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Comments Poll Result: Service Fulfillment/Provisioning Key for OSS/BSS in 2016 Oldest First \| Newest First \| Threaded View [close this box] Page 1 / 2 > >> Mike Robuck 1/22/2016 2:27:01 PM User Rank Author OSS/BSS OSS/BSS, the red-haired stepchild of technology, until something goes wrong for customers. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Ariella 1/22/2016 2:57:37 PM User Rank Author Re: OSS/BSS @Mike they'll all have to be disciplined for that! I've often thought that the other with a specification discourages some people from selecting that option. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Mike Robuck 1/22/2016 3:12:34 PM User Rank Author Re: OSS/BSS That might be a good point about "other." We were hoping that it would bring to light something that we didn't put in a poll as an option. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% mhhf1ve 1/22/2016 7:51:14 PM User Rank Platinum Re: OSS/BSS At least it wasn't a six-way tie... without a clear winner, the poll might as well been answered by a bunch of monkeys. Reminds me of the TED talk by Hans Rosling on global health stats where he compares answers from students to other professors.. to random/monkeys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w#t=1m Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Joe Stanganelli 1/22/2016 9:24:45 PM User Rank Author OSS/BSS I suspect that with such a close race among the various options, there is still a lot of confusion (or, perhaps, avoidance) surrounding OSS/BSS issues. Perhaps an in-depth series on each of these would make for some illuminating reading. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Mike Robuck 1/22/2016 9:36:34 PM User Rank Author Re: OSS/BSS Joe, I think you're right. Lots more to learn here. Maybe we'll see something from Heavy Reading that provides more info. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Ariella 1/23/2016 6:46:51 PM User Rank Author Re: OSS/BSS @Mike @Joe yes, I'm sure that many (and I include myself in this) are not 100% clear on all the differences and particular advantages and/or drawbacks of each option. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Joe Stanganelli 1/25/2016 9:05:30 AM User Rank Author Re: OSS/BSS @Ariella: ...and, for that matter, a possible head-in-the-sand approach that has contributed. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Mike Robuck 1/25/2016 3:19:27 PM User Rank Author Re: OSS/BSS Of course, there's a lot more OSS/BSS stuff here on Light Reading, including some stories from earlier this month. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 100% 0% ms.akkineni 1/25/2016 3:30:33 PM User Rank Platinum Re: OSS/BSS @Ariella: I would join the gang as well. This surely is a bit of gray area to me when it comes to these options and pros / cons. I just noticed a response from Mike where he included a link for more material for reference. I will surely check that out. Reply Post Message Messages List Start a Board Login 50% 50% Page 1 / 2 > >>		Latest Articles Seven Sign Up for Italy's 5G Auction Italy's 5G auction could exceed a government target of raising €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) after attracting interest from companies outside the mobile market. All Quiet on VEON's Digitalization Front The emerging-markets operator is focusing on the humdrum business of connectivity and keeping quiet about some of its ill-fated 'digitalization' efforts. Huawei Edges Out Rivals for Three UK 5G Job Three UK has picked Huawei over existing radio access network suppliers Nokia and Samsung to build its 5G network. Nokia Bags $3.5B 5G Deal With T-Mobile US Vendor says that it's its biggest 5G deal to date. 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