November 18-20, 2014 InterContinental Hotel, Dallas, TX, USA Empower your connections at LTE North America Dear Colleague, We are proud to be an official media partner for LTE North America 2014 (November 18- 20, Dallas, USA). Click to register for your FREE carrier pass. Make sure you attend this year’s event to access the latest developments in LTE from over 200 speakers representing the industries finest. View the exhibitors and sponsors. LTE North Amercia is the event to attend to empower your connections: 55+ Unique carrier companies including AT&T, Orange, Sprint & T-Mobile. 45% Carrier attendance. Guaranteed 1-to-1 meetings with exclusive networking opportunities. 1500 + attendees over a 3 day action packed event – Download event brochure. 50%+ of attendees are Director level or above. 200+ distinguished speakers – View the line up here.   Develop important business strategies at LTE North America with our exclusive carrier networking opportunities and learn from the leaders of the LTE industry. You can claim your FREE carrier pass worth $3399 – CLICK HERE – or take advantage of our early bird discount by registering as a delegate if you do not classify as a carrier. Register   Free Carrier Register   Contact Us We look forward to seeing you in Dallas in November. Best Regards, OSS News Review Sponsored by Platinum Sponsor Silver Sponsor Silver Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Track Sponsor Panel Sponsor Panel Sponsor Panel Sponsor Panel Sponsor Badges and Lanyards Sponsor Official Registration Sponsor Espresso Bar Sponsor Delegate Lunch Sponsor Awards Party Headline Sponsor Delegate Bag Sponsor Gold Signaling Focus Day Sponsor Gold Signaling Focus Day Sponsor Silver Signaling Focus Day Sponsor Silver Signaling Focus Day Sponsor Silver Signaling Focus Day Sponsor Silver Signaling Focus Day Sponsor Silver Signaling Focus Day Sponsor Antenna Focus Day Silver Sponsor Sponsor Event Partners Officially Endorsed by Strategic Partner Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Official TV Partner Official Research Partner Social Media Partner Offcial Online News Partner Platinum Event Partner Gold Media Partner

Nashville-based Equinox Information Systems proudly reports several company milestones. September marks the start of the company’s 29th year. Equinox was founded in 1986 on a simple, yet clearly-defined vision: to be a great place to work. Owners and founders, Wayne Lowe and Byron Middendorf, have succeeded in fulfilling this mission by focusing on what really matters—family comes first. Knowing that their families are well cared for allows Equinox employees to wholeheartedly focus on the business of providing the best telecom solutions in the industry when they are on the clock. [Read more…]

COMPRION‘s NFC Forum Analog Test Solution has been confirmed as an Approved Test Tool by the NFC Forum. Its listing on the NFC Forum website follows successful completion of a multi-layered validation process. COMPRION’s proven UT³ Platform is now accepted by the NFC Forum for Analog, Digital Protocol, and LLCP and SNEP certifica-tion testing. [Read more…]

LTE North America
18-20 November 2014
Intercontinental Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA
http://americas.lteconference.com/

Back for an 8th year LTE North America, brought to you buy Informa Telecoms & Media, looks set to be our biggest and best yet! With massive growth last year LTE North America set itself up as the only stand alone 4G and 5G event in North America. With no other event solely focusing on the topics that matter to you this is the only place for 4G and 5G professionals to meet. Our exclusive networking sessions allow you the opportunity to meet with the best in the industry and hear their thoughts on how the market is progressing and what the next steps are. This year with all new 5G content with the 5G North America Summit taking place alongside the main LTE North America show, this is your chance to see what the future holds for the telecom industry in the region.

With 200+ speakers and 1,500+ attendees expected. Of which 45% will be from carrier companies and 50% will be director level of above, this is a must attend event! To find out more about the event and see the full agenda and speaker line up, download the brochure today: http://americas.lteconference.com/download-2014-brochure/.

