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ISP Billing & Monetization in Africa (and Beyond): The Rise of Fixed Wireless, the Future of 5G, and the Roadmap to Survival for Traditional Service Providers
The big questions keeping CSPs and ISPs up at night are the same ones that have kept rural communities in regions like Africa disconnected (in many senses of the word). Is there a glut of fiber? How can we afford the infrastructure? And what is 5G going to bring? As it turns out, there is a way to deliver growth and connection to remote areas – and have everyone profit from the effort. Read on to find out how.
Yes, We Can (and Should!) Streamline Telecom Operations
Smart telcos are driving growth with automated workflows. Want to know why… and how? Join us in an automation revolution as we unravel the short, transformative history of integration, data syncs, and the backend automation of eSim activation, iPaaS, 5G, and more.
Scratch Cards Are Dead! Long Live the New Scratch Cards
Scratch cards, gift cards, vouchers – they go by different names (and different forms), but the card market has long been intertwined with the global telco and e-commerce industries. And, as it turns out, its future may be too. Read our story about the fascinating evolution of what was once the cardboard king of the kiosk rack, and why we’re still placing bets on the scrappy scratcher.
The Inside Story of PortaOne Support, Part 1: The Origins
In the first part of a long and wide-ranging saga, we tell you how our PortaOne Support team sprouted out of two Kyiv apartment kitchens, when we launched our call center, and how our first CSM came onto our team.
PortaBilling Alternatives in SaaS: Teams That Inspire Us and How We See Our Niche
Why is the “subscription economy” era nearing its end? What is the promise of consumption-based billing? Read further to know how the PortaBilling team is learning to build great usage-based SaaS billing systems beyond telecom from Metronome, Moesif, Zuora, and… Sun Tzu.
Doing Business Like a B/OSS: Why BSS and OSS Have Become the Backbone of Telecom (and IoT)
In this story, we do a deep dive into two of the key initialisms in today’s sea of tech letter sets: BSS and OSS. Read on to learn why these two systems are becoming the main pillars of any modern telecom.
PortaBilling Beyond Telecom: Spotting Industries, Technologies, and Our Competitive Edge
How is billing different from invoicing, charging, and service provisioning? Why is the “subscription economy” era nearing its end? What is consumption-based billing, and why is it an industry changer? We interview the PortaBilling team to deliver their expertise to you.