Who owns Risk?
An interesting article from CFO.com. In my limited exposure to risk management organisation design I have never encountered risk being owned by the CFO. At…
Subex & Swisscom Win Award for Sharing Fraud Risk
Swisscom and Subex have walked away with the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award in the Business Service Innovation category. The two companies innovated by sharing…
Solar Flares and Satellite Comms
Could storms on the sun disrupt our communications infrastructure? Yes, they can… and do. The potential impact of solar events on satellite infrastructure was discussed…
RA Leaders Amongst Top Telco Software Influencers
The revenue assurance world has received a big boost from B/OSS World after the leading provider of news and analysis published its list of the…
GRAPA Vacancies (Telco Experience Not Necessary)
All sorts of conference company seem to have me on their mailing list, so it comes as no surprise that I sometimes get spammed about…
Less Text, What Next?
Our recent discussions about revenue assurance, business assurance (or whatever we call it these days), confirm the one constant in the telecom industry: that it…
Verizon Caught Taking Excess Payments
US telco Verizon has reportedly taken up to USD400 excess in payment from more than 200 of its customers. The payments were taken automatically from…
Survey Says 27% of Companies Buy Network Liability Insurance
A new risk survey by Towers Watson, the US professional services firm, reports that 27% of companies buy insurance to cover the risk of cyber…
The Language of talkRA
Looking at the language in a subject area can often provide fascinating, or at least interesting, insights into how thoughts and ideas change over time….
“No” Is Not Enough
An excellent blog at the Harvard Business Review asks: Are You a Rebel or a Leader? Time was that all revenue assurance people were rebels….