The Review of 2014
In Auld Lang Syne, Scots poet Robert Burns poses a question: should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? The answer is no!…
Another Landmark Year for the UK Revenue Assurance Group
As 2014 draws to a close, I am forced to think back across the year of the Revenue Assurance Group, and also to the coming…
Answer to L.T.T. – 12
The answer to LTT-12 was B = Grey routing / Sim boxing. Revenue leakage occurs when inbound calls do not transit through the gateway (interconnect) switch, resulting in…
57% of Telcos Cannot Tell If Network Assets Fail Financial Targets
A survey by the TM Forum’s Network Asset Management team concludes that most telcos have inadequate data to determine which network assets generate the expected return on investment.
Ghana Comms Minister Promises Simbox Crackdown
It is funny how governments get really keen to protect their people, when this coincides with threats to the amount of tax they collect. Ghana’s…
Business Assurance is a Goalkeeper
Some events are so memorable that people will always recall where they were, when they experienced them. I will never forget where I watched Germany’s…
Training for RA: Getting with the schedule
You can split the long list of items that anyone dealing with RA should know into two categories: must-knows and nice-to-knows. It is not always…
Lunch Time Teaser – 12
Welcome to this month’s LTT. You work for Acme-Telecom and it’s your first day in the job. You receive a phone call from the CFO’s…
L.T.T. is Back!
In September I asked for opinions about changing the content of talkRA. Some of the responses reminded me of things people have been telling me…
Revenue Assurance in the Wholesale Billing Sector
Today’s guest blog is by Justin White, Head of Information Technology at BEE Mobile in South Africa. Justin has extensive experience as a developer, consultant…