Mobile Messages for the Holidays
This has been an important year for mobile. Worldwide there will be 6 billion mobile connections at the end of November. 6 billion! What are we doing with all these mobile connections? Checking Fantasy...
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Mobile Cloud vs. Cloud Computing – What’s the Difference?
In today’s tech speak, the terms “mobile cloud” and “cloud computing” seem to be used interchangeably. As a result, the meanings are often confused, and their actual functionality jumbled. What does...
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Managing Your Margins
Call routing is no longer simple. In the past, connecting a call between Point A and Point B was relatively straightforward. Communication service providers (CSPs) established interconnection...
View ArticleAre You Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck?
A dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to – regardless of the industry. Everyone strives to extend their purchasing power, or as the cliché goes get “more bang for the buck”. Whether it is getting an...
View ArticleLooking at Telecom Fraud
When it comes to telecommunications, Neustar understands the landscape better than most. We enable four billion phone calls daily. We are trusted to support the world’s largest number portability...
View ArticleBest Practices Can Stop the Five Costliest Kinds of Telecom Fraud
Telecom fraud continues to be a very real problem for the industry. Despite the advances in security technology and awareness, this crime cost equates to nearly 2% of telecom revenues that cannot be...
View ArticleInformation is on the Cable Agenda
Today Neustar published the results from its recent survey on data analytics objectives for multiple-system operators (MSOs). Following the Cable Show in June, we surveyed some of the visitors to the...
View ArticleText Me
Short Message Service (SMS) is one of the most common forms of mobile communications today. Over 78 percent of mobile phone users worldwide have SMS service activated on their accounts. For many of us,...
View ArticleFraud: It Can Happen Anywhere
It has been a busy year for “cramming.” Cramming is the practice of billing telephony subscribers for unauthorized charges, which typically ranges from $9.95 to $24.95 a month. In Billings, Montana, a...
View ArticleAnalyzing Data Can Stabilize Your Revenue Flow
It can be difficult to predict and protect revenue in a market where change is the only constant. For communications service providers (CSPs), revenue assurance is critical to growth, especially as...
View ArticleGetting Your Assets Into Shape for the New Year
January is the month for resolutions. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to be more fiscally aware this year, take note: we’ve got some tips to help you reach that goal. No, it’s not heavy...
View ArticleDon’t Change That Channel (Until You Read This Blog)
It wasn’t so long ago that marketing teams had an easier time measuring the bang they got for their buck. They would send out a direct mail piece with their phone number and address, then track how...
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New FCC Rules Call On Carriers to Play Fair with Rural Residents
The FCC recently outlined new rules to redress the complaint that some rural residents are getting shortchanged by their carriers when it comes to completing long-distance calls. For years, calls to...
View ArticleCSPs: Four Ways Neustar Could Save You Millions in 2014
For years, communications service providers (CSPs) have invested in data analytics to help them reduce costs and capture more revenue. So why are so many CSPs still losing up to 15% of revenue each...
View ArticleThe Risky Business of Fraud Management
According to the CFCA’s (Communications Fraud Control Association) 2013 Global Fraud Survey, fraud cost communications service providers (CSPs) over $46.3 billion in lost revenue last year—a 15 percent...
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New eBook: Planning for Network Transformation
Network transformation is on the minds and roadmaps of many CSPs as they offer new services, expand into new markets and try to cut costs to save money. Yet CSPs also need to exercise caution, as...
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