TRANSFORMING AFRICA’S DIGITAL ECONOMY 9000+ Attendees 300+ Speakers, 375 Exhibitors, 140+ countries represented Free VISITOR TICKET Free Operator Pass Register AFRICA COM 2014 TOPS ALL PREVIOUS EDITIONS… AfricaCom is getting even bigger and better in 2014 – alongside it’s usual 3 days of strategic conference content (delivered by 300+ business supremos and digital gurus), specialist events, workshops and networking, this year’s AfricaCom has a record-breaking 375+ exhibitors (see the full listing here) showcasing their solutions and services. Plus the exhibition incorporates a host of new features from the Africa Com Village to the Google Big Data & Cloud Developer Zone to the Mobile Marketing Zone to the Entrepreneur Incubator Hub and of course the highly-popular Africa Com Masterclass Theatre… Tickets to this 3-day extravaganza are entirely free so sign up today: REGISTER FOR AN EXHIBITION TICKET gain insight from THE BEST BUSINESS BRAINS & DIGITAL PIONEERS Africa Com this year also brings you a host of new topics including : SDN and network Virtualisation, the Internet of Things, Video-on-Demand,  a big focus on Multi-platform OTT Innovation, VoLTE, agile business, VSAT and more.   Headlining speakers include: Christian de Faria, CEO, Airtel Africa Chris Daniels, VP or product of Internet.org, Facebook Marc Rennard, EVP, Africa, Middle East & Asia, Orange Zunaid Bulbulia, Chief executive Officer, MTN SA Arthur Bastings, EVP Africa, Millicom  January Makamba, MP, Minister of Communications, Tanzania Marcel Golding, CEO, eTV Irene Charnley, Group CEO, Smile   SEE THE FULL SPEAKER LIST HERE 11 Events in 1…… LTE Africa 11-13 November With momentum behind LTE in Africa increasing significantly over the past 12 months, the 2nd Annual LTE Africa event will take place at an extremely exciting yet crucial time for the industry. Topics covered include: Successful deploment of LTE, LTE roaming, Opportunities for TDE-LTE, LTE standardisation and spectrum management. Click here to see full agenda AFRICACOM 100 11-13 November The Africacom 100 is a brand new feature for this year that brings together the 100 most influential names in Africa’s telecoms, media and ICT industry.  A recent survey of these influencers has already been conducted and you can see the published results here Click here  to see full agenda AFRICA CAST 11-13 November Africa Cast returns for a 4th year with a brand new Multi Platform Focus Day. It continues to develop as the major broadcast show in Sub-Saharan Africa.  This year the two overarching themes will be OTT Video and the DTT project with key representatives from Multichoice, iROKOtv, BuniTV and Zuku confirmed to speak.   Click here  to see full agenda 9,000 ATTENDEES, 300+ SPEAKERS, 375+ EXHIBITORS VSAT AFRICA 11-13 November VSAT Africa 2014 will be the only focused show to take place on the African continent, bringing together an audience of senior decision making leaders in the VSAT community to debate and discuss the commercial and technical challenges of operating a VSAT network in Africa.  Click here  to see full agenda MOBILE MONEY 11-13 November Africa is not giving up its crown of leader of mobile financial services anytime soon! Returning for a 2nd year the Mobile Money event showcases the revenue-generating innovations for operators and other stakeholders. Click here  to see full agenda DIGITAL MUSIC 11-13 November Following a successful launch in 2013, Digital Music Africa will debate how the market in shaping in Africa and discuss business models and partnerships to ensure services are monetised and revenues are shared equitably. Click here  to see full agenda FREE operator pass* TM FORUM LIVE 11-13 November TM Forum Live! at AfricaCom, is focusing on how to transform to a digital business by tapping into the wisdom of our 1000 high tech member companies with a specific focus on advances such as data analytics, virtualization and the impact of the ‘internet of things’ to help you reduce cost and risk, increase agility and customer satisfaction and ultimately drive better profits in the digital world.  Click here  to see full agenda MASTER CLASS 11-13 November The acclaimed Africa Com Masterclasses provide a highly interactive line-up of demos; mini-training; hosted debates and analytic interviews all without leaving the beating heart of where business is done at Africa Com. This year’s bite-sized delights include: digital market trends and forecasts, broadband strategies, Value-Added Services, Customer Experience Management, innovation, and a session dedicated to tech start-ups.   Click here  to see full agenda AFRICAPPS 11-13 November African developers are looking to take advantage of the digital enterprise and develop for local needs, local cultures and for local economic boost. Furthermore, cloud based technologies are becoming central to the way African developers seek to monetize their apps. If you are currently reaching out to African developers, leading telcos, mobile marketing agencies and enterprises focused on monetising the mobile experience. Click here  to see full agenda FREE EXHIBITION PASSES FOR ALL… AFRICA COM AWARDS 12TH November The AfricaCom Awards are open to any Operator, Vendor and Regulator, of any size, and any location who offers solutions or products anywhere within Africa. Find out more about the entry criteria, and make sure you apply by Friday 5th September 2014 through our easy-to use online entry system. Register Today FREE Operator / Broadcaster / Regulator / Service-Provider / Developer / Bank / Enterprise CIO / Head of IT tickets ** OR FREE Expo passes for all THANK YOU TO AFRICA COM 2014 SPONSORS Follow us on: Join us on: Find us on: Free Operator Pass FREE VISITOR TICKET Register Visit: www.comworldseries.com/Africa

