Are we already starting to see the merging of BSS (customer facing systems) and OSS (network facing systems)?
Since carriers are going to be asked by customers to be increasingly transparent, they will need to deliver combined information across the B/OSS. From a customer perspective, it might be a single view of commercial and network functionality, even if it is a consolidated dashboard view from disparate OSS and BSS tools used by the carriers.
Automations, flow-through provisioning, customer self-help, network status reports, SLA reporting, eCRM, etc. This list is growing, so flexibility in a carrier’s B/OSS will be increasingly important. OTT (Over The Top) service providers and eBusiness solutions will drive further revolution for incumbent service providers.
These automated tools will drive a greater need for a high level of data integrity, so data auditing functions and processes are also likely to escalate in importance.
Is there even a niche for telcos to take on bank-like functionality relating to online financial transactions (eg secure payment mechanisms)?
Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to be introduced to a talented RAN automation expert. He’s one of Australia’s foremost, hands-on, experts on SON
I was listening to a group of telco experts on a podcast the other day. As they were talking, I kept picturing the image of
Earlier in the year, we wrote a series of articles about the chasm that exists between OSS/BSS buyers and sellers (pt1, pt2, pt3, pt4, pt5, pt6). “The chasm” is
Actually, maybe a few related questions. As you’ve seen from recent articles such as this, I’m increasingly interested in the cross-over worlds of comms and
Here at Passionate About OSS, we are exactly that – Passionate About OSS (Operational Support Systems). We’re also passionate about BSS, NMS, or any other names you call the tools that help to operationalise your network.
