If services delivered by Internet Protocol are the future (and increasingly, the present) then it follows that revenue assurance testing will increasingly revolve around testing IP services too. The market for IP service testing is growing and growing. It is against this background that IPTV quality and service assurance vendor IneoQuest has filed a complaint against rival IP specialists Ixia. The allegation is that Ixia knowingly misappropriated from IneoQuest the technological basis for Ixia’s current video test and measurement solutions. They reportedly did this by abusing a 2004 NDA between the two firms. You can read the press release here.
IneoQuest Accuses Ixia of Stealing Secrets
Eric Priezkalnshttp://revenueprotect.com
Eric is the Editor of Commsrisk. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.
Eric is also the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG), an association of professionals working in risk management and business assurance for communications providers. RAG was founded in 2003 and Eric was appointed CEO in 2016.
Previously Eric was Director of Risk Management for Qatar Telecom and he has worked with Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky, Worldcom and other telcos. He was lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press.
