News
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Goodbye and hello, again!
- Alex Leslie
- November 24, 2017
- News
- 2 Comments
So, it’s goodbye …. and hello! We have been bringing you DisruptiveViews and before that, BillingViews, for over eight years ... Read More
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Tesla launches new Semi but range of new products confusing
- Reuters
- November 17, 2017
- Features, News
- 0 Comments
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Reuters) – Tesla Inc upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a ... Read More
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News highlights – 16 November 2017
- News Center
- November 17, 2017
- News
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News highlights for 16 November 2017 Traditional banks should help regulate fintech: Fed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Traditional lenders should demand ... Read More
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American Express introduces instant payments via blockchain
- Reuters
- November 17, 2017
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LONDON (Reuters) – American Express has introduced instant blockchain-based payments using Ripple, a fintech start-up, for U.S. corporate customers sending ... Read More
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Better pictures coming to mobiles in US, but way less privacy
- Reuters
- November 17, 2017
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the use of new technology that will improve picture quality on mobile ... Read More
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The FCC wants to reverse net neutrality rules, vote next week
- Reuters
- November 16, 2017
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final ... Read More
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Amazon scraps plans to launch online streaming service
- Reuters
- November 16, 2017
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has scrapped plans to launch an online streaming service bundling popular U.S. broadcast ... Read More
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News highlights – 15 November 2017
- News Center
- November 16, 2017
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News highlights for 15 November 2017 Israel joins queue to tax internet giants JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is planning to ... Read More
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Square to allow select customers buy and sell bitcoins
- Reuters
- November 16, 2017
- News
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(Reuters) – Payments company Square Inc said it has started allowing select customers to buy and sell bitcoins on its ... Read More
Opinion
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Why cryptocurrencies need a proper ecosystem to thrive
- Jouko Ahvenainen
- November 23, 2017
- Guest Blog
- 1 Comment
Cryptocurrencies and related distributed technologies need a proper ecosystem to become a significant and meaningful part of the finance ecosystem ... Read More
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FCC plans net neutrality repeal; how is that a victory for telecoms?
- Martin Morgan
- November 23, 2017
- Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
FCC Plans to Dismantle Net Neutrality Reported as a” Victory for Telecoms”. On 21st November the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) ... Read More
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Analysing the true cost of a security breach – hold tight!
- Jonathon Gordon
- November 23, 2017
- Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
What can make a grown CISO quiver in hits boots? The gathering of ominous, dark clouds of the dreaded security ... Read More
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Is it time that we began to think of the GDPR as an opportunity?
- Alex Leslie
- November 22, 2017
- Opinion
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Mention the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR – and people generally throw their hands in the air. The ... Read More
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Google’s AI is already ahead in the war against fake news
- Richard Windsor
- November 21, 2017
- Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
Google’s AI already paying dividends. Both Google and Facebook have a fake news problem but Google’s leadership in AI means that ... Read More
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Was this experience with EE the most frustrating ever?
- Alex Leslie
- November 20, 2017
- Opinion
- 2 Comments
When you set up a new business there are no real roles, and when it comes to ordering stuff, unpacking the ... Read More
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A focus on machine learning is focus for new ITU group
- Guest Writer
- November 20, 2017
- Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
A new ITU Focus Group will establish a basis for ITU standardization to assist machine learning in bringing more automation ... Read More
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The 2017 Magic Quadrant: has Gartner gone completely sane?
- Alex Leslie
- November 17, 2017
- Opinion
- 2 Comments
You will probably be aware of our views on Gartner’s yearly Integrated Revenue and Customer Management (IRCM) Magic Quadrant and ... Read More
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Trust is an asset, but with the huge rise in fraud it is depreciating fast
- John C. Tanner
- November 16, 2017
- Opinion
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ITEM: The severity of digital fraud in Asia-Pacific is not only bad, but it’s also getting worse as adoption of ... Read More
Features
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Will AI mean that the game is up for telecoms fraudsters?
