MTN Ghana Blames Airtel for $9M Simbox Fraud
It seems that old pal Nixon Wampamba cannot escape the evils of simboxes. Last December he was in the news after the arrest of eight…
Can ‘Social’ Networking be the “New Age” Official Communication System
Here is an interesting article on ‘death of email’. It argues Social Media based communication systems are growing and far more effective than emails. A…
The Curse of Standardization
Everybody likes standardized ways of working. There is comfort in saying: – We do this as a standard practice – Our processes are standardized –…
RA vs Privacy: Malawi Row Continues
As previously reported on talkRA Malawi’s regulator is imposing a ‘revenue assurance’ system on its operators, even though the operators insist it infringes customer privacy….
Should Telecom Companies become ‘Charitable’ Organizations?
Imagine a day when we wake up to find that the phones (mobile, satellite phones, landlines et al) and internet (any form of ‘online’ communication…
Is ‘RA’ as a domain even remotely understood?
Weird as it may sound, especially when we are talking of saturated RA markets and stuff- but recent experience forces me to ask, “Across the…
Pity the poor CDR
Posts on talkRA rightly focus on the life and times of the RA practitioner but for a moment let’s reflect on a primary object of…
Oil and Water; RA and Profit
Every now and then I happen upon a new RA website that I have not seen before. Most of them aim to promote a consulting…
Cloud Risk: Excellent New Paper
Hats off to Rufus Roberts of Praesidium, for authoring a new paper that succinctly but comprehensively explains the risk dynamics of the cloud. It is…
Too Many Market Leaders
I admit it. I let Subex down. You see, I saw the press release saying… Analysys Mason ranks Subex Global Market Leader in Business Optimization…