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced an agreement with SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) to securely deliver network-enabled cloud solutions, which will provide users with secure access to their business apps and content on mobile devices. For the growing Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) market which is expected to reach $2.1 billion by 2016 (Radicati Group), this joint offering will help businesses across all industries to better manage and secure organizational effectiveness and employee productivity. Ericsson will offer SAP® Mobile Secure, a set of cloud-based solutions, combined with an IT managed service offering, expanding its portfolio of services available for its 400+ mobile network operators. [Read more…]

october 7-8, 2014 royal garden hotel, london, uk We are proud to support LTE Voice Summit   OSS News Review is excited to let you know about LTE Voice Summit 2014. The event was a huge success last year and this year looks set to be bigger and better with a fantastic speaker line up including the likes of LG U+, SK Telecom, NTT DoCoMo, Verizon Labs, Sprint, Orange, Telecom Italia, EE, BT, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Group, Swisscom, Telefonica, Three, Bouygues Telecom and many more. This is your chance to meet with them and hear there thoughts on the big challenges facing VoLTE and the next steps the industry needs to take.  With dedicated networking sessions throughout the conference this is the perfect change to meet the people you need to know and make contacts that will help your business for years to come. If you represent an operator company for anywhere in the world you can get 50% off your registration price! Make sure you take advantage of this great offer and attend this great conference. Register 50% Operator Discount Sponsors Contact Us We hope you enjoy the show.   Sponsored by Diamond Sponsor Gold Sponsor Gold Sponsor Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Panel Sponsor Panel Sponsor Panel Sponsor Panel Sponsor Panel Sponsor Cocktail Drinks Reception Sponsor Badges and Lanyards Sponsor Voice Quality Sponsor Event Guide Sponsor Official Coffee Break Sponsor Event Partners Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association Endorsing Association

