Convergent Billing - VAS
Sep 15
2013
2013
Mobile Accounts Outnumber Fixed Lines More than 6:1
Explaining what is going on globally, in the communications business, sometimes is a matter of nuances, and sometimes is drop dead simple. The drop dead simple part is the role played by mobile services, which outnumbered fixed voice lines by about 4.5 to one in 2009, and now outnumber fixed connections by about six to one. ITU Access LInes… Read more
Sep 1
2013
2013
M2M and MVNOs driving US connections growth
According to GSMA Intelligence research, MVNO and M2M services are playing an important role in boosting US mobile operators’ quarterly connection gains, often offsetting slowing growth in traditional mobile services. Mobile operators in the US typically define wholesale connections as MVNO connections that they often group with M2M connections… Read more
Aug 15
2013
2013
Survey Reveals the Future for Traditional Billing and IN Charging
As data becomes the main focus for many mobile operators, there is an on-going debate about the future of traditional batch based billing for post-paid and Intelligent Network (IN) pre-paid charging infrastructures. A recent survey by Openet has compiled operators’ views on this, highlighting some of the key challenges they have been facing… Read more
Aug 4
2013
2013
At IVR Technologies we come in contact with many start-up and existing ventures looking to enter the prepaid calling card market, and over the years we have seen many companies sink or swim based on their initial platform purchase decisions. The investment in a prepaid calling card solution is an important one and each venture has its own set… Read more
Aug 1
2013
2013
Forrester: $2.1 Trillion Will Go into IT Spend In 2013; Apps And The U.S. Lead The Charge
Forrester Research has now released its annual look at the state of IT spend globally, and the analysts project that there will be $2.06 trillion invested across software, hardware, and IT services by enterprises and governments in 2013. Within that, the U.S. will be the biggest-spending country by a long shot, and — in a sign of the times —… Read more
Jul 15
2013
2013
Mobile Data Plans: The Options for Aligning Services with Consumer Needs
There are very few constants in our rapidly changing world. In fact, I have characterized the current time period as “The Age of Acceleration” where the only constants are change and the speed at which it is increasing. That said, there actually is one constant that is crying out for change. We all would like a mobile data plan that takes into… Read more
Jul 1
2013
2013
Mobile Data Will Soon Dominate Wireless Service Revenues
Despite a slow 2013 first quarter for net new connections, mobile data service revenue continues its impressive run for the wireless industry, according to leading wireless industry consultant Chetan Sharma. Mobile data revenue now accounts for close to 45% of total service revenue, and Sharma predicts it may pass the 50% mark for the U.S. market… Read more
Jun 15
2013
2013
Patchy year ahead for VoIP equipment as market awaits VoLTE; Carrier SBCs hit all-time high
Market research firm Infonetics Research today released vendor market share and forecast excerpts from its 1st quarter 2013 (1Q13) Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers report. (Full report published May 30.) ANALYST NOTE “Service provider session border controllers (SBCs) had a stellar first quarter, passing the $100-million… Read more
Jun 1
2013
2013
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, announced today that while Carrier IP Telephony market revenues declined 19 percent overall versus the year-ago period, sales of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Core, Session… Read more
May 15
2013
2013
VoIP Services Revenue Reaches $63 Billion as Growth Continues
News reports continue to share insights into the phenomenal growth of VoIP services throughout the commercial and residential markets. The benefits of this communication platform are clear and growth shows no signs of waning. In fact, according to market analysis, revenue grew to $63 billion in 2012. As the demand for big data continues to grow… Read more
