Strategic planning – wild cards
“A synonym for ‘wild cards’ in many ways is the Black Swan. We’re talking about unexpected, high impact things. We have to recognize that no matter how much data we have about trends and predictions of what’s going to happen in the future there will still be wild cards.” Alan Iny. OSS are responsible for […]
Strategic planning – wild cards, elephants and frogs
“A synonym for ‘wild cards’ in many ways is the Black Swan. We’re talking about unexpected, high impact things. We have to recognize that no matter how much data we have about trends and predictions of what’s going to happen in the future there will still be wild cards. This could take the form of […]
Frontier selects Ericsson
Frontier selects Ericsson agility suite to enhance customer experience. Frontier Communications has selected Ericsson to provide and integrate a next-generation OSS (Operations Support System) architecture to improve Frontier’s customer experience, capture new revenues and drive business efficiencies. Frontier will deploy Ericsson Order Care and Ericsson Catalog Manager solutions, part of the Ericsson OSS/BSS Agility Suite, […]
Synchronoss acquires Razorsight
Synchronoss Acquires Razorsight, Leader in Cloud Based Analytics Predictive analytics solution underpins Synchronoss’ mission to deliver fine-grained semantic profiling that improves security, user productivity, and mitigates risk for its Communication Service Providers(CSPs) and Enterprise clients.
Using external advisors: Outside knowledge combined with tribal knowledge
“It is unrealistic that any organisation, regardless of size, can have all the expertise they require in constant employ. Sometimes you need expertise or advice that is a little bit niche, or maybe you only need it for a short amount of time. It is just that you don’t want people like me running your […]
What problems are your OSS solving?
“Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.” Zig Ziglar. What problems are our OSS trying to solve? Have you ever pondered what problems they could be solving? Sometimes our answers to the first question show the day-to-day issues that we’re trying to […]
Alestra deploys NetCracker
Alestra Leverages NetCracker’s Revenue Management Solution to Support New and Innovative Offerings. NetCracker Technology announced that Alestra, a leading IT services company based out of Mexico, has deployed the NetCracker Revenue Management solution in order to leverage a modern and flexible billing system capable of supporting Alestra’s innovative offerings. Alestra is a Mexico-based information and […]
OSS product overhaul
“First, explore how to doubt everything you think you know, and remember that all your ideas, even the most successful, are hypotheses within you – and not set in stone. Challenge the boxes that determine how you perceive the world, and think creatively about how you’re defining the specific problems you’re hoping to solve.” Luc […]
Omnichannel
“Omnichannel describes a coordinated, consistent strategy for engaging and interacting with your customers, and potential customers. This can take place at any and every channel touchpoint in the customer journey as shown in the graphic. These channels can include: actual and online stores; kiosks; digital signage; broadcast, electronic and print media; email; gaming consoles; online […]
The two review technique
“As you work on your project (your presentation, your plan, your speech, your recipe, your…) imagine that it’s the sort of thing that could be reviewed on Amazon. Now, write (actually write down) two different reviews: First, a 5 star review, a review by someone who gets it, who is moved, who is eager to […]
Throwaway day – The new hackathon
“The day before yesterday, for the first time this attempt for us, we have conducted a “throw away meeting”.” Susumu Fujita (quote has been Google-translated from the original Japanese blog into English) [Another translation could be – “The day before yesterday, we held our first “throw away meeting.” This meeting was proposed in a recent […]
Movistar Argentina / Telefonica selects Comptel
Movistar Argentina Applies Advanced Analytics to Data with Comptel. Comptel Corporation announced that it has started the deployment of Comptel’s DATA FASTERMIND™ with Movistar Argentina, an operator owned by Telefónica Group, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With the advanced analytics solution, Movistar Argentina can now glean real-time insights from its data, […]
Your network is key
“The network is key. This is a large part of how you learn new things. Connect with smart people. Talk. What have you seen in last couple of months? What do you know? It’s not a go-and-read-everything strategy. You’d die before you could pull that off. Just exchange ideas with the smart people in your […]
Access One renews with IDI Billing
Access One Renews Agreement for Service With IDI Billing Solutions. IDI Billing Solutions announced that Access One has renewed its contract for services. IDI first earned Access One’s business in 2005 and has remained their preferred billing vendor for over 10 years. Access One will be upgrading to the latest release of CostGuard®, gaining access […]
Customers that bypass products
“The more you engage with customers the clearer things become and the easier it is to determine what you should be doing.” John Russell. I’ve noticed something curious with a few of the OSS products I’ve worked with. The customers use the products for one of their functions (eg as a database of records) but […]
OSS re-write – Terminology
This is the seventh in the Complete OSS re-write series of posts and relates to What language are you using. This series is designed to pose ideas on how the OSS industry could take a Control-Alt-Delete approach to all aspects of delivering operational support, which coincides with the inflection point underway in our industry via […]
OSS re-write – Skills shortage
This is the sixth in the Complete OSS re-write series of posts and relates to We don’t have enough skilled people. This series is designed to pose ideas on how the OSS industry could take a Control-Alt-Delete approach to all aspects of delivering operational support, which coincides with the inflection point underway in our industry […]
Elitecore bags 2 MVNE/O projects
Elitecore bags 2 MVNE/O projects in Southeast Asia. Elitecore Technologies, (a Sterlite Technologies Company) announced two major wins in Southeast Asia with its end-to-end Convergent, Real time, Pre-integrated MVNE/O platform enabling rapid service delivery & customer care to meet pertinent growth aspects of MVNE/O such as Revenue Generation, Service Differentiation & Cost Optimization. Dhaval Vora, […]
OSS re-write – Benefits and Insights
This is the fifth in the Complete OSS re-write series of posts and relates to What are the tangible benefits or insights. This series is designed to pose ideas on how the OSS industry could take a Control-Alt-Delete approach to all aspects of delivering operational support, which coincides with the inflection point underway in our industry via […]
Tier 1 operator extends with Redknee
Redknee supports a Tier 1 North American Operator with the execution of its MVNE Strategy. Redknee Solutions Inc. announced that a Tier 1 Operator in North America has extended a contract, with the extension worth more than US$5 million to Redknee, in support of the operator’s Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) strategy. With Redknee’s MVNE […]