Telecom Management

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United States Broadband Prices Decline in 2021

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United States Broadband Prices Decline in 2021

According to the 2021 Broadband Pricing Index Report from US Telecom, prices are trending downward for American broadband services when compared with 2020 rates. This includes popular tiers, which have decreased by 7.5% this year. Downward price pressure has been a fixture of the industry since 2015. Therefore, in 2021, despite surging demand, the price of broadband fell more than 9% when adjusted for inflation. This means more value at a cheaper price for viewers.

As the industry focuses on the federal target of closing the digital divide, prices will likely remain low. Let's take a look at what this might mean for underserved users and the industry as a whole.

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Telecom Needs More Qualified Workers--or Does It?

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Telecom Needs More Qualified Workers--or Does It?

With 5G networks delivering faster download speeds and low latency, the industry may soon see new applications and services that take advantage of the greater bandwidth. However, right now, carriers are struggling to find enough people to sell the services and build new networks.

Major players such as T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T are launching 5G into as many markets as possible as quickly as possible. The question is, will they be able to muster enough telecom workers to deliver on widely publicized predictions about the sea-level changes in the works.

7 Steps to a Dynamic Procurement Process

7 Steps to a Dynamic Procurement Process

Procurement can become complicated in large organizations. In order to achieve strategic procurement, the entire organization must buy into best practices. When leaders take the time to get input from all departments, pain points and opportunities for improvement come to light. Setting up a steering committee makes it easier to align procurement goals with overall business strategy, and data collected by the strategic procurement team can lead to a more efficient procurement process for the company.

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Telecom Cost Control: Get the Most Savings for the Least Effort

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Telecom Cost Control: Get the Most Savings for the Least Effort

Redundant lines, carrier overcharges and a myriad of other issues crop up in the course of managing a company's telecom costs. It's one area where there's always money that can be saved if you have the time and manpower to track it down. Many companies don't. Here are a few big-ticket items to keep an eye on if you want to save money, and it won't take you months to realize savings.

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5 Pro Tips for Streamlining TEM Software

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5 Pro Tips for Streamlining TEM Software

The use of telecom expense management (TEM) has become increasingly popular over the past two decades. Organizations are seeing time and time again that managing telecom expenses is a key driver in being able to save thousands of dollars each year. Even a single employee who is abusing telecom practices can cost an organization a substantial amount of money. With TEM, it becomes possible to pinpoint employee abuse of mobile services as well as to identify telecom billing errors.

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Telecom management software and reporting

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Telecom management software and reporting

Last but not least, any telecom expense management software worth its weight in kilobytes should offer lots of reporting.  As they say, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”.  And the beauty of all your telecom and wireless data being integrated in one system is that it allows you to look at it from many different angles. 

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Telecom Management Software and Cost Allocation

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Telecom Management Software and Cost Allocation

We are continuing our series discussing how telecom management software streamlines telecom management tasks. In our last post, we discussed Telecom Management Software Vs Inventory Management.

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Telecom Management Software Vs Inventory Management

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Telecom Management Software Vs Inventory Management

We are continuing our series discussing how telecom management software streamlines telecom management tasks. In our series on how telecom expense management software can make your telecom management job easier, we’re starting with the Big Kahuna.  Inventory.  And it’s a doozy….

Taking the Tool to the Telecom Management Tasks

Taking the Tool to the Telecom Management Tasks

Telecom expense management, or TEM, consists of a variety of tasks, each one handling a different aspect of the telecom environment.   So a TEM software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool is designed to make it easier to enter data, track changes, cross-reference items, flag problems and push invoices from entry, to approval, to payment. 

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Telecom Management: Getting Sassy with SaaS

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Telecom Management: Getting Sassy with SaaS

To kick off our series on how telecom expense management software can make wrangling your telecom and wireless environment easier, we should start with terms.   The best softwares out there today are web-based, or software-as-a-service (SaaS).  We discussed this in a previous post about using stone age tools for stone age results.

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Telecom Management Software: The Right Tool For the Job?

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Telecom Management Software: The Right Tool For the Job?

As we discussed in our previous two posts about “Living in the Past” Part 1 and Part 2, you need modern tools to address modern needs.  This applies to everything from using your smartphone to find the closest Starbucks (something I will admit to doing on a regular basis) to managing your firm’s telecom and wireless environment.

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What does Earth Day have to do with Telecom Management?

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What does Earth Day have to do with Telecom Management?

What does Earth Day have to do with Telecom Management? Normally? Nothing. But in honor of the planet’s upcoming birthday, we thought we’d share a few things you can do to “green up” your telecom management practice. Because, as they say, every little bit helps….

Telecom Tactic 7: Telecom Contract Negotiation

Telecom Tactic 7: Telecom Contract Negotiation

Ok, now that we have your attention, let’s talk tactics.  Remember that the telecom vendors are in business to make money.  YOUR money.  So they are good at this, and maybe you aren’t.  Either get someone to the negotiating table with you that has experience, or at least be aware of these basic tactics….