FREE to Attend Exhibition: Build, Optimize and Monetize Your Network OSS News Review is proud to be an endorsing association of Broadband World Forum 2014 21-23 October, Exhibition & Convention Centre, Amsterdam. Make sure you visit this years event and be the first to see: • World’s Largest NFV PoC Showcase • World’s Largest G.Fast Event • Live Vectoring Video QoE Demos • 100s of Live Demos • Free Show Keynotes • 25+ hours of FREE content • Tomorrow’s Technology Today • Read our 10 Essential Things To See At Broadband World Forum Find out more download the BBWF brochure Attend the free exhibition, where you can meet over 250 exhibitors and sponsors, who are ready to provide you with knowledge, ideas, products and solutions for you to define your future business strategy. Book your FREE Exhibition pass today Learn from 300+ Industry Speakers Over 300 visionary speakers confirmed, BBWF will create one of the world’s most comprehensive and operator led conference programs ready to help you build, optimize and monetize your network.   We have a fascinating agenda with brand new content in our conference tracks: Virtualization (Topics include; NFV/Network Virtualization, SDN, Data Centres & Openflow) Network Intelligence (Topics include; Big Data Analytics, IP Evolution and Network Efficiency & Speed) Access Evolution (Topics include; DSL Acceleration & FTTx, Reinventing Broadband and Broadband Deployment Innovations) Mobile Broadband (Topics include; LTE & Future Wireless Access, Mobile Backhaul & Fronthaul and OTT & Video Management) Connected World (Topics include; Connected Home, Internet of Things and Holistic Management) There is something for everyone at Broadband World Forum – Passes start from €999 register today with your 15% off discount code: I7VSH/OSS Exclusive, private networking and debate session for C- level Executives only     The Executive Summit is a unique, invitation only, C-Suite gathering which provides our audience with a rare opportunity for an open and honest debate. A candid opening address by Sanjiv Ahuja former CEO of Orange, Founder of Ahuja Investments, will form the basis of intense interactive debates between our guests. For more information please email: [email protected]   Networking Drinks – Raise a glass to Superfast Broadband! Join us for the BBWF Service Provider Drinks Reception, in association with the Broadband Forum, from 1700 on Tuesday 21st October at the Interoperability Pavilion (Booth E50). Meet, network and catch up with our extensive service provider community at the end of Day 1 and talk to the experts in G.fast, Vectoring, G-PON and TR-069. Open to all attendees – we look forward to seeing you there! Register for your free exhibition pass for FREE or use your 15% discount code I7VSH/OSS to book your delegate pass today. We look forward to seeing you at the event, OSS News Review WHY ATTEND BBWF… “BBWF is a great opportunity to see what other people are doing in different markets, understand how trends are shifting globally and if necessary change our strategy.” James Bagley Head of Strategy and Planning, BSkyB   THE LATEST FROM BBWF BLOG         Rise of the machines? The hopes & fears of Jon ‘Maddog’ Hall Read our interview with keynote speaker Jon Hall on his hopes and fears for the future. Click here       Interview: CTO, Hong Kong Broadband Network: “The fast fibre connection is just part of the value chain.” Hear from the CTO, Hong Kong Broadband Network on how the expectation of speed is changing the market for incumbents. Click here       VIEW THE BBWF BLOG   BOOK YOUR DELEGATE PASS 15% off for OSS News Review Members We have a exclusive discount for OSS News Review members. Limited time only so make sure your book your conference delegate pass today. Enter 15% discount code: I7VSH/OSS here   At BBWFl: 7800+ VISITORS 46% OPERATORS 250+ EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS 135 COUNTRIES 72% OF ATTENDEES ARE DIRECTOR LEVEL OR ABOVE     Register for FREE Expo Pass today   KEYNOTE SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHTS DAY 1 – SERVICE INNOVATION Andrew Pile CTO Vimeo   DAY 2 – NETWORK INNOVATION David Ward Development CTO & Chief Architect Cisco     DAY 3 – NET NEUTRALITY & MARKET DISRUPTION Perry Stathopoulos CTO Mindgeek     VIEW MORE SPEAKERS   Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

Fortytwo Telecom, mobile messaging solutions and telecommunications provider, told OSS News Review today that Glen Warren has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. [Read more…]

MVNOs Industry Summit Asia 2014
14-15 October 2014
Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://mvnoindustrysummit.com/asia

After another great event in 2013 we are looking forward to further growth in 2014 as we co-locate the conference with Monetising Digital and OTT Services Asia. The 4th annual event will take place in Kuala Lumpur , where delegates will benefit from extended learning and networking, resulting from the co-location. [Read more…]

The Carrier’s SDN & NFV Forum Returns!
Influencers and leaders of SDN & NFV will meet in Dallas, Texas, this fall, to road-map the next generation network infrastructure.
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LTE Africa
11-13 November 2014
Cape Town, South Africa
http://africa.lteconference.com/

