The 2020 Prediction That Should Have Changed Already
The all-IP future of telecoms risk is coming our way, even if some risk managers struggle to move towards it.
Sandvine Announces Big Analytics and Optimization Deal with European Telco
The ‘multimillion dollar’ order is said to cover analytics, network optimization, and revenue generation.
Sandvine Signs $21mn Analytics and Assurance Deal with Middle East Telco
The US firm has won another big contract linking analysis of network data to optimization, assurance, and fraud prevention.
Sandvine Reports on Global Internet Traffic
Netflix has had a profound effect on network usage, whilst video game downloads consume a growing share of bandwidth. Piracy remains significant, and is now fueled by sporting events.
The Legacy Network Is Forgotten, Not Dead
Your telco may be wasting energy, space and money by allowing old network assets to “rust-in-place” when they should be sold or used as spares.
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.
What the TEOCO-AIRCOM Deal Says About Assurance
Atul Jain, CEO of TEOCO, modestly says his firm is not a player in the revenue assurance market. But TEOCO’s purchase of AIRCOM, experts in…
The Value of Network Asset Assurance
I was very impressed by the quality of the presentations given at the Subex User Conference. There was a lot of straight talk from Subex’s…
Subex’s Asset Assurance: Rediscovering how to lead
Many years ago, when I was still handsome and slim (or at least, when I was less ugly and fat), I had a conversation with…
Blame It On The Boogie: a mystery manager chastises O2 for outages
For the first time, talkRA is publishing an anonymous guest blog. The piece was sent by email using an account called ‘RA Manager’. Who is…