- Guest Writer
- November 22, 2017
- Features
- 0 Comments
Unfortunately, fraud is a fact of life in telecoms, and a growing problem when it comes to international voice services ... Read More
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With TV, are you a connoisseur, binger or digitally detached?
- Guest Writer
- November 21, 2017
- Features
- 0 Comments
A new survey of consumer behavior reveals five types of “television tribes,” with each tribe displaying very different patterns in ... Read More
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Tesla launches new Semi but range of new products confusing
- Reuters
- November 17, 2017
- Features, News
- 0 Comments
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Reuters) – Tesla Inc upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a ... Read More
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Digital tools getting into every corner of the workplace: study
- Reuters
- November 15, 2017
- Features
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(Reuters) – Forget robots. The real transformation taking place in nearly every workplace is the invasion of digital tools. The ... Read More
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In Sydney’s CBD the tech giants are pushing out the banks
- Reuters
- November 14, 2017
- Features
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global technology titans including Amazon.com, LinkedIn and Expedia are moving into Sydney‘s central business district, providing a ... Read More
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Rupert Murdoch has been discussing CNN with AT&T: sources
- Reuters
- November 13, 2017
- Features, News
- 0 Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch telephoned AT&T Inc Chief Executive Randall Stephenson twice in the last six months and ... Read More
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Robots on the rise as deliverymen in China from JD.com
- Reuters
- November 10, 2017
- Features
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – At Beijing’s sprawling Renmin University of China, two shiny new couriers dart through throngs of students to ... Read More
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Time is running out for GDPR compliance, wherever you are
- Guest Writer
- November 9, 2017
- Features, Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
The European Union, via the EU Commission, has enacted two key regulations relating to data processing; the General Data Protection ... Read More
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Question: which significant asset will AT&T sell in Time Warner deal?
- Reuters
- November 9, 2017
- Features, News
- 0 Comments
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. antitrust regulators and AT&T Inc sparred on Wednesday over whether the wireless carrier would be ... Read More
Billing & Payments
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Jon Ross, COO of Openet on BSS, vendor lock in and the future
- Alex Leslie
- October 25, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Opinion
- 0 Comments
DisruptiveViews (DV) recently caught up with Openet’s new COO, Jon Ross (JR), to ask his opinion about the future of ... Read More
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Why good design is critical for good billing
- Guest Writer
- August 25, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
With all the controversies surrounding inaccurate bills and bill shock, the need to overhaul billing communications is increasingly well understood ... Read More
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The dangers of direct operator billing without identity authentication
- Guest Writer
- August 17, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
With the focus on delivering a frictionless user experience for customers, direct operator billing (DOB) is becoming more popular for ... Read More
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A maturity model for fulfilment
- Hugo Vaughan
- June 13, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Features
- 0 Comments
Oh good, yet another maturity model! Yes, but this one, like the good ones out there, delivers not only a ... Read More
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Do we still need billing? The BSS debate that keeps on giving
- Martin Morgan
- June 8, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
“We’ve spent zillions of dollars on BSS but who is in need of a bill?” This was the question asked ... Read More
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Is maintaining dark revenue a symptom of an old-fashioned telco?
- Alex Leslie
- May 15, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Opinion
- 0 Comments
It almost seems impolite to talk about dark revenue, but we should. Dark revenue arises in several different forms. There ... Read More
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Roaming, Smart Charging, Payments and a meeting in Reading
- Alex Leslie
- April 25, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Opinion
- 0 Comments
Someone once said that ‘it all comes back to billing’. That someone was the CEO of a new entrant into ... Read More
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Launching an MVNO is now 10 times cheaper than five years ago, and a lot faster
- Alex Leslie
- April 11, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Opinion
- 0 Comments
In the last few years the MVNO arena has undergone a quiet but seismic change. The traditional way of launching ... Read More
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Is it time for Policy Control to step out of the shadows?
- Jonathon Gordon
- April 10, 2017
- Billing & Payments, Guest Blog
- 0 Comments
Policy Control has spent too long on the sidelines. This week, the 7th edition of the Policy Control event took ... Read More
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