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5G 101: Transformative Leap or Vanity Technology?
5G is here, but so many questions remain. Where is the telecom world heading with it? How do 5G networks work? Is a 5G platform worth investing in? And what regions are making good headway? Here, our investigative team at PortaOne tries to collect all the answers and figure out once and for all what today’s communication services providers should do with 5G.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Mobile Account Self-Care, MVNOs, and Why MVP Actually Stands for “More Velocity, Please”
The MVNO sector of the mobile market is growing so fast that the stats eat dirt before we can even post them in a blog. If you’re launching an MVNO, that means “get to market fast” is your magic formula. Read on to learn how PortaOne is satisfying that need for speed with mobile account self-care.
Billing Software for EV Charging: How PortaOne Ventures Beyond Telecom
Big news! PortaOne has joined the battle for carbon neutrality by launching billing software for EV charging, our new venture. Read this story to know how telecom billing is similar to both your monthly utilities bill and the billing of an EV charging session.
PortaPhone Alternatives: Discover the Future of White-Label Softphone Solutions
How was the first softphone launched in 1989, and what did Autodesk’s founder do with it? What are the best modern white-label softphones? We better explain the decent PortaPhone alternatives out there ourselves, so we can highlight the tasks and business environments in which PortaPhone shines ✨