Three Things You Didn’t Know About BlueOSS’ Cloud Innovation Suite
As many resellers and/or service providers will corroborate, billing is one of the most challenging aspects of selling telecom products and services. With the market in a constant state of change,...
View ArticleBilling Errors, Contract Disputes Top List of Canadian Telecom Complaints
It has been revealed that billing errors and contract disputes have once again topped the list of telecom complaints in Canada. According to an annual report by independent, industry-funded agency the...
View ArticleCloud Computing, Business Analytics Listed as Top Areas of IT Spending for 2015
2014 is almost over, and that means research analysts and firms are beginning to reveal their IT spending forecasts for 2015. One annual forecast that caught our eye was from ComputerWorld. The IT news...
View ArticleHave You Experienced Any of These Telecom Billing Obstacles?
We live in an age where consumers use their smart devices for personal entertainment—social media, gaming, video streaming—and for work-related purposes. Just consider the fact that by 2020, 45...
View ArticleTop Billing Challenges of ‘the Channel’—And How BaaS Can Solve Them
On this blog, we have discussed “the channel”—companies that support the telecom selling chain, including consultants, system integrators, retailers and more—and the large revenue opportunity these...
View ArticleMVNO Billing 101 – Experts Tell All
Driven by demand for enhanced mobility—70 percent of Americans now have Internet-connected devices and 80 percent of said devices can connect to LTE/4G broadband—companies are increasingly looking to...
View ArticleThe Surge of SaaS and its Impact on Telecom Billing
Research continues to show that software as a service (SaaS) is leading IT market growth; in fact, Forrester predicts that software will see the strongest growth rate of any IT category in 2014 with...
View ArticleExploring BlueOSS’ New BaaS Products for APEX Solution Providers
The BlueOSS team had a great time at this year’s annual AT&T Partner Summit connecting with hundreds of AT&T Partner Exchange (APEX) program solution providers and resellers. As a strategic...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Dynamic Inheritance to Better-Enable Your...
Although a relatively simple concept, dynamic inheritance—the ability for a downstream partner to inherit items in its upstream provider’s product catalog—is a critical component of ensuring long-term...
View ArticleTelecom Billing Best Practices for Partner Exchange Program Success—Part 3
Read Parts 1 and 2 by clicking here and here. If you have been keeping up with this series, then you are likely aware of the various billing difficulties that exchange program partners can face, such...
View ArticleTelecom Billing Best Practices for Partner Exchange Program Success—Part 2
Billing isn’t the easiest of processes for companies involved in a partner exchange program as they inherit all of their upstream provider’s responsibilities, such as invoicing, taxation and cost...
View ArticleTelecom Billing Best Practices for Partner Exchange Program Success—Part 1
At BlueOSS, we take pride in providing valuable advice day in and day out on best practices for telecom billing. This especially goes for companies involved in partner exchange programs because these...
View ArticleNeed-to-Know Statistics That Will Get Your Company on Board with Cloud Billing
Believe it or not but we’re quickly nearing the end of 2014. As you wonder where the year went, also spend some time re-evaluating your company’s goals for the coming year—and how your existing tools...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: A Quick Wrap-Up of Cloud Partners 2014
Here at BlueOSS, we’re making the absolute most of the tail end of the summer season. September is now in full swing and our team has been gearing up for a number of exciting industry events. Not only...
View ArticleThree Critical Benefits of a Cloud Billing Platform in Partner Exchange...
Partner exchange programs have revolutionized the telecommunications marketplace. An example of how they work is seen in AT&T’s Partner Exchange program , which enables companies to become an...
View ArticleThree Ways You Can Better Cross-Sell and Upsell This September
Cross-selling and upselling are great ways to grow revenue within your existing customer base; however, there are a few common mistakes that can trip you up along the way. As we embrace the seasonal...
View ArticleA Quick Schooling on the Importance of a Robust Telecom Commissioning Engine
With so much going on in the creation and delivery of new products and services, service providers can sometimes forget about the importance of billing and back-office functions. With back-to-school...
View ArticleThe Importance of a Multitenant Billing Platform for Rapid Time to Market
The key to ultimate revenue generation is getting to market quickly to establish new revenue streams, competitive differentiators and unique opportunities for growth. Thus, as an upstream provider, you...
View ArticleMVNO Billing 101 – Experts Tell All
Driven by demand for enhanced mobility—70 percent of Americans now have Internet-connected devices and 80 percent of said devices can connect to LTE/4G broadband—companies are increasingly looking to...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Dynamic Inheritance to Better-Enable Your...
Although a relatively simple concept, dynamic inheritance—the ability for a downstream partner to inherit items in its upstream provider’s product catalog—is a critical component of ensuring long-term...
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