Due to the unprecedented success of the launch LTE Africa 2013 event and substantial growth in LTE deployment in Africa, the 2014 event will be co-located with Africa Com, the leading Telecom expo in Africa, taking place in November in Cape Town. [Read more…]

IDI Billing Solutions, a leading developer of billing, rating, order management, workflow and selling solutions for the communications industry, has told OSS News Review that Access Point, Inc. will move to the company’s cloud-based CostGuard® billing and OSS solution and implement its enhanced workflow capabilities. [Read more…]

MYCOM software business, an independent provider of carrier-grade Service and Network Performance solutions, has told OSS News Review that they have earned placement in the top 20 of a key industry ranking. CIO Telecom Review evaluated hundreds of vendors before selecting MYCOM as one of the providers “at the forefront of tackling today’s challenges in the telecom sector” with the “ability to spawn new advancement that has the power to re-ignite the telecom industry in the coming years,” according to the publication. [Read more…]

MarketResearchReports.Biz now includes a new market research report “Next Generation Network OSS/BSS Market 2013-2018: Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast” to its collection of research reports. [Read more…]

CCH SureTax has been named to the “Top 20 OSS/BSS Solution Providers for the Telecom Industry” by CIO Review, the magazine announced in its July 2014 issue. These Top 20 are selected by CIO Review as companies that are at the forefront of tackling today’s OSS/BSS issues in telecom. [Read more…]

MVNOs Industry Summit Middle East 2014
22-23 September 2014
Mina A’Salam Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
http://mvnoindustrysummit.com/me

MVNO Industry Summit Middle East 2014 capitalises on the changes in the region and assesses the ongoing readiness of a wholesale market which, after initially opening up to MVNOs, resumed a more cautious relationship with third party telcos.

International best practice case studies will be showcased and analyst insight of local MVNO and wholesale landscapes will be delivered.

MVNO Industry Summit Middle East is co-located with the 18th Prestigious Middle East Telco World Summit, offering fantastic business and networking opportunities under one roof.

2014 continues our theme of supporting on site introductions, business wish lists, and acting as the industry catalyst for MVNO regional business development. [Read more…]

Mobile Financial Services (MFS) have experienced success in many Southeast Asian economies, but various hurdles remain to widespread MFS adoption and active usage. Designing and implementing successful MFS offerings in the ASEAN region requires a nuanced understanding of the pronounced differences between markets, and diversity within each market.

From base of the pyramid, unbanked consumers to the rising middle class and the more affluent customer clusters, MFS solutions must be tailored to meet the particular needs of each market segment. Mondato Summit Asia will focus on gaining a better understanding of the variegated needs and wants of the addressable markets across the region. The overarching objective will be to discuss and arrive at pragmatic strategies and tactics that can help stakeholders plan for the future amid a continually evolving MFS environment.

With 2014 being the year to see the launch of VoLTE by many carriers, there is still much discussions around the best way to deploy voice services..
The LTE Voice Summit 2014 will be addressing current challenges, issues and ways to optimize the networks that have come forth from trials and live deployments, seeing case studies from LG Uplus, SK Telecom, NTT Docomo, 3 UK & many more sharing their VoLTE experience.

Furthermore this year’s summit will concentrate on how operators can leverage VoLTE networks to protect critical voice revenues from attrition, and partnering with OTT players would be beneficial.

Join this summit and benefit from presentations from key individuals, representing the full value chain including all the top operators and disruptive players, who will be providing the audience with a range of interesting perspectives.

The Largest International Conference And Exhibition Focused On Enabling Cloud And Data Services With Ethernet

As networking focus shifts to cost effective enablement of cloud, data and mobile services Ethernet World 2014 will be examining how the convergence of Carrier Ethernet, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technologies will enable operators to develop and deliver more scalable, dynamic, and customised services and applications in both fixed and mobile networks. [Read more…]