History Repeats Itself, as in Life and in Tech
History tells us plenty about the reasons tech businesses fail, but telcos are in great danger anyway.
Mobileum Buys WeDo for $70mn
The base price for the RAFM market share leader is roughly equal to their annual revenues, but could rise by another USD27mn if performance targets are met.
RAFM Vendor XINTEC Appoints New CEO
Rob Durran steps up from General Manager to CEO of XINTEC, whilst co-founder Sean Killeen switches his focus to business development.
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Commsrisk Top Ten for June 2019
What news grabbed the attention of telecoms risk and assurance professionals around the world? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during June.
Automatic for the People: Compensation for Poor Service in the UK
New rules mean UK telecoms consumers will be compensated for service failures without needing to complain.
BlackBerry’s Messenger Finally Shuts Down
BBM was launched in 2005 and was the first of its kind, but it suffered terminal decline as consumers switched to other messaging services.
The Human Consequences of Content Moderation
Would you be willing to sift through the most abusive and wretched social media posts? A recent exposé tells the stories of outsourced contractors who filter content for Facebook.
Finding the Courage to Reject Bad Business
A superficial paradox about calculating the benefits of permanently fixing the root causes of leakage has allowed bad practitioners to drive RAFM down a dead end.
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