Red Herring Canada 2008
Red Herring Canada 2008 is happening right now up at the lovely resort of Tremblant in Quebec, celebrating the best of Canadian technology companies. Blueslice CEO Stephan Ouaknine will be speaking tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3:45pm and 4:45pm.
Video: Stephan Ouaknine Gives an Overview of Subscriber Data Management
Stephan discusses new subscriber profiles and how multi-play operators require more flexible subscriber data management platforms. This interview comes from IP Convergence TV.
Service providers turning to subscriber data management to realize new revenue opportunities - Infonetics
According to the report, Subscriber Data Management Software and Integration Services by Infonetics, service providers spent $106 million worldwide in 2007 on SDM software and integration services, led by mobile operators in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East, ad Africa) and Asia Pacific.
Other report highlights:
Companies like Bridgewater Systems, Xeround, and Blueslice Networks offer compelling SDM solutions that are being trialed and deployed as part of mobile operators’ larger plans for upgrading their existing HLR infrastructure
The main components of SDM software include:
- The subscriber and device data aggregation engine, which collects and aggregates subscriber and device data across a range of network databases
- Data federation software, which creates a standard user profile across multiple services and policies
- Identity management software, which manages identity and access to resources
5 Myths about M2M
This is the presentation made by Blueslice’s Carrie Wertheim at M2M United in Chicago on June 24, 2008.
M2M Device Management and Cellular Network Options, at M2M United
Come see Carrie Wertheim from Blueslice speak about device management and cellular network options at M2M United, Tuesday June 24 at 4:15pm. Following the presentation, Sam Lucero from ABI Research will chair a panel including Carrie Wertheim, Andy Goddard from AT&T, John Horn from T-Mobile, and Robert Brunback from Telenor Sweden.
M2M United is a unique industry event that promotes the development, awareness, and business value of machine-to-machine technology and the industries that surround it.
Presented by M2M magazine, this conference brings together developers, adopters, and analysts in an environment of education and networking. Featuring three track sessions highlighting the business, operations, and technology segments, M2M United identifies the crucial topics related to M2M.
Blueslice at the Comverse User Forum in Porto
Come see Blueslice at the Comverse User Forum in Porto, Portugal on June 2-5. Blueslice CEO Stephan Ouaknine will be speaking on Multi-Profile Subscriber Management in a Fixed Mobile Convergence Environment (Wednesday June 4th: 12:00-13:30 IP Communications - Hall C).
Keep yourself updated on the latest technological innovations and solutions by attending Comverse’s annual User Forum 2008 in Porto, Portugal.
Where else can you gain insight to so many ways of boosting your company’s profitability – all within three days. Come explore the Comverse interactive Solution Showcase, listen to forward-thinking industry speakers, learn from operators’ success stories, and share essential best practices, while interacting with industry experts.
Come explore the horizons of innovation - Join Comverse at User Forum 2008, June 2-5, Porto, Portugal
Subscriber Data Management: It’s Time to Get Personal - Light Reading
There are signs that operators are getting serious about subscriber information management.
Light Reading has released the report “Subscriber Data Management: It’s Time to Get Personal,” which once again covers approaches and technologies in subscriber data management:
“Enormous opportunities are arising from the ability to aggregate, mine, and understand this trove of subscriber information. Operators’ trusted-provider status in the value chain enables them to use this knowledge to build personal relationships with individual subscribers or subscriber segments, encouraging customer loyalty and the upselling and cross-selling of existing services.
“New services and usage patterns are expanding the scope of subscriber management, and the consolidation of information is creating a powerful, and lucrative, information source.
“Operators have a short window of opportunity to put in place a strategy and architecture for managing all the subscriber information they possess and use it to more fully capture their customers by personalizing the customer experience.
“Nevertheless, there are signs that operators are getting serious about subscriber information management.
“New technology investments are needed to release subscriber information from operational and system silos.”
Telecom Service Providers Find True Value in Subscriber Management - IDC
An IDC report entitled “Subscriber Management: The New Frontier of IT-Network Convergence” is another forward-looking analysis of subscriber data management. It covers the topics of Home Location Register (HLR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and Generic User Profile (GUP) identity technologies and solutions. Here are some notable quotes:
“The HLR is the crown jewel of the SP’s competitive advantage. The subscriber registry of the HLR contains the most critical customer data and attributes. Such a system is what empowers mobile operators today. However, the data structures and infrastructure platforms for the installed base of HLRs are aging… A new generation of vendors is educating SPs on the advantages of subscriber management.
“The top business challenge for service providers (SPs) is to get data out of the network and into the hands of marketing decision makers. For time to market as well as profitability, the success of the SP depends on the usability of subscriber information.
“While critical to the success of SPs, subscriber management remains fragmented within the telecommunications infrastructure. New services and usage patterns are expanding the scope of subscriber management, and the consolidation of information is creating a powerful, and lucrative, information source.
“Understanding subscriber preferences and usage patterns reduces operational costs and opens up an array of market development opportunities that are going largely untapped.
“Operators hold a great amount of information about their customers as well as their trust. Beyond simplifying network operations, consolidating this information and opening it up drives tremendous opportunities to cross-sell services, create personal relationships with their customers, and increase loyalty.”
How to Succeed with Fixed-Mobile Convergence
There’s a report out from research firm Analysys, entitled How to Succeed with Fixed-Mobile Convergence. The report proposes that “a narrow focus on dual-mode services based on Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) could distract operators from achieving market breakthroughs with alternative fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) approaches.” It takes a step away from the dialog on FMC and SIP vs UMA vs femtocells to simply address the point that there is much uncertainty about what FMC means in the first place. Take a look at the successful implementations of an FMC service, the failures, and the newly emerging breed of converged service provider. We can learn a lot from the market, not just from the technology.
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About the SDM Blog
The SDM Blog is the place to read what Blueslice employees and some of our friends from elsewhere have to say about subscriber data management, as well as related topics such as HLR/HSS, AAA, quad plays, roaming, and next generation mobility.
It's not an official Blueslice blog, and any opinions belong to the authors and do not necessarily represent the official company views of Blueslice.
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