The Importance of Strategic Architecture Consulting for an Effective Commerce Ecosystem
With a wave of changes sweeping the telecommunications industry, CSPs are morphing as we speak. With further digitalisation and 5G technology looming on the horizon, the Concept-to-Market and Lead-to-Cash domains are witnessing a host of changes, predominantly in the following ways: The diversity of product offerings is increasing, with the impact of the Internet of…
In A 5G And IoT World, A Catalog-Driven Approach Is The Need Of The Hour For CSPs
In the face of all the 5G hype around us, the idea that “we tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”, as coined by Roy Amara, comes to mind. It is estimated that by the end of 2019, 25 of the 72…
Satellites: The Secret Ingredient of 5G Services
While a satellite launch is very cool to watch, the role of the satellite industry in the coming wave of 5G services is often an afterthought. If you think about it for a moment, then it becomes clear that satellite technology is destined to play a major role in this new generation of interconnected ecosystems….
Digitalisation – What We Thought Is What We Now Know
There’s been a lot of buzz about Ericsson’s recent announcement regarding the write-down of its next generation BSS Revenue Manager solution. Lots of analysis, lots of reasoning, but I haven’t seen anything that actually looks at the logic behind what happened. Let’s start the discussion with “digital transformation” — the buzzwords of the moment (remember…
The Expanding API Economy for Utilities
The story of Warner Bros. Wyle E. Coyote is a cautionary tale. A self-proclaimed genius, Wyle E. sourced his equipment exclusively from the fictional Acme conglomerate; resulting in spectacular failure, again and again. The undoubtedly enormous expense and repeated injury, typically (and sometimes literally) crushed him by the end of the episode. Meanwhile, the nimble…
Haunted By Ghost Software? You’re Not Alone.
In the world of business and operations software, there’s a problem that’s known but not often talked about by industry players. I call it “ghost software” and it haunts a number of service providers. On the 10th January 2019, Ericsson, one of the largest BSS vendors in the market, announced its intention to no longer…
How Automation Improves the Customer Experience
Trends in customer service have evolved from one end of the spectrum (basic support) to the other (the full customer experience). Remember when the popular term was Consumer Support? That eventually transformed into Customer Service, which has itself transformed into Customer Experience. Much more than simple support, Customer Experience goes beyond responding to a request…
5 Minute Settlement: Are your systems ready for the increased data load?
Bye bye Power of Choice and hello 5-minute Settlement. From 1 July 2021, the National Energy Market (NEM) in Australia will be settled every five minutes. Settling every 5-minutes means the physical electricity system will be aligned with the price signal provided by the market for that 5-minute period. With standing data changes and additional meter data…
Utilities: We Know We Need to Adapt. Where Do We Start?
A recent study by MIT Sloan and Capgemini found that 90% of CEOs believed the digital economy would have a major impact on their industry. However, the study also found that only 25% had a plan in place to address it and less than 15% were funding and executing that digital transformation plan. That’s a…
When it comes to UI, One size does NOT fit all
Good User Interfaces increase user productivity, require less training and make users happier. Part of a good user interface is to ensure that the information shown on the screen is relevant to the user and the task they want to accomplish. Pay-TV clients operate in different geographical, competitive and technological markets. This translates into varying business…