, Inc., an innovative provider of large-scale data integration, network and business analytics, and personalization […]
“I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces.” Daniel J. Bernstein. OSS don’t add much value in isolation. They need to get data from somewhere and then add value to that data to turn it into insight. Of course they get some […]
DeployPartners alliance with OSS Integrators. DeployPartners will be entering into a strategic alliance with USA Service Assurance Solution provider OSS Integrators in the near future. The merge of DeployPartners and OSS Integrators will enable both companies to benefit from each others experience and skills resulting in our customers getting the benefit of a wider set […]
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan. Regular readers of this blog will have recollections of previous discussions about setting up a sandpit environment for customers. A couple of examples are here (building sandcastles) and here (lose your fear in a sandpit). There a few different […]
Comptel Receives a Significant Order from Australian NBN Co for Comptel Fulfillment. Comptel has received a significant order from its Australian customer NBN Co for Comptel Fulfillment. The deal exceeds 1.3 million euros and consists of software licenses and services. This is an extension for the deal made in 2011.
“Just like any product, an open API needs a business justification, user personas, clear use cases, a roadmap, a revenue model, a pre- and post-launch plan, and specific needs in the areas of marketing, sales, support, documentation, and security. These needs are completely separate from those of your core product, though they should be strategically […]
“In today’s cloud computing world, many Product Managers will be faced with the decision of whether to open an API to their users. Open APIs have many advantages, but they also bring significant business challenges. In this post, I describe key benefits and challenges of open APIs, and why Product Managers should treat an open […]
“If the “best of breed” solutions are all very “different” there may be a great deal of training and overhead that may not be there if they are all from a smaller set of vendors with a similar “technology”.” Richard Bragg. During a recent LinkedIn Group discussion about the comparisons of Best-of-breed versus single-vendor OSS […]
“Regression testing means re-testing an application after its code has been modified to verify that it still functions correctly. Regression testing consists of re-running existing test cases and checking that code changes did not break any previously working functions, inadvertently introduce errors or cause earlier fixed issues to reappear. These test cases should be run […]
Play Poland (P4) Selects Comverse ONE Converged BSS to Power Real-Time Service Capabilities, New LTE Functionalities. Comverse announced that Play (P4), Poland’s fastest growing mobile communication service provider, has selected the Comverse ONE Converged Billing & Active Customer Management solution to support expansion of services and functionalities for its advanced 4G/LTE network serving a rapidly […]
“We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There is a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don’t reconcile the poles. You just recognize them.” Orson Welles. One of the holy grails of OSS – automation – has many forms. Whether it is […]
“What would we expect to find if we examined the brain scans of people with high versus average IQ scores? We might picture the active brain of an Einstein as a hotbed of smoldering colors ”but we’d be wrong. Neurologist Richard Restak summarized a UCLA study that compared individuals with high IQs to those with […]
Redknee Supports Virtualization Strategy for Vodafone Germany. Redknee Solutions Inc. is enabling Tier 1 network operators to implement their virtualization strategies. Redknee offers an end-to-end cloud-based solution with a business model that gives service providers flexibility to differentiate and grow their business, while minimizing the investment risk and optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO). Redknee’s […]
Telenor Norway has selected Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) as its partner to modernize and simplify the fixed network operations. The goal is to improve customer experience through reduced complexity and faster deliveries. Telenor Norway has launched a long-term effort to modernize and simplify products, processes and related IT systems in the fixed area. On […]
“Solving a problem with insight is fundamentally different from solving a problem analytically. There really are different brain mechanisms involved.” John Kounios in this article on the WSJ. I love reading articles such as the one above, gaining a better understanding of how our brains function and how to prime them for greater results for […]
“A worker named John Gallo was discharged after a “spotter” caught him “smiling” with co-workers after being warned earlier about “laughing with the other fellows.”” Steven Watts in “The People’s Tycoon.” This quote relates to Henry Ford’s policy of allowing no laughing, talking or smiling on his assembly lines from his belief that these distractions […]
Elitecore enables Menatelecom to offer the first Nationwide 4G/LTE service in the kingdom of Bahrain. Elitecore Technologies announced that its LTE revenue and customer management platform has successfully enabled Menatelecom, Bahrain to implement its LTE Network roll-out in coexistence with its ongoing WiMAX Network. Supporting up to 200,000 subscribers, Elitecore platform has supported complete WiMAX-to-LTE […]
