Monetization & Assurance
How Much Would You Pay for an RA Website?
The internet is full of people looking to make easy money. I am not one of them.
How Much Might Supplier Assurance Be Worth?
Supplier assurance is a good idea, but SirionLabs intend to promote it with the same crappy marketing promises that were used to sell revenue assurance in the bad old days.
Silly Stats from the Vendor Previously Known as Cvidya
The maths geniuses who work in the Amdocs Revenue Guard shed published some figures derived from their collective bottoms.
Deutsche Telekom Expert Says Risk Should Be Embedded in RA Tools
Gina Pesheva pleaded for vendors to deliver more sophisticated tools whilst speaking at the Risk & Assurance Group.
From Losing CDRs to Losing Cars…
Verizon's purchase of a vehicle-tracking business shows how telco business models are evolving, and why assurance roles need to evolve as well.
WeDo and Subex to Enter Test Call Market
There is a long history of using automated test calls to pursue various RAFM goals. This market may be shaken up by new technology and the entry of the two biggest RAFM vendors.
Hand-Written Contract Change Causes Big Vodafone UK Overcharge
Telcos may be better at negotiating deals with customers than at remembering what was agreed.
Upgrading Assurance to Cope with Social Media
Social media usage can be charged differently from other data use. Many telcos are leaving themselves at risk by not identifying and monitoring the potential leakage that results.
Amdocs RA Service Sold to Globe Telecom
A big Philippine operator bought something from the ex-Cvidya. That is all we learned from the typically ludicrous press release.
10 RAFM Issues: The Slow Death of Switch-to-Bill
Time is catching up with the archetypal revenue assurance control. RA teams must move on to remain relevant.
Should Assurance Be in Finance?
Three experienced assurance managers debated the pros and cons of reporting into the Finance division of a telco.
Vodafone Charging Mess Leads to Huge Fine
The failure to exert adequate control and assurance in Vodafone UK has ultimately led to an unprecedented regulatory fine.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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