BROWSING: OSS/BSS

Openet predicts content partnerships, Wi-Fi, BSS and NFV will alter mobile space in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. Content partnerships 2.0 Data...

The expansion of operation support systems and business support systems implementation throughout Latin American was the topic of a recent video interview with Bob Titus, VP of global converged solutions at NetCracker Technology. Titus talked about what is driving the expansion, what carriers are...

3-year OSS deals to support Cisco SON, Tektronix analytics services The movement to align operating support system platforms received a boost this week as Ericsson said it has licensed its OSS interfaces for integration to Cisco Systems and Tektronix Communications. The three-year deals call for Cisco...

OSS expansion deal bolsters Mexican service providers reconciliation, workforce management Mexican quad-play communications provider Maxcom signed a deal with NEC and its NetCracker subsidiary to bolster its current NetCracker supplied operating support systems platform in a move to “improve business agility, infrastructure deployment,” and inventory...

Telecommunication service providers – both telecom and cable providers of Internet, video, voice and wireless service, commonly referred to as “telcos” – have had a rough ride in recent years. This highly concentrated, highly regulated industry has experienced a series of disruptions, from both...

ItsOn provides insight into how vendors are using virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV to bolster their carrier support platforms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chkkbLSuvFg Telecom operators are feverishly working towards implementing virtualization technologies like software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud platforms into their operations in hopes...

Oracle OSS update looks to tackle challenge of operating NFV across virtual, physical networks Oracle Communications updated its operational support systems suite in a move to help communication service providers better handle the ongoing move toward virtualized platforms using network functions virtualization. The update is said...

Unlike Apple or Microsoft, Ericsson is a company that is not in the consciousness of many mobile consumers. You won’t see adds for Ericsson on TV promoting its latest technology, but if you have a cell phone, there is a good chance it is...

Who would have dreamt that within two years the demand from communication service providers for digital capabilities would rank alongside those of IT, research and development and innovation in one of Gartner’s surveys – Increasing Investment Areas, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Rankings: A Shift...

One of the biggest challenges facing communications service providers today is how to best monetize mobile data and avoid data becoming a commodity. To do so effectively, CSPs need to look at the value that data enables and not just think of pricing based...

CANCUN, Mexico – The telecom industry is going through an extremely difficult period of change. As it moves to the digital experience, companies need to have the ability to leverage data in order to differentiate themselves. This was the main thrust of comments from...

Forget the device, it's about the experience In the highly competitive wireless provider market, customer loyalty remains a significant challenge. Carriers continue to seek new ways to increase customer satisfaction and renewals, primarily by advertising devices, coverage areas and pricing. However, loyalty is often won...

VoLTE deployment runs across VMware NFV platform VMware reported that its VCloud for NFV platform has been deployed by Vodafone Germany to support voice-over-LTE services. VMware said its platform is supporting virtual network functions from multiple network vendors to power the VoLTE service. Vodafone Germay noted the VoLTE...

Deal calls for NetCracker to update BSS in seven Telefónica markets International telecom giant Telefónica selected NetCracker Technology to update its business support systems supporting seven Latin American operations. The deal calls for NetCracker to implement a “large-scale, multi-phase BSS and customer experience transformation program” that...

Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. If we’re honest, perspectives are mainly self-serving; you can trust vendors to anticipate a surge in...

OSS/BSS doesn't exactly send a thrill through most audiences. "The three words that really put fear in the heart of people in Silicon Valley are 'telco billing software.' Tediously boring," Mark Sherman of Telstra Ventures joked at the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections event. But Sherman,...

Sprint recently announced a multiyear expansion of an agreement with NetCracker Technology to use NetCracker’s operating support solutions platform to support the carrier’s Spark network initiative. Sprint has been using NetCracker’s Resource Inventory, Order Management, and Discovery and Reconciliation solutions to support its rapidly expanding...