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Speedconferencing at TMW2010 – Day 3

May 20th, 2010 No comments
F1 Ferarri vs Williams
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For the benefit of those of you unable to attend this year’s TMW we present Telesperience speedconferencing. Live from Day 3 we have Ontology Solutions’ Benedict Enweani and Jonathan Downey of Openet.

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Speedconferencing at TMW2010 – Day 2

May 20th, 2010 No comments
Speed of Light
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For the benefit of those of you unable to attend this year’s TMW we present Telesperience speedconferencing. Live from Day 2 we have Amdocs’ Cassandra Millhouse and Celona’s Tony Sceales.

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Improving the customer experience is main driver for better data integration

February 4th, 2010 No comments
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Telesperience has been conducting ongoing research into data integration and

how it affects the commercial and operational efficiency of CSPs. From our research the runaway key driver for improved data integration in telecoms was supporting a better customer experience. by Teresa Cottam

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We're in the teens – cue skepticism, challenging behaviour and good news for BOSS

January 22nd, 2010 No comments
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We slipped into a new decade uncharacteristically quietly, muffled by a little more snow than normal and a little less champagne. Already it’s apparent that the zeitgeist is going to be very different in the teens to that we have become used to in the naughties, but this is good news for the BOSS industry. by Teresa Cottam

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The BSSOSS paradigm shift: part 1 the role of opensource technology

January 12th, 2010 No comments
Metolius River

RiverMuse (not to be confused with TEM vendor Rivermine, or former network management vendor Riversoft) announced the availability of its open source fault management platform in November 2009. Teresa Cottam looks at RiverMuse’s offering and asks: how is open source technology impacting BSSOSS?

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Is Wikipedia discriminating against tech firms?

December 16th, 2009 1 comment
LOUGHBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 10:  To...
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There’s a worrying trend starting on Wikipedia to remove tech firms and their products if they’re niche, small or young. Teresa Cottam explains why this concerns her and why it’s another sign that all is not well at Wikipedia.

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(Hey! You!) Get off of my cloud…

December 3rd, 2009 No comments
Bowl of clouds

Suddenly we’re all talking about the cloud. But what does the cloud mean for telecoms players? And is there more to it than hot air and vapour? Teresa Cottam investigates…

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Red hot telecoms tech: device management is smokin'

November 4th, 2009 No comments
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If you could rummage in the collective pockets of the industry cognoscenti what do you think you’d find – other than receipts, a crumpled paper hankie and a few assorted coins from various countries? You might find an i-Phone, a Blackberry or even one of those shiny new all-singing-all-dancing N900s. Whatever turned up out of those dusty pockets, the chances are it’s a pretty swish  device. But have you ever wondered what the collective effect of all those clever devices is – not just on the network, but also on the telesperience? by Teresa Cottam

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Trying to improve your customer experience? Then take another look at your OSS

October 6th, 2009 2 comments
unhappy metal faces
Customers want you to understand their individual pain

A key goal on many service providers’ to-do lists for 2010 is to improve their customer experience. This helps them move from the negative downward spiral of pure price competition to a value-based experience. But what does improving the customer experience actually entail? Often, the focus is solely on front-office, customer-facing systems – completely overlooking the vital role played by the OSS. by Teresa Cottam

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BSS/OSS – why we need to ditch the slash

September 24th, 2009 No comments
One of the more unusual UK roadsigns, at the M...
Labels are signposts to help us find each other and the content we’re interested in

Labels may not be uppermost in your mind, but what we call our little corner of the IT industry is actually quite important. by Teresa Cottam

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