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23 May 2019 As global fraud continues to damage the reputation and bottom line of businesses around the world, the Risk and Assurance Group (RAG) continues to bring together industry leaders to mitigate the risks and address the problem. Deepening the relationship already established with RAG through participation in previous events, iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the telecommunications industry, joins 12 other global sponsors whose collaborative efforts will be seen at…

Do you ever wonder if certain associations welcome telcos based outside their home country? There are no doubts about the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG), which takes its free conferences all over the planet. Having recently confirmed the 13 global sponsors supporting its new cycle of conferences, RAG has now announced the full schedule of events. They are: RAG Bonn, to be hosted by Deutsche Telekom on June 11th and 12th RAG Toronto, to be hosted by TELUS on…

iconectiv’s Senior Vice President, Head of Global Sales, Peter Ford discusses how using a common view can help you effectively track and report assets to monetize the equipment in your network and make the most of your CapEx.  

Service providers are in the unenviable position of trying to stay profitable in a highly competitive, capital-intensive market that consistently demands new services, new technologies and lower prices. Business and consumer customers want to pay less for more calls and minutes in their bundles, more data, more speed and more services; and if they can’t get what they want from their current service provider, they will switch to a new one. At the same time, shareholders want to drive more…

1 May 2019 Following a record-breaking sponsorship round, the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) has concluded annual sponsorship agreements with 13 suppliers of a wide range of products and services used by electronic communication providers to enhance their risk management and business assurance capabilities. Each business will contribute to the running costs of RAG, making it possible to run four major international conferences in cooperation with telcos around the world, as well as…

According to a recent announcement, US Ignite and ATIS have completed phase-one development of their Smart Cities Data Exchange framework, a project started in September 2018 to create a blueprint for the secure and interoperable exchange of data beyond city operational boundaries. More than ten community partners and nearly a dozen companies reportedly have joined the project working group. The consortium has defined its area of focus and created an implementation plan based on the scenario…

Despite the highly competitive space for messaging (iMessage, WhatsApp, etc.), standard text messages still reign supreme with 97% of smartphone users sending them. That being said, service providers are continually looking for an edge to compete with the likes of Apple and Facebook and take back the phone. Enter Rich Communication Services (RCS). About a decade after its original conception by GSMA, service providers, smartphone manufacturers and the industry’s governing bodies are working…