4 Ways Blockchains Will Help Communications Providers to Manage Their Risks
Blockchains will reduce interconnect disputes, stop scams, ensure regulatory compliance of suppliers and exchange fraud intelligence.
When Telcos Defraud Telcos
Some fraudsters work for telcos. They may even appear to be a good employee with an impressive record for delivery. How should a fraud manager handle them?
How Relevant Are National Interconnect Clearinghouses?
A critique of national interconnect clearinghouses, as implemented in Nigeria and Ghana.
BT Signs New 5-year Framework Deal with Subex
Subex provides BT with software for interconnect billing and revenue assurance.
Transforming Interconnect for IP Networks
We need new models for exchanging interconnection data to reflect the security, privacy and quality priorities of IP networks.
More Public Rows Over Ghana National RA Audits
Ghana’s comms minister was in the firing line after a think tank said it has documents revealing a rigged process awarded the contract for Ghana’s national interconnect clearing house.
Basics First …. Fanciful imaginations can follow later
In an era where the scope of revenue assurance is not clearly defined, we have a lot of opinion around what it should and what…
Using Probes to Protect LECs in North America
The regulation of the communications industry in North America generates many idiosyncrasies for revenue assurance in that part of the world. One of them is…
The Myth of ‘Average’ Intercarrier Leakage
They are spoken of less often these days, but we still keep hearing about those pesky ‘estimates’ of ‘average’ leakage. RA software vendors, obsessed with…
Winners and Losers
Do you like those puzzles where one train leaves Vladivostok at 8am, bound for Istanbul and traveling at 47mph, whilst another train leaves Istanbul at…