The need for convergent charging has been a fairly simple one: telecom companies have been adding subscribers, and with that a growing market of diverse services. Billing and charging are critical components to any telecom infrastructure, and using convergent charging is a mechanism that will help drive simplicity and flexibility through a consolidated means […]
For the last two decades, the telecom industry has been driven primarily by continuous technical transformation, and the disruptions in the need to access information. Now, with the industry having matured significantly, the new waves of growth will hinge on service led models – models that are tied to consumption patterns than technical innovation. Such […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) has industry experts and consumers excited. Pegged as the next industrial revolution, or ‘the new internet’, IoT will lay the foundation of how businesses, governments and consumers interact with the world in near future. Research by Business Insider Intelligence projects over 34 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020 […]
To say that the telecom industry has grown, might be an understatement. Worldwide, there are 50 billion connected devices. Consumer demand for all things internet and mobile has seen unprecedented growth. And, with the advent of the internet of things (IoT), demand for internet and allied services (such as Public Wi-Fi) is only going to […]
The global Wi-Fi market is estimated to be USD 14.8 Billion in 2015 and is projected to reach USD 33.6 Billion by 2020. The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for the period from 2015 to 2020 is 17.8%. Increase in the usage of internet and growth in mobile data are the major market drivers in […]
Bandwidth management is the most complex and growing concern for majority of internet service providers. Some evolutionary internet trends and the rise of mobile technology are the triggers leading to the need of managing internet bandwidth efficiently. With increase in use of mobile devices and availability of internet service at public places, it is not […]
In the backdrop of revival of global economy, the world is rapidly adapting digital technologies as the engine of growth and limitless opportunities. The digital economy has completely redefined the way consumers communicate on networks. Consumers today are getting used to real time information and access to operators’ services, need multiple digital channels like self […]
In the new digital world internet access is the backbone. Whether the user is at home, at a hotel, airport lounge, at a shopping mall or at a hospital, user looks forward to connectivity and Wi-Fi is proving to be the engine driving instant connectivity ecosystem. Offering wireless internet connectivity in a hospital has become […]
It is rightly said that “It takes months to find a customer and only seconds to lose one”. In today’s digital era, all products and services should be ‘Served’ keeping the customer at the centre of the product offering. Telco customers are no different, they want the access to operator’s services at a time and […]
Like any other tool, internet can also be misused, abused to gain unfair advantage. According to Cisco Visual Networking Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2015–2020 – By the end of 2016, global IP traffic will reach 1.1 ZB (Zettabyte) per year, or 88.7 EB (Exabyte) per month, and by 2020 global IP traffic will reach 2.3 […]
Carriers are witnessing a trend that’s transformational rather than incremental in nature. Changing the way it’s deployed, managed and operated. This overhauling trend is “NFV – Network Function Virtualization”. Traditional architecture has long deployment cycles, costly replacements/add-ons to meet new requirements. With limited capability to adapt dynamically to new service opportunities and use cases, inflexibilities […]
Recent News articles show Nigeria at the receiving end of Cyber attacks and crimes. I t needs to be checked sooner than later. According to Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), at present, there are over 147 million active mobile connections in Nigeria. As the number of mobile subscribers increase, there is a dramatic increase in cyber […]
