Media Coverage
A selection of articles on Highdeal
Note that only extracts are provided for some of these articles, we invite you to contact the publication directly if you would like to read the complete article.
2009
Fresh Ideas for Lowering TCO - Billing & OSS Supplement
© Telecom Asia - June 2009 - Fergus O'ReillyThe global financial crisis continues to threaten business fundamentals. Credit availability and cash flows are tightening and companies are looking for fresh ideas on how to eliminate inefficiencies and save money.
Billing in the Service Provider World
© Internet Telephony - June 2009 - Richard 'Zippy' GrigonisToday’s new age telco still seems to forget that they’re really in the billing business, and that the hum-drum activity of invoicing customers and collecting payments is basically what keeps them financially afloat.
Highdeal CTO on cloud computing and new broadband billing models
© Telephony Online - May 19, 2009 - Ed GubbinsHighdeal’s chief technology officer, Fergus O’Reilly, spoke with Telephony’s Ed Gubbins about how cloud computing will be billed and how broadband billing models will evolve.
Lifeboats not required: It’s full steam ahead for the telecoms IT sector in Nice
© Informa Intellegence Center - May, 15, 2009 - Peter DykesAt the recent TMF Management World event in Nice on France’s sunny Cote d’Azur, it was difficult to be a pessimist, despite the nearly perfect storm engulfing the global economy.
Are we making money yet?
© Telecom Asia - May 14, 2009 - Joseph WaringA summary of the Highdeal round table discussion, “Prospering on a shoestring.”
SAP Wins Race to Buy Highdeal
© Light Reading Europe - May 6, 2009 - Ray Le MaistreSAP AG has, at last, opened its purse and acquired some telecom back-office software expertise, in a deal to buy rating and charging specialist Highdeal Inc.
TM Forum - How to Save Money While Saving the Planet
© TM Forum Inside Revenue Management - April 2009 - Tony PoulosFergus O’Reilly, CTO of Highdeal, recently published an article that resonated closely with our own “Kill the Bill” initiative.
Order to Cash: How SOA Can Break Down Telco OSS
© Light Reading's Services Software Insider - March 2009 - Caroline ChappellA report analyzing the emerging order-to-cash sector and its effect on telco OSS/BSS platforms.
Mobile operators show evidence of positive effects from outsourcing
© Mobile Communications Europe - March 2009 - Gareth WillmerThere was unsurprisingly a large amount of talk at the Mobile World Congress on the effect of the economic downturn on the mobile industry and the industry’s players are clearly be keen to do as much as they can to keep costs under control.
Go Green, Cut Costs
© Telecom Asia - February 19, 2009Telcos can be friendlier to the environment and at the same time significantly cut costs, according to the Highdeal Green Charging Report.
Quick Thoughts on MWC
© Disruptive Wireless - February 19, 2009 - Dean BubleyDean Bubley mentions the Highdeal round table, along with other things he saw at Mobile World Congress.
Convergent Charging and Billing Operator Guide
© Moriana Group - February 2009This report analyzes the development of the convergent charging and billing market. The report includes the Highdeal white paper on convergent charging in the multiservice world and the Highdeal profile.
MWC Panel Discussion: Surviving the economy in 2009, “Prospering on a Shoestring”
© Disruptive Wireless - February 9, 2009 - Dean BubleyDean Bubley discusses the upcoming panel he will be moderating for Highdeal at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Latin America, Region of Contrasts
© Capacity Magazine - January 2009 - Tim PhilipsGeographically and economically diverse, Latin America is still full of opportunities in the coming year for those carriers who are prepared to be innovative.
Mobile World Congress 2009 Preview
© Pipeline Publishing - January 2009 - Alana GrelyakPipeline Publishing surveyed several OSS/BSS vendors to find out why they think attendees at the 2009 Mobile World Congress should stop by their booths during the event.
Guest Post: Charging for Bandwidth - the world is not flat
© Telco 2.0 - January 5, 2009 - Fergus O'ReillyThe broadband incentive problem is causing ISPs to crack all over the world. Fergus O’Reilly discusses the changes we need to make in our IT systems to deliver new business models.
2008
What We’ve Learned this Year
© Capacity Magazine, December 2008, Tim PhillipsAs outsourcing and managed services become more commonplace in telecoms the market has a lot to learn about itself.
Euro LRIT Deal Signed
© Maritime Global Net - November 7, 2008The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has contracted French-based firms CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) and Highdeal to set up a Long Range Identification and Tracking Data Centre for EU member states “as early as possible in 2009”.
Orange Niger Wants to Stand Out from the Crowd
© Northern African Wireless Communications - October 2008In a bid to set itself apart from competitors Orange Niger has deployed a billing solution which aims to facilitiate the launch of convergent services.